Melissa Leo

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actor film actor human television actor

Melissa Leo is an American actress acclaimed for her powerful character roles in film and television, including her Oscar-winning performance in "The Fighter."

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instanceOf actor →
film actor →
human →
television actor →
activeYearsStart 1980 →
awardReceived Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress →
Critics' Choice Movie Award →
Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture →
Independent Spirit Award for Best Female Lead →
New York Film Critics Circle Award →
Primetime Emmy Award →
Screen Actors Guild Award →
countryOfCitizenship United States of America →
dateOfBirth 1960-09-14 →
educatedAt State University of New York at Purchase →
familyName Leo →
genre drama →
givenName Melissa →
hasActedIn 21 Grams →
All My Children →
Frozen River →
Homicide: Life on the Street →
Law & Order →
Prisoners →
Snowden →
The Big Short →
The Equalizer →
The Equalizer 2 →
The Fighter →
The Young Riders →
Treme →
knownFor intense and realistic performances →
languagesSpokenWrittenOrSigned English →
name Melissa Leo →
notableCharacteristic powerful character roles →
notableWork 21 Grams →
Frozen River →
Homicide: Life on the Street →
Prisoners →
Snowden →
The Big Short →
The Equalizer →
The Equalizer 2 →
The Fighter →
Treme →
occupation actress →
placeOfBirth New York →
New York City →
United States of America →
residence New York State →
sexOrGender female →
Referenced by (5)
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Flight →
The Fighter →
starring
83rd Academy Awards →
bestSupportingActressWinner
Melissa Leo →
name
The Fighter ("Alice Eklund-Ward|Melissa Leo") →
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