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Melissa Leo

Actor · Producer

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1960Born, Manhattan

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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…

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PrisonersHolly Jones

OblivionSally

The EqualizerSusan Plummer

The Big ShortGeorgia Hale

Olympus Has FallenSecretary of Defense Ruth McMillan

Filmography

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2026PassengerDiana LarsonMovie

2025The KnifeDetective CarlsenMovie

2025Guns UpMichael TempleMovie

2025King IvoryGinger GreeneMovie

2024AFTER: Poetry Destroys SilenceMovie

2024The Clean Up CrewSiobhanMovie

2024Long Gone HeroesOliviaMovie

2023The Equalizer 3Susan PlummerMovie

2022JanePrincipal RhodesMovie

2022Alone TogetherDeborahMovie

2022CoastOliviaMovie

2022Measure of RevengeLillianMovie

2021Ida RedIda ‘Red’ WalkerMovie

2021Thunder ForceAllieMovie

2021Body BrokersDr. WhiteMovie

2020I Know This Much Is TrueConcettina Ipolita Tempesta 'Ma' Birdsey · 6 episodesShow

2019Dolly Parton's HeartstringsAmelia Meegers · 1 episodeShow

2018UnlovableMaddieMovie

2018The Equalizer 2Susan PlummerMovie

2018The Parting GlassAlMovie

2018Mabel, Mabel Tiger TrainerNarratorMovie

2018FurloughJoan Anderson · ProducerMovie

2018The AshramChandraMovie

2017The View from Up HereClaireMovie

2017NovitiateReverend MotherMovie

2017I'm Dying Up HereGoldie · 20 episodesShow

2017The Most Hated Woman in AmericaMadalyn Murray O'HairMovie

2016SnowdenLaura PoitrasMovie

2016All the WayLady Bird JohnsonMovie

2016Burn CountryGloriaMovie

2016London Has FallenSecretary of Defense Ruth McMillanMovie

2015The Big ShortGeorgia HaleMovie

2015Damnation: The FlashbackNoda MarraMovie

2015After the SpillNarratorMovie

2015The Butterfly, The Harp, and The TimepiecePapillonMovie

2015Wayward PinesNurse Pam · 11 episodesShow

2015The Ever AfterPennyMovie

2014The EqualizerSusan PlummerMovie

2014BoJack HorsemanMa Nguyen (voice) · 2 episodesShow

2014The Angriest Man in BrooklynBette AltmannMovie

2014Dwegons and LeprechaunsGrandma Fitz / Butterfly McDweg / Mrs. FitzgeraldMovie

2014Broad CityLori · 1 episodeShow

2013PrisonersHolly JonesMovie

2013Call Me Crazy: A Five FilmRobinMovie

2013Bottled UpFay · ProducerMovie

2013OblivionSallyMovie

2013Olympus Has FallenSecretary of Defense Ruth McMillanMovie

2013Charlie CountrymanKateMovie

2012Why Stop Now?PennyMovie

2012FlightEllen BlockMovie

2012FrancineFrancineMovie

2011The Space BetweenMontineMovie

2011Seven Days in UtopiaLilyMovie

2011Red StateSaraMovie

2011The Sea Is All I KnowSaraMovie

2011Mildred PierceLucy Gessler · 5 episodesShow

2010The FighterAlice WardMovie

2010Queen of the LotAunt BeeMovie

2010Welcome to the RileysLois RileyMovie

2010ConvictionNancy TaylorMovie

2010The Dry LandMarthaMovie

2010TremeToni Bernette · 36 episodesShow

2009Everybody's FineColleenMovie

2009According to GretaKarenMovie

2009Dear Lemon LimaMrs. HowardMovie

2009Veronika Decides to DieMariMovie

2009Don McKayMarieMovie

2009True AdolescentsSharon MitchellMovie

2009Stephanie's ImageStephanieMovie

2008The Alphabet KillerKathy WalshMovie

2008Righteous KillCherylMovie

2008Frozen RiverRay EddyMovie

2008Santa MesaMaggieMovie

2008LullabyStephanieMovie

2007Black IrishMargaret McKayMovie

2007Mr. WoodcockSally JansenMovie

2007Racing DaylightSadie / AnnaMovie

2007I Believe in AmericaSotoMovie

2007Hollywood DreamsAunt BeeMovie

2007The Cake EatersCeci KimbroughMovie

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