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Melissa Leo

Melissa Leo

Actor, also producer · Born September 14, 1960 (66) · Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Oscar winner · Primetime Emmy winner · Golden Globe winner · 3 other major award bodies

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 nomination for Best Actress. Leo earned several awards for her role as Alice Ward in the critically acclaimed film, “The Fighter” (2010). For this role Leo won the Golden Globe, Screen Actors Guild Award and Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. Leo currently appears on the television series Treme.  Leo currently resides in Stone Ridge, New York and two sons John Matthew Heard (born 1987), and Adam (adopted - born 1984).

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
September 14, 1960 (66)
From
Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
Works as
Actor, also producer
Titles
98 on MovieCove · 134 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Up 8% in 30 days

What are Melissa Leo's films like?

Across their 77 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Self.

Genres

Drama23 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 37th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy13 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 38th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Action11 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 49th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Crime9 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 53rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies
Biography5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 86th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies
Documentary3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 48th percentile
: browse their Documentary movies
Adventure2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 85th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Adventure movies
Horror2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 33rd percentile
: browse their Horror movies
Thriller2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 15th percentile
: browse their Thriller movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Survival
21%
Self
21%
Morality
20%
Bonds
19%
Society
9%
Power
7%
Ideas
3%
Family bonds20 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice15 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief14 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival11 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity11 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love8 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose7 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption9 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 70 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 9 · Serious 23 · Dark 38

Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 46 · Stylized 20 · Heightened 4

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

A split, not a type: Gentle 12 · Charged 27 · Intense 31

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 19 · Shifting 41 · Whiplash 10

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 51 · Some laughs 14 · Funny 5

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 21 · Even-paced 43 · Relentless 6

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 25 · Engaged 31 · Full focus 14

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 11 · Affecting 29 · Heavy 30

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 42 · Open-ended 21 · Ambiguous 7

Roles they play

39 analyzed roles

Usually the Shadow: 10 of 39 analyzed roles.

Shadow
10 of 39
Mentor
8 of 39
Hero
7 of 39
Ally
6 of 39
Threshold guardian
4 of 39
Shapeshifter
3 of 39
Herald
1 of 39
Show the 39 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
49
Melancholic
42
Dread
20
Contemplative
20
Hopeful
15
Other
59

How their films linger

Bittersweet34 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful28 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking18 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling19 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting15 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 14 with a twist

  • Happy15
  • Bittersweet45
  • Tragic2
  • Ambiguous15

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Melissa Leo's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 74 of their 98 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (38).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Melissa Leo's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

134 credits, 98 with a MovieCove page; 5 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Passenger(2026)

    as Diana Larson

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • The Knife(2024)

    as Detective Carlsen

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Guns Up(2025)

    as Michael Temple

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • King Ivory(2024)

    as Ginger Greene

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • AFTER: Poetry Destroys Silence (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Actor

  • Long Gone Heroes(2024)

    as Olivia

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • The Clean Up Crew(2024)

    as Siobhan

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • The Equalizer 3(2023)

    as Susan Plummer

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Jane(2022)

    as Principal Rhodes

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Alone Together(2022)

    as Deborah

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Coast(2021)

    as Olivia

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • Measure of Revenge(2022)

    as Lillian

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • Ida Red(2021)

    as Ida ‘Red’ Walker

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Thunder Force(2021)

    as Allie

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • Body Brokers(2021)

    as Dr. White

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • I Know This Much Is True(2020)

    Show 6 episodes · as Concettina Ipolita Tempesta 'Ma' Birdsey

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows

  • Dolly Parton's Heartstrings(2019)

    Show 1 episode · as Amelia Meegers

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows

  • Unlovable(2018)

    as Maddie

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • The Equalizer 2(2018)

    as Susan Plummer

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • The Parting Glass(2018)

    as Al

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Mabel, Mabel, Tiger Trainer(2018)

    as Narrator

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Furlough(2018)

    Producer · as Joan Anderson

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • The Ashram(2018)

    as Chandra

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Novitiate(2017)

    as Reverend Mother

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • The View from Up Here (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Claire

  • I'm Dying Up Here(2017)

    Show 20 episodes · as Goldie

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows

  • The Most Hated Woman in America(2017)

    as Madalyn Murray O'Hair

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Snowden(2016)

    as Laura Poitras

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • All the Way(2016)

    as Lady Bird Johnson

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Burn Country(2016)

    as Gloria

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • London Has Fallen(2016)

    as Secretary of Defense Ruth McMillan

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • The Big Short(2015)

    as Georgia Hale

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Damnation: The Flashback (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Noda Marra

