Melanie Lynskey
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
1977-05-16
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Melanie Lynskey, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Also Known For
Heavenly Creatures
Sep 12, 1994
Flags of Our Fathers
Oct 19, 2006
The Frighteners
Jul 18, 1996
But I'm a Cheerleader
Jul 07, 2000
Up in the Air
Dec 04, 2009
The Informant!
Sep 18, 2009
Coyote Ugly
Jul 30, 2000
EverAfter
Jul 31, 1998
Leaves of Grass
Sep 13, 2009
Detroit Rock City
Aug 13, 1999
Shattered Glass
Nov 14, 2003
Show of Hands
Oct 14, 2008
Claustrophobia
Jun 18, 2003
Park
Jun 12, 2006
Helena from the Wedding
Nov 12, 2010
Abandon
Oct 14, 2002
A Quiet Little Marriage
Oct 18, 2008
A Kiwi Legend
Jan 27, 2013
Hello I Must Be Going
Sep 07, 2012
Touchback
Apr 13, 2011
Win Win
Mar 18, 2011
The Perks of Being a Wallflower
Sep 20, 2012
Snakeskin
Oct 01, 2001
Seeking a Friend for the End of the World
Jun 22, 2012
Say Uncle
Jun 23, 2006
Putzel
Oct 10, 2012
Eye of the Hurricane
Mar 10, 2012
The Nearly Unadventurous Life of Zoe Cadwaulder
Apr 02, 2004
They Came Together
Jun 27, 2014
The Big Ask
May 30, 2014
We'll Never Have Paris
Oct 01, 2014
Happy Christmas
Jul 25, 2014
Goodbye to All That
Dec 17, 2014
Chu and Blossom
Jan 31, 2014
Digging for Fire
Aug 21, 2015
The Intervention
Aug 26, 2016
The Great & The Small
Mar 31, 2016
Away We Go
Jun 05, 2009
Griffin in Summer
Jun 06, 2024
Pike River
Oct 30, 2025
Rainbow Time
Mar 14, 2016
Folk Hero & Funny Guy
Apr 16, 2016
Little Boxes
Apr 14, 2017
Itty Bitty Titty Committee
Sep 28, 2007
Sweet Home Alabama
Sep 26, 2002
1 Mile To You
Apr 07, 2017
I Don't Feel at Home in This World Anymore
Jan 19, 2017
The Changeover
Sep 28, 2017
XX
Feb 17, 2017
And Then I Go
Jun 16, 2017
Sadie
Oct 12, 2018
Shooters
Jan 25, 2002
The Cherry Orchard
Jan 01, 1999
Foreign Correspondents
Sep 17, 2001
Behind Over the Garden Wall
Jul 08, 2015
Don't Look Up
Dec 08, 2021
Lady of the Manor
Sep 17, 2021
Making 'The Tattooist of Auschwitz
May 02, 2024
Helena from the Wedding: Cast Interviews
Mar 08, 2011
Don't Say Good Luck
Psych
Jul 07, 2006
Drive
Apr 13, 2007
Yellowjackets
Nov 14, 2021
Two and a Half Men
Sep 22, 2003
Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later
Aug 04, 2017
Young Sheldon
Sep 25, 2017
The L Word
Jan 18, 2004
Comanche Moon
Jan 13, 2008
Rose Red
Jan 27, 2002
The Tattooist of Auschwitz
May 02, 2024
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
Aug 04, 2005
Girlboss
Apr 21, 2017
Togetherness
Jan 11, 2015
Mom
Sep 23, 2013
Our Ex-Wife
Sep 01, 2016
The Late Late Show with James Corden
Mar 23, 2015
Celebrity Name Game
Sep 22, 2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Feb 25, 2014
Candy
May 09, 2022
Castle Rock
Jul 25, 2018
Sunshine
Oct 18, 2017
The Jennifer Hudson Show
Sep 12, 2022
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Dec 21, 2014
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Jul 16, 2009
The Shield
Mar 12, 2002
Summer Camp Island
Jul 07, 2018
The Life & Times of Tim
Sep 28, 2008
Mrs. America
Apr 15, 2020
Easy
Sep 22, 2016
House
Nov 16, 2004
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Feb 17, 2014
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Sep 09, 2019
American Dad!
Feb 06, 2005
The Last of Us
Jan 15, 2023
Future-Worm!
Jan 08, 2016
Over the Garden Wall
Nov 03, 2014
This Morning
Oct 03, 1988
Key & Peele
Jan 31, 2012
Big Brother
Jul 05, 2000
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Sep 08, 2015
After Midnight
Jan 17, 2024
Hollywood Squares
Jan 16, 2025
Hot Ones Versus
Jan 31, 2024
