Melissa Leo
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Melissa Chessington Leo is an American actress. After appearing on several television shows and films in the late '80s, her breakthrough role came in 1993 as Det. Sgt. Kay Howard
on the television series Homicide: Life on the Street
for the show's first five seasons from 1993 – 1997. Having previously been a regular on All My Children
and The Young Riders
, her breakthrough film role was in the 2003 film, 21 Grams
as Marianne Jordan.
Following several films, Leo received critical acclaim and national attention in the 2009 film, Frozen River
earning several nominations and awards, including an Oscar nomination for Best Actress
. In 2011, Leo earned several awards for her role as Alice Ward in the critically acclaimed film, The Fighter. For this role Leo won the Golden Globe
, Screen Actors Guild Award and Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress
.
Leo currently appears on the HBO television series Treme
as Antoinette "Toni" Bernette.
, New York City
. She is the daughter of Peggy (née Chessington), a California
-born teacher, and Arnold Leo, an editor at Grove Press
, fisherman, and spokesman for the East Hampton
Baymen's Association. Leo was raised on the Lower East Side
of Manhattan and spent summers at her father's house in Springs, a section of East Hampton, N.Y. She is a former resident of Putney, Vermont
and now lives in Stone Ridge, New York
. She has a son with actor and former boyfriend John Heard named John Matthew Heard (born 1987) and years later adopted Adam (born 1984).
for Outstanding Ingenue/Woman in a Drama Series for All My Children
. Following this, Leo appeared in several films including A Time of Destiny
, Last Summer in the Hamptons
, Venice/Venice
and her appearances on television, most notably her role as Det. Sgt. Kay Howard
on Homicide: Life on the Street
until 1997. Three years later she reprised her role in the television movie, Homicide: The Movie
. After a brief hiatus in film, Leo's breakthrough came three years later in the Alejandro González Iñárritu
film, 21 Grams
released to critical acclaim. Leo appeared in a supporting role alongside Sean Penn
, Naomi Watts
, Benicio del Toro
and Clea DuVall
. Leo shared a "Best Ensemble Acting" award from the Phoenix Film Critics Society
in 2003 and the runner-up for the Los Angeles Film Critics Association
for Best Supporting Actress.
Leo appeared in supporting roles throughout the 2000s including the suspense film Hide and Seek
opposite Robert De Niro
, Dakota Fanning
, Famke Janssen
, the independent film American Gun
both in 2005, and had a minor role in the comedy Mr. Woodcock
. In 2006, she won the Bronze Wrangler
at the Western Heritage Awards for Outstanding Theatrical Motion Picture for The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada
shared with Tommy Lee Jones
who also produced the film. In 2008, she won the Maverick Actor Award and also the Best Actress award at the Method Fest for Lullaby (2008). That same year Leo earned critical praise for her performance in the film Frozen River
winning several including the Best Actress award from the Independent Spirit Awards
, the Spotlight award from the National Board of Review and Best Actress nominations from the Screen Actors Guild Awards
, Broadcast Film Critics Association
, Academy Awards
. Critic Roger Ebert
backed her for a win stating, "Best Actress: Melissa Leo. What a complete performance, evoking a woman's life in a time of economic hardship. The most timely of films, but that isn't reason enough. I was struck by how intensely determined she was to make the payments, support her two children, carry on after her abandonment by a gambling husband, and still maintain rules and goals around the house. This was a heroic woman." Following Frozen River Leo continued to appear in several independent films and had a minor role in the 2008 film, Righteous Kill
with Al Pacino
and her Hide and Seek co-star, Robert De Niro. Leo appeared in a series of films throughout 2009, including, According to Greta, the title character in Stephanie's Image
, True Adolescents
and Veronika Decides to Die
.
In 2010, Leo received praise for her role in David O. Russell
's, The Fighter released to critical acclaim. Rick Bentley of The Charlotte Observer
said "Both actors (Mark Wahlberg
and Christian Bale
) are very good, but they get blown off the screen by Melissa Leo, who plays their mother, Alice Ward. She's a passive-aggressive minion of hell who makes every past bad film mom look like June Cleaver. Leo's Oscar-worthy portrayal of Alice as a master manipulator goes beyond acting to a total transformation." Roger Ebert
referred to it as a "a teeth-gratingly brilliant performance." Leo and several of the film's actors including her co-star Amy Adams
and Bale were nominated. For her performance Leo won received several awards including the Golden Globe
, Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association
, New York Film Critics Circle
, Screen Actors Guild and culminating in her winning the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress
. While accepting her Oscar, Leo, appearing overwhelmed with excitement, spontaneously said, "When I watched Kate (Winslet)
two years ago, it looked so fucking easy!" She apologized afterwards admitting that it was "a very inappropriate place to use that particular word...those words, I apologize to anyone that they offend."
Following her Oscar win, Leo appeared in the HBO miniseries, Mildred Pierce
alongside Kate Winslet
, Evan Rachel Wood
and Guy Pearce
. Her performance garnered a Emmy Award
nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie. Her next projects include Red State
, the independent comedy Predisposed with Jesse Eisenberg
currently in pre-production and the crime thriller The Dead Circus
based on the novel by John Kaye with Michael C. Hall
and James Marsden
currently in development
Kay Howard
Kay Howard is a fictional homicide detective from Homicide: Life on the Street. She was played by actress Melissa Leo. In the first two seasons of the show her character was the only female detective or member of the main cast. This was in keeping with the book and the actual Homicide unit in...
on the television series Homicide: Life on the Street
Homicide: Life on the Street
Homicide: Life on the Street is an American police procedural television series chronicling the work of a fictional version of the Baltimore Homicide Unit. It ran for seven seasons on NBC from 1993 to 1999, and was succeeded by a TV movie, which also acted as the de-facto series finale...
for the show's first five seasons from 1993 – 1997. Having previously been a regular on All My Children
All My Children
All My Children is an American television soap opera that aired on ABC from January 5, 1970 to September 23, 2011. Created by Agnes Nixon, All My Children is set in Pine Valley, Pennsylvania, a fictitious suburb of Philadelphia. The show features Susan Lucci as Erica Kane, one of daytime's most...
and The Young Riders
The Young Riders
The Young Riders is an American Western television series created by Ed Spielman that presents a fictionalized account of a group of young Pony Express riders based at the Sweetwater Station in the Nebraska Territory during the years leading up to the American Civil War...
, her breakthrough film role was in the 2003 film, 21 Grams
21 Grams
21 Grams is a 2003 American drama film directed by Alejandro González Iñárritu and written by Guillermo Arriaga. It stars Sean Penn, Naomi Watts, Danny Huston, and Benicio del Toro....
as Marianne Jordan.
