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

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

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/

She is MY Rachael Ray.

Just way more talented than yours.

ooooooo

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.

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

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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