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Melissa Chessington Leo
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2014 Prairie Bones (pre-production)
Gertie Kolp (rumored)
 
2014 I Fought the Law (pre-production)
Alice McMillan
 
2013 Over the Wall (pre-production)
Jane
 
2013 Prisoners (filming)
 
2013 The Butler (post-production)
Mamie Eisenhower
 
2013 The Angriest Man in Brooklyn (completed)
Bette Altmann
 
2013 Dwegons
Grandma Fitz/Butterfly McDweg/Mrs. Fitzgerald/
 
2013 Call Me Crazy: A Five Film (TV movie)
Robin
 
2013/III Bottled Up
Fay
 
2013/I Oblivion
Sally
 
2013 Olympus Has Fallen
Secretary of Defense Ruth McMillan
 
2013 A Single Shot
Florence
 
2013 The Necessary Death of Charlie Countryman
Katie
 
2010-2012 Treme (TV series)
Toni Bernette
– Tipitina (2012) … Toni Bernette
– Poor Man's Paradise (2012) … Toni Bernette
– Don't You Leave Me Here (2012) … Toni Bernette
– Promised Land (2012) … Toni Bernette
– Careless Love (2012) … Toni Bernette
See all 31 episodes »
 
2012/I Flight
Ellen Block
 
2012 Louie (TV series)
Laurie
– Telling Jokes/Set Up (2012) … Laurie
 
2012 Francine
Francine
 
2012 Why Stop Now
Penny Bloom
 
2011 Brooklyn Brothers Beat the Best
Sarah
 
2011 Seven Days in Utopia
Lily
 
2011 The Sea Is All I Know (short)
Sara
 
2011 Mildred Pierce (TV mini-series)
Lucy Gessler
– Part Five (2011) … Lucy Gessler
– Part Four (2011) … Lucy Gessler
– Part Three (2011) … Lucy Gessler
– Part One (2011) … Lucy Gessler
– Part Two (2011) … Lucy Gessler
 
2011 Red State
Sara
 
2011 Lost Revolution
Soto
 
2010/I The Fighter
Alice Ward
 
2010 Queen of the Lot
Aunt Bee
 
2010/II Conviction
Nancy Taylor
 
2010/I The Space Between
Montine
 
2010 The Dry Land
Martha
 
2010 Welcome to the Rileys
Lois Riley
 
2009 According to Greta
Karen
 
2009 Everybody's Fine
Colleen
 
2009 Dear Lemon Lima
Mrs. Howard
 
2009 Veronika Decides to Die
Mari
 
2009 Don McKay
Marie (as Melissa Chessington Leo)
 
2009 True Adolescents
Sharon Mitchell
 
2009 Stephanie's Image
Stephanie
 
2009 The Farm (TV movie)
CO Helen Miller
 
2008 The Alphabet Killer
Kathy Walsh
 
2008 Predisposed (short)
Penny
 
2008 Righteous Kill
Cheryl Brooks
 
2008 This Is a Story About Ted and Alice (short)
Alice
 
1993-2008 Law & Order (TV series)
Alice Sutton / Donna Cheponis / Sherri Quinn
– Personae Non Grata (2008) … Donna Cheponis
– Who Let the Dogs Out? (2001) … Sherri Quinn
– Sweeps (1993) … Alice Sutton
 
