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Melissa Leo

Melissa Leo

Acting·1960·107 films

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.…

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Filmography

Prisoners
Prisoners (2013)Holly Jones
Oblivion
Oblivion (2013)Sally
The Equalizer
The Equalizer (2014)Susan Plummer
The Big Short
The Big Short (2015)Georgia Hale
Olympus Has Fallen
Olympus Has Fallen (2013)Secretary of Defense Ruth McMillan
Flight
Flight (2012)Ellen Block
The Equalizer 2
The Equalizer 2 (2018)Susan Plummer
London Has Fallen
London Has Fallen (2016)Secretary of Defense Ruth McMillan
The Fighter
The Fighter (2010)Alice Ward
Snowden
Snowden (2016)Laura Poitras
The Equalizer 3
The Equalizer 3 (2023)Susan Plummer
21 Grams
21 Grams (2003)Marianne Jordan
Hide and Seek
Hide and Seek (2005)Laura
Righteous Kill
Righteous Kill (2008)Cheryl
Thunder Force
Thunder Force (2021)Allie
Everybody's Fine
Everybody's Fine (2009)Colleen
Red State
Red State (2011)Sara
Conviction
Conviction (2010)Nancy Taylor
Charlie Countryman
Charlie Countryman (2013)Kate
The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada
The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada (2005)Rachel
The Angriest Man in Brooklyn
The Angriest Man in Brooklyn (2014)Bette Altmann
Mr. Woodcock
Mr. Woodcock (2007)Sally Jansen
Welcome to the Rileys
Welcome to the Rileys (2010)Lois Riley
Frozen River
Frozen River (2008)Ray Eddy
All the Way
All the Way (2016)Lady Bird Johnson
Veronika Decides to Die
Veronika Decides to Die (2009)Mari
Guns Up
Guns Up (2025)Michael Temple
The Most Hated Woman in America
The Most Hated Woman in America (2017)Madalyn Murray O'Hair
According to Greta
According to Greta (2009)Karen
The Alphabet Killer
The Alphabet Killer (2008)Kathy Walsh
Novitiate
Novitiate (2017)Reverend Mother
The Cake Eaters
The Cake Eaters (2007)Ceci Kimbrough
Body Brokers
Body Brokers (2021)Dr. White
Why Stop Now?
Why Stop Now? (2012)Penny
Ida Red
Ida Red (2021)Ida ‘Red’ Walker
Deadtime Stories
Deadtime Stories (1986)Judith 'MaMa' Baer
Passenger
Passenger (2026)Diana
Seven Days in Utopia
Seven Days in Utopia (2011)Lily
Long Gone Heroes
Long Gone Heroes (2024)Olivia
Furlough
Furlough (2018)Joan Anderson
Alone Together
Alone Together (2022)Deborah
Don McKay
Don McKay (2009)Marie
The Clean Up Crew
The Clean Up Crew (2024)Siobhan
Call Me Crazy: A Five Film
Call Me Crazy: A Five Film (2013)Robin
King Ivory
King Ivory (2025)Ginger Greene
American Gun
American Gun (2005)Louise
Jane
Jane (2022)Principal Rhodes
Stephanie Daley
Stephanie Daley (2007)Miri Daley
Burn Country
Burn Country (2016)Gloria
Runaway
Runaway (2005)Lisa Adler
The Ballad of Little Jo
The Ballad of Little Jo (1993)Beatrice Grey
Black Irish
Black Irish (2007)Margaret McKay
Unlovable
Unlovable (2018)Maddie
Homicide: The Movie
Homicide: The Movie (2000)Kay Howard
Dear Lemon Lima
Dear Lemon Lima (2009)Mrs. Howard
Measure of Revenge
Measure of Revenge (2022)Lillian
The Ashram
The Ashram (2018)Chandra
Streetwalkin'
Streetwalkin' (1985)Cookie
True Adolescents
True Adolescents (2009)Sharon Mitchell
The Ever After
The Ever After (2015)Penny
The Parting Glass
The Parting Glass (2018)Al
The Space Between
The Space Between (2011)Montine
Confess
Confess (2005)Agnes Lessor
From Other Worlds
From Other Worlds (2004)Miriam
Immaculate Conception
Immaculate Conception (1992)Hannah
Bottled Up
Bottled Up (2013)Fay
Silent Witness
Silent Witness (1985)Patti Mullen
Carolina Skeletons
Carolina Skeletons (1991)Cassie
Hollywood Dreams
Hollywood Dreams (2007)Aunt Bee
The House Is Burning
The House Is Burning (2006)Mrs. Miller
Letters to Jackie: Remembering President Kennedy
Letters to Jackie: Remembering President Kennedy (2013)Self - Narrator (voice)
The Dry Land
The Dry Land (2010)Martha
The Knife
The Knife (2025)Detective Carlsen
In the Line of Duty: Hunt for Justice
In the Line of Duty: Hunt for Justice (1995)Carol Manning
A Time of Destiny
A Time of Destiny (1988)Josie Larraneta
Coast
Coast (2022)Olivia
Francine
Francine (2012)Francine
Who Is Henry Jaglom?
Who Is Henry Jaglom? (1997)Self
Queen of the Lot
Queen of the Lot (2010)Aunt Bee
Always … But Not Forever
Always … But Not Forever (1985)Peggy
Last Summer in the Hamptons
Last Summer in the Hamptons (1995)Trish Axelrod
The 24 Hour Woman
The 24 Hour Woman (1999)Dr. Suzanne Pincus
Dwegons and Leprechauns
Dwegons and Leprechauns (2014)Grandma Fitz / Butterfly McDweg / Mrs. Fitzgerald
After the Spill
After the Spill (2015)Narrator
Bonnie
Bonnie (2022)Self
Nasty Boys
Nasty Boys (1989)Katie Morrissey
Racing Daylight
Racing Daylight (2007)Sadie / Anna
The View from Up Here
The View from Up Here (2017)Claire
Venice/Venice
Venice/Venice (1992)Peggy
Midnight Son
Midnight Son (2007)Rita
The Bride in Black
The Bride in Black (1990)Mary Margaret
Santa Mesa
Santa Mesa (2008)Maggie
She's The Best Thing in It
She's The Best Thing in It (2015)Self
By a Thread
By a Thread (1992)Helen
Fear of Fiction
Fear of Fiction (2000)Sigrid Anderssen
I Believe in America
I Believe in America (2007)Soto
Lullaby
Lullaby (2008)Stephanie
Code of Ethics
Code of Ethics (1999)Jo DeAngelo
Stephanie's Image
Stephanie's Image (2009)Stephanie
The Limbo Room
The Limbo Room (2006)KC Collins
Ron Forever
Ron ForeverHilda
Dear Lemon Lima
Dear Lemon Lima (2007)Mrs. Howard
I'm Only There...
I'm Only There... (1984)Maggie
The Sea Is All I Know
The Sea Is All I Know (2011)Sara
Mabel, Mabel Tiger Trainer
Mabel, Mabel Tiger Trainer (2018)Narrator
AFTER: Poetry Destroys Silence
AFTER: Poetry Destroys Silence (2024)
The Butterfly, The Harp, and The Timepiece
The Butterfly, The Harp, and The Timepiece (2015)Papillon