  • After the Spill (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Narrator

  • The Butterfly, The Harp, and The Timepiece (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Papillon

  • Wayward Pines(2015)

    Show 11 episodes · as Nurse Pam

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all shows

  • The Ever After (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Penny

  • The Equalizer(2014)

    as Susan Plummer

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • BoJack Horseman(2014)

    Show 2 episodes · as Ma Nguyen (voice)

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows

  • The Angriest Man in Brooklyn(2014)

    as Bette Altmann

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Dwegons and Leprechauns (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Grandma Fitz / Butterfly McDweg / Mrs. Fitzgerald

  • Broad City(2014)

    Show 1 episode · as Lori

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • Prisoners(2013)

    as Holly Jones

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Call Me Crazy: A Five Film(2013)

    as Robin

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Bottled Up (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Producer · as Fay

  • Oblivion(2013)

    as Sally

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Olympus Has Fallen(2013)

    as Secretary of Defense Ruth McMillan

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Charlie Countryman(2013)

    as Kate

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • The Only Real Game(2013)

    as Narrator

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Francine(2012)

    as Francine

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Why Stop Now?(2012)

    as Penny

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Flight(2012)

    as Ellen Block

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • The Space Between(2010)

    as Montine

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Seven Days in Utopia(2011)

    as Lily

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Red State(2011)

    as Sara

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • The Sea Is All I Know (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Sara

  • Mildred Pierce(2011)

    Show 5 episodes · as Lucy Gessler

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows

  • Brooklyn Brothers Beat the Best(2011)

    as Sarah

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • The Fighter(2010)

    as Alice Ward

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Queen of the Lot(2010)

    as Aunt Bee

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Welcome to the Rileys(2010)

    as Lois Riley

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Conviction(2010)

    as Nancy Taylor

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • The Dry Land (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Martha

  • Treme(2010)

    Show 36 episodes · as Toni Bernette

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows

  • Everybody's Fine(2009)

    as Colleen

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • According to Greta(2009)

    as Karen

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Dear Lemon Lima(2009)

    as Mrs. Howard

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Veronika Decides to Die(2009)

    as Mari

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Don McKay(2009)

    as Marie

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • True Adolescents(2009)

    as Sharon Mitchell

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Stephanie's Image (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Stephanie

  • The Alphabet Killer(2008)

    as Kathy Walsh

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Righteous Kill(2008)

    as Cheryl

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Frozen River(2008)

    as Ray Eddy

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Santa Mesa(2008)

    as Maggie

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Lullaby (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Stephanie

  • Black Irish(2007)

    as Margaret McKay

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Mr. Woodcock(2007)

    as Sally Jansen

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Racing Daylight (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Sadie / Anna

  • I Believe in America(2007)

    as Soto

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Hollywood Dreams (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Aunt Bee

  • The Cake Eaters(2007)

    as Ceci Kimbrough

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Dear Lemon Lima (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Mrs. Howard

  • Stephanie Daley(2006)

    as Miri Daley

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Midnight Son (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Rita

  • Bomb (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Actor

  • One Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Wendy

  • The House Is Burning(2006)

    as Mrs. Miller

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Shark(2006)

    Show 1 episode · as Elizabeth Rourke

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • The Limbo Room (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as KC Collins

  • The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada(2005)

    as Rachel

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Confess(2005)

    as Agnes Lessor

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Criminal Minds(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as Sheriff Georgia Davis

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows

  • American Gun(2005)

    as Louise

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Runaway (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Lisa Adler

  • Hide and Seek(2005)

    as Laura

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • From Other Worlds(2004)

    as Miriam

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Veronica Mars(2004)

    Show 1 episode · as Julia Smith

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • The L Word(2004)

    Show 3 episodes · as Winnie Mann

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows

  • 21 Grams(2003)

    as Marianne Jordan

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Cold Case (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 1 episode · as Tayna Raymes (1994 & 2007)

  • Law & Order: Criminal Intent(2001)

    Show 1 episode · as Maureen Curtis

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows

  • CSI: Crime Scene Investigation(2000)

    Show 1 episode · as Sybil Perez

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows

  • Fear of Fiction (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Sigrid Anderssen

  • Homicide: The Movie(2000)

    as Kay Howard

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Code of Ethics (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Jo DeAngelo

