
Melanie Lynskey
Acting · Born 1977-05-16 · age 49 · New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand
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.
Titles

The Perks of Being a Wallflower

Don't Look Up

House

The Last of Us

Up in the Air

Two and a Half Men

Young Sheldon

American Dad!

Coyote Ugly

Seeking a Friend for the End of the World

Flags of Our Fathers

Over the Garden Wall

The Frighteners

Sweet Home Alabama

EverAfter

I Don't Feel at Home in This World Anymore

It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia

Heavenly Creatures

Psych

The Informant!

Yellowjackets

The Shield

The L Word

But I'm a Cheerleader

Castle Rock

Mom

Away We Go

Win Win

Poker Face

Shattered Glass

Leaves of Grass

XX

Detroit Rock City

They Came Together

Rose Red

Key & Peele

Candy

1 Mile To You

Abandon

Happy Christmas

The Intervention

Girlboss

Easy

Digging for Fire

The Tattooist of Auschwitz

Hello I Must Be Going

Matlock

Mrs. America

Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later

Touchback

Togetherness

We'll Never Have Paris

Little Boxes

Goodbye to All That

Summer Camp Island

Lady of the Manor

The Changeover

Itty Bitty Titty Committee

And Then I Go

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