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Melissa Leo
Age
52
Birthday
Sep. 14th, 1960
Born in
New York City, New York, USA
Height
Melissa Leo's Main TV Roles
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Main Movie Roles2010 - Welcome to the Rileys2010 - The Dry Land 2010 - The Fighter 2009 - Don McKay 2009 - Everybody's Fine 2009 - Veronika Decides To Die 2008 - The Alphabet Killer 2008 - Righteous Kill 2008 - Frozen River 2007 - Black Irish 2007 - The Cake Eaters 2007 - Mr. Woodcock 2006 - The House Is Burning 2005 - The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada 2005 - Runaway 2005 - Hide and Seek 2005 - American Gun 2003 - 21 Grams |
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TRIVIA:
- Has a son with former boyfriend 'John Heard' (qv) named John Matthew Heard (born 1987).
- Mother is Peggy Leo, a teacher, and father, Arnold Leo, is an editor and fisherman.
- Beat 'Julia Roberts (I)' (qv) for the role of Linda Warner on the soap opera _"All My Children" (1970)_ (qv).
- Attended the State University of New York, Purchase (SUNY Purchase). Other alumni include actors 'Parker Posey' (qv), 'Wesley Snipes' (qv), 'Stanley Tucci (I)' (qv), 'Sherry Stringfield' (qv), 'Adam Trese' (qv), 'Edie Falco' (qv), 'Seth Gilliam' (qv), 'Dwight Ewell' (qv), and 'Steven Weber (I)' (qv); producers 'Bob Gosse' (qv) and 'Todd Baker (I)' (qv); and directors 'Danny Leiner' (qv), 'Nick Gomez (I)' (qv), and 'Hal Hartley' (qv).
- Was the runner-up for the 2004 Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in _21 Grams (2003)_ (qv).
- Melissa studied at State University of New York, Purchase but did not graduate.
- Won the 2008 Utah Film Critics Association Award for Best Lead Performance by an Actress for her work in _Frozen River (2008)_ (qv).
- In March 1997, ex-boyfriend 'John Heard' (qv) was charged with harassing Melissa via telephone misuse and trespassing.