  • The 24 Hour Woman(1999)

    as Dr. Suzanne Pincus

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Legacy(1998)

    Show 2 episodes · as Emma Bradford

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows

  • Last Summer in the Hamptons(1995)

    as Trish Axelrod

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • In the Line of Duty: Hunt for Justice(1995)

    as Carol Manning

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Garden (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    as Elizabeth

  • Scarlett(1994)

    Show 2 episodes · as Suellen O'Hara Benteen

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all shows

  • The Ballad of Little Jo(1993)

    as Beatrice Grey

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Homicide: Life on the Street(1993)

    Show 77 episodes · as Kay Howard

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • By a Thread (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    as Helen

  • Immaculate Conception (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    as Hannah

  • Venice/Venice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    as Peggy

  • Carolina Skeletons(1991)

    as Cassie

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • The Bride in Black (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    as Mary Margaret

  • Law & Order(1990)

    Show 1 episode · as Defense Attorney Alice Sutton · as Donna Cheponis · as Sherri Quinn

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows

  • Nasty Boys(1989)

    as Katie Morrissey

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • The Young Riders (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Show 24 episodes · as Emma Shannon

  • A Time of Destiny(1988)

    as Josie Larraneta

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Deadtime Stories(1986)

    as Judith 'MaMa' Baer

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • Silent Witness (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    as Patti Mullen

  • Always … But Not Forever (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    as Peggy

  • Spenser: For Hire(1985)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all shows

  • Streetwalkin'(1985)

    as Cookie

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • The Equalizer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Show 1 episode · as Irina Dzershinsky

  • Miami Vice(1984)

    Show 1 episode · as Kathleen Gilfords

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all shows

  • I'm Only There... (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    as Maggie

  • Ron Forever (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Hilda

  • The Mannequin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Executive Producer · Actor

  • The Rooster Prince (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Elaine

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 132 titles, 129 of them dated from 1984 to 2026; peak year 2017.

Biggest box office

Oblivion (2013)

$286M worldwide

Highest rated

Prisoners (2013)

Midcredits 99th

Most popular right now

Homicide: Life on the Street (1993)

Film career

MilestoneBreakoutAward winNomination
19842026

Peak 2017 · steadily prominent in film for years. Top draw in 25 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

Show 3 more milestones

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting132 of 132: 129 only acting, 3 with another role · typical Midcredits score53rdProducing3 of 132: 0 only producing, 3 with another role

132 titles, 3 with more than one role — acting and producing overlap on 3 of them.

By decade

1980s11 · acting1990s15 · acting2000s41 · acting2010s46 · 46 acting · 2 crew2020s16 · acting

Billing

usually 5th · top billed in 7% of 56 roles
8606111621

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

Awards

an Oscar, a Primetime Emmy, a Golden Globe, a Screen Actors Guild Award and 2 other major awards from 13 major nominations, 2009–2016.

WinNomination
  1. 2016
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or a Movie
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
  2. 2013
    • Primetime Emmy, won · Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series
  3. 2011
    • Oscar, won · Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or Movie
    • Golden Globe, won · Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, won · Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
    • +1 other major body · 1 win
      • Critics Choice Award, won · Best Supporting Actress
  4. 2009
    • Oscar, nominated · Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role
    • +2 other major bodies · 1 win and 1 nomination
      • Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Actress
      • Independent Spirit Award, won · Best Female Lead

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Melissa Leo's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 47th percentile, the median of all 78; across their 70 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 45th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

45thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 70

Approval · how many liked their films

46thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 70

Reach · how many have seen their films

76thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 70

Midcredits score across 98 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up31
  • 50th to 74th21
  • 25th to 49th28
  • Below 25th18

Shape of the crowd

36 of their 98 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved11
  • Universally Panned1
  • Divisive2
  • Cult Classic5
  • Crowd Pleaser36
  • Broadly Agreed9
  • Mixed34

Most divisive · actor

Mabel, Mabel, Tiger Trainer (2018)

95th percentile spread · 57% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Prisoners (2013)

Midcredits 99th · 94% liked

Reviewers score the acting 71/100 in their films, across 63 reviewed titles; fans 81, detractors 48. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Melissa Leo's work okay for kids?

Across up to 39 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore23 titles32–92 · median 67 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity39 titles15–67 · median 39 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity26 titles41–87 · median 79 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs18 titles27–65 · median 36 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense22 titles19–84 · median 70 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Melissa Leo work with?

People who share at least 2 of Melissa Leo's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; John Swab shares the most, 4.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles