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Acting · age 66

Melissa Leo

Best rated: Prisoners (8.2)

Films
64
Avg rating
6.21
Peak run
2013’14
Oscar wins
1 of 2
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The career

Melissa Leo, acting career by IMDb rating5-film averagePeak eraLongest 7+ run
Peak 2013 to 2014, 7.0645678198519901995200020052010201520202025Prisoners 8.2Thunder Force 4.6Career avg 6.21

Dot size shows IMDb votes. Films with fewer than 1,000 votes sit on the baseline.

Melissa Leo's career barcodecoolhot
198564 films2026
Current formLast 5: 5.30 vs career 6.21 (−0.91)
  1. LThe Clean Up Crew2024 · 4.2−2.0
  2. WKing Ivory2024 · 6.20.0
  3. LLong Gone Heroes2024 · 5.1−1.1
  4. LGuns Up2025 · 5.5−0.7
  5. LPassenger2026 · 5.5−0.7
As an actor, films with 1,000+ votes

Melissa by the numbers

Average
6.21
40 rated films
Vote weighted
6.32
bigger films count more
Median
6.2
half are better
Consistency
±0.89
rating spread
Career
42y
1985 to 2026
Total votes
3.78M
across every film
Best
8.2
Prisoners
Worst
4.6
Thunder Force
Newest first

Filmography

Acting filmography
2026Passenger posterPassengerDiane Larson5.523,784
2025Guns Up posterGuns UpMichael Temple5.56,999
2024The KnifeDetective Carlsen·624
2024The Clean Up CrewSiobhan4.21,699
2024King IvoryGinger Greene6.22,315
2024Long Gone HeroesOlivia Peterson5.12,161
2022Alone TogetherDeborah5.42,205
2022JanePrincipal Rhodes4.91,061
2022Measure of RevengeLillian·626
2021Thunder Force posterThunder ForceAllie4.649,087
2021Ida RedIda 'Red' Walker5.62,811
2021Body BrokersDr. White6.34,341
2018The Equalizer 2 posterThe Equalizer 2Susan Plummer6.7234K
2018FurloughJoan Anderson5.52,181
2018The AshramChandra·988
2018UnlovableMaddie·617
2018The Parting GlassAl·512
2017NovitiateReverend Mother6.76,004
2017The Most Hated Woman in AmericaMadalyn Murray O'Hair6.17,998
2016Burn CountryGloria·980
Better together?

Melissa Leo's regulars

The number on the right is the lift: their average together minus the average of their two careers.

Takes

On Melissa Leo

5 nominations, 4 wins

Awards record

  • Best Supporting Actress · Academy Awards 2011
    Melissa Leo
    Won
  • Best Supporting Actress · Golden Globe Awards 2011
    Melissa Leo
    Won
  • Best Supporting Actress · Critics Choice Awards 2011
    Melissa Leo
    Won
  • Female Actor in a Supporting Role · Actor Awards (formerly SAG Awards) 2011
    Melissa Leo
    Won
  • Best Actress · Academy Awards 2009
    Melissa Leo
    Nominated

Information courtesy of IMDb (https://www.imdb.com). Used with permission. Ratings and votes as of the latest nightly refresh.

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