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Melissa Chessington Leo (born September 14, 1960) is an American actress. After appearing on several television shows and films in the 1980s, 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 (1993–97). She had also previously been a regular on the television shows All My Children and The Young Riders.
Leo received critical acclaim for her performance as Ray Eddy in the film Frozen River (2008), earning several nominations and awards, including an Academy Award nomination for Best Actress. In 2010, Leo won several awards for her performance as Alice Eklund-Ward in the film The Fighter, including the Golden Globe, SAG, and Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress.
In 1985 she was nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award for her performance on All My Children. In 2013 she won the Emmy Award for her guest-role on the television series Louie. She recently starred in the 2015 Fox event series Wayward Pines as Nurse Pam.
Kirk Douglas presenting Melissa Leo with the Oscar® for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in "The Fighter" at the 83rd Academy Awards® in 2011. Introduced by hosts James Franco and Anne Hathaway.
Academy Award winner Melissa Leo stopped by for a chat with Ellen and explained why she uses such colorful language. She put the blame squarely on another famous Oscar winner.
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http://www.joblo.com - Scott Eastwood Exclusive SNOWDEN Interview (JoBlo.com) Actors Zachary Quinto and Melissa Leo sit down with us to talk about their roles and the challenges of Oliver Stone's political-thriller "Snowden" based on the NSA history of Edward Snowden.
Melissa Leo goes places we have never seen her go in Prisoners, which stars Hugh Jackman and Jake Gyllenhaal. How'd she get there? She talks to David Poland about the film and her career. Earlier Melissa Leo DP/30s: Francine/Flight - http://youtu.be/sb4uRLsgQxA The Fighter - http://youtu.be/3uNEf8wV728 Frozen River - http://youtu.be/4HRH-_vSB-I Subscribe to DP/30 for more interviews: http://bit.ly/17Xg4Y1
Actress Melissa Leo discusses her acting career, from getting her start, to auditioning and being offered roles of her choosing, to the technical aspects of acting for film and more. Leo has been nominated for an Academy Award for her performance in 'Frozen River.' www.backstage.com
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Melissa Leo and Paul Dano, Prisoners - Denis Villeneuve's "Prisoners" brings together Melissa Leo and Paul Dano as part of an all-star cast. They sit down with Tribute.ca to discuss the challenges they faced in their roles and their praise for Dennis Villeneuve's directing. Prisoners movie synopsis: How far would you go to protect your child? Keller Dover (Hugh Jackman) is facing every parent's worst nightmare. His six-year-old daughter, Anna, is missing, together with her young friend, Joy, and as minutes turn to hours, panic sets in. The only lead is a dilapidated RV that had earlier been parked on their street. Heading the investigation, Detective Loki (Jake Gyllenhaal) arrests its driver, Alex Jones (Paul Dano), but a lack of evidence forces the only suspect's release. Knowing his c...
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David Poland chats with the stars and director of the acclaimed indie film, Frozen River. (2009)
Scott Feinberg chats with the actress Melissa Leo about her life and career. (Brandeis University, 11/13/08)
Emmy winner Jake Hamilton travels to the Toronto International Film Festival to sit down and talk with the stars of PRISONERS -- Hugh Jackman, Jake Gyllenhaal, Paul Dano, Melissa Leo, Terrence Howard and Maria Bello -- only on JAKE'S TAKES! Follow Jake around the world at twitter.com/jakestakes
Melissa Leo talks to Gold Derby senior editor Daniel Montgomery about her wide-ranging roles in "Call Me Crazy," "Louie," and "Treme." She also discusses her upcoming role in "The Butler" and reminisces about dropping the F-bomb at the Oscars.
IN THE MIXX is a "syndicated" Celebrity, Fashion and Event-life Entertainment TV & Web series that delivers exclusive coverage. IN THE MIXX Episode 10 includes Sienna Miller, Alec Baldwin, Melissa Leo, Richard Gere, Stevie Nicks, Alan Cumming, three of Variety Magazine's 10 Actors to Watch and ITM's 2013 Oscar film picks.
Subscribe to Gold Derby's YouTube Channel - CLICK HERE: https://www.youtube.com/subscribe_widget?p=GoldDerby Melissa Leo chats about the film 'Prisoners' with Gold Derby editor Rob Licuria.
Today's Guest: Actress Melissa Leo, star of "Homicide: Life on the Street," "Treme," Frozen River. (2010) Subscribe to Mr. Media for FREE on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=MrMediaRadio For more interviews like this one: http://www.MrMedia.com What is Mr. Media® Interviews? The calm of Charlie Rose, the curiosity of Terry Gross and the unpredictability of Howard Stern! Since February 2007, more than 1,000 exclusive Hollywood, celebrity, pop culture video and audio comedy podcast interviews by Mr. Media®, a.k.a., Bob Andelman, with newsmakers in TV, radio, movies, music, magazines, newspapers, books, websites, social media, politics, sports, graphic novels, and comics! Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/andelman Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/MrMediaRadio...
