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Melissa Leo
Melissa Chessington Leo (born September 14, 1960), also known as Margaret May II or Margaret May, is an American actress best known for playing the tough-minded shift-Det. Sgt. Kay Howard on the TV series Homicide: Life on the Street from 1993–1997. She has also been a regular on All My Children...
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Black Irish
Black Irish is a 2007 film written and directed by Brad Gann.
Sixteen-year-old Cole McKay’s struggle for independence is put to the test as his South Boston Irish-Catholic family implodes around him. Older brother Terry is descending into a life of...
A Time of Destiny
A Time of Destiny (1988) is an American drama film directed by Gregory Nava and written by Nava and Anna Thomas. The story is based on the opera La forza del destino by Verdi. The motion picture was executive produced by Shep Gordon and Carolyn...
The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada
The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada is a 2005 drama film directed by Tommy Lee Jones and written by Guillermo Arriaga. It stars Tommy Lee Jones, Barry Pepper, Julio Cedillo, and Dwight Yoakam.
Melquiades Estrada, an illegal immigrant from Mexico...
Midnight Son
Midnight Son is a controversial 2007 short film, written and directed by Adam Davenport and produced by Colin Neville. The film stars Jack Mulcahy, Melissa Leo, April Grace and David Harbour. It is the story of Edward Dagney, a mild-mannered...
Frozen River
Frozen River is a 2008 American drama film written and directed by Courtney Hunt. The screenplay focuses on two working class women who smuggle illegal immigrants in the trunk of a car from Canada to the United States in order to make ends meet.
The...
Confess
Confess is a 2005 American independent feature film written and directed by Stefan Schaefer.
Terroll Lessor, a computer genius in an unpleasant job, decides to use his skills against reprehensible parts of society. Along with his girlfriend, played...
The Ballad of Little Jo
The Ballad of Little Jo is a 1993 film inspired by the true story of a society woman who tries to escape the stigma of bearing a child out of wedlock by going out West, and living disguised as a man. The film stars Suzy Amis, Bo Hopkins, Ian...
This is a Story About Ted and Alice
This is a Story About Ted and Alice is a 2007 film directed by Teressa Tunney.
Welcome to the Rileys
"Trauma transforms us. Years after their teenage daughter’s death, Lois and Doug Riley, an upstanding Indiana couple, are frozen by estranging grief. She isolates herself in their immaculate suburban home. He philanders with a local waitress,...
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Dear Lemon Lima
Dear Lemon Lima (2009) is a family comedy feature film written and directed by Suzi Yoonessi. Based on her short film of the same name and developed with the support of Film Independent and its Filmmaker Labs, this film is about a 13-year-old half...
21 Grams
21 Grams is a 2003 drama film directed by Alejandro González Iñárritu and written by Guillermo Arriaga. It stars Sean Penn, Naomi Watts, and Benicio del Toro.
Like Arriaga's and González Iñárritu's previous film, Amores perros (2000), 21 Grams...
Greta
According to Greta is an independent drama film starring Hilary Duff, Ellen Burstyn, Michael Murphy, Evan Ross, and Melissa Leo. Set in Asbury Park, New Jersey, and directed by Nancy Bardawil, making her feature film directing debut.
Greta (Duff) is...
The Fighter
The Fighter is an upcoming 2010 film directed by David O. Russell, starring Mark Wahlberg and Christian Bale. The film centers around the life of professional boxer "Irish" Micky Ward (Wahlberg) and his older brother Dickie Eklund (Bale). Amy Adams...
Ball Don't Lie
Ball Don't Lie is a feature film directed by Brin Hill. It is an adaptation of the novel of the same name, written by Matt de la Peña. It stars AND1 Mixtape team member Grayson Boucher, a.k.a. The Professor. The film premiered at the 2008 Tribeca...
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The Dry Land
"James (Ryan O’Nan) returns from Iraq to face a new battle—reintegrating into his small-town life in Texas. His wife (America Ferrera), his mother (Melissa Leo), and his friend (Jason Ritter) provide support, but they can’t fully understand the pain...
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Venice/Venice
Venice/Venice is an American film starring Henry Jaglom, Nelly Alard, Melissa Leo, Suzanne Bertish, Daphna Kastner, David Duchovny, John Landis and written and directed by Henry Jaglom.
Dean is an American film director whose most recent film has...
