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Melissa Chessington Leo (born September 14, 1960) is an American actress. She is the recipient of several accolades, including an Academy Award , a Primetime Emmy Award , a Golden Globe Award , a Screen Actors Guild Award , and two Critics' Choice Awards .
Melissa Leo is an American actress who won an Oscar for her role in The Fighter (2010). IMDb provides her personal details, credits, videos, photos, trivia, and more.
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Jun 21, 2024 · Melissa Leo, American actress known for her naturalistic portrayals of tough, flinty women dealing with difficult situations. Her notable credits included the TV series Homicide: Life on the Street and the films 21 Grams, Frozen River, and The Fighter.
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Melissa Leo is an American actress. She is known for her Academy Award-winning performance in the 2010 film The Fighter (2010). She was born on September 14, 1960, in New York City. Leo starred as the mother of boxer Micky Ward in the 2010 film The Fighter, also starring Mark Wahlberg.
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Mar 3, 2011 · Kirk Douglas presenting Melissa Leo with the Oscar® for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in "The Fighter" at the 83rd Academy Awards® in 2011.
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Jul 20, 2018 · Melissa Leo returns as Susan Plummer, a friend of Robert McCall, in the sequel to The Equalizer. She talks about working with Denzel Washington and Antoine Fuqua, the differences between the TV and film versions, and how she prepared for a challenging death scene.
Melissa Leo is an American actress who won an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress for The Fighter. She has also starred in films such as Prisoners, Snowden, and The Equalizer, and TV shows such as Treme and I Know This Much Is True.