1960-09-14 Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
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).
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Guns Up | Michael Temple | 2025-05-15 |
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The Clean Up Crew | Siobhan | 2024-09-12 |
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Long Gone Heroes | Olivia | 2024-09-12 |
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The Equalizer 3 | Susan Plummer | 2023-08-30 |
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Coast | Olivia | 2022-04-08 |
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Measure of Revenge | Lillian | 2022-03-18 |
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Jane | Principal Rhodes | 2022-08-26 |
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Bonnie | Self | 2022-11-12 |
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Alone Together | Deborah | 2022-07-22 |
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Ida Red | Ida ‘Red’ Walker | 2021-11-05 |
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Thunder Force | Allie | 2021-04-09 |
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Body Brokers | Dr. White | 2021-02-19 |
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The Ashram | Chandra | 2018-03-02 |
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The Equalizer 2 | Susan Plummer | 2018-07-19 |
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The Parting Glass | Al | 2018-06-24 |
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Mabel, Mabel Tiger Trainer | Narrator | 2018-04-10 |
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Furlough | Joan Anderson | 2018-03-16 |
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Unlovable | Maddie | 2018-11-01 |
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Novitiate | Reverend Mother | 2017-10-27 |
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The View from Up Here | Claire | 2017-10-27 |
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The Most Hated Woman in America | Madalyn Murray O'Hair | 2017-03-14 |
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London Has Fallen | Secretary of Defense Ruth McMillan | 2016-03-02 |
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Burn Country | Gloria | 2016-04-16 |
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Snowden | Laura Poitras | 2016-09-15 |
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All the Way | Lady Bird Johnson | 2016-05-23 |
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The Butterfly, The Harp, and The Timepiece | Papillon | 2015-09-03 |
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Damnation: The Flashback | Noda Marra | 2015-10-19 |
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She's The Best Thing in It | Self | 2015-03-16 |
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The Big Short | Georgia Hale | 2015-12-11 |
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The Ever After | Penny | 2015-02-13 |
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After the Spill | Narrator | 2015-10-04 |
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The Angriest Man in Brooklyn | Bette Altmann | 2014-05-23 |
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The Equalizer | Susan Plummer | 2014-09-24 |
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Dwegons and Leprechauns | Grandma Fitz / Butterfly McDweg / Mrs. Fitzgerald | 2014-01-24 |
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Call Me Crazy: A Five Film | Robin | 2013-04-20 |
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Letters to Jackie: Remembering President Kennedy | Self - Narrator (voice) | 2013-06-19 |
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Oblivion | Sally | 2013-04-10 |
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Olympus Has Fallen | Secretary of Defense Ruth McMillan | 2013-03-20 |
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Bottled Up | Fay | 2013-04-19 |
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Prisoners | Holly Jones | 2013-09-19 |
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Charlie Countryman | Kate | 2013-02-09 |
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Francine | Francine | 2012-09-12 |
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Flight | Ellen Block | 2012-02-22 |
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Why Stop Now? | Penny | 2012-08-17 |
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The Space Between | Montine | 2011-09-11 |
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Red State | Sara | 2011-08-19 |
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Seven Days in Utopia | Lily | 2011-09-02 |
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The Sea Is All I Know | Sara | 2011-06-24 |
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The Fighter | Alice Ward | 2010-12-10 |
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The Dry Land | Martha | 2010-07-30 |
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Queen of the Lot | Aunt Bee | 2010-11-19 |
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Conviction | Nancy Taylor | 2010-10-15 |
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Welcome to the Rileys | Lois Riley | 2010-10-29 |
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According to Greta | Karen | 2009-11-25 |
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Everybody's Fine | Colleen | 2009-12-04 |
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Dear Lemon Lima | Mrs. Howard | 2009-10-23 |
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Don McKay | Marie | 2009-04-24 |
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True Adolescents | Sharon Mitchell | 2009-03-14 |
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Veronika Decides to Die | Mari | 2009-05-16 |
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Stephanie's Image | Stephanie | 2009-02-25 |
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Righteous Kill | Cheryl | 2008-09-11 |
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The Alphabet Killer | Kathy Walsh | 2008-11-07 |
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Lullaby | Stephanie | 2008-02-24 |
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Santa Mesa | Maggie | 2008-03-15 |
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Frozen River | Ray Eddy | 2008-03-26 |
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Midnight Son | Rita | 2007-02-02 |
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The Cake Eaters | Ceci Kimbrough | 2007-04-29 |
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Dear Lemon Lima | Mrs. Howard | 2007-04-28 |
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I Believe in America | Soto | 2007-07-02 |
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Bomb | 2007-01-19 | |
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One Night | Wendy | 2007-01-01 |
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Mr. Woodcock | Sally Jansen | 2007-09-14 |
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Racing Daylight | Sadie / Anna | 2007-07-31 |
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Hollywood Dreams | Aunt Bee | 2007-05-25 |
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Stephanie Daley | Miri Daley | 2007-04-20 |
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Black Irish | Margaret McKay | 2007-10-26 |
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The House Is Burning | Mrs. Miller | 2006-11-16 |
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The Limbo Room | KC Collins | 2006-01-23 |
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American Gun | Louise | 2005-09-15 |
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Hide and Seek | Laura | 2005-01-27 |
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The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada | Rachel | 2005-11-17 |
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Runaway | Lisa Adler | 2005-04-26 |
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Confess | Agnes Lessor | 2005-10-21 |
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From Other Worlds | Miriam | 2004-10-29 |
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21 Grams | Marianne Jordan | 2003-09-06 |
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Fear of Fiction | Sigrid Anderssen | 2000-07-13 |
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Homicide: The Movie | Kay Howard | 2000-02-13 |
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Code of Ethics | Jo DeAngelo | 1999-09-07 |
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The 24 Hour Woman | Dr. Suzanne Pincus | 1999-01-29 |
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Who Is Henry Jaglom? | Self | 1997-07-08 |
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Last Summer in the Hamptons | Trish Axelrod | 1995-11-22 |
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In the Line of Duty: Hunt for Justice | Carol Manning | 1995-10-01 |
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Garden | Elizabeth | 1995-01-20 |
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The Ballad of Little Jo | Beatrice Grey | 1993-08-20 |
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Immaculate Conception | Hannah | 1992-09-11 |
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By a Thread | Helen | 1992-10-02 |
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Venice/Venice | Peggy | 1992-04-10 |
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Carolina Skeletons | Cassie | 1991-09-30 |
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The Bride in Black | Mary Margaret | 1990-10-21 |
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Nasty Boys | Katie Morrissey | 1989-09-22 |
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A Time of Destiny | Josie Larraneta | 1988-04-22 |
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Deadtime Stories | Judith 'MaMa' Baer | 1986-04-13 |
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Silent Witness | Patti Mullen | 1985-10-14 |
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Always … But Not Forever | Peggy | 1985-10-04 |
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Streetwalkin' | Cookie | 1985-09-20 |
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I'm Only There... | Maggie | 1984-06-19 |
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The Rooster Prince | Elaine | |
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Ron Forever | Hilda |
