Birthday:
May 16, 1977
Place of Birth: New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand
Place of Birth: New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand
Melanie Lynskey
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.
Filmography
| Movie | Cast | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Heavenly Creatures | Pauline Parker | 1994 |
| Flags of Our Fathers | Pauline Harnois | 2006 |
| The Frighteners | Deputy | 1996 |
| But I'm a Cheerleader | Hilary | 2000 |
| Up in the Air | Julie Bingham | 2009 |
| The Informant! | Ginger Whitacre | 2009 |
| Coyote Ugly | Gloria | 2000 |
| EverAfter | Jacqueline de Ghent | 1998 |
| Leaves of Grass | Colleen | 2009 |
| Detroit Rock City | Beth Bumsteen | 1999 |
| Shattered Glass | Amy Brand | 2003 |
| Show of Hands | Jess | 2008 |
| Claustrophobia | Lauren | 2003 |
| Park | Sheryl | 2006 |
| Helena from the Wedding | Alice | 2010 |
| Abandon | Mousy Julie (as Melanie Jayne Lynskey) | 2002 |
| A Quiet Little Marriage | Monique | 2008 |
| A Kiwi Legend | Self | 2013 |
| Hello I Must Be Going | Amy | 2012 |
| Touchback | Macy | 2011 |
| Win Win | Cindy Timmons | 2011 |
| The Perks of Being a Wallflower | Aunt Helen | 2012 |
| Snakeskin | Alice | 2001 |
| Seeking a Friend for the End of the World | Karen Amalfi | 2012 |
| Say Uncle | Susan | 2006 |
| Putzel | Sally | 2012 |
| Eye of the Hurricane | Amelia Kyte | 2012 |
| The Nearly Unadventurous Life of Zoe Cadwaulder | Zoe Cadwaulder | 2004 |
| They Came Together | Brenda | 2014 |
| The Big Ask | Hannah | 2014 |
| We'll Never Have Paris | Devon | 2014 |
| Happy Christmas | Kelly | 2014 |
| Goodbye to All That | Annie Wall | 2014 |
| Chu and Blossom | Miss Shoemaker | 2014 |
| Digging for Fire | Squiggy | 2015 |
| The Intervention | Annie | 2016 |
| The Great & The Small | Margaret | 2016 |
| Away We Go | Munch Garnett | 2009 |
| Griffin in Summer | Helen | 2024 |
| Pike River | Anna Osborne | 1970 |
| Rainbow Time | Lindsay | 2016 |
| Folk Hero & Funny Guy | Becky | 2016 |
| Little Boxes | Gina | 2017 |
| Itty Bitty Titty Committee | Pat (uncredited) | 2007 |
| Sweet Home Alabama | Lurlynn | 2002 |
| 1 Mile To You | Coach Rowan | 2017 |
| I Don't Feel at Home in This World Anymore | Ruth Kimke | 2017 |
| The Changeover | Kate Chant | 2017 |
| XX | Mary (segment "The Birthday Party") | 2017 |
| And Then I Go | Janice | 2017 |
| Sadie | Rae | 2018 |
| Shooters | Marie | 2002 |
| The Cherry Orchard | Dunyasha | 1999 |
| Foreign Correspondents | Melody | 2001 |
| Behind Over the Garden Wall | Self | 2015 |
| Don't Look Up | June Mindy | 2021 |
| Lady of the Manor | Hannah | 2021 | Series | Cast | Year |
| Psych | Emily Bloom | 2006 |
| Drive | Wendy Patrakas | 2007 |
| Yellowjackets | Shauna Sadecki | 2021 |
| Two and a Half Men | Rose | 2003 |
| Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later | Laura | 2017 |
| Young Sheldon | Dora Ericson | 2017 |
| The L Word | Clea Mason | 2004 |
| Comanche Moon | Pearl Coleman | 2008 |
| Rose Red | Rachel Wheaton | 2002 |
| The Tattooist of Auschwitz | Heather Morris | 2024 |
| It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia | Kate | 2005 |
| Girlboss | Gail | 2017 |
| Togetherness | Michelle Pierson | 2015 |
| Mom | Shannon | 2013 |
| Yellowjackets | Self - Adult Shauna | 2021 |
| Our Ex-Wife | Sara | 2016 |
| The Late Late Show with James Corden | Self - Guest | 2015 |
| Rose Red | Melanie Lynskey | 2002 |
| Celebrity Name Game | Self | 2014 |
| Late Night with Seth Meyers | Self | 2014 |
| Candy | Betty Gore | 2022 |
| Castle Rock | Molly Strand | 2018 |
| Sunshine | Zara Skelton | 2017 |
| The Jennifer Hudson Show | 2022 | |
| Variety Studio: Actors on Actors | Self | 2014 |
| Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen | Self - Guest | 2009 |
| The Shield | Marcy | 2002 |
| Summer Camp Island | Sun (voice) | 2018 |
| The Life & Times of Tim | Becky (voice) | 2008 |
| Mrs. America | Rosemary Thomson | 2020 |
| Easy | Beth | 2016 |
| House | Natalie Tavares | 2004 |
| The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon | Self | 2014 |
| The Kelly Clarkson Show | Self | 2019 |
| American Dad! | Sharon (voice) | 2005 |
| The Last of Us | Kathleen Coghlan | 2023 |
| Future-Worm! | Megan | 2016 |
| Big Brother | Guest | 2000 |
| Over the Garden Wall | Beatrice (voice) | 2014 |
| This Morning | Self | 1988 |
