Melissa Leo
- Recitazione
- 14 settembre 1960 · Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
Biografia
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).
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Filmografia
- Passenger · Diana Larson
- The Knife · Detective Carlsen
- Guns Up - Affari di famiglia · Michael Temple
- King Ivory: Caccia al cartello 777 · Ginger Greene
- AFTER: Poetry Destroys Silence
- Clean Up Crew - Specialisti in lavori sporchi · Siobhan
- Long Gone Heroes · Olivia
- The Equalizer 3 - Senza tregua · Susan Plummer
- Bonnie · In persona
- Jane · Principal Rhodes
- A Lockdown Lovestory · Deborah
- Coast · Olivia
- Measure of Revenge · Lillian
- Ida Red · Ida ‘Red’ Walker
- Thunder Force · Allie
- Body Brokers · Dr. White
- Un volto, due destini - I Know This Much Is True · Concettina Ipolita Tempesta 'Ma' Birdsey
- Dolly Parton: Le corde del cuore · Amelia Meegers
- Unlovable · Maddie
- The Equalizer 2 - Senza perdono · Susan Plummer
- L’ultimo brindisi · Al
- Mabel, Mabel Tiger Trainer · Narrator
- Furlough · Joan Anderson, Produzione
- The Ashram · Chandra
- The View from Up Here · Claire
- La scelta · Reverend Mother
- I'm Dying Up Here - Chi è di scena · Goldie
- La donna più odiata d'America · Madalyn Murray O'Hair
- Snowden · Laura Poitras
- All the Way · Lady Bird Johnson
- Burn Country · Gloria
- Attacco al potere 2 · Secretary of Defense Ruth McMillan
- La grande scommessa · Georgia Hale
- Damnation: The Flashback · Noda Marra
- After the Spill · Narrator
- The Butterfly, The Harp, and The Timepiece · Papillon
- Wayward Pines · Nurse Pam
- She's The Best Thing in It · In persona
- The Ever After · Penny
- The Equalizer - Il vendicatore · Susan Plummer
- BoJack Horseman · Ma Nguyen (Voce)
- 90 minuti a New York · Bette Altmann
- Dwegons and Leprechauns · Grandma Fitz / Butterfly McDweg / Mrs. Fitzgerald
- Broad City · Lori
- Prisoners · Holly Jones
- The Arsenio Hall Show · In persona
- Letters to Jackie: Remembering President Kennedy · In persona
- Call Me Crazy: A Five Film · Robin
- Bottled Up · Fay, Produzione
- Oblivion · Sally
- Attacco al potere - Olympus Has Fallen · Secretary of Defense Ruth McMillan
- Charlie Countryman deve morire · Kate
- Why Stop Now? · Penny
- Flight · Ellen Block
- Francine · Francine
- The Space Between · Montine
- Seven Days in Utopia · Lily
- Red State · Sara
- The Sea Is All I Know · Sara
- Mildred Pierce · Lucy Gessler
- The Fighter · Alice Ward
- Queen of the Lot · Aunt Bee
- Welcome to the Rileys · Lois Riley
- Conviction · Nancy Taylor
- The Dry Land · Martha
- Treme · Toni Bernette
- Stanno tutti bene · Colleen
- According to Greta · Karen
- Dear Lemon Lima · Mrs. Howard
- Veronika decide di morire · Mari
- Moment Of Truth · Marie
- True Adolescents · Sharon Mitchell
- Stephanie's Image · Stephanie
- The Alphabet Killer · Kathy Walsh
- Sfida senza regole · Cheryl
- Frozen river - Fiume di ghiaccio · Ray Eddy
- Santa Mesa · Maggie
- Lullaby · Stephanie
- Black Irish · Margaret McKay
- Mr. Woodcock · Sally Jansen