Melissa Leo
Actor
- Born
- September 14, 1960 (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.
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Leo currently resides in Stone Ridge, New York and two sons John Matthew Heard (born 1987), and Adam (adopted - born 1984).
Known for
Prisoners
September 19, 2013
Oblivion
April 10, 2013
The Equalizer
September 24, 2014
The Big Short
December 11, 2015
Olympus Has Fallen
March 20, 2013
Flight
February 22, 2012
The Equalizer 2
July 19, 2018
London Has Fallen
March 2, 2016
The Fighter
December 10, 2010
Snowden
September 15, 2016
The Equalizer 3
August 30, 2023
21 Grams
November 18, 2003
Acting115
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