Following several films, Leo received critical acclaim and national attention in the 2009 film, Frozen River
Frozen River
Frozen River is a 2008 American drama film written and directed by Courtney Hunt. The screenplay focuses on two working-class women who smuggle illegal immigrants in the trunk of a car from Canada to the United States in order to make ends meet...
earning several nominations and awards, including an Oscar nomination for Best Actress
Academy Award for Best Actress
Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role is one of the Academy Awards of merit presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to recognize an actress who has delivered an outstanding performance while working within the film industry...
. In 2011, Leo earned several awards for her role as Alice Ward in the critically acclaimed film, The Fighter. For this role Leo won the Golden Globe
Golden Globe Award
The Golden Globe Award is an accolade bestowed by the 93 members of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association recognizing excellence in film and television, both domestic and foreign...
, Screen Actors Guild Award and Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress
Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress
Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role is one of the Academy Awards of Merit presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to recognize an actress who has delivered an outstanding performance while working within the film industry. Since its inception, however, the...
.
Leo currently appears on the HBO television series Treme
Treme (TV series)
Treme is an American television drama series created by David Simon and Eric Overmyer that premiered on April 11, 2010 on HBO. It takes its name from Tremé, a neighborhood of New Orleans...
as Antoinette "Toni" Bernette.
Personal life
Leo was born in ManhattanManhattan
Manhattan is the oldest and the most densely populated of the five boroughs of New York City. Located primarily on the island of Manhattan at the mouth of the Hudson River, the boundaries of the borough are identical to those of New York County, an original county of the state of New York...
, New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
. She is the daughter of Peggy (née Chessington), a California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
-born teacher, and Arnold Leo, an editor at Grove Press
Grove Press
Grove Press is an American publishing imprint that was founded in 1951. Imprints include: Black Cat, Evergreen, Venus Library, Zebra. Barney Rosset purchased the company in 1951 and turned it into an alternative book press in the United States. The Atlantic Monthly Press, under the aegis of its...
, fisherman, and spokesman for the East Hampton
East Hampton (town), New York
The Town of East Hampton is located in southeastern Suffolk County, New York, at the eastern end of the South Shore of Long Island. It is the easternmost town in the state of New York...
Baymen's Association. Leo was raised on the Lower East Side
Lower East Side
The Lower East Side, LES, is a neighborhood in the southeastern part of the New York City borough of Manhattan. It is roughly bounded by Allen Street, East Houston Street, Essex Street, Canal Street, Eldridge Street, East Broadway, and Grand Street....
of Manhattan and spent summers at her father's house in Springs, a section of East Hampton, N.Y. She is a former resident of Putney, Vermont
Putney, Vermont
Putney is a town in Windham County, Vermont, United States. The population was 2,634 at the 2000 census.On December 26, 1753 Col.Josiah Willard led a proprietors' petition for a Putney charter which was issued by Governor Benning Wentworth of the New Hampshire Grants under King George II of England...
and now lives in Stone Ridge, New York
Stone Ridge, New York
Stone Ridge is a hamlet in Ulster County, New York, United States. The population was 1,173 at the 2000 census.Stone Ridge is located in the Town of Marbletown, along US 209 where it overlaps NY 213.-Geography:...
. She has a son with actor and former boyfriend John Heard named John Matthew Heard (born 1987) and years later adopted Adam (born 1984).
Career
Leo's acting debut came in 1985, for which she was nominated for a Daytime Emmy at the Daytime Emmy Awards/12th Daytime Emmy Awards12th Daytime Emmy Awards
The 12th Daytime Emmy Awards were held on Wednesday, July 31, 1985 on CBS to commemorate excellence in daytime programming from the previous year . Two new categories were added: Outstanding Young Man in a Daytime Drama Series and Outstanding Ingenue in a Daytime Drama Series...
for Outstanding Ingenue/Woman in a Drama Series for All My Children
All My Children
All My Children is an American television soap opera that aired on ABC from January 5, 1970 to September 23, 2011. Created by Agnes Nixon, All My Children is set in Pine Valley, Pennsylvania, a fictitious suburb of Philadelphia. The show features Susan Lucci as Erica Kane, one of daytime's most...
. Following this, Leo appeared in several films including A Time of Destiny
A Time of Destiny (film)
A Time of Destiny is an American drama film directed by Gregory Nava and written by Nava and Anna Thomas. The story is based on the opera La forza del destino by Verdi. The motion picture was executive produced by Shep Gordon and Carolyn Pfeiffer...
, Last Summer in the Hamptons
Last Summer in the Hamptons
Last Summer in the Hamptons is a 1995 movie directed by Henry Jaglom and released by Rainbow Releasing and Live Entertainment and features a large eclectic ensemble cast....
, Venice/Venice
Venice/Venice
Venice/Venice is an American film starring Henry Jaglom, Nelly Alard, Melissa Leo, Suzanne Bertish, Daphna Kastner, David Duchovny, John Landis and written and directed by Henry Jaglom.-Plot:...
and her appearances on television, most notably her role as Det. Sgt. Kay Howard
Kay Howard
Kay Howard is a fictional homicide detective from Homicide: Life on the Street. She was played by actress Melissa Leo. In the first two seasons of the show her character was the only female detective or member of the main cast. This was in keeping with the book and the actual Homicide unit in...
on Homicide: Life on the Street
Homicide: Life on the Street
Homicide: Life on the Street is an American police procedural television series chronicling the work of a fictional version of the Baltimore Homicide Unit. It ran for seven seasons on NBC from 1993 to 1999, and was succeeded by a TV movie, which also acted as the de-facto series finale...
until 1997. Three years later she reprised her role in the television movie, Homicide: The Movie
Homicide: The Movie
Homicide: The Movie is a television movie that aired 13 February 2000, one year after the completion of the American police drama television series Homicide: Life on the Street...
. After a brief hiatus in film, Leo's breakthrough came three years later in the Alejandro González Iñárritu
Alejandro González Iñárritu
Alejandro González Iñárritu is a Mexican film director.González Iñárritu is the first Mexican director to be nominated for the Academy Award for Best Director and by the DGA of America for Best Director. He is also the first and only Mexican born director to have won the Prix de la mise en scene...
film, 21 Grams
21 Grams
21 Grams is a 2003 American drama film directed by Alejandro González Iñárritu and written by Guillermo Arriaga. It stars Sean Penn, Naomi Watts, Danny Huston, and Benicio del Toro....
released to critical acclaim. Leo appeared in a supporting role alongside Sean Penn
Sean Penn
Sean Justin Penn is an American actor, screenwriter and film director, also known for his political and social activism...