2008 Ball Don't Lie
Georgia
 
2008 Santa Mesa
Maggie
 
2008/I Lullaby
Stephanie
 
2008 Frozen River
Ray Eddy
 
2007 One Night
Wendy
 
2007 Cold Case (TV series)
Tayna Raymes '94-'07
– Thrill Kill (2007) … Tayna Raymes '94-'07
 
2007 Mr. Woodcock
Sally Jansen
 
2007 Lost Revolution
Soto
 
2007 Racing Daylight
Sadie/Anna
 
2007 The Cake Eaters
Ceci Kimbrough
 
2007 Dear Lemon Lima
Mrs. Howard
 
2007 Black Irish
Margaret McKay
 
2007 Midnight Son (short)
Rita
 
2007/I Bomb (short)
Sharon
 
2007 Criminal Minds (TV series)
Georgia Davis
– No Way Out (2007) … Georgia Davis
 
2006 Shark (TV series)
Elizabeth Rourke
– Pilot (2006) … Elizabeth Rourke
 
2006 Falling Objects (short)
Helga
 
2006 The House Is Burning
Mrs. Miller
 
2006 Hollywood Dreams
Aunt Bee
 
2006 The Limbo Room
KC Collins
 
2006 Stephanie Daley
Miri Daley
 
2005 Confess
Agnes Lessor
 
2005 American Gun
Louise
 
2005 The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada
Rachel
 
2005 The L Word (TV series)
Winnie Mann
– Lacuna (2005) … Winnie Mann
– Loyal (2005) … Winnie Mann
– Luminous (2005) … Winnie Mann
 
2005 Patch (short)
Maelynn
 
2005 No Shoulder (short)
Ruth
 
2005 Runaway
Lisa Adler
 
2005 Law & Order: Criminal Intent (TV series)
Maureen Curtis
– The Good Child (2005) … Maureen Curtis
 
2005 Hide and Seek
Laura
 
2004 From Other Worlds
Miriam
 
2004 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (TV series)
Sybil Perez
– Harvest (2004) … Sybil Perez
 
2004 Veronica Mars (TV series)
Julia Smith
– Meet John Smith (2004) … Julia Smith
 
2004 First Breath (short)
Detective Waxman
 
2003 21 Grams
Marianne Jordan
 
2000 Fear of Fiction
Sigrid Anderssen
 
2000 Homicide: The Movie (TV movie)
Sgt. Kay Howard
 
1999 Code of Ethics
Jo DeAngelo
 
1999 The 24 Hour Woman
Dr. Suzanne Pincus
 
1998 Legacy (TV series)
Emma Bradford
– The Search Party (1998) … Emma Bradford
– Emma (1998) … Emma Bradford
 
1997 Under the Bridge
Kathy
 
1993-1997 Homicide: Life on the Street (TV series)
Det. Sgt. Kay Howard / Det. Kay Howard / Carrie Howard (as Margaret May) / …
– Strangers and Other Partners (1997) … Det. Sgt. Kay Howard
– Partners and Other Strangers (1997) … Det. Sgt. Kay Howard
– Narcissus (1997) … Det. Sgt. Kay Howard
– Deception (1997) … Det. Sgt. Kay Howard
– Double Blind (1997) … Det. Sgt. Kay Howard
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1995 In the Line of Duty: Hunt for Justice (TV movie)
Carol Manning
 
1995 Last Summer in the Hamptons
Trish Axelrod
 
1994 Scarlett (TV mini-series)
Suellen O'Hara Benteen
– Episode #1.3 (1994) … Suellen O'Hara Benteen
– Episode #1.1 (1994) … Suellen O'Hara Benteen
 
1994 Garden (short)
Elizabeth
 
1993 The Ballad of Little Jo
Beatrice Grey
 
1992 Venice/Venice
Peggy
 
1992 Immaculate Conception
Hannah
 
1991 Carolina Skeletons (TV movie)
Cassie (as Melissa Chessington Leo)
 
1990 The Bride in Black (TV movie)
Mary Margaret
 
1990 Against the Law (TV series)
Jill
– Where the Truth Lies (1990) … Jill
 
1989-1990 The Young Riders (TV series)
Emma Shannon
– Gathering Clouds: Part 2 (1990) … Emma Shannon
– Gathering Clouds: Part 1 (1990) … Emma Shannon
– Then There Was One (1990) … Emma Shannon
– Man Behind the Badge (1990) … Emma Shannon
– Matched Pair (1990) … Emma Shannon
See all 24 episodes »
 
1989-1990 Nasty Boys (TV series)
Katie Morrissey
– Nasty Boys (Pilot) (1990) … Katie Morrissey
– Nasty Boys (Original Pilot) (1989) … Katie Morrissey
 
