Actor

Melissa Leo

September 14, 1960 · Manhattan, 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.

Notable work

8.1
Prisoners (2013)
as Holly Jones
6.7
Oblivion (2013)
as Sally
7.3
The Equalizer (2014)
as Susan Plummer
7.4
The Big Short (2015)
as Georgia Hale
6.4
Olympus Has Fallen (2013)
as Secretary of Defense Ruth McMillan
6.9
Flight (2012)
as Ellen Block
6.8
The Equalizer 2 (2018)
as Susan Plummer
6.2
London Has Fallen (2016)
as Secretary of Defense Ruth McMillan
7.4
The Fighter (2010)
as Alice Ward
7.1
Snowden (2016)
as Laura Poitras
8.3
Criminal Minds (2005)
as Sheriff Georgia Davis
7.3
The Equalizer 3 (2023)
as Susan Plummer

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