Melissa Leo
Country: United States
Gender: F
Birthday: 1960-09-14
Biography
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).
Actor:
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1. Always But Not Forever (1985), film...Peggy
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2. Silent Witness (1985), film
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3. Deadtime Stories (1986), film
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4. Nasty Boys (1989), film...Katie Morrissey
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5. Carolina Skeletons (1991), film
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6. Venice/Venice (1992), film...Peggy
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7. Balada o malom Joeu (1993), film...Beatrice Grey
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8. Scarlett (1994), series...Madalyn Murray O'Hair
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9. Last Summer in the Hamptons (1995), film...Trish Axelrod
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...Carol Manning
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11. Fear of Fiction (2000), film...Sigrid Anderssen
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12. 21 gram (2003), film...Marianne Jordan
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13. American Gun (2005), film...Louise
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14. Hide and Seek (2005), film...Laura
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...Rachel
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16. Confess (2005), film...Agnes Lessor
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17. What She Knew (2006), film...Miri Daley
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18. Mr. Woodcock (2007), film...Sally Jansen
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19. Black Irish (2007), film...Margaret McKay
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20. The Cake Eaters (2007), film...Ceci Kimbrough
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21. Righteous Kill (2008), film...Cheryl Brooks
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22. Frozen River (2008), film...Ray Eddy
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23. The Alphabet Killer (2008), film...Kathy Walsh
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24. Santa Mesa (2008), film...Maggie
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25. Everybody's Fine (2009), film...Colleen
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26. Dear Lemon Lima (2009), film...Mrs. Howard
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27. Veronika Decides to Die (2009), film...Mari
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28. According to Greta (2009), film...Karen
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29. Moment of Truth (2009), film...Marie
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30. The Fighter (2010), film...Alice Ward
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31. Conviction (2010), film...Nancy Taylor
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32. Welcome to the Rileys (2010), film...Lois Riley
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33. Treme (2010), series...Toni Bernette
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34. Brooklyn Brothers Beat the Best (2011), film...Sarah
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35. Red State (2011), film...Sara
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36. Seven Days in Utopia (2011), film...Lily
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37. Mildred Pierce (2011), series...Lucy Gessler
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38. Why Stop Now? (2012), film...Penny Bloom
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39. Francine (2012), film...Francine
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40. Olympus Has Fallen (2013), film...Secretary of Defense Ruth McMillan
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41. Oblivion (2013), film...Sally
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42. Prisoners (2013), film...Holly Jones
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43. Call Me Crazy: A Five Film (2013), film...Robin
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44. Charlie Countryman (2013), film...Kate
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45. Bottled Up (2013), film...Fay
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46. The Equalizer (2014), film...Susan Plummer
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47. The Angriest Man in Brooklyn (2014), film...Bette Altmann
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48. Wayward Pines (2015), series...Nurse Pam
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49. All the Way (2016), film...Lady Bird Johnson
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50. Snowden (2016), film...Laura Poitras
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51. Burn Country (2016), film...Gloria
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52. Novitiate (2017), film...Reverend Mother
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53. The View From Up Here (2017), film...Claire
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54. The Most Hated Woman in America (2017), film...Madalyn Murray O'Hair
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55. I'm Dying Up Here (2017), series...Goldie Herschlag
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56. The Equalizer 2 (2018), film...Susan Plummer
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57. Unlovable (2018), film...Maddie
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58. Furlough (2018), film...Joan Anderson
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59. The Parting Glass (2018), film...Al
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60. The Ashram (2018), film...Chandra
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61. Dolly Parton's Heartstrings (2019), series
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62. I Know This Much Is True (2020), series...Ma
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63. Body Brokers (2021), film...Dr. White
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64. Thunder Force (2021), film...Allie
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65. Ida Red (2021), film...Ida 'Red' Walker
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66. Coast (2021), film...Olivia
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67. Measure of Revenge (2022), film...Lillian
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68. Alone Together (2022), film...Deborah
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69. Jane (2022), film...Principal Rhodes
Producer:
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1. Furlough (2018), film