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Melissa Leo

Cast & creator

Melissa Leo

1960-09-14 (age 66) Manhattan, New York City, New York, USAIMDb

Best known for Law & Order, Law & Order, Law & Order

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).

Also known as: Margaret May, Melissa Chessington Leo

Movies

118

film credits

Series

26

television credits

Career

141

1984–2026 · acting roles

Credit score

6.2

average across scored titles

Signature credits

Known for

Ordered by popularity

Law & Order

Law & Order

Donna Cheponis · 1990

Law & Order

Law & Order

Defense Attorney Alice Sutton · 1990

Law & Order

Law & Order

Sherri Quinn · 1990

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

Sybil Perez · 2000

Criminal Minds

Criminal Minds

Sheriff Georgia Davis · 2005

Across film & television

Filmography (144)

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Law & Order

Law & Order

Donna Cheponis

Law & Order

Law & Order

Defense Attorney Alice Sutton

Law & Order

Law & Order

Sherri Quinn

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

Sybil Perez

Criminal Minds

Criminal Minds

Sheriff Georgia Davis

Law & Order: Criminal Intent

Law & Order: Criminal Intent

Maureen Curtis

Cold Case

Cold Case

Tayna Raymes (1994 & 2007)

BoJack Horseman

BoJack Horseman

Ma Nguyen (voice)

Miami Vice

Miami Vice

Kathleen Gilfords

Veronica Mars

Veronica Mars

Julia Smith

Homicide: Life on the Street

Homicide: Life on the Street

Kay Howard

The Equalizer

The Equalizer

Irina Dzershinsky

Broad City

Broad City

Lori

The L Word

The L Word

Winnie Mann

The Equalizer

The Equalizer

Susan Plummer

Shark

Shark

Elizabeth Rourke

The Equalizer 3

The Equalizer 3

Susan Plummer

The Equalizer 2

The Equalizer 2

Susan Plummer

The Big Short

The Big Short

Georgia Hale

Wayward Pines

Wayward Pines

Nurse Pam

Passenger

Passenger

Diana Larson

Prisoners

Prisoners

Holly Jones

Olympus Has Fallen

Olympus Has Fallen

Secretary of Defense Ruth McMillan

Spenser: For Hire

Spenser: For Hire

The Arsenio Hall Show

The Arsenio Hall Show

Self

Treme

Treme

Toni Bernette

Oblivion

Oblivion

Sally

The Young Riders

The Young Riders

Emma Shannon

Legacy

Legacy

Emma Bradford

Mildred Pierce

Mildred Pierce

Lucy Gessler

London Has Fallen

London Has Fallen

Secretary of Defense Ruth McMillan

Flight

Flight

Ellen Block

I Know This Much Is True

I Know This Much Is True

Concettina Ipolita Tempesta 'Ma' Birdsey

The Fighter

The Fighter

Alice Ward

I'm Dying Up Here

I'm Dying Up Here

Goldie

Scarlett

Scarlett

Suellen O'Hara Benteen

Hide and Seek

Hide and Seek

Laura

Everybody's Fine

Everybody's Fine

Colleen

21 Grams

21 Grams

Marianne Jordan

Snowden

Snowden

Laura Poitras

Dolly Parton's Heartstrings

Dolly Parton's Heartstrings

Amelia Meegers

Righteous Kill

Righteous Kill

Cheryl

Guns Up

Guns Up

Michael Temple

King Ivory

King Ivory

Ginger Greene

Thunder Force

Thunder Force

Allie

Red State

Red State

Sara

Welcome to the Rileys

Welcome to the Rileys

Lois Riley

All the Way

All the Way

Lady Bird Johnson

Call Me Crazy: A Five Film

Call Me Crazy: A Five Film

Robin

Novitiate

Novitiate

Reverend Mother

Body Brokers

Body Brokers

Dr. White

Charlie Countryman

Charlie Countryman

Kate

Mr. Woodcock

Mr. Woodcock

Sally Jansen

Long Gone Heroes

Long Gone Heroes

Olivia

Conviction

Conviction

Nancy Taylor

The Clean Up Crew

The Clean Up Crew

Siobhan

The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada

The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada

Rachel

The Angriest Man in Brooklyn

The Angriest Man in Brooklyn

Bette Altmann

Veronika Decides to Die

Veronika Decides to Die

Mari

Frozen River

Frozen River

Ray Eddy

The Most Hated Woman in America

The Most Hated Woman in America

Madalyn Murray O'Hair

Alone Together

Alone Together

Deborah

The Alphabet Killer

The Alphabet Killer

Kathy Walsh

Measure of Revenge

Measure of Revenge

Lillian

The Space Between

The Space Between

Montine

Who Is Henry Jaglom?