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Toby Jones and Melissa Leo discuss Wayward Pines, the appeal of the series, the directors, and their characters. The interview took place at the 2014 San Diego Comic Con. - Subscribe to our channel: http://www.youtube.com/ShowbizJunkies - Check out http://www.showbizjunkies.com - Follow us on Twitter at http://www.twitter.com/becmur - Like us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/ShowbizJunkies
Kevin McCarthy sat down with Golden Globe Winner/Oscar Winner Melissa Leo to talk about her role in "The Fighter."
Oscar and Golden Globe winner Melissa Leo sat down with BuzzFocus to discuss some of the more emotional roles she's had to play on Treme as well as Seven Days in Utopia For more entertainment news and interviews visit http://www.buzzfocus.com
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Starring: Melissa Leo, Marin Ireland, Josh Hamilton, Jamie Harrold, Fredric Lehne, Brendan Boyce, Twinkle Burke, Lynn Cohen, Tibor Feldman, Nelson Landrieu, Karen Shallo, Christine Wright Bottled Up Trailer (2014) http://movieweb.com/movie/bottled-up/ Melissa Leo plays hopelessly hopeful Fay, mother to Sylvie (Marin Ireland), who, many months after a car accident, continues to complain of back pain. After refusing physical therapy, it becomes clear to everyone but Fay that her daughter is addicted to pain killers. When earnest environmentalist Becket (Josh Hamilton) moves to town, Fay quickly befriends him, hoping that he will be the solution to Sylvie’s problems. As Becket finds himself further intertwined in their lives, he inadvertently helps Fay realize the depth of her family’s prob...
Starring: Hilary Duff, Ellen Burstyn, Melissa Leo, Evan Ross, Michael Murphy, Tsianina Joelson, Eric Sheffer Stevens, Oren Skoog, Maury Ginsberg, Vivan Dugré, John Farrer, Robert Oppel, Kelly Sullivan, Paul Thornton, Gil Deeble According to Greta Trailer (2009) http://movieweb.com/movie/according-to-greta/ Duff will play the title role of a waitress who falls for an ambitious cook (Ross) at the restaurant where they work. But as their summer romance heats up, she has to overcome the concerns of her grandparents (Burstyn, Murphy) about her boyfriend's criminal past Subscribe to our Movie Channels: MOVIE TRAILERS: https://goo.gl/LdHc6Y MOVIEWEB: https://goo.gl/WI6mQ9 Follow Us: http://movieweb.com/ https://www.facebook.com/MovieWeb/ https://twitter.com/seetrailers https://twitter.com/mov...
Starring: Melissa Leo, Victoria Charkut, Dave Clark, Keith Leonard, Laurent Rejto, Barbara Sebring-Forman, Linda Kutrubes, Michael Power Francine Trailer (2012) http://movieweb.com/movie/francine/ Academy-Award-winner, Melissa Leo, plays Francine, a woman struggling to find her place in a downtrodden lakeside town after leaving behind a life in prison. Subscribe to our Movie Channels: MOVIE TRAILERS: https://goo.gl/LdHc6Y MOVIEWEB: https://goo.gl/WI6mQ9 Follow Us: http://movieweb.com/ https://www.facebook.com/MovieWeb/ https://twitter.com/seetrailers https://twitter.com/movieweb https://plus.google.com/+movieweb/posts https://www.instagram.com/movieweb/ https://flipboard.com/@movieweb
Starring: Jesse Eisenberg, Melissa Leo, Tracy Morgan, Isiah Whitlock Jr., Sarah Ramos, Emma Rayne Lyle, Stephanie March, Tanya Wright, Dean F. Barnes, Jayce Bartok, Kevin Cannon, Kai Chapman, Scott Danni, Harper Dill, Neal Huff Why Stop Now Trailer (2012) http://movieweb.com/movie/why-stop-now/ When a college piano prodigy tries to check his mother into rehab, he is taken hostage by her drug dealer and swept along on a wild adventure. Subscribe to our Movie Channels: MOVIE TRAILERS: https://goo.gl/LdHc6Y MOVIEWEB: https://goo.gl/WI6mQ9 Follow Us: http://movieweb.com/ https://www.facebook.com/MovieWeb/ https://twitter.com/seetrailers https://twitter.com/movieweb https://plus.google.com/+movieweb/posts https://www.instagram.com/movieweb/ https://flipboard.com/@movieweb
Red state (2011). Set in Middle America, a group of teens receive an online invitation for sex, though they soon encounter fundamentalists with a much more sinister agenda.
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Melissa Leo Interview Snowden Premiere Subscribe to Red Carpet News: http://bit.ly/1s3BQ54 Red Carpet News talks to Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Shailene Woodley, Melissa Leo, Zachary Quinto, screenwriter Kieran Fitzgerald, technical supervisor Ralph Echemendia and Director Oliver Stone at the world premiere of Snowden at the Toronto International Film Festival. Check out our other videos for more exclusive in depth coverage of TIFF 2016 and don't forget to subscribe. Red Carpet News brings you all the latest Film & Entertainment News. Featuring exclusive content and interviews for Game Of Thrones, Sherlock, Hunger Games, Marvel, Star Wars, Harry Potter, Downton Abbey, Doctor Who and so much more. Visit our homepage at http://www.redcarpetnewstv.com or follow us on Twitter @RedCarpetNewsTV fo...