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Melissa Leo Biography, Age, Height, Weight, Family, Wiki & More

Updated On : September 14, 2017

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Melissa Leo was born on 14-09-1960 in New York in the state of New York, United States. She is an American Film Actress & Television Actress who known for her work in Hollywood industry.

Other Name: Melissa Chessington Leo
Other Professions: Television Actress
Appearance: Hollywood

Melissa Leo Complete Bio & Career

Melissa Chessington Leo, a stunning American actress, Producer started her acting career in 1985. Her first debut was “All my children” a drama series for which the ‘Day Time Emmy Award’ nominated Melissa as an outstanding woman. Melissa’s one of the memorable roles was ‘Detective Kay Howard’, in the Homicide: Life on the street, an American Police Procedural Television series. The series hit the Television history from 1993-1999 with seven seasons.
 
Leo’s outstanding performance in the film “21 Grams”, 2003, as a wife of an addict was acclaimed by all people. Her name went through a nomination for the best-supporting actress from the L.A. Film Critics Association. Following the sensitive roles, she appeared and performed in many films such as “The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada” (2005) with Tommy Lee Jones, “Hollywood Dreams” (2006) and “Black Irish” (2007).
 
The Film “The Fighter”, 2010 garnered Melissa with the prestigious Golden Globe Award for the best-supporting Actress and Oscar Award. She played a role of mother to the Boxer Mickey Ward in the film. “Frozen River”, 2008, Everybody's Fine (2009) with Robert DeNiro, Conviction (2010) with Hilary Swank are her milestone movies.
 
Melissa Leo worked on several projects and in 2013 she acted in the dramatic film “The Butler”. She made her guest appearance on the “Sitcom Louie” a comedy drama TV series for which she won an Emmy Award. She was nominated, Emmy nomination for “Mildred Pierce”, HBO TV Series.

Melissa Leo Family, Relatives and Other Relations

Melissa Leo was in a relationship with American Actor named John Heard and dated in 1986. They were three years in a live-in relationship and then separated. Her first son John Matthew Heard is the biological son of John Heard and Leo adopted Adam Leo in 1984. She has not yet been married and living in the New York City with her blessed children.

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Melissa Leo Age, Birthday Facts and Birthday Countdown

64 years, 7months, 19 days old age Melissa Leo will turn 65 on 14 September, 2025. Only 4 months, 10 days, 18 hours,32 minutes has left for her next birthday.

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