

Melissa Leo
Known for exceptional acting in global cinema.
Profession
Acting
Birthday
14 Sep 1960
Age
66 Years
Born In
Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
Total Projects
139
Years Active
42 Yrs
Avg Rating
6.2 ★
Overview
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...
Known For
Filmography

movie
Passenger
Passenger
as Diana

movie
The Knife
The Knife
as Detective Carlsen

movie
Guns Up
Guns Up
as Michael Temple

movie
King Ivory
King Ivory
as Ginger Greene

movie
AFTER: Poetry Destroys Silence
AFTER: Poetry Destroys Silence

movie
The Clean Up Crew
The Clean Up Crew
as Siobhan

movie
Long Gone Heroes
Long Gone Heroes
as Olivia

movie
The Equalizer 3
The Equalizer 3
as Susan Plummer

movie
Bonnie
Bonnie
as Self

movie
Jane
Jane
as Principal Rhodes

movie
Alone Together
Alone Together
as Deborah

movie
Coast
Coast
as Olivia

movie
Measure of Revenge
Measure of Revenge
as Lillian

movie
Ida Red
Ida Red
as Ida ‘Red’ Walker

movie
Thunder Force
Thunder Force
as Allie

movie
Body Brokers
Body Brokers
as Dr. White

tv
I Know This Much Is True
I Know This Much Is True
as Concettina Ipolita Tempesta 'Ma' Birdsey

tv
Dolly Parton's Heartstrings
Dolly Parton's Heartstrings
as Amelia Meegers

movie
Unlovable
Unlovable
as Maddie

movie
The Equalizer 2
The Equalizer 2
as Susan Plummer

movie
The Parting Glass
The Parting Glass
as Al

movie
Mabel, Mabel Tiger Trainer
Mabel, Mabel Tiger Trainer
as Narrator

movie
Furlough
Furlough
as Joan Anderson

movie
The Ashram
The Ashram
as Chandra

movie
The View from Up Here
The View from Up Here
as Claire

movie
Novitiate
Novitiate
as Reverend Mother

tv
I'm Dying Up Here
I'm Dying Up Here
as Goldie

movie
The Most Hated Woman in America
The Most Hated Woman in America
as Madalyn Murray O'Hair

movie
Snowden
Snowden
as Laura Poitras

movie
All the Way
All the Way
as Lady Bird Johnson

movie
Burn Country
Burn Country
as Gloria

movie
London Has Fallen
London Has Fallen
as Secretary of Defense Ruth McMillan

movie
The Big Short
The Big Short
as Georgia Hale

movie
Damnation: The Flashback
Damnation: The Flashback
as Noda Marra

movie
After the Spill
After the Spill
as Narrator

movie
The Butterfly, The Harp, and The Timepiece
The Butterfly, The Harp, and The Timepiece
as Papillon

tv
Wayward Pines
Wayward Pines
as Nurse Pam

movie
She's The Best Thing in It
She's The Best Thing in It
as Self

movie
The Ever After
The Ever After
as Penny

movie
The Equalizer
The Equalizer
as Susan Plummer

tv
BoJack Horseman
BoJack Horseman
as Ma Nguyen (voice)

movie
The Angriest Man in Brooklyn
The Angriest Man in Brooklyn
as Bette Altmann

movie
Dwegons and Leprechauns
Dwegons and Leprechauns
as Grandma Fitz / Butterfly McDweg / Mrs. Fitzgerald

tv
Broad City
Broad City
as Lori

movie
Prisoners
Prisoners
as Holly Jones

tv
The Arsenio Hall Show
The Arsenio Hall Show
as Self

movie
Letters to Jackie: Remembering President Kennedy
Letters to Jackie: Remembering President Kennedy
as Self - Narrator (voice)

movie
Call Me Crazy: A Five Film
Call Me Crazy: A Five Film
as Robin

movie
Bottled Up
Bottled Up
as Fay

movie
Oblivion
Oblivion
as Sally

movie
Olympus Has Fallen
Olympus Has Fallen
as Secretary of Defense Ruth McMillan