, Naomi Watts
Naomi Watts
Naomi Ellen Watts is a British actress. Watts began her career in Australian television, where she appeared in series such as Hey Dad..! , Brides of Christ , and Home and Away . Her film debut was the 1986 drama For Love Alone...
, Benicio del Toro
Benicio del Toro
Benicio Monserrate Rafael del Toro Sánchez is a Puerto Rican and Spanish actor and film producer. He won an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award, a Screen Actors Guild Award, and a BAFTA Award for his role as Javier Rodríguez in Traffic . He is also known for his roles as Fred Fenster in The Usual...
and Clea DuVall
Clea DuVall
Clea Helen D'Etienne DuVall is an American actress. She is best known for her role as Sofie on the television series Carnivàle as well as for films such as The Faculty , Girl, Interrupted and The Grudge .-Early life:DuVall was born in Los Angeles, California, the only child of Rosemary and...
. Leo shared a "Best Ensemble Acting" award from the Phoenix Film Critics Society
Phoenix Film Critics Society
The Phoenix Film Critics Society is an organization of film reviewers from Phoenix-based publications.In December of each year, the PFCS meets to vote on their Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards for films released in the same calendar year.Categories of awards include:* Best Actor The Phoenix...
in 2003 and the runner-up for the Los Angeles Film Critics Association
Los Angeles Film Critics Association
The Los Angeles Film Critics Association was founded in 1975. Its main purpose is to present yearly awards to members of the film industry who have excelled in their fields. These awards are presented each January...
for Best Supporting Actress.
Leo appeared in supporting roles throughout the 2000s including the suspense film Hide and Seek
Hide and Seek (2005 film)
Hide and Seek is a 2005 American horror film starring Robert De Niro, Famke Janssen and Dakota Fanning. It was directed by John Polson. The film opened in the United States in January 2005 and was top of the box office. It did not reach the same level of critical success; it garnered mainly...
opposite Robert De Niro
Robert De Niro
Robert De Niro, Jr. is an American actor, director and producer. His first major film roles were in Bang the Drum Slowly and Mean Streets, both in 1973...
, Dakota Fanning
Dakota Fanning
Hannah Dakota Fanning , better known as Dakota Fanning, is an American actress. Fanning's breakthrough performance was in I Am Sam in 2001. As a child actress, she appeared in high-profile films such as Man on Fire, War of the Worlds, and Charlotte's Web...
, Famke Janssen
Famke Janssen
Famke Beumer Janssen is a Dutch actress and former fashion model. She is known for playing the villainous Bond girl Xenia Onatopp in GoldenEye and Jean Grey/Phoenix in the X-Men film series .- Early life and education :...
, the independent film American Gun
American Gun
American Gun is a 2005 film produced by Participant Productions, IFC Films, IFC First Take, and Spirit Dance Entertainment. It was written in 2001 by Steven Bagatourian and Aric Avelino and directed by Avelino as his directorial debut....
both in 2005, and had a minor role in the comedy Mr. Woodcock
Mr. Woodcock
Mr. Woodcock is a 2007 comedy film directed by Craig Gillespie, and starring Seann William Scott, Billy Bob Thornton, Susan Sarandon, Amy Poehler, and Ethan Suplee. The film was released on September 14, 2007.-Plot:...
. In 2006, she won the Bronze Wrangler
Bronze Wrangler
The Bronze Wrangler is an award presented annually by the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum to honor the top works in Western music, film, television and literature.The awards were first presented in 1961...
at the Western Heritage Awards for Outstanding Theatrical Motion Picture for The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada
The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada
The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada is a 2005 American drama film directed by Tommy Lee Jones and written by Guillermo Arriaga. It stars Tommy Lee Jones, Barry Pepper, Julio Cedillo, and Dwight Yoakam....
shared with Tommy Lee Jones
Tommy Lee Jones
Tommy Lee Jones is an American actor and film director. He has received three Academy Award nominations, winning one as Best Supporting Actor for the 1993 thriller film The Fugitive....
who also produced the film. In 2008, she won the Maverick Actor Award and also the Best Actress award at the Method Fest for Lullaby (2008). That same year Leo earned critical praise for her performance in the film Frozen River
Frozen River
Frozen River is a 2008 American drama film written and directed by Courtney Hunt. The screenplay focuses on two working-class women who smuggle illegal immigrants in the trunk of a car from Canada to the United States in order to make ends meet...
winning several including the Best Actress award from the Independent Spirit Awards
Independent Spirit Awards
The Independent Spirit Awards , founded in 1984, are awards dedicated to independent filmmakers. Winners were typically presented with acrylic glass pyramids containing suspended shoestrings representing the paltry budgets of independent films. In 1986, the event was renamed the Independent Spirit...
, the Spotlight award from the National Board of Review and Best Actress nominations from the Screen Actors Guild Awards
Screen Actors Guild Awards
A Screen Actors Guild Award is an accolade given by the Screen Actors Guild to recognize outstanding performances by its members. The statuette given, a nude male figure holding both a mask of comedy and a mask of tragedy, is called "The Actor"...
, Broadcast Film Critics Association
Broadcast Film Critics Association
The Broadcast Film Critics Association is the largest film critics organization in the United States and Canada , representing approximately 250 television, radio and online critics....
, Academy Awards
Academy Award for Best Actress
Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role is one of the Academy Awards of merit presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to recognize an actress who has delivered an outstanding performance while working within the film industry...
. Critic Roger Ebert
Roger Ebert
Roger Joseph Ebert is an American film critic and screenwriter. He is the first film critic to win a Pulitzer Prize for Criticism.Ebert is known for his film review column and for the television programs Sneak Previews, At the Movies with Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert, and Siskel and Ebert and The...
backed her for a win stating, "Best Actress: Melissa Leo. What a complete performance, evoking a woman's life in a time of economic hardship. The most timely of films, but that isn't reason enough. I was struck by how intensely determined she was to make the payments, support her two children, carry on after her abandonment by a gambling husband, and still maintain rules and goals around the house. This was a heroic woman." Following Frozen River Leo continued to appear in several independent films and had a minor role in the 2008 film, Righteous Kill
Righteous Kill
Righteous Kill is a 2008 crime thriller film with elements of a buddy cop film directed by Jon Avnet, and starring Robert De Niro and Al Pacino. Righteous Kill also features John Leguizamo, Carla Gugino, Donnie Wahlberg, Brian Dennehy, and Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson...
with Al Pacino
Al Pacino
Alfredo James "Al" Pacino is an American film and stage actor and director. He is famous for playing mobsters, including Michael Corleone in The Godfather trilogy, Tony Montana in Scarface, Alphonse "Big Boy" Caprice in Dick Tracy and Carlito Brigante in Carlito's Way, though he has also appeared...
and her Hide and Seek co-star, Robert De Niro. Leo appeared in a series of films throughout 2009, including, According to Greta, the title character in Stephanie's Image
Stephanie's Image
Stephanie's Image is a 2009 American drama film directed by Janis DeLucia Allen, written by JP Allen and featuring Melissa Leo in the title role..-Synopsis:...
