Melissa Leo
Known for ActingBorn 1960-09-14Manhattan, 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
The Equalizer
2014 · as Susan Plummer
Prisoners
2013 · as Holly Jones
Olympus Has Fallen
2013 · as Secretary of Defense Ruth McMillan
Passenger
2026 · as Diana
Oblivion
2013 · as Sally
The Equalizer 3
2023 · as Susan Plummer
The Equalizer 2
2018 · as Susan Plummer
London Has Fallen
2016 · as Secretary of Defense Ruth McMillan
The Big Short
2015 · as Georgia Hale
Flight
2012 · as Ellen Block
The Fighter
2010 · as Alice Ward
21 Grams
2003 · as Marianne Jordan
Snowden
2016 · as Laura Poitras
Hide and Seek
2005 · as Laura
Righteous Kill
2008 · as Cheryl
Mr. Woodcock
2007 · as Sally Jansen
Guns Up
2025 · as Michael Temple
Thunder Force
2021 · as Allie