Actor
Melissa Leo
66 years · Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA · 107 films
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
2026 · Diana Larson
On Paramount Plus Premium
The Knife
2025 · Detective Carlsen
On Philo
Guns Up
2025 · Michael Temple
On fuboTV
King Ivory
2025 · Ginger Greene
On Hulu
AFTER: Poetry Destroys Silence
2024 · Actor
The Clean Up Crew
2024 · Siobhan
Long Gone Heroes
2024 · Olivia
On Tubi TV
The Equalizer 3
2023 · Susan Plummer
Bonnie
2022 · Self
On Amazon Prime Video
Jane
2022 · Principal Rhodes
On Plex
Alone Together
2022 · Deborah
On Kanopy
Coast
2022 · Olivia
Measure of Revenge
2022 · Lillian
On Kanopy
Ida Red
2021 · Ida ‘Red’ Walker
Thunder Force
2021 · Allie
On Netflix
Body Brokers
2021 · Dr. White
On Hoopla
Unlovable
2018 · Maddie
On Tubi TV
The Equalizer 2
2018 · Susan Plummer
On fuboTV
The Parting Glass
2018 · Al
Mabel, Mabel Tiger Trainer
2018 · Narrator
On Tubi TV
Furlough
2018 · Joan Anderson, Producer
On Philo
The Ashram
2018 · Chandra
On Tubi TV
The View from Up Here
2017 · Claire
On Kanopy
Novitiate
2017 · Reverend Mother