Acting
Melissa Leo
Born Sep 14, 1960 · 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).
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Passenger
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Horror
The Knife
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Drama · Thriller
Guns Up
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King Ivory
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Crime · Drama · Thriller
AFTER: Poetry Destroys Silence
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Documentary
The Clean Up Crew
2024
Action · Crime · Thriller
Long Gone Heroes
2024
Action · War · Crime
The Equalizer 3
2023
Action · Thriller · Crime
Bonnie
2022
Documentary
Jane
2022
Mystery · Thriller · Drama
Alone Together
2022
Romance · Drama
Coast
2022
Drama
Measure of Revenge
2022
Thriller · Drama
Ida Red
2021
Crime · Thriller · Drama
Thunder Force
2021
Comedy · Action · Science Fiction
Body Brokers
2021
Thriller · Crime
I Know This Much Is True
2020
Drama
Dolly Parton's Heartstrings
2019
Drama
Unlovable
2018
Comedy · Drama · Music
The Equalizer 2
2018
Action · Thriller · Crime
The Parting Glass
2018
Drama
Mabel, Mabel Tiger Trainer
2018
Documentary
Furlough
2018
Comedy
The Ashram
2018
Thriller · Fantasy
The View from Up Here
2017
Drama
Novitiate
2017
Drama
I'm Dying Up Here
2017
Comedy · Drama
The Most Hated Woman in America
2017
Crime · Drama
Snowden
2016
Drama · History · Crime
All the Way
2016
Drama · History · TV Movie
Burn Country
2016
Drama · Thriller · War
London Has Fallen
2016
Action · Adventure · Thriller
The Big Short
2015
Comedy · Drama
After the Spill
2015
Documentary
The Butterfly, The Harp, and The Timepiece
2015
Drama
Wayward Pines
2015
Drama · Mystery · Sci-Fi & Fantasy
She's The Best Thing in It
2015
Documentary
The Ever After
2015
Drama
The Equalizer
2014
Thriller · Action · Crime
BoJack Horseman
2014
Animation · Comedy · Drama
The Angriest Man in Brooklyn
2014
Drama · Comedy
Dwegons and Leprechauns
2014
Animation
Broad City
2014
Comedy · Drama
Prisoners
2013
Drama · Thriller · Crime
Letters to Jackie: Remembering President Kennedy
2013
Documentary
Call Me Crazy: A Five Film
2013
Drama
Bottled Up
2013
Drama
Oblivion
2013
Action · Science Fiction · Adventure
Olympus Has Fallen
2013
Action · Thriller
Charlie Countryman
2013
Action · Comedy · Drama
Why Stop Now?
2012
Comedy · Drama
Flight
2012
Drama
Francine
2012
Drama
The Space Between
2011
Drama
Seven Days in Utopia
2011
Drama
Red State
2011
Horror · Action · Thriller
The Sea Is All I Know
2011
Drama
Mildred Pierce
2011
Drama
The Fighter
2010
Drama
Queen of the Lot
2010
Comedy · Drama
Welcome to the Rileys
2010
Drama
Conviction
2010
Drama
The Dry Land
2010
Drama
Treme
2010
Drama
Everybody's Fine
2009
Drama
According to Greta
2009
Drama · Romance
Dear Lemon Lima
2009
Drama · Comedy
Veronika Decides to Die
2009
Drama · Romance
Don McKay
2009
Crime · Mystery · Thriller
True Adolescents
2009
Comedy · Drama
Stephanie's Image
2009
Crime · Drama
The Alphabet Killer
2008
Crime · Mystery · Thriller
Righteous Kill
2008
Crime · Thriller · Mystery
Frozen River
2008
Drama · Crime
Santa Mesa
2008
Drama
Lullaby
2008
Thriller · Drama
Black Irish
2007
Drama
Mr. Woodcock
2007
Comedy · Romance
Racing Daylight
2007
Drama · Romance
I Believe in America
2007
Drama
Hollywood Dreams
2007
Romance · Comedy · Drama
The Cake Eaters
2007
Drama · Romance
Dear Lemon Lima
2007
Stephanie Daley
2007
Drama
Midnight Son
2007
Thriller · Drama
The House Is Burning
2006
Drama
Shark
2006
Drama · Mystery · Crime
The Limbo Room
2006
Drama
The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada
2005
Adventure · Crime · Drama
Confess
2005
Action · Drama · Thriller
Criminal Minds
2005
Crime · Drama · Mystery
American Gun
2005
Drama
Runaway
2005
Drama · Thriller
Hide and Seek
2005
Horror · Mystery
From Other Worlds
2004
Science Fiction · Comedy
Veronica Mars
2004
Mystery · Drama · Comedy
The L Word
2004
Drama · Soap
21 Grams
2003
Drama · Crime · Thriller
Cold Case
2003
Crime · Drama · Mystery
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
2001
Drama
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000
Crime · Drama · Mystery
Fear of Fiction
2000
Drama
Homicide: The Movie
2000
Drama · Crime · TV Movie
Code of Ethics
1999
Action
The 24 Hour Woman
1999
Comedy · Romance
Legacy
1998
Western · Family · Drama
Who Is Henry Jaglom?
1997
Documentary
Last Summer in the Hamptons
1995
Comedy · Drama
In the Line of Duty: Hunt for Justice
1995
Drama · Crime · Thriller
Scarlett
1994
Drama
The Ballad of Little Jo
1993
Romance · Drama · Western
Homicide: Life on the Street
1993
Mystery · Drama · Crime
By a Thread
1992
Mystery · Thriller
Immaculate Conception
1992
Drama
Venice/Venice
1992
Drama
Carolina Skeletons
1991
Thriller · TV Movie
The Bride in Black
1990
Drama · Crime · TV Movie
Law & Order
1990
Crime · Drama
Nasty Boys
1989
Crime · TV Movie
The Young Riders
1989
Western · Drama
A Time of Destiny
1988
War · Drama
Deadtime Stories
1986
Comedy · Horror
Silent Witness
1985
Drama
Always … But Not Forever
1985
Drama · Romance
Streetwalkin'
1985
Thriller · Drama
Spenser: For Hire
1985
Drama · Crime · Mystery
The Equalizer
1985
Action & Adventure · Crime · Drama
Miami Vice
1984
Crime · Drama
I'm Only There...
1984
Drama