Melissa Leo profile
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Melissa Leo

14th September 1960 Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA Acting

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).

112 Movies 24 TV Shows 1 In Production 137 Credits
Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

Guns Up poster
Guns Up 15th May 2025 as Michael Temple
Bonnie poster
Bonnie 12th November 2022 as Self
Jane poster
Jane 26th August 2022 as Principal Rhodes
Coast poster
Coast 8th April 2022 as Olivia
Ida Red poster
Ida Red 5th November 2021 as Ida ‘Red’ Walker
Snowden poster
Snowden 15th September 2016 as Laura Poitras
Flight poster
Flight 22nd February 2012 as Ellen Block
Lullaby poster
Lullaby 24th February 2008 as Stephanie
Confess poster
Confess 21st October 2005 as Agnes Lessor
21 Grams poster
21 Grams 6th September 2003 as Marianne Jordan
Garden poster
Garden 20th January 1995 as Elizabeth
Treme poster
Treme 11th April 2010 as Toni Bernette
Shark poster
Shark 21st September 2006 as Elizabeth Rourke
Cold Case poster
Cold Case 28th September 2003 as Tayna Raymes (1994 & 2007)
Scarlett poster
Scarlett 13th November 1994 as Suellen O'Hara Benteen
Passenger poster Coming soon
Passenger 20th May 2026 as Diana