Melanie Lynskey
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
1977-05-16 (47 years old)
Place of Birth
New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand
Melanie Lynskey
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.
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Known For
Acting
(2025)
Pike River
as Anna Osborne
(2024)
Griffin in Summer
as Helen
(2024)
(2021)
Don't Look Up
as June Mindy
(2021)
Lady of the Manor
as Hannah
(2018)
Sadie
as Rae
(2017)
XX
as Mary (segment "The Birthday Party")
(2017)
The Changeover
as Kate Chant
(2017)
I Don't Feel at Home in This World Anymore
as Ruth Kimke
(2017)
1 Mile To You
as Coach Rowan
(2017)
Little Boxes
as Gina
(2017)
And Then I Go
as Janice
(2016)
The Intervention
as Annie
(2016)
Rainbow Time
as Lindsay
(2016)
Folk Hero & Funny Guy
as Becky
(2016)
The Great & The Small
as Margaret
(2015)
Digging for Fire
as Squiggy
(2015)
Behind Over the Garden Wall
as Self
(2014)
They Came Together
as Brenda
(2014)
We'll Never Have Paris
as Devon
(2014)
Happy Christmas
as Kelly
(2014)
Goodbye to All That
as Annie Wall
(2014)
The Big Ask
as Hannah
(2014)
Chu and Blossom
as Miss Shoemaker
(2013)
A Kiwi Legend
as Self
(2012)
The Perks of Being a Wallflower
as Aunt Helen
(2012)
Seeking a Friend for the End of the World
as Karen Amalfi
(2012)
Hello I Must Be Going
as Amy
(2012)
Putzel
as Sally
(2012)
Eye of the Hurricane
as Amelia Kyte
(2011)
Touchback
as Macy
(2011)
Win Win
as Cindy Timmons
(2011)
(2010)
Helena from the Wedding
as Alice
(2009)
Up in the Air
as Julie Bingham
(2009)
The Informant!
as Ginger Whitacre
(2009)
Away We Go
as Munch Garnett
(2009)
Leaves of Grass
as Colleen
(2008)
A Quiet Little Marriage
as Monique
(2008)
Show of Hands
as Jess
(2007)
Itty Bitty Titty Committee
as Pat (uncredited)
(2006)
Flags of Our Fathers
as Pauline Harnois
(2006)
Park
as Sheryl
(2006)
Say Uncle
as Susan
(2004)
The Nearly Unadventurous Life of Zoe Cadwaulder
as Zoe Cadwaulder
(2003)
Shattered Glass
as Amy Brand
(2003)
Claustrophobia
as Lauren
(2002)
Sweet Home Alabama
as Lurlynn
(2002)
Abandon
as Mousy Julie
(2002)
Shooters
as Marie
(2001)
Snakeskin
as Alice
(2001)
Foreign Correspondents
as Melody
(2000)
Coyote Ugly
as Gloria
(2000)
But I'm a Cheerleader
as Hilary
(1999)
Detroit Rock City
as Beth Bumsteen
(1999)
The Cherry Orchard
as Dunyasha
(1998)
EverAfter
as Jacqueline de Ghent
(1996)
The Frighteners
as Deputy
(1994)
Heavenly Creatures
as Pauline Parker