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Melissa Leo: Biography

Melissa Leo

Birth Name: Melissa Chessington Leo
Birth Place: New York, NY
Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 09/14/1960, Virgo
Profession: Actor

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Melissa Leo Fast Facts:

Beat out Julia Roberts for the part of Linda Warner on All My Children.
Appeared in the 1990 music video for Billy Joel's "Downeaster Alexa."
Best known for her role as police officer Kay Howard on Homicide: Life on the Street.
Won an Independent Spirit Award and was nominated for an Oscar, a Screen Actors Guild Award and a Broadcast Film Critics Award for her performance in 2008 indie drama Frozen River.
Wanted to be an actor since her mother took her to the Peter Schumann Bread and Puppet Theatre Workshop as a child.

Melissa Leo Relationships:
Peggy Leo - Mother
John Matthew Heard - Son
John Heard - Ex-significant Other
Arnold Leo - Father
Melissa Leo Awards:
2008 Oscar: Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role - Nominee
2010 Tribeca Film Festival: Best New York Narrative. Special Jury Mention - Winner
2008 Screen Actors Guild Awards: Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role - Nominee
2011 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture - Winner
2010 Screen Actors Guild Awards: Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture - Nominee
2010 Screen Actors Guild Awards: Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role - Winner
2010 Oscar: Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role - Winner
2011 Emmy: Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie - Nominee
College:
Attended State University of New York, Purchase, NY

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Oscars 2012, Melissa Leo Steve Granitz/WireImage

2011 Academy Awards, Melissa Leo Steve Granitz/WireImage.com

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2011 SAG Awards, Melissa Leo Jeff Vespa/WireImage.com

2011 Golden Globe Awards, Melissa Leo Steve Granitz/WireImage.com

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