Name
Melanie Lynskey
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1977-05-16 (49 years old)
Place of Birth
New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand
Biography
Melanie Jayne Lynskey (born May 16, 1977) is a New Zealand actress. Known for her portrayals of complex women and her command of American dialects, she works predominantly in independent films. Lynskey is the recipient of two Critics' Choice Awards, a HCA Award, a Gracie, a New Zealand Film Award, a Hollywood Film Award, and a Sundance Special Jury Award, as well as Gotham, Satellite, Saturn, Golden Nymph, Independent Spirit, Screen Actors Guild, and Primetime Emmy Award nominations.
Known For
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Sophie Birenbaum is ready for the spotlight as the lead in her high school musical — unt...
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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1991. High school freshman Charlie is a wallflower, always watch...
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Two astronomers go on a media tour to warn humankind of a planet-killing comet hurtling to...
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Corporate downsizing expert Ryan Bingham spends his life in planes, airports, and hotels, ...
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Once an architect, Frank Bannister now passes himself off as an exorcist of evil spirits. ...
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New York fashion designer Melanie Carmichael suddenly finds herself engaged to the city's ...
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There were five Marines and one Navy Corpsman photographed raising the U.S. flag on Mt. Su...
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Megan is an all-American girl. A cheerleader. She has a boyfriend. But Megan doesn't like ...
- 1994 Heavenly Creatures as Pauline Parker
- 2006 Flags of Our Fathers as Pauline Harnois
- 1996 The Frighteners as Deputy
- 2000 But I'm a Cheerleader as Hilary
- 2009 Up in the Air as Julie Bingham
- 2009 The Informant! as Ginger Whitacre
- 2000 Coyote Ugly as Gloria
- 1998 EverAfter as Jacqueline de Ghent
- 2009 Leaves of Grass as Colleen
- 1999 Detroit Rock City as Beth Bumsteen
- 2003 Shattered Glass as Amy Brand
- 2008 Show of Hands as Jess
- 2003 Claustrophobia as Lauren
- 2006 Park as Sheryl
- 2010 Helena from the Wedding as Alice
- 2002 Abandon as Mousy Julie
- 2008 A Quiet Little Marriage as Monique
- 2013 A Kiwi Legend as Self
- 2012 Hello I Must Be Going as Amy
- 2011 Touchback as Macy
- 2011 Win Win as Cindy Timmons
- 2012 The Perks of Being a Wallflower as Aunt Helen
- 2001 Snakeskin as Alice
- 2012 Seeking a Friend for the End of the World as Karen Amalfi
- 2006 Say Uncle as Susan
- 2012 Putzel as Sally
- 2012 Eye of the Hurricane as Amelia Kyte
- 2004 The Nearly Unadventurous Life of Zoe Cadwaulder as Zoe Cadwaulder
- 2014 They Came Together as Brenda
- 2014 The Big Ask as Hannah
- 2014 We'll Never Have Paris as Devon
- 2014 Happy Christmas as Kelly
- 2014 Goodbye to All That as Annie Wall
- 2014 Chu and Blossom as Miss Shoemaker
- 2015 Digging for Fire as Squiggy
- 2016 The Intervention as Annie
- 2016 The Great & The Small as Margaret
- 2009 Away We Go as Munch
- 2025 Griffin in Summer as Helen
- 2016 Rainbow Time as Lindsay
- 2016 Folk Hero & Funny Guy as Becky
- 2017 Little Boxes as Gina
- 2007 Itty Bitty Titty Committee as Pat (uncredited)
- 2002 Sweet Home Alabama as Lurlynn
- 2017 1 Mile To You as Coach Rowan
- 2017 I Don't Feel at Home in This World Anymore as Ruth Kimke
- 2017 The Changeover as Kate Chant
- 2017 XX as Mary (segment "The Birthday Party")
- 2017 And Then I Go as Janice
- 2018 Sadie as Rae
- 2002 Shooters as Marie
- 1999 The Cherry Orchard as Dunyasha
- 2001 Foreign Correspondents as Melody
- 2015 Behind Over the Garden Wall as Self
- 2021 Don't Look Up as June Mindy
- 2021 Lady of the Manor as Hannah
- 2024 The Making of The Tattooist of Auschwitz as Self
- 2011 Helena from the Wedding: Cast Interviews as Self
- 2026 Don't Say Good Luck as Elizabeth Birenbaum
- 2025 Pike River as Anna Osborne
- 2006 Psych ( 1 episode ) as Emily Bloom
- 2007 Drive ( 6 episodes ) as Wendy Patrakas
- 2021 Yellowjackets ( 30 episodes ) as Shauna Sadecki
- 2003 Two and a Half Men ( 85 episodes ) as Rose
- 2017 Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later ( 2 episodes ) as Laura
- 2017 Young Sheldon ( 2 episodes ) as Dora Ericson
- 2004 The L Word ( 2 episodes ) as Clea Mason
- 2008 Comanche Moon ( 3 episodes ) as Pearl Coleman
- 2002 Rose Red ( 3 episodes ) as Rachel Wheaton
- 2024 The Tattooist of Auschwitz ( 6 episodes ) as Heather Morris
- 2005 It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia ( 1 episode ) as Kate
- 2017 Girlboss ( 3 episodes ) as Gail
- 2015 Togetherness ( 16 episodes ) as Michelle Pierson
- 2013 Mom ( 1 episode ) as Shannon
- 2016 Our Ex-Wife ( 1 episode ) as Sara
- 2015 The Late Late Show with James Corden ( 1 episode ) as Self - Guest
- 2014 Celebrity Name Game ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2014 Late Night with Seth Meyers ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2022 Candy ( 5 episodes ) as Betty Gore
- 2018 Castle Rock ( 10 episodes ) as Molly Strand
- 2017 Sunshine ( 4 episodes ) as Zara Skelton
- 2022 The Jennifer Hudson Show ( 1 episode )
- 2014 Variety Studio: Actors on Actors ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2009 Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen ( 1 episode ) as Self - Guest
- 2002 The Shield ( 2 episodes ) as Marcy
- 2018 Summer Camp Island ( 4 episodes ) as Sun (voice)
- 2008 The Life & Times of Tim ( 1 episode ) as Becky (voice)
- 2020 Mrs. America ( 9 episodes ) as Rosemary Thomson
- 2016 Easy ( 1 episode ) as Beth
- 2004 House ( 1 episode ) as Natalie Tavares
- 2014 The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon ( 2 episodes ) as Self
- 2019 The Kelly Clarkson Show ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2005 American Dad! ( 1 episode ) as Sharon (voice)
- 2023 The Last of Us ( 2 episodes ) as Kathleen Coghlan
- 2016 Future-Worm! ( 60 episodes ) as Megan (voice)
- 2014 Over the Garden Wall ( 10 episodes ) as Beatrice (voice)
- 1988 This Morning ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2012 Key & Peele ( 1 episode ) as Fiance
- 2000 Big Brother ( 1 episode ) as Self - Actress, 'Two & a ½ Men'
- 2015 The Late Show with Stephen Colbert ( 1 episode ) as Self - Guest
- 2024 After Midnight ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2025 Hollywood Squares ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2024 Hot Ones Versus ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2023 Poker Face ( 1 episode ) as Regina Gilvary
- 2003 Jimmy Kimmel Live! ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2024 Matlock ( 2 episodes ) as Debra Palmer
