Melissa Leo
Acting
Born: 1960-09-14 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
Biography
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).
Known For
Law & Order
Donna Cheponis
Law & Order
Defense Attorney Alice Sutton
Law & Order
Sherri Quinn
Criminal Minds
Sheriff Georgia Davis
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Sybil Perez
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Maureen Curtis
BoJack Horseman
Ma Nguyen (voice)
Cold Case
Tayna Raymes (1994 & 2007)
Miami Vice
Kathleen Gilfords
Homicide: Life on the Street
Kay Howard
Veronica Mars
Julia Smith
The Equalizer
Susan Plummer
Passenger
Diana Larson
The Equalizer
Irina Dzershinsky
The L Word
Winnie Mann
Prisoners
Holly Jones
The Equalizer 3
Susan Plummer
Wayward Pines
Nurse Pam
The Big Short
Georgia Hale
The Equalizer 2
Susan Plummer
Shark
Elizabeth Rourke
Oblivion
Sally
Broad City
Lori
Treme
Toni Bernette
Olympus Has Fallen
Secretary of Defense Ruth McMillan
The Young Riders
Emma Shannon
I Know This Much Is True
Concettina Ipolita Tempesta 'Ma' Birdsey
Scarlett
Suellen O'Hara Benteen
Spenser: For Hire
London Has Fallen
Secretary of Defense Ruth McMillan
Flight
Ellen Block
The Fighter
Alice Ward
The Arsenio Hall Show
Self
Snowden
Laura Poitras
Guns Up
Michael Temple
Hide and Seek
Laura
Righteous Kill
Cheryl
Everybody's Fine
Colleen
Mildred Pierce
Lucy Gessler
21 Grams
Marianne Jordan