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Melissa Leo

Melissa Leo

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).

Personal information

Birthday

1960-09-14

Birth Place

New York City, New York, USA

Movies and TV shows :

21 Grams

21 Grams

2003

7.3

Movie
A Time of Destiny

A Time of Destiny

1988

4.8

Movie
According to Greta

According to Greta

2009

6.1

Movie
After the Spill

After the Spill

2015

7.0

Movie
AFTER: Poetry Destroys Silence

AFTER: Poetry Destroys Silence

2024

0.0

Movie
All the Way

All the Way

2016

6.7

Movie
Alone Together

Alone Together

2022

5.2

Movie
Always … But Not Forever

Always … But Not Forever

1985

4.3

Movie
American Gun

American Gun

2005

5.6

Movie
Black Irish

Black Irish

2007

6.7

Movie
Body Brokers

Body Brokers

2021

6.2

Movie
poster

BoJack Horseman

2014

8.6

TV
Bomb

Bomb

2007

0.0

Movie
Bonnie

Bonnie

2022

3.0

Movie
Bottled Up

Bottled Up

2013

5.5

Movie
poster

Broad City

2014

7.2

TV
Burn Country

Burn Country

2016

5.2

Movie
By a Thread

By a Thread

1992

0.0

Movie
Call Me Crazy: A Five Film

Call Me Crazy: A Five Film

2013

6.9

Movie
Carolina Skeletons

Carolina Skeletons

1991

6.8

Movie
Charlie Countryman

Charlie Countryman

2013

6.4

Movie
Coast

Coast

2022

4.6

Movie
Code of Ethics

Code of Ethics

1999

0.0

Movie
poster

Cold Case

2003

7.8

TV
Confess

Confess

2005

4.4

Movie
Conviction

Conviction

2010

7.1

Movie
poster

Criminal Minds

2005

8.3

TV
poster

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

2000

7.6

TV
Damnation: The Flashback

Damnation: The Flashback

2015

1.0

Movie
Deadtime Stories

Deadtime Stories

1986

5.0

Movie
Dear Lemon Lima

Dear Lemon Lima

2009

5.6

Movie
Dear Lemon Lima

Dear Lemon Lima

2007

0.0

Movie
poster

Dolly Parton's Heartstrings

2019

6.9

TV
Don McKay

Don McKay

2009

5.0

Movie
Dwegons and Leprechauns

Dwegons and Leprechauns

2014

1.2

Movie
Everybody's Fine

Everybody's Fine

2009

6.8

Movie
Fear of Fiction

Fear of Fiction

2000

0.0

Movie
Flight

Flight

2012

6.8

Movie
Francine

Francine

2012

3.6

Movie
From Other Worlds

From Other Worlds

2004

4.4

Movie
Frozen River

Frozen River

2008

6.7

Movie
Furlough

Furlough

2018

5.8

Movie
Hide and Seek

Hide and Seek

2005

6.3

Movie
Hollywood Dreams

Hollywood Dreams

2007

2.8

Movie
poster

Homicide: Life on the Street

1993

8.0

TV
Homicide: The Movie

Homicide: The Movie

2000

6.9

Movie
I Believe in America

I Believe in America

2007

0.0

Movie
poster

I Know This Much Is True

2020

7.6

TV
poster

I'm Dying Up Here

2017

6.6

TV
I'm Only There...

I'm Only There...

