Melissa Leo Husband, Children, Net Worth, Now

Melissa Leo, who was born as Melissa Chessington Leo in 1960, in New York, the United States, celebrates her birthday...Melissa Leo is an award-winning American actress best known for her role as Detective Sergeant Kay Howard...an estimated net worth of around $9 million..

Melissa Leo Husband, Children, Net Worth, Now

Melissa Leo is an award-winning American actress best known for her role as Detective Sergeant Kay Howard on Homicide: Life on the Street. With her outstanding career exposure, she has grabbed several career awards including Phoenix Film Critics Society Award for 21 Grams, and also Academy Award for The Fighter

Currently, the graduate of Bellows Falls High School is set to appear in the upcoming TV series; I Know This Much Is True (2020).

Ex-Boyfriend; Children

Amidst the relationship with her ex-boyfriend, John Heard, the Oscar-winning actress Melissa Leo was never not married. She started dating the Television and film actor, John back in the 1980s' and cherished their relationship for three years.

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With a full swing of romance, Melissa got pregnant with her son, Jack Matthew Heard. But, their relationship started fading with time. Eventually, after dating for three years, the former lovebirds separated before Melissa gave birth to their child in the age of her early 20s.

Melissa Leo's ex-boyfriend, John Heard (Photo: Getty Images) 

Later, The Fighter star shared the brutal custody of her son Jack against her ex-boyfriend, John. Later, they made the arrangement for joint custody and came to reasonable terms and co-parented their children together. 

As per the reports, the former lovebirds shared their spared time with their son back in 2011. They even celebrated the 2011 Christmas and referred their relationship 'friendly.'

As of now, Melissa is yet to reveal about her soulmate who might be her future husband. But, at the moment, she enjoys the single life with her children, Jack and Adam Leo (Adopted).

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John Got 18-Months Probation 

The former love life of Melissa Leo, John Heard served 18-months of supervised probation for harassing the actress back in 1997. The Baltimore District Court Judge Barbara B. Waxman also made him sure to attend a 22-week program for abusive men. 

John was found guilty for harassing and trespassing Melissa through telephone calls which were resulted of the dispute between the stars over his visitation rights to their son, Jack.

Besides that, John had to lean to the visitation agreement drafted in the original custody trial and also attend the psychiatric treatment.

Net Worth

Melissa Leo, the famous American actress, has an estimated net worth of around $9 million that she garners from her professional career from her acting career. She made her entrance to the entertainment industry with a role in the soap opera "All My Children" in 1984 which even led her to fall in a nomination of Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Ingenue/Woman in a Drama Series. 

In 1993, Melissa joined the cast of the TV shows, Homicide: Life on the Street as Detective Sergeant Kay Howard for over 77 episodes. Similarly, her acting credits include her role in movies and TV shows like American Gun, The Space Between, Flight, Lullaby, I Know This Much Is True, and Prisoners.

In the year 2019, 58-years-old actress debuted in the TV series Heartstrings.

Age, Family 

Melissa Leo, who was born as Melissa Chessington Leo in 1960, in New York, the United States, celebrates her birthday on 14 September. She stands at the height of 5' 4" inches tall. 

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Her parents; Arnold Leo and Peggy Chessington Leo raised her along with her brother, Erik in her family. Her father was an editor for Grove Press as well as a spokesman for the East Hampton Baymen's Association. As for her mom, she served as a teacher.