1960-09-14 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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King Ivory | Ginger Greene | 2025-05-08 |
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Guns Up | Michael | 2025-05-15 |
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The Knife | Detective Carlsen | 2024-06-09 |
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AFTER: Poetry Destroys Silence | 2024-11-01 | |
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Long Gone Heroes | Olivia | 2024-09-20 |
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The Clean Up Crew | Siobhan | 2024-09-12 |
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The Equalizer 3 | Susan Plummer | 2023-08-30 |
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Alone Together | Deborah | 2022-07-22 |
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Bonnie | Self | 2022-11-12 |
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Jane | Principal Rhodes | 2022-08-26 |
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Coast | Olivia | 2022-04-08 |
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Measure of Revenge | Lillian | 2022-03-18 |
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Body Brokers | Dr. White | 2021-02-19 |
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Thunder Force | Allie | 2021-04-09 |
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Ida Red | Ida ‘Red’ Walker | 2021-11-05 |
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Mabel, Mabel Tiger Trainer | Narrator | 2018-04-10 |
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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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Furlough | Joan Anderson | 2018-03-16 |
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The Parting Glass | Al | 2018-06-24 |
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Unlovable | Maddie | 2018-11-01 |
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The View from Up Here | 2017-10-27 | |
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The Most Hated Woman in America | Madalyn Murray O'Hair | 2017-03-24 |
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Novitiate | Reverend Mother | 2017-10-27 |
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Burn Country | Gloria | 2016-04-16 |
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Snowden | Laura Poitras | 2016-09-15 |
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London Has Fallen | Secretary of Defense Ruth McMillan | 2016-03-02 |
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All the Way | Lady Bird Johnson | 2016-05-23 |
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The Big Short | Georgia Hale | 2015-12-11 |
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Damnation: The Flashback | Noda Marra | 2015-10-19 |
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The Butterfly, The Harp, and The Timepiece | Papillon | 2015-09-03 |
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She's The Best Thing in It | Self | 2015-03-16 |
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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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Olympus Has Fallen | Secretary of Defense Ruth McMillan | 2013-03-20 |
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Prisoners | Holly Jones | 2013-09-19 |
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Bottled Up | Fay | 2013-04-19 |
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Call Me Crazy: A Five Film | Robin | 2013-04-20 |
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Letters to Jackie: Remembering President Kennedy | Narrator (voice) | 2013-06-19 |
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Oblivion | Sally | 2013-04-10 |
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Charlie Countryman | Kate | 2013-02-09 |
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Flight | Ellen Block | 2012-11-02 |
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Francine | Francine | 2012-09-12 |
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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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The Sea Is All I Know | Sara | 2011-06-24 |
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Seven Days in Utopia | Lily | 2011-09-02 |
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Welcome to the Rileys | Lois Riley | 2010-10-29 |
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Conviction | Nancy Taylor | 2010-10-15 |
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The Dry Land | Martha | 2010-07-30 |
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The Fighter | Alice Ward | 2010-12-10 |
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Queen of the Lot | Aunt Bee | 2010-11-19 |
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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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Veronika Decides to Die | Mari | 2009-05-16 |
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Everybody's Fine | Colleen | 2009-12-04 |
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According to Greta | Karen | 2009-11-25 |
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Stephanie's Image | Stephanie | 2009-02-25 |
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True Adolescents | Sharon Mitchell | 2009-03-14 |
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Santa Mesa | Maggie | 2008-03-15 |
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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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Frozen River | Ray Eddy | 2008-03-26 |
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Righteous Kill | Cheryl | 2008-09-11 |
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The Cake Eaters | Ceci Kimbrough | 2007-04-29 |
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Black Irish | Margaret McKay | 2007-10-26 |
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I Believe in America | Soto | 2007-07-02 |
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Mr. Woodcock | Sally Jansen | 2007-09-14 |
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Dear Lemon Lima | Mrs. Howard | 2007-04-28 |
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Bomb | 2007-01-19 | |
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Midnight Son | Rita | 2007-02-02 |
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Stephanie Daley | Miri Daley | 2007-04-20 |
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One Night | Wendy | 2007-01-01 |
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Hollywood Dreams | Aunt Bee | 2007-05-25 |
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Racing Daylight | Sadie / Anna | 2007-07-31 |
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The Limbo Room | KC Collins | 2006-01-23 |
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The House Is Burning | Mrs. Miller | 2006-11-16 |
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Confess | Agnes Lessor | 2005-01-01 |
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Runaway | Lisa Adler | 2005-04-26 |
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The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada | Rachel | 2005-11-17 |
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Hide and Seek | Laura | 2005-01-27 |
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American Gun | Louise | 2005-09-15 |
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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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Homicide: The Movie | Kay Howard | 2000-02-13 |
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Fear of Fiction | Sigrid Anderssen | 2000-07-13 |
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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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In the Line of Duty: Hunt for Justice | Carol Manning | 1995-10-01 |
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Last Summer in the Hamptons | Trish Axelrod | 1995-11-22 |
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The Ballad of Little Jo | Beatrice Grey | 1993-08-20 |
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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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Immaculate Conception | Hannah | 1992-09-11 |
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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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Streetwalkin' | Cookie | 1985-09-20 |
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Always … But Not Forever | Peggy | 1985-10-04 |
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I'm Only There... | Maggie | 1984-06-19 |
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Untitled André Øvredal Horror Film |
