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Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
1960-09-14 (65 years old)
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
Also known As
Margaret May
Melissa Chessington Leo
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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 L...
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as Marianne Jordan
2008
as Ray Eddy
2005
as Laura
2022
as Self
2000
as Kay Howard
2010
as Lois Riley
2005
2008
as Stephanie
2022
as Lillian
2006
as Mrs. Miller
2009
as Mari
2009
as Karen
2009
as Colleen
2007
as Margaret McKay
2008
as Cheryl
2022
as Olivia
2009
as Marie
2005
as Lisa Adler
2013
as Kate
2005
as Louise
2010
as Nancy Taylor
2010
as Martha
2010
as Alice Ward
1986
as Judith 'MaMa' Baer
2005
as Agnes Lessor
2010
as Aunt Bee
2011
as Sara
2009
as Mrs. Howard
2007
as Sadie / Anna
2011
as Montine
2011
as Lily
1993
as Beatrice Grey
2013
as Sally
1985
as Cookie
2011
as Sara
2012
as Francine
2004
as Miriam
2000
as Sigrid Anderssen
1999
as Dr. Suzanne Pincus
1985
as Peggy
2014
as Bette Altmann
2013
as Holly Jones
1991
as Cassie
2025
as Ginger Greene
2013
as Secretary of Defense Ruth McMillan
2008
as Maggie
2012
as Penny
2006
as KC Collins
2013
as Robin
1984
as Maggie
1995
as Trish Axelrod
2013
as Fay
2023
as Susan Plummer
2013
as Narrator (voice)
1988
as Josie Larraneta
2014
as Grandma Fitz / Butterfly McDweg / Mrs. Fitzgerald
2009
as Stephanie
2007
as Wendy
2012
as Ellen Block
2007
as Miri Daley
2014
as Susan Plummer
2024
as Siobhan
2016
as Secretary of Defense Ruth McMillan
1995
as Carol Manning
2007
as Rita
2015
as Penny
2015
as Self
1989
as Katie Morrissey
2016
as Gloria
2007
as Aunt Bee
2016
as Laura Poitras
2015
as Georgia Hale
1999
as Jo DeAngelo
2016
as Lady Bird Johnson
2015
as Noda Marra
2007
as Ceci Kimbrough
2024
as Detective Carlsen
2024
as Olivia
1992
as Helen
2017
as Madalyn Murray O'Hair
2017
as Reverend Mother
2007
as Soto
1990
as Mary Margaret
2009
as Sharon Mitchell
1992
as Hannah
1992
as Peggy
2018
as Chandra
2018
as Susan Plummer
2007
as Mrs. Howard
2018
as Maddie
2018
as Joan Anderson
2015
as Narrator
2018
as Al
2018
as Narrator
1985
as Patti Mullen
2007
as Sally Jansen
2021
as Dr. White
2008
as Kathy Walsh
2015
as Papillon
2007
2021
as Allie
2021
as Ida ‘Red’ Walker
2022
as Deborah
1997
as Self
2022
as Principal Rhodes
2025
as Michael
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as Hilda
2013
as Producer
2018
as Producer
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