Melissa Leo

Acting

Melissa Leo

Born 1960-09-14 Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA 113 films

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 nomina…

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Filmography

113 films
Passenger poster

After a young couple witnesses a gruesome highway accident, they soon realize they did not leave th…

Passenger

★ 5.7 2026

The Knife poster

All Chris wants is to build a promising future for his wife, Alex, and their two daughters—a young…

The Knife

★ 7.2 2025

Guns Up poster

When a job goes horribly wrong, an ex-cop and family man who moonlights as a mob henchman has one n…

Guns Up

★ 6.5 2025

King Ivory poster

Based on extensive research involving law enforcement and gang members, a never-before-seen, authen…

King Ivory

★ 6.8 2025

Jane poster

When Olivia gets deferred from her dream college, she begins to spiral. In an attempt to regain con…

Jane

★ 5.4 2022

Alone Together poster

Strangers June and Charlie wind up double-booked in the same upstate New York Airbnb during the sta…

Alone Together

★ 5.1 2022

Coast poster

Desperate to escape the trappings of her small coastal farming town, 16-year-old Abby falls for the…

Coast

★ 4.6 2022