The Equalizer2014
As Susan Plummer
TMDb 7.3 / 10
Melissa Leo
Born
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, including an Oscar nomination for Best Actress. Leo earned several awards for her role as Alice Ward in the critically acclaimed film, “The Fighter” (2010). For this role Leo won the Golden Globe, Screen Actors Guild Award and Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. Leo currently appears on the television series Treme. Leo currently resides in Stone Ridge, New York and two sons John Matthew Heard (born 1987), and Adam (adopted - born 1984).
Filmography (115)
Passenger2026
As Diana Larson
TMDb 7.3 / 10
The Equalizer 32023
As Susan Plummer
TMDb 7.3 / 10
The Equalizer 22018
As Susan Plummer
TMDb 6.8 / 10
The Big Short2015
As Georgia Hale
TMDb 7.4 / 10
Prisoners2013
As Holly Jones
TMDb 8.1 / 10
Oblivion2013
As Sally
TMDb 6.7 / 10
Olympus Has Fallen2013
As Secretary of Defense Ruth McMillan
TMDb 6.4 / 10
London Has Fallen2016
As Secretary of Defense Ruth McMillan
TMDb 6.2 / 10
The Fighter2010
As Alice Ward
TMDb 7.4 / 10
Flight2012
As Ellen Block
TMDb 6.9 / 10
Righteous Kill2008
As Cheryl
TMDb 5.9 / 10
Guns Up2025
As Michael Temple
TMDb 6.5 / 10
21 Grams2003
As Marianne Jordan
TMDb 7.3 / 10
Snowden2016
As Laura Poitras
TMDb 7.1 / 10
Hide and Seek2005
As Laura
TMDb 6.4 / 10
Everybody's Fine2009
As Colleen
TMDb 6.8 / 10
Body Brokers2021
As Dr. White
TMDb 6.2 / 10
Thunder Force2021
As Allie
TMDb 5.5 / 10
Mr. Woodcock2007
As Sally Jansen
TMDb 5.1 / 10
King Ivory2025
As Ginger Greene
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Ida Red2021
As Ida ‘Red’ Walker
TMDb 5.7 / 10
The Clean Up Crew2024
As Siobhan
TMDb 5.5 / 10
All the Way2016
As Lady Bird Johnson
TMDb 6.7 / 10
Red State2011
As Sara
TMDb 6.0 / 10
The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada2005
As Rachel
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Conviction2010
As Nancy Taylor
TMDb 7.1 / 10
Novitiate2017
As Reverend Mother
TMDb 6.5 / 10
The Angriest Man in Brooklyn2014
As Bette Altmann
TMDb 5.6 / 10
Charlie Countryman2013
As Kate
TMDb 6.4 / 10
Long Gone Heroes2024
As Olivia
TMDb 5.4 / 10
Welcome to the Rileys2010
As Lois Riley
TMDb 6.6 / 10
Frozen River2008
As Ray Eddy
TMDb 6.6 / 10
The Most Hated Woman in America2017
As Madalyn Murray O'Hair
TMDb 6.2 / 10
Alone Together2022
As Deborah
TMDb 5.1 / 10
Measure of Revenge2022
As Lillian
TMDb 4.6 / 10
Bonnie2022
As Self
TMDb 5.3 / 10
Francine2012
As Francine
TMDb 4.8 / 10
Why Stop Now?2012
As Penny
TMDb 5.4 / 10
Unlovable2018
As Maddie
TMDb 5.6 / 10
Confess2005
As Agnes Lessor
TMDb 4.3 / 10
Veronika Decides to Die2009
As Mari
TMDb 5.8 / 10
The Alphabet Killer2008
As Kathy Walsh
TMDb 5.1 / 10
The Mannequin
The MannequinRelease date TBA
Supermax
SupermaxRelease date TBA
Nasty Boys1989
As Katie Morrissey
TMDb 7.3 / 10
Letters to Jackie: Remembering President Kennedy2013
As Self - Narrator (voice)
TMDb 6.6 / 10
Bomb
Bomb2007
Call Me Crazy: A Five Film2013
As Robin
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Homicide: The Movie2000
As Kay Howard
TMDb 6.9 / 10
The Space Between2011
As Montine
TMDb 6.6 / 10
American Gun2005
As Louise
TMDb 5.7 / 10
