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Melissa Leo

b. 1960 · 53 titles in the catalogue

Melissa Leo (born September 14, 1960) is an American actress. She made her acting debut in 1985, for which she was nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Ingenue/Woman in the Drama Series “All My Children”. Her most notable role as was as Det. Sgt. Kay Howard on “Homicide: Life on the Street” for the show's first five seasons from 1993–1997.

Following several films, Leo received critical acclaim and national attention in earning several nominations and awards, including an Oscar nomination for Best Actress. Leo earned several awards for her role as Alice Ward in the critically acclaimed film, “The Fighter” (2010). For this role Leo won the Golden Globe, Screen Actors Guild Award and Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. Leo currently appears on the television series Treme. 

Leo currently resides in Stone Ridge, New York and two sons John Matthew Heard (born 1987), and Adam (adopted - born 1984).

Their work

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  1. Prisoners2013as Holly Jones
  2. Oblivion2013as Sally
  3. The Equalizer2014as Susan Plummer
  4. The Big Short2015as Georgia Hale
  5. Olympus Has Fallen2013as Secretary of Defense Ruth McMillan
  6. Flight2012as Ellen Block
  7. The Equalizer 22018as Susan Plummer
  8. London Has Fallen2016as Secretary of Defense Ruth McMillan
  9. The Fighter2010as Alice Ward
  10. Snowden2016as Laura Poitras
  11. Criminal Minds2005as Sheriff Georgia Davis
  12. The Equalizer 32023as Susan Plummer
  13. 21 Grams2003as Marianne Jordan
  14. BoJack Horseman2014as Ma Nguyen (voice)
  15. Hide and Seek2005as Laura
  16. CSI: Crime Scene Investigation2000as Sybil Perez
  17. Righteous Kill2008as Cheryl
  18. Thunder Force2021as Allie
  19. Everybody's Fine2009as Colleen
  20. Red State2011as Sara
  21. Wayward Pines2015as Nurse Pam
  22. The L Word2004as Winnie Mann
  23. Veronica Mars2004as Julia Smith
  24. Law & Order1990as Donna Cheponis
  25. The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada2005as Rachel
  26. Conviction2010as Nancy Taylor
  27. Charlie Countryman2013as Kate
  28. Passenger2026as Diana Larson
  29. The Angriest Man in Brooklyn2014as Bette Altmann
  30. Miami Vice1984as Kathleen Gilfords
  31. Mr. Woodcock2007as Sally Jansen
  32. Cold Case2003as Tayna Raymes (1994 & 2007)
  33. Welcome to the Rileys2010as Lois Riley
  34. Law & Order: Criminal Intent2001as Maureen Curtis
  35. Frozen River2008as Ray Eddy
  36. All the Way2016as Lady Bird Johnson
  37. I Know This Much Is True2020as Concettina Ipolita Tempesta 'Ma' Birdsey
  38. Veronika Decides to Die2009as Mari
  39. Mildred Pierce2011as Lucy Gessler
  40. Broad City2014as Lori
  41. Guns Up2025as Michael Temple
  42. The Most Hated Woman in America2017as Madalyn Murray O'Hair
  43. According to Greta2009as Karen
  44. The Alphabet Killer2008as Kathy Walsh
  45. Novitiate2017as Reverend Mother
  46. Treme2010as Toni Bernette
  47. The Cake Eaters2007as Ceci Kimbrough
  48. Homicide: Life on the Street1993as Kay Howard
  49. Body Brokers2021as Dr. White
  50. Why Stop Now?2012as Penny
  51. Shark2006as Elizabeth Rourke
  52. Ida Red2021as Ida ‘Red’ Walker
  53. Seven Days in Utopia2011as Lily