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Melissa Leo(I)

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Melissa Leo
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Melissa Leo is an American actress. She is known for her Academy Award-winning performance in the 2010 film The Fighter (2010). She was born on September 14, 1960, in New York City. Leo starred as the mother of boxer Micky Ward in the 2010 film The Fighter, also starring Mark Wahlberg. The role garnered her both Golden Globe (Best Supporting Actress) and Oscar awards. Other accolades include award nominations for the film Frozen River (2008) and the HBO series Mildred Pierce.
BornSeptember 14, 1960
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BornSeptember 14, 1960
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  • Won 1 Oscar
    • 51 wins & 77 nominations total

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Melissa Leo and John Canoe in Frozen River (2008)
Melissa Leo and Jay Klaitz in Frozen River (2008)
Melissa Leo and Charlie McDermott in Frozen River (2008)
Melissa Leo in Frozen River (2008)
Melissa Leo in Frozen River (2008)
Melissa Leo and Misty Upham in Frozen River (2008)
Melissa Leo in Frozen River (2008)
Melissa Leo in Frozen River (2008)
Kevin Hannon, Melissa Leo, and Timothy Rule in Deadtime Stories (1986)
Ari Graynor and Melissa Leo in I'm Dying Up Here (2017)
Denzel Washington and Melissa Leo in The Equalizer 2 (2018)
Colin Firth, Natalie Portman, Christian Bale, and Melissa Leo in The 83rd Annual Academy Awards (2011)

Known for

Mark Wahlberg and Christian Bale in The Fighter (2010)
The Fighter
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  • Alice Ward
  • 2010
Jake Gyllenhaal and Hugh Jackman in Prisoners (2013)
Prisoners
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  • Holly Jones
  • 2013
Frozen River (2008)
Frozen River
7.1
  • Ray Eddy
  • 2008
Conviction (2010)
Conviction
7.2
  • Nancy Taylor
  • 2010

Credits

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Actress

  • Blood Relative
    • Completed
    • TV Movie
  • Draw Up & Stare
    • Ann
    • Post-production
    • Short
  • Returns
    • Pre-production
  • The Knife
    • Detective Carlsen
    • Post-production
  • Clean Up Crew
    • Siobhan
    • Post-production
  • Always on My Mind
    • Pre-production
  • Shelter
    • Pre-production
  • Jane (2022)
    Jane
    • Principal Rhodes
    • 2022
  • Katie Holmes, Jim Sturgess, and Derek Luke in Alone Together (2022)
    Alone Together
    • Deborah
    • 2022
  • Measure of Revenge (2022)
    Measure of Revenge
    • Lillian
    • 2022
  • William Forsythe, Josh Hartnett, John David Allen, Mark Boone Junior, Frank Grillo, Melissa Leo, Robert Ogden Barnum, George Carroll, Deborah Ann Woll, David Sardy, Jeremy M. Rosen, Beau Knapp, Matt Clegg, Sofia Hublitz, and John Swab in Ida Red (2021)
    Ida Red
    • Ida 'Red' Walker
    • 2021
  • Melissa McCarthy and Octavia Spencer in Thunder Force (2021)
    Thunder Force
    • Allie
    • 2021
  • Coast (2021)
    Coast
    • Olivia
    • 2021
  • Body Brokers (2021)
    Body Brokers
    • Dr. White
    • 2021
  • I Know This Much Is True (2020)
    I Know This Much Is True
    • Ma
    • TV Series
    • 2020
  • Dolly Parton in Dolly Parton's Heartstrings (2019)
    Dolly Parton's Heartstrings
    • Amelia Meegers
    • TV Series
    • 2019
  • Denzel Washington, Pedro Pascal, and Ashton Sanders in The Equalizer 2 (2018)
    The Equalizer 2
    • Susan Plummer
    • 2018
  • I'm Dying Up Here (2017)
    I'm Dying Up Here
    • Goldie Herschlag
    • TV Series
    • 2017–2018
  • The Parting Glass (2018)
    The Parting Glass
    • Al
    • 2018
  • Furlough (2018)
    Furlough
    • Joan Anderson
    • 2018
  • John Hawkes, Melissa Leo, Paul James, and Charlene deGuzman in Unlovable (2018)
    Unlovable
    • Maddie
    • 2018
  • The Ashram (2018)
    The Ashram
    • Chandra
    • 2018

Producer

  • Furlough (2018)
    Furlough
    • producer
    • 2018
  • The Butterfly, the Harp and the Timepiece (2015)
    The Butterfly, the Harp and the Timepiece
    • producer
    • Short
    • 2015
  • Mother's Day (2015)
    Mother's Day
    • producer
    • Short
    • 2015
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Melissa Leo: Movie & TV Moments
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Melissa Leo: Movie & TV Moments
"Mallory and Lois Talk Over Dinner"
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"Mallory and Lois Talk Over Dinner"
Streetwalkin'
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Streetwalkin'
Veronika Decides to Die
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Veronika Decides to Die
Veronika Decides to Die
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Veronika Decides to Die
Charlie Countryman
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Charlie Countryman
Prisoners
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Prisoners
Prisoners
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Prisoners
Prisoners
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Prisoners
Prisoners
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Prisoners
A Single Shot
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A Single Shot
The Space Between
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The Space Between

Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • Melissa Chessington Leo
  • Height
    • 5′ 4″ (1.63 m)
  • Born
    • September 14, 1960
    • New York City, New York, USA
  • Children
    • John Matthew Heard
  • Parents
      Peggy Chessington Leo
  • Other works
    Narrates audio-book versions of James Patterson's "1st to Die" and "Second Chance" and Tami Hoag's "Ashes to Ashes".
  • Publicity listings
    • 3 Interviews
    • 1 Article
    • 1 Pictorial

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    Beat Julia Roberts for the role of Linda Warner on the soap opera All My Children (1970).
  • Quotes
    [Excerpt from her 2011 Academy Award acceptance speech] When I watched Kate Winslet two years ago, it looked so fucking easy - Oops!

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