, True Adolescents
True Adolescents
True Adolescents is a 2009 American comedy film starring Mark Duplass, Bret Loehr and Carr Thompson. It was written and directed by Craig Johnson. It premiered at the 2009 South by Southwest Film Festival, where it was nominated for the narrative feature grand jury prize.-Cast:* Mark Duplass as...
and Veronika Decides to Die
Veronika Decides to Die (film)
Veronika Decides to Die is a 2009 drama film directed by Emily Young and starring Sarah Michelle Gellar, Jonathan Tucker, Melissa Leo, David Thewlis and Erika Christensen, adapted from the novel of the same name by Paulo Coelho....
.
In 2010, Leo received praise for her role in David O. Russell
David O. Russell
David Owen Russell is an American film director and screenwriter. He has been praised for the loose, comic energy that characterizes his work, and is notorious for his explosive confrontations with cast members.-Early life:...
's, The Fighter released to critical acclaim. Rick Bentley of The Charlotte Observer
The Charlotte Observer
The Charlotte Observer, serving Charlotte, North Carolina and its metro area, is the largest newspaper, in terms of circulation, in North Carolina and South Carolina...
said "Both actors (Mark Wahlberg
Mark Wahlberg
Mark Robert Michael Wahlberg is an American actor, film and television producer, and former rapper. He was known as Marky Mark in his earlier years, and became famous for his 1991 debut as a musician with the band Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch. He was named No. 1 on VH1's 40 Hottest Hotties of...
and Christian Bale
Christian Bale
Christian Charles Philip Bale is an English actor. Best known for his roles in American films, Bale has starred in both big budget Hollywood films and the smaller projects from independent producers and art houses....
) are very good, but they get blown off the screen by Melissa Leo, who plays their mother, Alice Ward. She's a passive-aggressive minion of hell who makes every past bad film mom look like June Cleaver. Leo's Oscar-worthy portrayal of Alice as a master manipulator goes beyond acting to a total transformation." Roger Ebert
Roger Ebert
Roger Joseph Ebert is an American film critic and screenwriter. He is the first film critic to win a Pulitzer Prize for Criticism.Ebert is known for his film review column and for the television programs Sneak Previews, At the Movies with Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert, and Siskel and Ebert and The...
referred to it as a "a teeth-gratingly brilliant performance." Leo and several of the film's actors including her co-star Amy Adams
Amy Adams
Amy Lou Adams is an American actress and singer. Adams began her performing career on stage in dinner theaters before making her screen debut in the 1999 black comedy film Drop Dead Gorgeous...
and Bale were nominated. For her performance Leo won received several awards including the Golden Globe
Golden Globe Award
The Golden Globe Award is an accolade bestowed by the 93 members of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association recognizing excellence in film and television, both domestic and foreign...
, Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association
Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress
The Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress is an award given by the Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association to honor the best achievements in filmmaking.-2000s:-2010s:-References:...
, New York Film Critics Circle
New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actress
The New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actress is an award given by the New York Film Critics Circle, honoring the finest achievements in filmmaking....
, Screen Actors Guild and culminating in her winning the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress
Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress
Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role is one of the Academy Awards of Merit presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to recognize an actress who has delivered an outstanding performance while working within the film industry. Since its inception, however, the...
. While accepting her Oscar, Leo, appearing overwhelmed with excitement, spontaneously said, "When I watched Kate (Winslet)
Kate Winslet
Kate Elizabeth Winslet is an English actress and occasional singer. She has received multiple awards and nominations. She was the youngest person to accrue six Academy Award nominations, and won the Academy Award for Best Actress for The Reader...
two years ago, it looked so fucking easy!" She apologized afterwards admitting that it was "a very inappropriate place to use that particular word...those words, I apologize to anyone that they offend."
Following her Oscar win, Leo appeared in the HBO miniseries, Mildred Pierce
Mildred Pierce (mini-series)
Mildred Pierce is a five-part miniseries that first aired on HBO on March 27, 2011. Adapted from James M. Cain's 1941 novel, it was directed by Todd Haynes, and starred Kate Winslet in the title role, alongside Guy Pearce, Evan Rachel Wood, and Melissa Leo...
alongside Kate Winslet
Kate Winslet
Kate Elizabeth Winslet is an English actress and occasional singer. She has received multiple awards and nominations. She was the youngest person to accrue six Academy Award nominations, and won the Academy Award for Best Actress for The Reader...
, Evan Rachel Wood
Evan Rachel Wood
Evan Rachel Wood is an American actress and singer. She began her acting career in the late 1990s, appearing in several television series, including American Gothic and Once and Again...
and Guy Pearce
Guy Pearce
Guy Edward Pearce is an English-born Australian actor and musician, known for his roles as Leonard Shelby in Christopher Nolan's Memento, Lieutenant Ed Exley in L.A...
. Her performance garnered a Emmy Award
Emmy Award
An Emmy Award, often referred to simply as the Emmy, is a television production award, similar in nature to the Peabody Awards but more focused on entertainment, and is considered the television equivalent to the Academy Awards and the Grammy Awards .A majority of Emmys are presented in various...
nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie. Her next projects include Red State
Red State (2011 film)
Red State is a 2011 American independent horror film written and directed by Kevin Smith, starring Michael Parks, John Goodman, Melissa Leo and Stephen Root...
