Melissa Leo

Melissa Leo

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...

Known For

Prisoners

as Holly Jones

The Equalizer

as Susan Plummer

Oblivion

as Sally

Cast Credits

The Knife

as Detective Carlsen

Guns Up

as Michael Temple

King Ivory

as Ginger Greene

The Equalizer 3

as Susan Plummer

Jane

as Principal Rhodes

Alone Together

as Deborah

Coast

as Olivia

Ida Red

as Ida ‘Red’ Walker

Body Brokers

as Dr. White

Unlovable

as Maddie

The Equalizer 2

as Susan Plummer

Furlough

as Joan Anderson

The Ashram

as Chandra

Novitiate

as Reverend Mother

The Most Hated Woman in America

as Madalyn Murray O'Hair

Snowden

as Laura Poitras

All the Way

as Lady Bird Johnson

Burn Country

as Gloria

London Has Fallen

as Secretary of Defense Ruth McMillan

The Big Short

as Georgia Hale

Crew Credits

Furlough

Producer

Bottled Up

Producer