Birthday
1960/09/14 (64 years old)
Gender
Female
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
Also know as
Margaret May, Melissa Chessington Leo, 멜리사 레오
Melissa Leo (born September 14, 1960) is an American actress. She made her acting debut in 1985, for which she was nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Ingenue/Woman in the Drama Series “All My Children”. Her most notable role as was as Det. Sgt. Kay Howard on “Homicide: Life on the Street” for the show's first five seasons from 1993–1997. Following several films, Leo received critical acclaim and national attention in earning several nominations and awards, including an Oscar nom...Read more
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