Melissa Leo

Known for ActingBorn 1960-09-14 (age 66)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

I Know This Much Is True

Veronica Mars

Cold Case

Treme

The L Word

Law & Order: Criminal Intent

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

Passenger

The Equalizer 3

The Big Short

The Fighter

The Knife

The Equalizer

21 Grams

Miami Vice

The Young Riders

Broad City

Snowden

Dolly Parton's Heartstrings

King Ivory

Conviction

Nasty Boys

Law & Order

After the Spill

Call Me Crazy: A Five Film

Mildred Pierce

Carolina Skeletons

The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada

Wayward Pines

The Equalizer

Code of Ethics

Flight

The Equalizer 2

Everybody's Fine

Venice/Venice

Homicide: The Movie

All the Way