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Melissa Leo
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Melissa Leo

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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…

Known for

PrisonersHolly Jones
OblivionSally
The EqualizerSusan Plummer
The Big ShortGeorgia Hale
Olympus Has FallenSecretary of Defense Ruth McMillan

Filmography

AllActingProducing
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 AndersonMovie
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 UpFayMovie
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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