1989 Nasty Boys (TV movie)
Katie Morrissey
 
1989 Gideon Oliver (TV series)
Rebecca Hecht
– Kennonite (1989) … Rebecca Hecht
 
1988 Miami Vice (TV series)
Kathleen Gilfords
– Bad Timing (1988) … Kathleen Gilfords
 
1988 A Time of Destiny
Josie Larraneta
 
1987 Spenser: For Hire (TV series)
Mary Hamilton
– Mary Hamilton (1987) … Mary Hamilton
 
1986 Deadtime Stories
Judith 'MaMa' Baer
 
1985 Silent Witness (TV movie)
Patti Mullen
 
1985 The Equalizer (TV series)
Irina Dzershinsky
– The Defector (1985) … Irina Dzershinsky
 
1985 Streetwalkin'
Cookie
 
1985 Always
Peggy
 
1984-1985 All My Children (TV series)
Linda Warner
– Episode dated 11 April 1985 (1985) … Linda Warner
– Episode dated 4 April 1985 (1985) … Linda Warner
– Episode dated 20 June 1984 (1984) … Linda Warner
– Episode dated 25 May 1984 (1984) … Linda Warner
– Episode dated 15 May 1984 (1984) … Linda Warner
See all 6 episodes »
 
1984 I'm Only There... (short)
Maggie
 
Show ShowSelf (30 titles)
2013 18th Annual Critics' Choice Movie Awards (TV movie)
Herself
 
2010-2012 Made in Hollywood (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #8.7 (2012) … Herself
– Episode #6.9 (2010) … Herself
 
2012 The Talk (TV series)
Herself - Guest
– Episode dated 25 October 2012 (2012) … Herself - Guest
 
2012 The 84th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Herself - Presenter: Best Actor in a Supporting Role
 
2011 The 63rd Primetime Emmy Awards (TV special)
Herself - Nominee: Best Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or Movie
 
2011 The Wendy Williams Show (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 21 April 2011 (2011) … Herself
 
2011 The Oprah Winfrey Show (TV series)
Herself / Herself - Guest
– Oprah's After-Oscar Party 2011 (2011) … Herself - Guest
– All New! Oscar Winners, Plus the Nominees (2011) … Herself
 
2011 The 83rd Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Herself - Winner: Best Actress in a Supporting Role
 
2011 The 2011 Independent Spirit Awards (TV movie)
Herself - Presenter
 
2011 Tavis Smiley (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 4 February 2011 (2011) … Herself
 
2011 17th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (TV special)
Herself
 
2011 Jimmy Kimmel Live! (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #9.72 (2011) … Herself
 
2011 The 68th Annual Golden Globe Awards (TV movie)
Herself - Winner: Best Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
 
2011 16th Annual Critics' Choice Movie Awards (TV documentary)
Herself
 
2009 Cut, Good: The Making of 'Runaway' (video documentary short)
Herself
 
2009 49o Festival Thessalonikis - 19 kinimatografistes (TV documentary)
 
2009 Días de cine (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 3 September 2009 (2009) … Herself
 
2009 The 81st Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Herself - Nominee: Best Actress in a Leading Role
 
2009 Rachael Ray (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #3.115 (2009) … Herself
 
2009 Storymakers (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #1.1 (2009) … Herself
 
2009 15th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (TV movie)
Herself - Nominee: Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Motion Picture
 
2009 14th Annual Critics' Choice Awards Red Carpet Premiere (TV movie)
Herself
 
2009 The 14th Annual Critics' Choice Awards (TV movie)
Herself - Presenter
 
2009 Shorts Spotlight (TV series documentary)
Herself
 
2008 Ceremonia de clausura - 56º festival internacional de cine de San Sebastián (TV movie)
Herself - Winner: Best Actress
 
2008 Cinema 3 (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 27 September 2008 (2008) … Herself
 
2008 Secret's Out (TV series)
Herself
– Frozen River (2008) … Herself
 
2008 Up Close with Carrie Keagan (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 29 July 2008 (2008) … Herself
 
2003 Charlie Rose (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 19 December 2003 (2003) … Herself
 
1997 Who Is Henry Jaglom? (documentary)
Herself
 
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1998 Anatomy of a 'Homicide: Life on the Street' (TV documentary)
Sgt. Kay Howard
 

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(2005, May-June) Starred in the Alexandra Gersten-Vassilaros play, "The Argument" at the off-Broadway Vineyard Theatre, New York, New York. See more »

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[Excerpt from her 2011 Academy Award acceptance speech] When I watched Kate Winslet two years ago, it looked so fucking easy - Oops! See more »

Trivia:

She is a natural redhead. See more »

Star Sign:

Virgo