Melissa Leo

Known for ActingBorn 1960-09-14 (age 65)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).Read more

Movies & web series

Lullaby

I Believe in America

By a Thread

BoJack Horseman

Legacy

Criminal Minds

Prisoners

Stephanie's Image

Homicide: Life on the Street

Fear of Fiction

The Bride in Black

Veronica Mars

Cold Case

I Know This Much Is True

Treme

The L Word

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

Law & Order: Criminal Intent

The Big Short

The Equalizer 3

The Fighter

The Knife

The Equalizer

Miami Vice

21 Grams

The Young Riders

Snowden

Broad City

Nasty Boys

Law & Order

Dolly Parton's Heartstrings

Conviction

After the Spill

Call Me Crazy: A Five Film

Mildred Pierce

The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada

Carolina Skeletons

Wayward Pines

Flight

Code of Ethics

The Equalizer

The Equalizer 2

Everybody's Fine

Venice/Venice

King Ivory

Homicide: The Movie

Oblivion

All the Way