Acting
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).
Titles
Criminal Minds
2005
Law & Order
1990
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
2001
Miami Vice
1984
Cold Case
2003
BoJack Horseman
2014
Homicide: Life on the Street
1993
Veronica Mars
2004
Passenger
2026
The Equalizer
1985
The Equalizer
2014
Prisoners
2013
The Big Short
2015
The L Word
2004
The Equalizer 3
2023
Olympus Has Fallen
2013
The Equalizer 2
2018
Wayward Pines
2015
Broad City
2014
Shark
2006
Oblivion
2013
Treme
2010
London Has Fallen
2016
Scarlett
1994
Spenser: For Hire
1985
Flight
2012
The Fighter
2010
The Arsenio Hall Show
2013
The Young Riders
1989
Snowden
2016
21 Grams
2003
Mildred Pierce
2011
I Know This Much Is True
2020
King Ivory
2025
Hide and Seek
2005