1984

0.0

Movie
Ida Red

Ida Red

2021

6.0

Movie
Immaculate Conception

Immaculate Conception

1992

5.2

Movie
In the Line of Duty: Hunt for Justice

In the Line of Duty: Hunt for Justice

1995

4.5

Movie
Jane

Jane

2022

6.0

Movie
King Ivory

King Ivory

2024

0.0

Movie
Last Summer in the Hamptons

Last Summer in the Hamptons

1995

5.5

Movie
poster

Law & Order

1990

7.4

TV
poster

Law & Order: Criminal Intent

2001

7.6

TV
poster

Legacy

1998

8.0

TV
Letters to Jackie: Remembering President Kennedy

Letters to Jackie: Remembering President Kennedy

2013

6.6

Movie
London Has Fallen

London Has Fallen

2016

6.2

Movie
Long Gone Heroes

Long Gone Heroes

2024

5.3

Movie
Lullaby

Lullaby

2008

10.0

Movie
Mabel, Mabel Tiger Trainer

Mabel, Mabel Tiger Trainer

2018

0.0

Movie
Measure of Revenge

Measure of Revenge

2022

4.7

Movie
poster

Miami Vice

1984

7.5

TV
Midnight Son

Midnight Son

2007

1.0

Movie
poster

Mildred Pierce

2011

7.0

TV
Mr. Woodcock

Mr. Woodcock

2007

5.1

Movie
Nasty Boys

Nasty Boys

1989

6.0

Movie
poster

Nasty Boys

1989

4.7

TV
Novitiate

Novitiate

2017

6.4

Movie
Oblivion

Oblivion

2013

6.7

Movie
Olympus Has Fallen

Olympus Has Fallen

2013

6.4

Movie
One Night

One Night

2007

7.3

Movie
Prisoners

Prisoners

2013

8.1

Movie
Queen of the Lot

Queen of the Lot

2010

3.5

Movie
Racing Daylight

Racing Daylight

2007

3.3

Movie
Red State

Red State

2011

6.1

Movie
Returns

Returns

0.0

Movie
Righteous Kill

Righteous Kill

2008

5.9

Movie
Runaway

Runaway

2005

6.3

Movie
Santa Mesa

Santa Mesa

2008

5.0

Movie
poster

Scarlett

1994

6.6

TV
Seven Days in Utopia

Seven Days in Utopia

2011

5.6

Movie
poster

Shark

2006

6.8

TV
She's The Best Thing in It

She's The Best Thing in It

2015

1.0

Movie
Silent Witness

Silent Witness

1985

4.1

Movie
Snowden

Snowden

2016

7.1

Movie
poster

Spenser: For Hire

1985

6.6

TV
Stephanie Daley

Stephanie Daley

2007

5.8

Movie
Stephanie's Image

Stephanie's Image

2009

0.0

Movie
Streetwalkin'

Streetwalkin'

1985

4.3

Movie
The 24 Hour Woman

The 24 Hour Woman

1999

3.0

Movie
The Alphabet Killer

The Alphabet Killer

2008

5.1

Movie
The Angriest Man in Brooklyn

The Angriest Man in Brooklyn

2014

5.7

Movie
poster

The Arsenio Hall Show

2013

5.7

TV
The Ashram

The Ashram

2018

5.7

Movie
The Ballad of Little Jo

The Ballad of Little Jo

1993

5.8

Movie
The Big Short

The Big Short

2015

7.4

Movie
The Bride in Black

The Bride in Black

1990

6.0

Movie
The Butterfly, The Harp, and The Timepiece

The Butterfly, The Harp, and The Timepiece

2015

0.0

Movie
The Cake Eaters

The Cake Eaters

2007

5.5

Movie
The Clean Up Crew

The Clean Up Crew

2024

5.4

Movie
The Dry Land

The Dry Land

2010

5.0

Movie
The Equalizer

The Equalizer

2014

7.3

Movie
poster

The Equalizer

1985

7.1

TV
The Equalizer 2

The Equalizer 2

2018

6.8

Movie
The Equalizer 3

The Equalizer 3

2023

7.3

Movie
The Ever After

The Ever After

2015

5.8

Movie
The Fighter

The Fighter

2010

7.4

Movie
The House Is Burning

The House Is Burning

2006

6.6

Movie
The Knife

The Knife

2024

8.0

Movie
poster

The L Word

2004

7.6

TV
The Limbo Room

The Limbo Room

2006

0.0

Movie
The Most Hated Woman in America

The Most Hated Woman in America

2017

6.2

Movie
The Parting Glass

The Parting Glass

2018

5.7

Movie
The Sea Is All I Know

The Sea Is All I Know

2011

0.0

Movie
The Space Between

The Space Between

2011

7.2

Movie
The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada

The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada

2005

7.0

Movie
The View from Up Here

The View from Up Here

2017

6.0

Movie
poster

The Young Riders

1989

7.5

TV
Thunder Force

Thunder Force

2021

5.5

Movie
poster

Treme

2010

7.8

TV
True Adolescents

True Adolescents

2009

5.9

Movie
Unlovable

Unlovable

2018

5.7

Movie
Venice/Venice

Venice/Venice

1992

8.0

Movie
poster

Veronica Mars

2004

7.9

TV
Veronika Decides to Die

Veronika Decides to Die

2009

5.9

Movie
poster

Wayward Pines

2015

6.8

TV
Welcome to the Rileys

Welcome to the Rileys

2010

6.6

Movie
Who Is Henry Jaglom?

Who Is Henry Jaglom?

1997

6.6

Movie
Why Stop Now?

Why Stop Now?

2012

5.3

Movie