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- Age: 47 (2008)Boston.com: It's All About Face (August 24, 2008)
- AKA: Margaret May II, Melissa Chessington Leo, Margaret MayThe New York Times: Melissa Leo Biography
- Born: September 14, 1960The New York Times: Melissa Leo Biography
- Birth place: New York, New YorkThe New York Times: Melissa Leo Biography
- Dated: John Heard
- Son: John Matthew Heard
- College: State University of New York, PurchaseThe New York Times: Melissa Leo Biography
- Debut film: Steetwalkin', 1985moviefone: Melissa Leo Filmography
- Starred in All My Children
- 2004 L.A. Film Critics Association runner-up for Best Supporting Actress for the film 21 Grams
- 2009: First Oscar nomination
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Melissa Leo is an American actress who has appeared on television and in films such as 21 Grams, Righteous Kill and Frozen River. She won a Spirit Award for her performance in the latter.
In 2009, Leo received a Best Actress Oscar nomination her role in Frozen River.Official Site: 2009 Oscar Nominees She wore a gold, floor length gown to the event.
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Frozen River
Frozen River won the Grand Jury Prize at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival. Directed by Courtney Hunt, the film tells the story of two upstate New York women—one white (Melissa Leo), and one Native American (Misty Upham)—who conspire to smuggle illegal immigrants into the United States.In the film, Melissa Leo portrays Ray Eddy, a mother of two whose husband has run away with the money for the down payment on the family's soon-to-be-delivered new trailer home. Desperate for cash, Leo stumbles into a lucrative immigrant smuggling opportunity. Determined to get the new trailer and to be able to afford Christmas gifts for her children, T.J. (Charlie McDermott) and Ricky (James Reilly), Eddy decides to use one of her few remaining possessions—her beat-up car—to drive acros the frozen St. Lawrence River. .
The film received 2 Academy Award nominations, one for Best Actress and the other for Best Original Screenplay.Oscar.com: Academy Awards
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"I'm not a girl that grew up dreaming of having a white dress and being in a fancy wedding, and I'm not an actor that grew up thinking I would walk a red carpet at such prestigious events as have been mentioned in many a review. I will wake up each morning as I have these last few months and see what the day holds, take it in with joy, every second of it, and use it for all it's worth, and go for the ride just as far as it goes. Whatever happens come later this year, I'll be acting till the day I die."The Envelope: Melissa Leo for Frozen River(November 12, 2008)
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