Who Is Henry Jaglom?

Self

Ida Red

Ida Red

Ida ‘Red’ Walker

The Cake Eaters

The Cake Eaters

Ceci Kimbrough

Bonnie

Bonnie

Self

Seven Days in Utopia

Seven Days in Utopia

Lily

Furlough

Furlough

Joan Anderson

Furlough

Furlough

Producer

Letters to Jackie: Remembering President Kennedy

Letters to Jackie: Remembering President Kennedy

Self - Narrator (voice)

According to Greta

According to Greta

Karen

The Ballad of Little Jo

The Ballad of Little Jo

Beatrice Grey

Homicide: The Movie

Homicide: The Movie

Kay Howard

Why Stop Now?

Why Stop Now?

Penny

Jane

Jane

Principal Rhodes

Streetwalkin'

Streetwalkin'

Cookie

Coast

Coast

Olivia

Confess

Confess

Agnes Lessor

The Knife

The Knife

Detective Carlsen

The Parting Glass

The Parting Glass

Al

Francine

Francine

Francine

Unlovable

Unlovable

Maddie

Stephanie Daley

Stephanie Daley

Miri Daley

American Gun

American Gun

Louise

Bomb

Deadtime Stories

Deadtime Stories

Judith 'MaMa' Baer

In the Line of Duty: Hunt for Justice

In the Line of Duty: Hunt for Justice

Carol Manning

Last Summer in the Hamptons

Last Summer in the Hamptons

Trish Axelrod

The 24 Hour Woman

The 24 Hour Woman

Dr. Suzanne Pincus

Nasty Boys

Nasty Boys

Katie Morrissey

The Mannequin

The Mannequin

Executive Producer

Queen of the Lot

Queen of the Lot

Aunt Bee

The Limbo Room

The Limbo Room

KC Collins

The Ever After

The Ever After

Penny

The Bride in Black

The Bride in Black

Mary Margaret

I Believe in America

I Believe in America

Soto

The House Is Burning

The House Is Burning

Mrs. Miller

Always … But Not Forever

Always … But Not Forever

Peggy

Hollywood Dreams

Hollywood Dreams

Aunt Bee

One Night

Wendy

Supermax

She's The Best Thing in It

She's The Best Thing in It

Self

Don McKay

Don McKay

Marie

A Time of Destiny

A Time of Destiny

Josie Larraneta

Carolina Skeletons

Carolina Skeletons

Cassie

Dear Lemon Lima

Dear Lemon Lima

Mrs. Howard

Venice/Venice

Venice/Venice

Peggy

Burn Country

Burn Country

Gloria

Black Irish

Black Irish

Margaret McKay

The Rooster Prince

Elaine

Racing Daylight

Racing Daylight

Sadie / Anna

Dwegons and Leprechauns

Dwegons and Leprechauns

Grandma Fitz / Butterfly McDweg / Mrs. Fitzgerald

Ron Forever

Ron Forever

Hilda

The Ashram

The Ashram

Chandra

Garden

Elizabeth

Silent Witness

Silent Witness

Patti Mullen

The Sea Is All I Know

The Sea Is All I Know

Sara

Stephanie's Image

Stephanie's Image

Stephanie

Under the bridge

Kathy

The Dry Land

The Dry Land

Martha

From Other Worlds

From Other Worlds

Miriam

Runaway

Runaway

Lisa Adler

Dear Lemon Lima

Dear Lemon Lima

Mrs. Howard

By a Thread

By a Thread

Helen

Mabel, Mabel Tiger Trainer

Mabel, Mabel Tiger Trainer

Narrator

Midnight Son

Midnight Son

Rita

Immaculate Conception

Immaculate Conception

Hannah

The View from Up Here

The View from Up Here

Claire

True Adolescents

True Adolescents

Sharon Mitchell

Fear of Fiction

Fear of Fiction

Sigrid Anderssen

Bottled Up

Bottled Up

Fay

Bottled Up

Bottled Up

Producer

I'm Only There...

I'm Only There...

Maggie

Damnation: The Flashback

Noda Marra

Santa Mesa

Santa Mesa

Maggie

Lullaby

Lullaby

Stephanie

AFTER: Poetry Destroys Silence

AFTER: Poetry Destroys Silence

The Butterfly, The Harp, and The Timepiece

The Butterfly, The Harp, and The Timepiece

Papillon

After the Spill

After the Spill

Narrator

Code of Ethics

Code of Ethics

Jo DeAngelo