
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...
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...
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Cast Credits
The Knife
as Detective Carlsen
Guns Up
as Michael Temple
King Ivory
as Ginger Greene
Long Gone Heroes
as Olivia
The Clean Up Crew
as Siobhan
The Equalizer 3
as Susan Plummer
Jane
as Principal Rhodes
Alone Together
as Deborah
Coast
as Olivia
Measure of Revenge
as Lillian
Ida Red
as Ida ‘Red’ Walker
Thunder Force
as Allie
Body Brokers
as Dr. White
Unlovable
as Maddie
The Equalizer 2
as Susan Plummer
The Parting Glass
as Al
Furlough
as Joan Anderson
The Ashram
as Chandra
Novitiate
as Reverend Mother
The View from Up Here
as Claire
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
Damnation: The Flashback
as Noda Marra
The Butterfly, The Harp, and The Timepiece
as Papillon
The Ever After
as Penny
Crew Credits
Furlough
Producer
Bottled Up
Producer