Ron ForeverRelease date TBA
As Hilda
Seven Days in Utopia2011
As Lily
TMDb 5.7 / 10
Jane2022
As Principal Rhodes
TMDb 5.3 / 10
Deadtime Stories1986
As Judith 'MaMa' Baer
TMDb 4.9 / 10
Coast2022
As Olivia
TMDb 4.6 / 10
The Knife2025
As Detective Carlsen
TMDb 7.2 / 10
Stephanie Daley2007
As Miri Daley
TMDb 5.8 / 10
The Ballad of Little Jo1993
As Beatrice Grey
TMDb 6.1 / 10
The Cake Eaters2007
As Ceci Kimbrough
TMDb 5.5 / 10
Bottled Up2013
As Fay
TMDb 5.7 / 10
Who Is Henry Jaglom?1997
As Self
TMDb 6.8 / 10
Dear Lemon Lima2009
As Mrs. Howard
TMDb 5.6 / 10
The Ashram2018
As Chandra
TMDb 5.5 / 10
Streetwalkin'1985
As Cookie
TMDb 4.9 / 10
Don McKay2009
As Marie
TMDb 4.9 / 10
In the Line of Duty: Hunt for Justice1995
As Carol Manning
TMDb 4.8 / 10
According to Greta2009
As Karen
TMDb 6.0 / 10
From Other Worlds2004
As Miriam
TMDb 3.9 / 10
Black Irish2007
As Margaret McKay
TMDb 6.5 / 10
I Believe in America2007
As Soto
TMDb 10.0 / 10
Furlough2018
As Joan Anderson
TMDb 5.7 / 10
The Ever After2015
As Penny
TMDb 5.7 / 10
The Limbo Room2006
As KC Collins
The Parting Glass2018
As Al
TMDb 5.4 / 10
Queen of the Lot2010
As Aunt Bee
TMDb 2.6 / 10
The Rooster Prince
The Rooster PrinceRelease date TBA
As Elaine
The 24 Hour Woman1999
As Dr. Suzanne Pincus
TMDb 5.8 / 10
The House Is Burning2006
As Mrs. Miller
TMDb 6.5 / 10
Venice/Venice1992
As Peggy
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Dear Lemon Lima2007
As Mrs. Howard
Garden
Garden1995
As Elizabeth
Midnight Son2007
As Rita
TMDb 1.0 / 10
A Time of Destiny1988
As Josie Larraneta
TMDb 5.4 / 10
Last Summer in the Hamptons1995
As Trish Axelrod
TMDb 5.8 / 10
Carolina Skeletons1991
As Cassie
TMDb 7.2 / 10
By a Thread1992
As Helen
TMDb 10.0 / 10
Stephanie's Image2009
As Stephanie
TMDb 8.0 / 10
Burn Country2016
As Gloria
TMDb 5.0 / 10
The Bride in Black1990
As Mary Margaret
TMDb 8.0 / 10
One Night
One Night2007
As Wendy
TMDb 6.4 / 10
Hollywood Dreams2007
As Aunt Bee
TMDb 3.1 / 10
Dwegons and Leprechauns2014
As Grandma Fitz / Butterfly McDweg / Mrs. Fitzgerald
TMDb 1.4 / 10
Silent Witness1985
As Patti Mullen
TMDb 4.7 / 10
The Dry Land2010
As Martha
TMDb 4.5 / 10
Runaway2005
As Lisa Adler
TMDb 6.5 / 10
Immaculate Conception1992
As Hannah
TMDb 5.4 / 10
She's The Best Thing in It2015
As Self
TMDb 1.0 / 10
True Adolescents2009
As Sharon Mitchell
TMDb 5.7 / 10
Damnation: The Flashback
Damnation: The Flashback2015
As Noda Marra
TMDb 1.0 / 10
Santa Mesa2008
As Maggie
TMDb 5.0 / 10
Racing Daylight2007
As Sadie / Anna
TMDb 3.3 / 10
Lullaby2008
As Stephanie
TMDb 10.0 / 10
I'm Only There...1984
As Maggie
Always … But Not Forever1985
As Peggy
TMDb 4.4 / 10
After the Spill2015
As Narrator
TMDb 7.0 / 10
The Butterfly, The Harp, and The Timepiece2015
As Papillon
The Sea Is All I Know2011
As Sara
Mabel, Mabel Tiger Trainer2018
As Narrator
The View from Up Here2017
As Claire
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Under the bridge
Under the bridge1998
As Kathy
Code of Ethics1999
As Jo DeAngelo
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Fear of Fiction2000
As Sigrid Anderssen
TMDb 8.0 / 10
AFTER: Poetry Destroys Silence2024
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