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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 ABC event series ''Wayward Pines'' as Nurse Pam. ==Early life== Leo was born in Manhattan, New York City, and spent her early life on the Lower East Side. She is the daughter of Peggy (née Chessington), a California-born teacher, and Arnold Leo III, an editor at Grove Press, fisherman, and former spokesman for the East Hampton Baymen's Association. She has one brother, Erik Leo. Her parents divorced, and her mother moved them to Red Clover Commune, in Putney, Vermont. Her maternal grandparents were Frances (née Stone 1917-2008) and James Chessington, a colonel in the United States Air Force.〔(Frances Chessington Obituary ) retrieved 3/7/2015〕 Her paternal grandparents were Elinore (née Wellington 1914-2008) and Arnold Leo II.〔(Elinore Leo obituary ) retrieved 3/7/2015〕 Her uncle was journalist Roger Leo (1947-2011),〔(Roger Leo ) retrieved 3/7/2015〕 and her aunt is art historian Christine Leo Roussel.〔(Roussel art website ) retrieved 3/7/2015〕 Leo began performing as a child with the Bread and Puppet Theater Company. She attended Bellow Falls High School in Vermont, and studied acting at Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts in London, and SUNY Purchase, but did not graduate, choosing to leave school and move to New York City to begin auditioning for acting jobs.〔(Melissa Leo interview ) retrieved 3/8/2015〕〔Mother's California birth stated on the ''68th Golden Globe Awards'', January 16, 2011〕 Leo spent summers at her father's house in Springs, a section of East Hampton, N.Y.〔〔(【引用サイトリンク】Burlington Free Press – Vermonter Nominated )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Melissa Leo」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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