, the independent comedy Predisposed with Jesse Eisenberg
Jesse Eisenberg
Jesse Adam Eisenberg is an American actor. He made his screen debut with the comedy-drama television series Get Real from 1999 to 2000...
currently in pre-production and the crime thriller The Dead Circus
The Dead Circus
The Dead Circus is a neo-noir crime novel set in 1960s-80s Los Angeles by John Kaye. The novel was shortlisted by the New York Times for their Book of the Year list in 2003.-Plot details:...
based on the novel by John Kaye with Michael C. Hall
Michael C. Hall
Michael Carlyle Hall is an American actor whose television roles include David Fisher on the HBO drama series Six Feet Under and Dexter Morgan on the Showtime series Dexter. In 2009, Hall won a Golden Globe award and a Screen Actors Guild Award for his role in Dexter.-Early life:Hall was born in...
and James Marsden
James Marsden
James Paul Marsden is an American actor, singer and former Versace model. He is known for playing the superhero Cyclops in the first three X-Men films and for his roles in other commercially successful films such as Hop, Superman Returns, Hairspray, Enchanted, The Box, and 27 Dresses.-Early life...
currently in development
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | All My Children All My Children All My Children is an American television soap opera that aired on ABC from January 5, 1970 to September 23, 2011. Created by Agnes Nixon, All My Children is set in Pine Valley, Pennsylvania, a fictitious suburb of Philadelphia. The show features Susan Lucci as Erica Kane, one of daytime's most... |
Linda Warner | Contract cast member (1984–1985) |
| 1985 | Always | Peggy | |
| 1985 | Streetwalkin | Cookie | |
| 1985 | Silent Witness Silent Witness (film) Silent Witness is a 1985 television film directed by Michael Miller. The film is based on a true rape case in Massachusetts.- Plot :Anna and Kevin Dunne are a newlywed couple who have recently moved to Pittsburgh. She is working in a discount department store, he is a garbage man... |
Patti Mullen | TV movie |
| 1986 | Deadtime Stories Deadtime Stories (film) Deadtime Stories is a 1986 American film directed by Jeffrey Delman.The film is also known as Freaky Fairytales , The Griebels and The Griebels from Deadtime Stories .The film has developed a small cult following over the years.-Plot summary:A babysitting uncle tells his... |
Judith 'MaMa' Baer | |
| 1988 | Josie Larraneta | ||
| 1989 | The Young Riders The Young Riders The Young Riders is an American Western television series created by Ed Spielman that presents a fictionalized account of a group of young Pony Express riders based at the Sweetwater Station in the Nebraska Territory during the years leading up to the American Civil War... |
Emma Shannon | Main cast member season 1: 24 episodes |
| 1989 | Nasty Boys Nasty Boys (film) -Synopsis:The film was about a North Las Vegas narcotic unit of six undercover police officers who fought crimes against drugs and illegal automatic weapons. It became a series the following year.... |
Katie Morrisey | TV |
| 1990 | The Bride in Black | Mary Margaret | TV |
| 1991 | Carolina Skeletons | Cassie | TV |
| 1992 | Immaculate Conception | Hannah | |
| 1992 | Venice/Venice Venice/Venice Venice/Venice is an American film starring Henry Jaglom, Nelly Alard, Melissa Leo, Suzanne Bertish, Daphna Kastner, David Duchovny, John Landis and written and directed by Henry Jaglom.-Plot:... |
Peggy | |
| 1993 | Beatrice Grey | ||
| 1993 | Homicide: Life on the Street Homicide: Life on the Street Homicide: Life on the Street is an American police procedural television series chronicling the work of a fictional version of the Baltimore Homicide Unit. It ran for seven seasons on NBC from 1993 to 1999, and was succeeded by a TV movie, which also acted as the de-facto series finale... |
Det. Sgt. Kay Howard Kay Howard Kay Howard is a fictional homicide detective from Homicide: Life on the Street. She was played by actress Melissa Leo. In the first two seasons of the show her character was the only female detective or member of the main cast. This was in keeping with the book and the actual Homicide unit in... |
Television series, main cast member seasons 1–5 (1993–1997): 77 episodes |
| 1994 | Garden | Elizabeth | |
| 1995 | Last Summer in the Hamptons Last Summer in the Hamptons Last Summer in the Hamptons is a 1995 movie directed by Henry Jaglom and released by Rainbow Releasing and Live Entertainment and features a large eclectic ensemble cast.... |
Trish | |
| 1995 | In the Line of Duty: Hunt for Justice | Carol Manning | TV |
| 1997 | Under the Bridge | Kathy | |
| 1999 | The 24 Hour Woman | Dr. Suzanne Pincus | |
| 1999 | Code of Ethics | Jo DeAngelo | |
| 2000 | Homicide: The Movie Homicide: The Movie Homicide: The Movie is a television movie that aired 13 February 2000, one year after the completion of the American police drama television series Homicide: Life on the Street... |
Det. Sgt. Kay Howard | TV |
| 2000 | Fear of Fiction | Sigrid Anderssen | |
| 2003 | 21 Grams 21 Grams 21 Grams is a 2003 American drama film directed by Alejandro González Iñárritu and written by Guillermo Arriaga. It stars Sean Penn, Naomi Watts, Danny Huston, and Benicio del Toro.... |
Marianne Jordan | Phoenix Film Critics Society Award for Best Cast Phoenix Film Critics Society Award for Best Cast The Phoenix Film Critics Society Award for Best Cast is an annual award given by the Phoenix Film Critics Society.-2000s:*2001: The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring... |
| 2004 | First Breath | Detective Waxman | |
| 2004 | From Other Worlds | Miriam | |
| 2005 | Hide and Seek Hide and Seek (2005 film) Hide and Seek is a 2005 American horror film starring Robert De Niro, Famke Janssen and Dakota Fanning. It was directed by John Polson. The film opened in the United States in January 2005 and was top of the box office. It did not reach the same level of critical success; it garnered mainly... |
Laura | |
| 2005 | Runaway Runaway (2005 film) Runaway is a 2005 film directed by Tim McCann. It is about two siblings, Michael and Dylan Adler, twenty-one and eight years old respectively, who run away from home and attempt to start a new life because of a pedophile father.... |
Lisa Adler | |
| 2005 | No Shoulder | Ruth | |
| 2005 | Patch | Maelynn | |
| 2005 | Rachel | ||
| 2005 | American Gun American Gun American Gun is a 2005 film produced by Participant Productions, IFC Films, IFC First Take, and Spirit Dance Entertainment. It was written in 2001 by Steven Bagatourian and Aric Avelino and directed by Avelino as his directorial debut.... |
Louise | |
| 2005 | Confess Confess (film) Confess is a 2005 American independent feature film written and directed by Stefan Schaefer.-Plot:Terroll Lessor, a computer genius in an unpleasant job, decides to use his skills against reprehensible parts of society... |
Agnes Lessor | |
| 2006 | Stephanie Daley Stephanie Daley Stephanie Daley — retitled What She Knew for US television — is an award-winning 2006 film starring Amber Tamblyn, Melissa Leo, Tilda Swinton and Timothy Hutton. The film, which received a limited release in North America on April 20, 2007, focuses on the issue of teenage pregnancy... |
Miri | |
| 2006 | The Limbo Room | KC Collins | |
| 2006 | Hollywood Dreams Hollywood Dreams Hollywood Dreams is an American film starring Tanna Frederick, Justin Kirk, David Proval, Karen Black, Eric Roberts, Seymour Cassel and written and directed by Henry Jaglom.-Plot:... |
Aunt Bee | |
| 2006 | Mrs. Miller | ||
| 2006 | Falling Objects | Helga | |
| 2007 | Bomb | Sharon | |
