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99+ Photos. Melissa Leo is an American actress. She is known for her Academy Award-winning performance in the 2010 film The Fighter (2010). She was born on September 14, 1960, in New York City. Leo starred as the mother of boxer Micky Ward in the 2010 film The Fighter, also starring Mark Wahlberg.
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Feb 22, 2011 · Melissa Leo is nominated for an Academy Award for her role in The Fighter. In David O. Russell's boxing drama The Fighter, Melissa Leo plays Alice Ward, the mother and manager of...
In 2010, Leo earned widespread acclaim and won several awards for her performance as Alice Eklund-Ward in the biographical sports drama film The Fighter, including the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. In 2013, she won a Primetime Emmy Award for her guest role on the television series Louie.
Dec 17, 2010 · The Fighter: Directed by David O. Russell. With Mark Wahlberg, Christian Bale, Amy Adams, Melissa Leo. Based on the story of Micky Ward, a fledgling boxer who tries to escape the shadow of his more famous but troubled older boxing brother and get his own shot at greatness.
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Melissa Leo is an American actress. She is known for her Academy Award-winning performance in the 2010 film The Fighter (2010). She was born on September 14, 1960, in New York City. Leo starred as the mother of boxer Micky Ward in the 2010 film The Fighter, also starring Mark Wahlberg.
Dec 17, 2010 · MELISSA LEO IN THE FIGHTER. FILM STILL COURTESY OF PARAMOUNT PICTURES. Two years after Frozen River, her breakout film, the ever-industrious Melissa Leo plays yet another challenging and intriguing woman: Alice Ward, the brazen and destructive mother of Mark Wahlberg’s boxer in The Fighter.