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Melissa Leo

Acting
Known For

64 Years Old

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).

Born

New York City, New York, USA on 14th September 1960

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Criminal Minds
Sheriff Georgia Davis
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Law & Order
Sherri Quinn
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Law & Order
Defense Attorney Alice Sutton
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Law & Order
Donna Cheponis
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CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Sybil Perez
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Homicide: Life on the Street
Kay Howard
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The Arsenio Hall Show
Self
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BoJack Horseman
Ma Nguyen (voice)
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Cold Case
Tayna Raymes (1994 & 2007)
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Miami Vice
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The Equalizer
Irina Dzershinsky
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Broad City
Lori
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Veronica Mars
Julia Smith
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Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Maureen Curtis
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The L Word
Winnie Mann
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Spenser: For Hire
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The Young Riders
Emma Shannon
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Wayward Pines
Nurse Pam
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Mildred Pierce
Lucy Gessler
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Dolly Parton's Heartstrings
Amelia Meegers
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Legacy
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I Know This Much Is True
Concettina Ipolita Tempesta 'Ma' Birdsey
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Prisoners
Holly Jones
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Scarlett
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Guns Up
Michael
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The Equalizer
Susan Plummer
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Shark
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The Equalizer 3
Susan Plummer
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The Equalizer 2
Susan Plummer
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The Big Short
Georgia Hale
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Nasty Boys
Katie Morrissey
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Oblivion
Sally
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Olympus Has Fallen
Secretary of Defense Ruth McMillan
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London Has Fallen
Secretary of Defense Ruth McMillan
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Treme
Toni Bernette
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Treme
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Flight
Ellen Block
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I'm Dying Up Here
Goldie
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The Fighter
Alice Ward
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Snowden
Laura Poitras
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Hide and Seek
Laura
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21 Grams
Marianne Jordan
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The Clean Up Crew
Siobhan
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The Angriest Man in Brooklyn
Bette Altmann
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The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada
Rachel
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Righteous Kill
Cheryl
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Novitiate
Reverend Mother
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Everybody's Fine
Colleen
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Charlie Countryman
Kate
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Thunder Force
Allie
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Red State
Sara
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Welcome to the Rileys
Lois Riley
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Long Gone Heroes
Olivia
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Frozen River
Ray Eddy
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Mr. Woodcock
Sally Jansen
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Conviction
Nancy Taylor
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All the Way
Lady Bird Johnson
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The Most Hated Woman in America
Madalyn Murray O'Hair
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Ida Red
Ida ‘Red’ Walker
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Body Brokers
Dr. White
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Call Me Crazy: A Five Film
Robin
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Seven Days in Utopia
Lily
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Homicide: The Movie
Kay Howard
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The Alphabet Killer
Kathy Walsh
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Jane
Principal Rhodes
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Furlough
Joan Anderson
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According to Greta
Karen
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Why Stop Now?
Penny
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Veronika Decides to Die
Mari
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American Gun
Louise
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Streetwalkin'
Cookie
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The Ballad of Little Jo
Beatrice Grey
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Alone Together
Deborah
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Confess
Agnes Lessor
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Stephanie Daley
Miri Daley
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Measure of Revenge
Lillian
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The Parting Glass
Al
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King Ivory
Ginger Greene
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Bonnie
Self
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Letters to Jackie: Remembering President Kennedy
Narrator (voice)
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Dear Lemon Lima
Mrs. Howard
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Nasty Boys
Katie Morrissey
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The Knife
Detective Carlsen
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Queen of the Lot
Aunt Bee
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The Dry Land
Martha
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The Ashram
Chandra
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Burn Country
Gloria
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The Cake Eaters
Ceci Kimbrough
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Black Irish
Margaret McKay
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In the Line of Duty: Hunt for Justice
Carol Manning
Who Is Henry Jaglom? Image
Who Is Henry Jaglom?
Self
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Last Summer in the Hamptons
Trish Axelrod
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Deadtime Stories
Judith 'MaMa' Baer
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From Other Worlds
Miriam
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Carolina Skeletons
Cassie
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The 24 Hour Woman
Dr. Suzanne Pincus
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The Bride in Black
Mary Margaret
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Runaway
Lisa Adler
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Bottled Up
Fay
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Don McKay
Marie
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Dear Lemon Lima
Mrs. Howard
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The Space Between
Montine
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One Night
Wendy
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The Ever After
Penny
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Always … But Not Forever
Peggy
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Hollywood Dreams
Aunt Bee
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Unlovable
Maddie
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Silent Witness
Patti Mullen
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A Time of Destiny
Josie Larraneta
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Coast
Olivia
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Code of Ethics
Jo DeAngelo
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Immaculate Conception
Hannah
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The Limbo Room
KC Collins
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Venice/Venice
Peggy
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Francine
Francine
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Damnation: The Flashback
Noda Marra
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Dwegons and Leprechauns
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I Believe in America
Soto
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She's The Best Thing in It
Self
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Fear of Fiction
Sigrid Anderssen
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Passenger
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Lullaby
Stephanie
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The House Is Burning
Mrs. Miller
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Racing Daylight
Sadie / Anna
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After the Spill
Narrator
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Bomb
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The Butterfly, The Harp, and The Timepiece
Papillon
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True Adolescents
Sharon Mitchell
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The Sea Is All I Know
Sara
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Santa Mesa
Maggie
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By a Thread
Helen
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Midnight Son
Rita
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I'm Only There...
Maggie
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Mabel, Mabel Tiger Trainer
Narrator
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Stephanie's Image
Stephanie
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AFTER: Poetry Destroys Silence
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The View from Up Here
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Ron Forever
Hilda