Melissa Chessington Leo is an American actress and producer. She won an Oscar for her roles in The Frozen River and The Fighter. The actress is also the owner of the awards: Golden Globe, Screen Actors Guild, Emmy. Viewers know Leo from the films: “The Slaughter Department”, “Veronica decides to die”, “The Fall of Olympus”, “The Fall of London”, “The Great Equalizer”, “The Great Equalizer 2”.
She began her creative biography in the mid-80s of the last century. Her film work was highly praised by film critics and viewers. The actress won many awards, among which was the main cinema award - Oscar.
At the beginning of her career, Melissa played several roles in independent cinema.
Career on the big screen began with Leo with the picture "Always." Today, she has accounted for more than one hundred and twenty roles in numerous film projects.
early years
The girl was born in the United States, in the fall of 1960. Her mother worked as a teacher at school, and her father was a newspaper publisher.
After receiving secondary education, Melissa went to enter the university, choosing the profession of economist. But the desire to be creative at some point changed the whole life of the future actress.
After studying at the university for a couple of years, she dropped out of school, realizing that she didn’t like doing serious business and business, but art and cinema.
Film career
Already in the mid-80s, Leo received several roles in independent cinema. And then she loudly declared herself as a talented actress, starring in a number of television projects.
Entering the cast of the TV show "All My Children", Melissa perfectly played a role. As a result, she became the owner of the prestigious Emmy Award. After successfully working in a project where she starred for a year, Leo continued on her way to the top of fame.
The following works of the artist were the films: “Always”, “Miami Police: Moral Department”, “Equalizer”, “Spencer”, “Law and Order”, “Bride in Black”, “Venice / Venice”.
In the television series "Slaughter Department" Leo got the role of detective Kay Howard - the only woman who worked in the criminal department. The film told about the work of the Baltimore police, as well as about detectives who were investigating serious crimes.
Melissa starred in the series for five seasons. It was this role that brought the actress the greatest popularity. The “Slaughter Department” was repeatedly nominated for a film award: “Emmy”, Screen Actors Guilds, “Sputnik”, Television Critics Association, NAACP Image Award.
The role in the film "The Frozen River" brought the famous actress an Oscar, and a few years later she again won the highest award for her work in the film "The Fighter".
The work of the actress can be seen in such projects as: “CSI: Crime Scene”, “Law and Order”, “Detective Rush”, “Veronica Mars”, “Think Like a Criminal”, “Blackmail”, “Shark”, “Right to murder ", " Veronica prevents death ", " Welcome to Riley ", " Crew ", " Dangerous Illusion ", " Playing on the slide."
Russian viewers, especially action movie lovers, Leo is well known for her films: The Fall of Olympus and The Fall of London, where she played Ruth Macmillan. And also on the films The Great Equalizer and The Great Equalizer 2, in which she played the role of Susan Plummer.
