Biography
Melissa Leo
Acting
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 critical acclaim and national attention in earning several nominations and awards, in…
Career works
137
Movies
113
Series
24
Career average
6.2/10
Birth date
09/14/1960
Place of birth
Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
Filmography highlights
Movies
Passenger
2026 · 6.2
The Knife
2025 · 7.2
Guns Up
2025 · 6.5
King Ivory
2025 · 6.7
AFTER: Poetry Destroys Silence
2024
Long Gone Heroes
2024 · 5.4
The Clean Up Crew
2024 · 5.5
The Equalizer 3
2023 · 7.3
Bonnie
2022 · 5.3
Jane
2022 · 5.4
Alone Together
2022 · 5.1
Coast
2022 · 4.6
Measure of Revenge
2022 · 4.7
Ida Red
2021 · 5.7
Thunder Force
2021 · 5.5
Series
I Know This Much Is True
2020 · 7.6
Dolly Parton's Heartstrings
2019 · 7.0
I'm Dying Up Here
2017 · 6.4
Wayward Pines
2015 · 6.9
BoJack Horseman
2014 · 8.5
Broad City
2014 · 7.1
The Arsenio Hall Show
2013 · 5.7
Mildred Pierce
2011 · 7.0
Treme
2010 · 7.6
Shark
2006 · 6.7
Criminal Minds
2005 · 8.3
Veronica Mars
2004 · 7.8
The L Word
2004 · 7.7
Cold Case
2003 · 7.8
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
2001 · 7.6