movie
Charlie Countryman
Charlie Countryman
as Kate

movie
Francine
Francine
as Francine

movie
Why Stop Now?
Why Stop Now?
as Penny

movie
Flight
Flight
as Ellen Block

movie
The Space Between
The Space Between
as Montine

movie
Seven Days in Utopia
Seven Days in Utopia
as Lily

movie
Red State
Red State
as Sara

movie
The Sea Is All I Know
The Sea Is All I Know
as Sara

tv
Mildred Pierce
Mildred Pierce
as Lucy Gessler

movie
The Fighter
The Fighter
as Alice Ward

movie
Queen of the Lot
Queen of the Lot
as Aunt Bee

movie
Welcome to the Rileys
Welcome to the Rileys
as Lois Riley

movie
Conviction
Conviction
as Nancy Taylor

movie
The Dry Land
The Dry Land
as Martha

tv
Treme
Treme
as Toni Bernette

movie
Everybody's Fine
Everybody's Fine
as Colleen

movie
According to Greta
According to Greta
as Karen

movie
Dear Lemon Lima
Dear Lemon Lima
as Mrs. Howard

movie
Veronika Decides to Die
Veronika Decides to Die
as Mari

movie
Don McKay
Don McKay
as Marie

movie
True Adolescents
True Adolescents
as Sharon Mitchell

movie
Stephanie's Image
Stephanie's Image
as Stephanie

movie
The Alphabet Killer
The Alphabet Killer
as Kathy Walsh

movie
Righteous Kill
Righteous Kill
as Cheryl

movie
Frozen River
Frozen River
as Ray Eddy

movie
Santa Mesa
Santa Mesa
as Maggie

movie
Lullaby
Lullaby
as Stephanie

movie
Black Irish
Black Irish
as Margaret McKay

movie
Mr. Woodcock
Mr. Woodcock
as Sally Jansen

movie
Racing Daylight
Racing Daylight
as Sadie / Anna

movie
I Believe in America
I Believe in America
as Soto

movie
Hollywood Dreams
Hollywood Dreams
as Aunt Bee

movie
The Cake Eaters
The Cake Eaters
as Ceci Kimbrough

movie
Dear Lemon Lima
Dear Lemon Lima
as Mrs. Howard

movie
Stephanie Daley
Stephanie Daley
as Miri Daley

movie
Midnight Son
Midnight Son
as Rita

movie
Bomb
Bomb

movie
One Night
One Night
as Wendy

movie
The House Is Burning
The House Is Burning
as Mrs. Miller

tv
Shark
Shark
as Elizabeth Rourke

movie
The Limbo Room
The Limbo Room
as KC Collins

movie
The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada
The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada
as Rachel

movie
Confess
Confess
as Agnes Lessor

tv
Criminal Minds
Criminal Minds
as Sheriff Georgia Davis

movie
American Gun
American Gun
as Louise

movie
Runaway
Runaway
as Lisa Adler

movie
Hide and Seek
Hide and Seek
as Laura

movie
From Other Worlds
From Other Worlds
as Miriam

tv
Veronica Mars
Veronica Mars
as Julia Smith

tv
The L Word
The L Word
as Winnie Mann

tv
Cold Case
Cold Case
as Tayna Raymes (1994 & 2007)

movie
21 Grams
21 Grams
as Marianne Jordan

tv
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
as Maureen Curtis

tv
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
as Sybil Perez

movie
Fear of Fiction
Fear of Fiction
as Sigrid Anderssen

movie
Homicide: The Movie
Homicide: The Movie
as Kay Howard

movie
Code of Ethics
Code of Ethics
as Jo DeAngelo

movie
The 24 Hour Woman
The 24 Hour Woman
as Dr. Suzanne Pincus

tv
Legacy
Legacy

movie
Who Is Henry Jaglom?
Who Is Henry Jaglom?
as Self

movie
Last Summer in the Hamptons
Last Summer in the Hamptons
as Trish Axelrod

movie
In the Line of Duty: Hunt for Justice
In the Line of Duty: Hunt for Justice
as Carol Manning

movie
Garden
Garden
as Elizabeth

tv
Scarlett
Scarlett
as Suellen O'Hara Benteen

movie
The Ballad of Little Jo
The Ballad of Little Jo
as Beatrice Grey

tv
Homicide: Life on the Street
Homicide: Life on the Street
as Kay Howard

movie
By a Thread
By a Thread
as Helen

movie
Immaculate Conception
Immaculate Conception
as Hannah

movie
Venice/Venice
Venice/Venice
as Peggy

movie
Carolina Skeletons
Carolina Skeletons
as Cassie

movie
The Bride in Black
The Bride in Black
as Mary Margaret

tv
Law & Order
Law & Order
as Donna Cheponis

tv
Law & Order
Law & Order
as Defense Attorney Alice Sutton

tv
Law & Order
Law & Order
as Sherri Quinn

movie
Nasty Boys
Nasty Boys
as Katie Morrissey

tv
The Young Riders
The Young Riders
as Emma Shannon

movie
A Time of Destiny
A Time of Destiny
as Josie Larraneta

movie
Deadtime Stories
Deadtime Stories
as Judith 'MaMa' Baer

movie
Silent Witness
Silent Witness
as Patti Mullen

movie
Always … But Not Forever
Always … But Not Forever
as Peggy

movie
Streetwalkin'
Streetwalkin'
as Cookie

tv
Spenser: For Hire
Spenser: For Hire

tv
The Equalizer
The Equalizer
as Irina Dzershinsky

tv
Miami Vice
Miami Vice
as Kathleen Gilfords

movie
I'm Only There...
I'm Only There...
as Maggie

movie
Ron Forever
Ron Forever
as Hilda

movie
The Rooster Prince
The Rooster Prince
as Elaine

movie
The Mannequin