| 2007 | Midnight Son Midnight Son Midnight Son is a 2011 film directed by Scott Leberecht, written by Scott Leberecht, produced by Matt Compton, and starring Zak Kilberg. A trailer was released late October 2010.-Plot:... |
Rita | |
| 2007 | Black Irish Black Irish (film) -Plot:Sixteen-year-old Cole McKay’s struggle for independence is put to the test as his South Boston Irish-Catholic family implodes around him. Older brother Terry is descending into a life of drugs and crime, pregnant sister Kathleen is being sent away to cover up the shame of unwed motherhood and... |
Margaret McKay | |
| 2007 | Ceci | ||
| 2007 | Racing Daylight | Sadie Stokes/Anna Stokes | |
| 2007 | I Believe in America | Soto | |
| 2007 | Mr. Woodcock Mr. Woodcock Mr. Woodcock is a 2007 comedy film directed by Craig Gillespie, and starring Seann William Scott, Billy Bob Thornton, Susan Sarandon, Amy Poehler, and Ethan Suplee. The film was released on September 14, 2007.-Plot:... |
Sally Jansen | |
| 2007 | One Night | Wendy | |
| 2008 | Frozen River Frozen River Frozen River is a 2008 American drama film written and directed by Courtney Hunt. The screenplay focuses on two working-class women who smuggle illegal immigrants in the trunk of a car from Canada to the United States in order to make ends meet... |
Ray Eddy | Central Ohio Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress Ohio Ohio is a Midwestern state in the United States. The 34th largest state by area in the U.S.,it is the 7th‑most populous with over 11.5 million residents, containing several major American cities and seven metropolitan areas with populations of 500,000 or more.The state's capital is Columbus... Central Ohio Film Critics Association Award for Best Breakthrough Film Artist Ohio Ohio is a Midwestern state in the United States. The 34th largest state by area in the U.S.,it is the 7th‑most populous with over 11.5 million residents, containing several major American cities and seven metropolitan areas with populations of 500,000 or more.The state's capital is Columbus... Florida Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actress Florida Film Critics Circle Awards 2008 -Winners:*Best Actor:**Mickey Rourke - The Wrestler*Best Actress:**Melissa Leo - Frozen River*Best Animated Film:**WALL•E*Best Cinematography:**The Dark Knight*Best Director:**Danny Boyle - Slumdog Millionaire*Best Documentary Film:... Gotham Independent Film Award for Breakthrough Actor Gotham Independent Film Awards 2008 -Best Film : Frozen River*Ballast*Synecdoche, New York*The Visitor*The Wrestler-Best Ensemble Cast: Synecdoche, New York Vicky Cristina Barcelona*Ballast*Rachel Getting Married*The Visitor... Independent Spirit Award for Best Female Lead Independent Spirit Awards 2008 The Independent Spirit Awards 2008 announced its nominees in December 2008. The winners were announced on February 21, 2009.-Best Actor :Mickey Rourke - The Wrestler*Javier Bardem - Vicky Cristina Barcelona... San Sebastián International Film Festival Award for Best Actress San Sebastián International Film Festival The San Sebastián International Film Festival is an annual FIAPF A category film festival held in the Spanish city of San Sebastián .-History:The festival was founded in 1953... Utah Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress Utah Film Critics Association Awards 2008 The 4th Utah Film Critics Association Awards honored the best filmmaking of 2008.-Winners:*Best Actor:**Mickey Rourke - The WrestlerRunner-up : Sean Penn - Milk and Richard Jenkins - The Visitor*Best Actress:... Women Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actress Nominated—Academy Award for Best Actress Academy Award for Best Actress Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role is one of the Academy Awards of merit presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to recognize an actress who has delivered an outstanding performance while working within the film industry... Nominated—Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards 2008 The 14th Critics' Choice Awards were presented on Thursday, January 8, 2009 at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium to honor the finest achievements in 2008 filmmaking.Nominees were announced on December 9, 2008.-Best Film:Slumdog Millionaire... Nominated—Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress Chicago Film Critics Association Awards 2008 The 21st Chicago Film Critics Association Awards, given by the CFCA on December 18, 2008, honored the best in film for 2008. Disney/Pixar's WALL-E became the most successful film on this years' ceremony, won four awards, including Best Film, out of five nominations... Nominated—Satellite Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama Satellite Awards 2008 The winners of the 13th Annual Satellite Awards, honoring the best in film and television in 2008, were announced on December 14, 2008.-Top 10 films:*Ballast*Changeling*Doubt*The Dark Knight*Frost/Nixon*Frozen River*Milk... Nominated—Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role 15th Screen Actors Guild Awards ----Best Cast - Motion Picture: Slumdog Millionaire----Best Cast - Drama Series: Mad Men Best Cast - Comedy Series: 30 Rock ... |
| 2008 | Kathy Walsh | ||
| 2008 | Lullaby | Stephanie | Method Fest Independent Film Festival Award for Best Actress Method Fest Independent Film Festival Method Fest Independent Film Festival is an independent film festival that has currently held over 8 festivals. It is held in Calabasas, California and is dedicated to support the work of those who produce, make and work in independent film and to provide educational opportunities in independent... |
| 2008 | Santa Mesa | Maggie | |
| 2008 | Ball Don't Lie Ball Don't Lie Ball Don't Lie is a feature film directed by Brin Hill. It is an adaptation of the novel of the same name, written by Matt de la Peña. It stars AND1 Mixtape team member Grayson Boucher, a.k.a. The Professor... |
Georgia | |
| 2008 | This is a Story About Ted and Alice | Alice | |
| 2008 | Righteous Kill Righteous Kill Righteous Kill is a 2008 crime thriller film with elements of a buddy cop film directed by Jon Avnet, and starring Robert De Niro and Al Pacino. Righteous Kill also features John Leguizamo, Carla Gugino, Donnie Wahlberg, Brian Dennehy, and Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson... |
Cheryl Brooks | |
| 2008 | Predisposed | Penny | |
| 2009 | According to Greta | Karen | |
| 2009 | Stephanie's Image Stephanie's Image Stephanie's Image is a 2009 American drama film directed by Janis DeLucia Allen, written by JP Allen and featuring Melissa Leo in the title role..-Synopsis:... |
Stephanie | |
| 2009 | True Adolescents True Adolescents True Adolescents is a 2009 American comedy film starring Mark Duplass, Bret Loehr and Carr Thompson. It was written and directed by Craig Johnson. It premiered at the 2009 South by Southwest Film Festival, where it was nominated for the narrative feature grand jury prize.-Cast:* Mark Duplass as... |
Sharon | |
| 2009 | Veronika Decides to Die Veronika Decides to Die (film) Veronika Decides to Die is a 2009 drama film directed by Emily Young and starring Sarah Michelle Gellar, Jonathan Tucker, Melissa Leo, David Thewlis and Erika Christensen, adapted from the novel of the same name by Paulo Coelho.... |
Mari | |
| 2009 | Dear Lemon Lima Dear Lemon Lima Dear Lemon Lima is a 2009 family comedy feature film written and directed by Suzi Yoonessi. Based on her short film of the same name and developed with the support of Film Independent and its Filmmaker Labs, this film is about a 13-year-old half-Yup’ik girl navigating her way through first... |
