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 IngenueWoman 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 shows first five seasons from 19931997 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
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