Melissa Chessington Leo ( born Melissa Chessington Leo ; born September 14, 1960 , New York ) is an American actress who works primarily with independent filmmakers. Her work in the movie Frozen River earned her an Oscar nomination for Best Actress in 2009, and two years later she won an award for a supporting role in the movie The Fighter . In 2013, Leo received an Emmy Award for her guest role in the television series Louis [1] .
| Melissa Leo | |
|---|---|
| English Melissa leo | |
 Leo in 2009. | |
| Birth name | Melissa Chessington Leo |
| Date of Birth | September 14, 1960 (58 years old) |
| Place of Birth | Manhattan , New York , USA |
| Citizenship |  USA |
| Profession | actress |
| Career | 1984 - present |
| Awards | Oscar (2011) The Golden Globe (2011) Emmy (2013) |
| IMDb | |
Content
Biography
Melissa Leo was born into the family of teacher Margaret Leo (nΓ©e Chessington) and editor and fisherman Arnold Leo. She studied at New York State University, but did not graduate.
The first role was played in the daily soap opera " All My Children " in 1984 - 1985 . Leo got the most fame thanks to the TV series β Slaughter department β, where detective Kay Howard, the only woman in the initial composition of the department, played [2] .
Personal life
In 1987, Leo had a son from actor John Heard , John Matthew "Jack" Heard [3] .
Partial filmography
| Year | Russian name | original name | Role | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 - 1985 | with | All my children | All my children | |
| 1985 | f | Oldest profession | Streetwalkin ' | Cookies "cookie" |
| 1989 - 1990 | with | The young riders | ||
| 1993 - 1999 | with | Slaughter department | Homicide: Life on the Street | detective kay howard |
| 1993 - 2008 | with | Law and order | Law & order | |
| 1994 | MTF | Scarlett | Scarlett | Soulin O'Hara Bentin |
| 1995 | tf | Hunt for justice | In the Line of Duty: Hunt for Justice | Carol Manning |
| 2003 | f | 21 grams | 21 grams | Marianne Jordan |
| 2005 | f | Three graves | The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada | Rachel |
| 2005 | f | The escape | Runaway | Lisa Edler |
| 2006 | with | Shark | Shark | Elizabeth Rourke |
| 2006 | core | Falling objects | Helga | |
| 2006 | f | Stephanie Daly | Stephanie daley | |
| 2007 | f | Black irish | Black irish | |
| 2008 | f | Frozen river | Frozen river | Ray Eddie |
| 2008 | f | Alphabet Killer | The alphabet killer | |
| 2009 | f | Veronica decides to die | Veronika decides to die | Marie |
| 2009 | f | Don Mackay | Don mckay | Mary |
| 2010 | f | Sentence | Convection | Nancy Taylor |
| 2010 - 2012 | with | Trimey | Treme | Tony burnett |
| 2010 | f | Fighter | The fighter | Alice Eklund |
| 2011 | MTF | Mildred Pierce | Mildred pierce | Lucy Gessler |
| 2011 | f | Red state | Red state | Sarah |
| 2012 | with | Louis | Louie | Laurie |
| 2012 | f | Crew | Flight | Ellen Block |
| 2013 | f | Olympus Has Fallen | Olympus Has Fallen | US Secretary of Defense Ruth Macmillan |
| 2013 | f | Oblivion | Oblivion | Sally |
| 2013 | f | Captives | Prisoners | Holly jones |
| 2013 | f | The Butler | The butler | Mamie eisenhower |
| 2014 | f | Great leveler | The equalizer | Susan Plummer |
| 2015 | with | Pines | Wayward pines | Pamela Pilcher |
| 2016 | f | Snowden | Snowden | Laura Poitras |
| 2016 | f | The fall of london | London has fallen | US Secretary of Defense Ruth Macmillan |
| 2016 | tf | Until the end | All the way | Lady Bird Johnson |
| 2017 | with | Dying with laughter | I'm Dying Up Here | Goldie Herschlag |
| 2017 | f | Novice | Novitiate | Rev. Marie Saint-Clair |
| 2018 | f | Great Equalizer 2 | The equalizer 2 | Susan Plummer |
Awards and nominations
Rewards
- 2011 - Oscar - Best Supporting Actress for the movie Fighter
- 2011 - Golden Globe Award - Best Supporting Actress for the movie Fighter
- 2011 - US Screen Actors Guild Award - Best Supporting Actress for the movie "The Fighter"
- 2013 - Emmy Award - Best Guest Actress in a comedy television series, for the television series Louis
Nominations
- 1985 - Daytime Emmy Award - Best Engineering in the Drama TV Series, for the television series All My Children
- 2009 - Oscar Award - Best Actress for the movie Frozen River
- 2009 - US Screen Actors Guild Award - Best Actress for the movie "Frozen River"
- 2011 - Emmy Award - Best Actress in a Supporting Role in a Mini-Series or Movie for the Mildred Pierce Mini-Series
Notes
- β Nellie Andreeva. HBO, 'Behind The Candelabra' Lead Creative Arts Emmy Awards; 'Undercover Boss', 'South Park', Tony Awards, Bob Newhart, Dan Bucatinsky, Melissa Leo, Carrie Preston, Heidi Klum & Tim Gunn Among Winners . Deadline.com (September 15, 2013). Date of appeal September 16, 2013.
- β Melissa Leo-Biography . Yahoo! . Date of treatment December 9, 2012. Archived December 10, 2012.
- β Heard Pleads Not Guilty to Harassing Ex-Girlfriend (Eng.) , Spartanburg Herald-Journal (March 20, 1997).
Links
- Melissa Leo on the Internet Movie Database