Melissa Leo
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).
Acting
Movie
Prisoners
as Holly Jones
2013
Movie
Oblivion
as Sally
2013
Movie
The Equalizer
as Susan Plummer
2014
Movie
The Big Short
as Georgia Hale
2015
Movie
Olympus Has Fallen
as Secretary of Defense Ruth McMillan
2013
Movie
Flight
as Ellen Block
2012
Movie
The Equalizer 2
as Susan Plummer
2018
Movie
London Has Fallen
as Secretary of Defense Ruth McMillan
2016
Movie
The Fighter
as Alice Ward
2010
Movie
Snowden
as Laura Poitras
2016
TV
Criminal Minds
as Sheriff Georgia Davis
2005
Movie
The Equalizer 3
as Susan Plummer
2023
Movie
21 Grams
as Marianne Jordan
2003
TV
BoJack Horseman
as Ma Nguyen (voice)
2014
Movie
Hide and Seek
as Laura
2005
TV
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
as Sybil Perez
2000
Movie
Righteous Kill
as Cheryl
2008
Movie
Thunder Force
as Allie
2021
Movie
Everybody's Fine
as Colleen
2009
Movie
Red State
as Sara
2011
TV
Wayward Pines
as Nurse Pam
2015
TV
The L Word
as Winnie Mann
2004
TV
Veronica Mars
as Julia Smith
2004
TV
Law & Order
as Donna Cheponis
1990
