Melissa Leo ("Frozen River") check out her imdb page-amazing

[underpants]

She has NINE movies either finished or in production and a TENTH announced

45--FORTY FIVE!!!--- movies and some TV in the last 4 years (since 2005)

She was in EIGHT movies that were released in 2008

:wow:

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0502425/

# The Farm (2009) (TV) (announced) .... CO Helen Miller
# American Tragic (2010) (pre-production) .... Martha
# Everybody's Fine (2009) (post-production)
# Dear Lemon Lima (2009) (post-production) .... Mrs. Howard
# True Adolescents (2009) (post-production) .... Sharon
# Welcome to the Rileys (2009) (post-production)
# Don McKay (2009) (post-production) .... Marie
# Veronika Decides to Die (2009) (completed) .... Mari
# Greta (2009) (completed) .... Karen
# Stephanie's Image (2008) (completed) .... Stephanie

[Starbucks Anarchist]

1. A very underrated actress.

She was great in "Homicide" as Kay Howard, too.

You might want to check out Danny Trejo's long filmography:

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001803/

[LostinVA]

4. All I care about is that my sweetums Kate Winslet FINALLY won

She is MY Rachael Ray.

Just way more talented than yours.

ooooooo

[JoDog]

2. "Frozen River" was a great movie.

Incredibly realistic and moving. The character of Ray reminded me a little of my parents--trying so hard to get something, anything decent for their kids. When she said that she was, "tired of people stealing from me" it really hit home.

[jeff30997]

3. And yet I have no idea who Melissa Leo is.

But I rarely watch movies or TV anymore so...

[underpants]

5. I saw her on the Oscars last night and thought "she looks familiar"

she was all glammed up for the show -which she usually is not

So I googled her

an amazing amount of work in really just 3 years

she has been around a while.

[Iggo]

6. Homicide: Life On the Street.

She was one of the murder cops on that very most excellent television show.

Since then I've seen her as a guest star on several of the police/lawyer procedural shows. She's better than most.

[Tommy_Carcetti]

7. Loved her as Sargeant Howard on Homicide

Actually I loved most everybody on that show. Great show.

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

8. I loved Frozen River and wanted Melissa Leo to win the Oscar. I thought Kate Winslet

was fabulous in The Reader but I do love long shots! :)

[LynneSin]

9. Starring with such acting powerhouses as Sarah Michelle Gellar and Hillary Duff

and only 1 or 2 of those she has star billing.

I'm glad of her nomination but her name will fade away quickly as character actor in supporting roles. You could probably say the same for Richard Jenkins. Both he and Leo managed to latch on to brilliant starring roles in small independant flicks but neither have real drawing power as a staring role.

[keroro gunsou]

10. all that

and she was kay howard on homicide. vastly under-rated actress.