Mrs. Howard | |
| 2009 | Don McKay Don McKay (film) Don McKay is a 2009 independent drama thriller film written and directed by Jake Goldberger and starring Thomas Haden Church and Elisabeth Shue... |
Marie | |
| 2009 | Everybody's Fine | Colleen | |
| 2010 | Treme Treme (TV series) Treme is an American television drama series created by David Simon and Eric Overmyer that premiered on April 11, 2010 on HBO. It takes its name from Tremé, a neighborhood of New Orleans... |
Toni Bernette | Main cast member: season 1 - present |
| 2010 | Welcome to the Rileys Welcome to the Rileys Welcome to the Rileys is a 2010 American independent drama film directed by Jake Scott, written by Ken Hixon, and starring Kristen Stewart, James Gandolfini and Melissa Leo. The film debuted at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival.-Plot:... |
Mrs. Lois Riley | |
| 2010 | Martha | ||
| 2010 | The Space Between The Space Between (film) The Space Between is a feature film written and directed by Travis Fine that premiered at the 2010 Tribeca Film Festival. The film is a fictional account of a flight attendant who finds herself responsible for an unaccompanied minor. It has won three film awards... |
Montine | |
| 2010 | Alice Ward | Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role is one of the Academy Awards of Merit presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to recognize an actress who has delivered an outstanding performance while working within the film industry. Since its inception, however, the... Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Ensemble Boston Society of Film Critics The Boston Society of Film Critics is an organization of film reviewers from Boston, Massachusetts, United States, based publications.The BSFC was formed in 1981 to make "Boston's unique critical perspective heard on a national and international level by awarding commendations to the best of the... Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Acting Ensemble Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress Central Ohio Film Critics Association Award for Best Ensemble Ohio Ohio is a Midwestern state in the United States. The 34th largest state by area in the U.S.,it is the 7th‑most populous with over 11.5 million residents, containing several major American cities and seven metropolitan areas with populations of 500,000 or more.The state's capital is Columbus... Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress The Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress is an award given by the Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association to honor the best achievements in filmmaking.-2000s:-2010s:-References:... Denver Film Critics Society Award for Best Supporting Actress Denver Film Critics Society The Denver Film Critics Society is an organization of film critics based in Denver, Colorado. -2009 Winners and Nominees:Best Film*The Hurt Locker**A Serious Man**Star Trek**Up in the AirBest Director... Florida Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actress Florida Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actress The Florida Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actress is an award given by the Florida Film Critics Circle to honor the finest supporting female acting achievementes in filmmaking.- 1990s :-2000s:-2010s:... Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture Iowa Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actress Iowa Film Critics The Iowa Film Critics is an organization of film reviewers from publications based in the U.S. state of Iowa.Each year, the IFC meets to vote on their Iowa Film Critics Awards for films released in the same or the previous calendar year.... New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actress New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actress The New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actress is an award given by the New York Film Critics Circle, honoring the finest achievements in filmmaking.... New York Film Critics Online for Best Supporting Actress New York Film Critics Online Awards 2010 The 10th New York Film Critics Online Awards, honoring the best in filmmaking in 2010, were given on 12 December 2010.-Winners:*Best Actor:**James Franco - 127 Hours as Aron Ralston*Best Actress:**Natalie Portman - Black Swan as Nina Sayers... North Texas Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress North Texas Film Critics Association The North Texas Film Critics Association is an unincorporated, members-only organization of print, broadcast and internet film critics in North Texas, United States.-Best Cinematography:*The Curious Case of Benjamin Button - Claudio Miranda... Phoenix Film Critics Society Award for Best Supporting Actress Phoenix Film Critics Society Award for Best Supporting Actress The Phoenix Film Critics Society Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role is an award given by the Phoenix Film Critics Society to honor the finest achievements in acting.-2000s:-2010s:... Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association Awards 2010 -Best Actor:*Javier Bardem – Biutiful*Jeff Bridges – True Grit*Jesse Eisenberg – The Social Network**Colin Firth – The King's Speech*James Franco – 127 Hours-Best Actress:... Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress The Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress is one of the annual awards given by the Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association.-2000s:-2010s:... Nominated—Alliance of Women Film Journalists Award for Best Supporting Actress Alliance of Women Film Journalists The Alliance of Women Film Journalists is a group of female journalists based out of New York, United States that was founded in 2006. The AWFJ is composed of 45 professional female movie critics, reporters and feature writers working in print, broadcast and online media, dedicated to supporting... Nominated—Central Ohio film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress Ohio Ohio is a Midwestern state in the United States. The 34th largest state by area in the U.S.,it is the 7th‑most populous with over 11.5 million residents, containing several major American cities and seven metropolitan areas with populations of 500,000 or more.The state's capital is Columbus... Nominated—Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress The Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress is an annual award given by the Chicago Film Critics Association.-1980s:-1990s:-2000s:-2010s:-References:... Nominated—Detroit Film Critics Society Award for Best Supporting Actress Detroit Film Critics Society The Detroit Film Critics Society is a film critic organization in Detroit, Michigan, United States.-2007 Awards:The nominees for the Detroit Film Critics Society Awards 2007 were announced on 15 December and the winners were announced on 21 December 2007.-Best Actor:**George Clooney - Michael... Nominated—Houston Film Critics Society Award for Best Supporting Actress Houston Film Critics Society Awards 2010 The 4th Houston Film Critics Society Awards were presented on December 18, 2010. These awards for "extraordinary accomplishment in film" are presented annually by the Houston Film Critics Society based in Houston, Texas. The organization, founded in 2007, includes 22 film critics for print, radio,... Nominated—Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Supporting Actress Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Supporting Actress The Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Supporting Actress is an annual film award given by the Online Film Critics Society to honor the best supporting actress of the year.