
Melissa Leo
1 FOLLOWER • 43 CREDITS • SEP 14, 1960 • 64
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).
Known For

Law & Order

Cold Case

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

Law & Order: Criminal Intent

Veronica Mars

The Equalizer

BoJack Horseman

Criminal Minds

Miami Vice

Shark

The L Word

Broad City

Nasty Boys

Dolly Parton's Heartstrings

The Equalizer 3

Scarlett

21 Grams

Homicide: Life on the Street

Wayward Pines

Flight

Olympus Has Fallen

The Big Short

Righteous Kill

Treme

The Equalizer

Thunder Force

The Equalizer 2

Oblivion

Prisoners

Mildred Pierce

The Young Riders

London Has Fallen

The Clean Up Crew

The Fighter

Conviction

All the Way

Long Gone Heroes

Ida Red

Snowden

I Know This Much Is True

The Most Hated Woman in America

Untitled André Øvredal Horror Film

I'm Dying Up Here
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