Melissa Leo

Won Oscar. Another 35 wins & 18 nominations See more awards »

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The Fighter (2010)

Frozen River (2008)

Oblivion (2013)

Homicide: Life on the Street (1993)

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Actress (113 titles)

???? Battlecreek (rumored) (in production)

2014 Wayward Pines (TV series) (pre-production)
Nurse Pam (2014)

2014 The Ever After (pre-production)

2014 Prairie Bones (pre-production)
Gertie Kolp (rumored)

2014 I Fought the Law (pre-production)
Alice McMillan

???? Late Bloomer (pre-production)
Brenda (rumored)

2014 The Equalizer (filming)

2013 Prisoners (post-production)

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)
Kay Howard / Carrie Howard (as Margaret May)

– Strangers and Other Partners (1997) … Kay Howard

– Partners and Other Strangers (1997) … Kay Howard

– Narcissus (1997) … Kay Howard

– Deception (1997) … Kay Howard

– Double Blind (1997) … 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

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1984 I'm Only There... (short)
Maggie

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The Distance From Here Broadway play 2004 See more »

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Alternate Names:

Melissa Chessington Leo | Margaret May II

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[on interpreting the title role in Francine] To play someone when the character masks their own emotions, doesn't understand their own emotions, has no release for their own emotions, and yet is full of emotion - that is a much harder character to play than someone who has somewhere to put it. See more »

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Has worked with Kristen Stewart twice. Once in The Cake Eaters and again in Welcome to the Rileys. See more »

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	STARmeter Top 5000 Up 908 this week View rank on IMDbPro » Melissa Leo (I) Actress Trivia: Has worked with Kristen Stewart twice. Once in The Cake Eaters and again in Welcome to the Rileys. See more trivia » Born: Melissa Chessington Leo September 14, 1960 in New York City, New York, USA
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