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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Melanie Lynskey, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
| Homepage | https://johnsonlaird.com/our-actors/Melanie-Lynskey |
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| Birth Location | New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand |
| Born | 1977-05-16 |
Movies
2024
Don't Look Up
as June Mindy
2021
Lady of the Manor
as Hannah
2021
Sadie
as Rae
2018
The Changeover
as Kate Chant
2017
And Then I Go
as Janice
2017
Little Boxes
as Gina
2017
1 Mile To You
as Coach Rowan
2017
XX
as Mary (segment "The Birthday Party")
2017
I Don't Feel at Home in This World Anymore
as Ruth Kimke
2017
The Intervention
as Annie
2016
Folk Hero & Funny Guy
as Becky
2016
The Great & The Small
as Margaret
2016
Rainbow Time
as Lindsay
2016
Digging for Fire
as Squiggy
2015
Behind Over the Garden Wall
as Herself
2015
Goodbye to All That
as Annie Wall
2014
We'll Never Have Paris
as Devon
2014
Happy Christmas
as Kelly
2014
They Came Together
as Brenda
2014
The Big Ask
as Hannah
2014
Chu and Blossom
as Miss Shoemaker
2014
A Kiwi Legend
as Self
2013
Putzel
as Sally
2012
The Perks of Being a Wallflower
as Aunt Helen
2012
Hello I Must Be Going
as Amy
2012
Seeking a Friend for the End of the World
as Karen Amalfi
2012
Eye of the Hurricane
as Amelia Kyte
2012
Touchback
as Macy
2011
Win Win
as Cindy Timmons
2011
Helena from the Wedding
as Alice
2010
Up in the Air
as Julie Bingham
2009
The Informant!
as Ginger Whitacre
2009
Leaves of Grass
as Colleen
2009
Away We Go
as Munch Garnett
2009
A Quiet Little Marriage
as Monique
2008
Show of Hands
as Jess
2008
Itty Bitty Titty Committee
as Plastic Surgery Lady
2007
Flags of Our Fathers
as Pauline Harnois
2006
Say Uncle
as Susan
2006
Park
as Sheryl
2006
The Nearly Unadventurous Life of Zoe Cadwaulder
as Zoe Cadwaulder
2004
Shattered Glass
as Amy Brand
2003
Claustrophobia
as Lauren
2003
Abandon
as Mousy Julie (as Melanie Jayne Lynskey)
2002
Sweet Home Alabama
as Lurlynn
2002
Shooters
as Marie
2002
Snakeskin
as Alice
2001
Foreign Correspondents
as Melody
2001
Coyote Ugly
as Gloria
2000
But I'm a Cheerleader
as Hilary Vandermueller
2000
Detroit Rock City
as Beth Bumsteen
1999
The Cherry Orchard
as Dunyasha
1999
EverAfter
as Jacqueline de Ghent
1998
The Frighteners
as Deputy
1996
Heavenly Creatures
as Pauline Parker
1994
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