Melissa Leo

Critical Reception

5.7 / 10Avg critic score · 3 films

33%Fresh (score ≥ 60)

PrisonersHighest rated · 6.8 / 10

PassengerLowest rated · 4.7 / 10

Melissa Chessington Leo is an American actress. After appearing on several television shows and films in the 1980s, a regular on the television shows All My Children and The Young Riders, in 1985 she was nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award for her performance on All My Children. Her breakthrough role came in 1993 as Det. Sgt. Kay Howard on the television series Homicide: Life on the Street for the show's first five seasons .

Known For

6.8

Prisoners

2013

4.7

Passenger

2026

Acting (5)

Sort:Year Critic Score

2026PassengerDiana
4.7
2018The Equalizer 2Susan Plummer
2016The Big ShortGeorgia Hale
2014The EqualizerActor
5.7
2013PrisonersHolly Jones
6.8
7.4