Melissa Leo
Melissa Leo
Biography
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).
Known For
Actor
as Ginger Greene
as Olivia
as Siobhan
as Detective Carlsen
as Susan Plummer
as Self
as Principal Rhodes
as Deborah
as Olivia
as Lillian
as Ida ‘Red’ Walker
as Allie
as Dr. White
as Concettina Ipolita Tempesta 'Ma' Birdsey
as Amelia Meegers
as Maddie
as Susan Plummer
as Al
as Narrator
as Joan Anderson
as Chandra
as Reverend Mother
as Madalyn Murray O'Hair
as Goldie
as Laura Poitras
as Lady Bird Johnson
as Gloria
as Secretary of Defense Ruth McMillan
as Georgia Hale
as Noda Marra
as Narrator
as Papillon
as Self
as Penny
as Nurse Pam
as Susan Plummer
as Bette Altmann
as Grandma Fitz / Butterfly McDweg / Mrs. Fitzgerald
as Ma Nguyen (voice)
as Lori
as Holly Jones
as Narrator (voice)
as Robin
as Fay
as Sally
as Secretary of Defense Ruth McMillan
as Kate
as Self
as Ellen Block
as Francine
as Penny
as Montine
as Lily
as Sara
as Sara
as Lucy Gessler
as Alice Ward
as Aunt Bee
as Lois Riley
as Nancy Taylor
as Martha
as Toni Bernette
as Colleen
as Karen
as Mrs. Howard
as Mari
as Marie
as Sharon Mitchell
as Stephanie
as Kathy Walsh
as Cheryl
as Ray Eddy
as Maggie
as Stephanie
as Margaret McKay
as Sally Jansen
as Sadie / Anna
as Soto
as Aunt Bee
as Ceci Kimbrough
as Mrs. Howard
as Miri Daley
as Rita
as Wendy
as Mrs. Miller
as KC Collins
as Rachel
as Louise
as Lisa Adler
as Laura
as Agnes Lessor
as Sheriff Georgia Davis
as Miriam
as Julia Smith
as Winnie Mann
as Marianne Jordan
as Tayna Raymes (1994 & 2007)
as Maureen Curtis
as Sigrid Anderssen
as Kay Howard
as Sybil Perez
as Jo DeAngelo
as Dr. Suzanne Pincus
as Self
as Trish Axelrod
as Carol Manning
as Beatrice Grey
as Kay Howard
as Helen
as Hannah
as Peggy
as Cassie
as Mary Margaret
as Donna Cheponis
as Defense Attorney Alice Sutton
as Sherri Quinn
as Katie Morrissey
as Katie Morrissey
as Emma Shannon
as Josie Larraneta
as Judith 'MaMa' Baer
as Patti Mullen
as Peggy
as Cookie
as Irina Dzershinsky
as Maggie
Producer
as Producer
as Producer