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Also Known As	Melissa Chessington Leo
Born	September 14, 1960 (age 64) • New York City • New York
Awards And Honors	Emmy Award (2013) • Academy Award (2011) • Golden Globe Award (2011) • Academy Award (2011): Actress in a Supporting Role • Emmy Award (2013): Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series • Golden Globe Award (2011): Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture
Movies/Tv Shows (Acted In)	"I Know This Much Is True" (2020) • "Dolly Parton's Heartstrings" (2019) • "The Equalizer 2" (2018) • "I'm Dying Up Here" (2017–2018) • "The Parting Glass" (2018) • "Furlough" (2018) • "Unlovable" (2018) • "The Ashram" (2018) • "The Most Hated Woman in America" (2017) • "Novitiate" (2017) • "BoJack Horseman" (2014–2016) • "Snowden" (2016) • "Wayward Pines" (2015–2016) • "Burn Country" (2016) • "London Has Fallen" (2016) • "Broad City" (2016) • "The Big Short" (2015) • "Dwegons and Leprechauns" (2014) • "The Equalizer" (2014) • "The Ever After" (2014) • "The Angriest Man in Brooklyn" (2014) • "Treme" (2010–2013) • "Prisoners" (2013) • "Bottled Up" (2013) • "Oblivion" (2013) • "Olympus Has Fallen" (2013) • "Charlie Countryman" (2013) • "Flight" (2012) • "Louie" (2012) • "Francine" (2012) • "Why Stop Now?" (2012) • "Lost Revolution" (2011) • "Brooklyn Brothers Beat the Best" (2011) • "Seven Days in Utopia" (2011) • "Mildred Pierce" (2011) • "Red State" (2011) • "The Fighter" (2010) • "Queen of the Lot" (2010) • "Conviction" (2010) • "The Space Between" (2010) • "The Dry Land" (2010) • "Welcome to the Rileys" (2010) • "Greta" (2009) • "Everybody's Fine" (2009) • "Dear Lemon Lima" (2009) • "Veronika Decides to Die" (2009) • "Don McKay" (2009) • "True Adolescents" (2009) • "Stephanie's Image" (2009) • "The Alphabet Killer" (2008) • "Righteous Kill" (2008) • "Law & Order" (1993–2008) • "Ball Don't Lie" (2008) • "Santa Mesa" (2008) • "Lullaby" (2008) • "Frozen River" (2008) • "One Night" (2007) • "Cold Case" (2007) • "Mr. Woodcock" (2007) • "I Believe in America" (2007) • "Racing Daylight" (2007) • "The Cake Eaters" (2007) • "Black Irish" (2007) • "Criminal Minds" (2007) • "Shark" (2006) • "The House Is Burning" (2006) • "Hollywood Dreams" (2006) • "The Limbo Room" (2006) • "Stephanie Daley" (2006) • "Confess" (2005) • "American Gun" (2005) • "The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada" (2005) • "The L Word" (2005) • "Runaway" (2005) • "Law & Order: Criminal Intent" (2005) • "Hide and Seek" (2005) • "From Other Worlds" (2004) • "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" (2004) • "Veronica Mars" (2004) • "21 Grams" (2003) • "Fear of Fiction" (2000) • "The 24 Hour Woman" (1999) • "Code of Ethics" (1998) • "Legacy" (1998) • "Homicide: Life on the Street" (1993–1997) • "Under the Bridge" (1996) • "Last Summer in the Hamptons" (1995) • "Scarlett" (1994) • "The Ballad of Little Jo" (1993) • "Venice/Venice" (1992) • "Immaculate Conception" (1992) • "Against the Law" (1990) • "The Young Riders" (1989–1990) • "Nasty Boys" (1990) • "Gideon Oliver" (1989) • "Miami Vice" (1988) • "All My Children" (1984–1988) • "A Time of Destiny" (1988) • "Spenser: For Hire" (1987) • "Deadtime Stories" (1986) • "The Equalizer" (1985) • "Always" (1985) • "Streetwalkin'" (1985)