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Melissa Leo
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…
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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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2026
Passenger
Movie Diana Larson
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2025
The Knife
Movie Detective Carlsen
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2025
Guns Up
Movie Michael Temple
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2025
King Ivory
Movie Ginger Greene
- 2024
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2024
Long Gone Heroes
Movie Olivia
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2024
The Clean Up Crew
Movie Siobhan
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2023
The Equalizer 3
Movie Susan Plummer
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2022
Bonnie
Movie Self
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2022
Jane
Movie Principal Rhodes
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2022
Alone Together
Movie Deborah
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2022
Coast
Movie Olivia
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2022
Measure of Revenge
Movie Lillian
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2021
Ida Red
Movie Ida ‘Red’ Walker
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2021
Thunder Force
Movie Allie
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2021
Body Brokers
Movie Dr. White
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2020
I Know This Much Is True
TV show Concettina Ipolita Tempesta 'Ma' Birdsey
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2019
Dolly Parton's Heartstrings
TV show Amelia Meegers
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2018
Unlovable
Movie Maddie
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2018
The Equalizer 2
Movie Susan Plummer
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2018
The Parting Glass
Movie Al
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2018
Mabel, Mabel Tiger Trainer
Movie Narrator
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2018
Furlough
Movie Joan Anderson
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2018
The Ashram
Movie Chandra
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2017
Novitiate
Movie Reverend Mother
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2017
The View from Up Here
Movie Claire
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2017
I'm Dying Up Here
TV show Goldie
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2017
The Most Hated Woman in America
Movie Madalyn Murray O'Hair
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2016
Snowden
Movie Laura Poitras
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2016
All the Way
Movie Lady Bird Johnson
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2016
Burn Country
Movie Gloria
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2016
London Has Fallen
Movie Secretary of Defense Ruth McMillan
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2015
The Big Short
Movie Georgia Hale
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2015
Damnation: The Flashback
Movie Noda Marra
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2015
After the Spill
Movie Narrator
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2015
The Butterfly, The Harp, and The Timepiece
Movie Papillon
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2015
Wayward Pines
TV show Nurse Pam
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2015
She's The Best Thing in It
Movie Self
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2015
The Ever After
Movie Penny
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2014
The Equalizer
Movie Susan Plummer
