Oscar winner Melissa Leo doesn’t mind being considered a character actress—in fact, she takes pride in knowing that her talent is what gets her cast.
The Butler is currently filming and Oprah, who has a role in the film, has provided our first looks at the cast of the upcoming Lee Daniels film.
What’s changed since Melissa Leo won her Best Supporting Actress Oscar for The Fighter? “The biggest change has been within myself,” she said. “Within my self-perception. And grounding in a group that is both illustrious…it’s like, ‘By God, I’m there!’”
Many actors and actresses do all that they can to keep from being typecast, but not Francine actress Melissa Leo
Director : Jake Scott
Cast : James Gandolfini, Kristen Stewart, Melissa Leo
Writers : Ken Hixon
How did this year’s Academy Award nominees begin their acting careers? Find out in The Daily Actor’s “Before The Oscars” special feature.
Conviction tells the true story of Betty Anne Waters (Hilary Swank) and her brother Kenny (Sam Rockwell). When a diner waitress is found stabbed to death in her trailer home, Kenny – the local troublemaker – is charged with murder, convicted and sentenced to life in prison. Waters, a single
Academy Award nominee Melissa Leo on acting: “If there’s anything else you can do, do it. And if there’s nothing else you can do, and nothing can stop you, do nothing but.”