-1990s:-2000s:-2010s:... Nominated—San Diego Film Critics Society Award for Best Supporting Actress San Diego Film Critics Society Awards 2010 -Best Actor:Colin Farrell – Ondine*Aaron Eckhart – Rabbit Hole*Jesse Eisenberg – The Social Network*Colin Firth – The King's Speech*James Franco – 127 Hours-Best Actress:... Nominated—San Diego Film Critics Society Award for Best Ensemble San Diego Film Critics Society Awards 2010 -Best Actor:Colin Farrell – Ondine*Aaron Eckhart – Rabbit Hole*Jesse Eisenberg – The Social Network*Colin Firth – The King's Speech*James Franco – 127 Hours-Best Actress:... Nominated—Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture Nominated—Toronto Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress Toronto Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress The Toronto Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress is one of the annual awards given by the Toronto Film Critics Association.-2000s:-2010s:... Nominated—Utah Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress Utah Film Critics Association Awards 2010 The 6th Utah Film Critics Association Awards honoring the best filmmaking of 2010, were announced on December 23, 2010.-Best Actor:*Jeff Bridges - True Grit*Jesse Eisenberg - The Social Network*Colin Firth - The King's Speech... Nominated—Vancouver Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actress Vancouver Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actress The winners of the Vancouver Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actress are listed below.- 2000s :- 2010s :... Nominated—Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Awards for Best Ensemble Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association The Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association is a group of film critics based out of Washington, D.C., United States that was founded in 2003. WAFCA is composed of 34 DC-based film critics from television, radio, print and the internet... |
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| 2010 | Conviction | Nancy Taylor | |
| 2011 | Red State Red State (2011 film) Red State is a 2011 American independent horror film written and directed by Kevin Smith, starring Michael Parks, John Goodman, Melissa Leo and Stephen Root... |
Sarah |
Television mini-series and guest appearances
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
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| 1985 | The Equalizer The Equalizer The Equalizer is an American television series that ran for four seasons, initially on CBS, between 1985 and 1989. It starred Edward Woodward as an aging New York vigilante with a mysterious past... |
Irina Dzershinsky | 1 episode, "The Defector" | |
| 1987 | Spenser: For Hire Spenser: For Hire Spenser: For Hire is a mystery television series based on Robert B. Parker's Spenser novels. The series, developed for TV by John Wilder, differs from the novels, mostly in its lesser degree of detail.... |
Mary Hamilton | 1 episode, "Mary Hamilton" | |
| 1988 | Miami Vice Miami Vice Miami Vice is an American television series produced by Michael Mann for NBC. The series starred Don Johnson and Philip Michael Thomas as two Metro-Dade Police Department detectives working undercover in Miami. It ran for five seasons on NBC from 1984–1989... |
Kathleen Gilfords | 1 episode, "Bad Timing" | |
| 1989 | Gideon Oliver Gideon Oliver Gideon Oliver is a prime time television series that ran on the ABC television network between February 1989 and May 1989 as part of the ABC Mystery Movie rotation, along with B.L. Stryker, Kojak and Columbo. On the air for only five episodes, the series starred Emmy- and Academy Award-winning... |
Rebecca Hecht | 1 episode, "Kennonite" | |
| 1993, 2008 | Law & Order Law & Order Law & Order is an American police procedural and legal drama television series, created by Dick Wolf and part of the Law & Order franchise. It aired on NBC, and in syndication on various cable networks. Law & Order premiered on September 13, 1990, and completed its 20th and final season on May 24,... |
Alice Sutton / Sherri Quinn / Donna Cheponis | 3 episodes, "Sweeps", "Who Let the Dogs Out?", and "Personae Non Grata" | |
| 1994 | Scarlett Scarlett (TV miniseries) Scarlett is a 1994 six hour miniseries loosely based on the sequel to Margaret Mitchell's novel, Gone with the Wind, written by Alexandra Ripley... |
Suellen O'Hara Benteen | TV mini-series | |
| 1998 | Legacy Legacy (TV series) Legacy is an American western drama series starring Brett Cullen which aired on UPN for eighteen episodes from 1998-1999. The series is set on a Kentucky horse farm soon after the American Civil War. Cullen's character of Ned Logan is the 42-year-old widowed patriarch of the family... |
Emma Bradford | 2 episodes, "Emma" and "The Search Party" | |
| 2004 | Veronica Mars Veronica Mars Veronica Mars is an American television series created by Rob Thomas. The series premiered on September 22, 2004, during television network UPN's final two years, and ended on May 22, 2007, after a season on UPN's successor, The CW Television Network. Veronica Mars was produced by Warner Bros... |
Julia Smith | 1 episode, "Meet John Smith" | |
| 2004 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation CSI: Crime Scene Investigation CSI: Crime Scene Investigation is an American crime drama television series, which premiered on CBS on October 6, 2000. The show was created by Anthony E. Zuiker and produced by Jerry Bruckheimer... |
Sybil Perez | 1 episode, "Harvest" | |
| 2005 | Law & Order: Criminal Intent Law & Order: Criminal Intent Law & Order: Criminal Intent is an American police procedural television drama series set in New York City, where it was also primarily produced. Created and produced by Dick Wolf and René Balcer, the series premiered on September 30, 2001, as the second spin-off of Wolf's successful crime drama... |
Maureen Curtis | 1 episode, "The Good Child The Good Child "The Good Child" is a fourth season episode of the television series Law & Order: Criminal Intent.-Plot summary:Detectives Goren and Eames investigate the case of a retired couple found murdered at their home by their daughter... " |
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| 2005 | The L Word The L Word The L Word is an American co-production television drama series originally shown on Showtime portraying the lives of a group of lesbian, bisexual, and transgender people and their friends, family and lovers in the trendy Greater Los Angeles, California city of West Hollywood... |
Winnie Mann | 3 episodes, "Luminous", "Loyal", and "Lacuna" | |
| 2006 | Shark Shark (TV series) Shark is an American legal drama created by Ian Biederman that originally aired on CBS from September 21, 2006 to May 20, 2008. The series stars James Woods.-Synopsis:... |
Elizabeth Rourke | 1 episode, "Pilot" | |
| 2007 | Criminal Minds Criminal Minds Criminal Minds is an American police procedural drama that premiered September 22, 2005, on CBS. The series follows a team of profilers from the FBI's Behavioral Analysis Unit based in Quantico, Virginia. The BAU is part of the FBI National Center for the Analysis of Violent Crime... |
Georgia Davis | 1 episode, "No Way Out" | |
| 2007 | Cold Case | Tayna Raymes '94–'07 | 1 episode, "Thrill Kill", 2007 | |
| 2011 | Mildred Pierce | Lucy Gessler | TV mini-series |
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