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Melanie Lynskey

Melanie Lynskey

Known For Acting
Birthday May 16, 1977 (48)
Birthplace New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand
Popularity 1 (history)
Updated Apr 13, 2025 (Update)
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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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.

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Filmography

Griffin in Summer

Griffin in Summer

2025

as Helen

Lady of the Manor

Lady of the Manor

2021

as Hannah

Don't Look Up

Don't Look Up

2021

as June Mindy

Sadie

Sadie

2018

as Rae

Little Boxes

Little Boxes

2017

as Gina

And Then I Go

And Then I Go

2017

as Janice

The Changeover

The Changeover

2017

as Kate Chant

1 Mile To You

1 Mile To You

2017

as Coach Rowan

XX

XX

2017

as Mary (segment "The Birthday Party")

The Great & The Small

The Great & The Small

2016

as Margaret

Rainbow Time

Rainbow Time

2016

as Lindsay

The Intervention

The Intervention

2016

as Annie

Folk Hero & Funny Guy

Folk Hero & Funny Guy

2016

as Becky

Digging for Fire

Digging for Fire

2015

as Squiggy

Happy Christmas

Happy Christmas

2014

as Kelly

We'll Never Have Paris

We'll Never Have Paris

2014

as Devon

The Big Ask

The Big Ask

2014

as Hannah

Chu and Blossom

Chu and Blossom

2014

as Miss Shoemaker

Goodbye to All That

Goodbye to All That

2014

as Annie Wall

They Came Together

They Came Together

2014

as Brenda

Eye of the Hurricane

Eye of the Hurricane

2012

as Amelia Kyte

Hello I Must Be Going

Hello I Must Be Going

2012

as Amy

Putzel

Putzel

2012

as Sally

The Perks of Being a Wallflower

The Perks of Being a Wallflower

2012

as Aunt Helen

Touchback

Touchback

2011

as Macy

Win Win

Win Win

2011

as Cindy Timmons

Helena from the Wedding

Helena from the Wedding

2010

as Alice

The Informant!

The Informant!

2009

as Ginger Whitacre

Leaves of Grass

Leaves of Grass

2009

as Colleen

Up in the Air

Up in the Air

2009

as Julie Bingham

Away We Go

Away We Go

2009

as Munch Garnett

Show of Hands

Show of Hands

2008

as Jess

A Quiet Little Marriage

A Quiet Little Marriage

2008

as Monique

Itty Bitty Titty Committee

Itty Bitty Titty Committee

2007

as Pat (uncredited)

Say Uncle

Say Uncle

2006

as Susan

Park

Park

2006

as Sheryl

Flags of Our Fathers

Flags of Our Fathers

2006

as Pauline Harnois

Claustrophobia

Claustrophobia

2003

as Lauren

Shattered Glass

Shattered Glass

2003

as Amy Brand

Abandon

Abandon

2002

as Mousy Julie (as Melanie Jayne Lynskey)

Sweet Home Alabama

Sweet Home Alabama

2002

as Lurlynn

Shooters

Shooters

2002

as Marie

Snakeskin

Snakeskin

2001

as Alice

Foreign Correspondents

Foreign Correspondents

2001

as Melody

But I'm a Cheerleader

But I'm a Cheerleader

2000

as Hilary

Coyote Ugly

Coyote Ugly

2000

as Gloria

Detroit Rock City

Detroit Rock City

1999

as Beth Bumsteen

The Cherry Orchard

The Cherry Orchard

1999

as Dunyasha

EverAfter

EverAfter

1998

as Jacqueline de Ghent

The Frighteners

The Frighteners

1996

as Deputy

Heavenly Creatures

Heavenly Creatures

1994

as Pauline Parker

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Television Credits

Two and a Half Men

as Rose

Episodes: 85

First Aired: Sep 22, 2003

Future-Worm!

as Megan

Episodes: 60

First Aired: Jan 08, 2016

Yellowjackets

as Shauna Sadecki

Episodes: 29

First Aired: Nov 14, 2021

Togetherness

as Michelle Pierson

Episodes: 16

First Aired: Jan 11, 2015

Castle Rock

as Molly Strand

Episodes: 10

First Aired: Jul 25, 2018

Over the Garden Wall

as Beatrice (voice)

Episodes: 10

First Aired: Nov 03, 2014

Mrs. America

as Rosemary Thomson

Episodes: 9

First Aired: Apr 15, 2020

Drive

as Wendy Patrakas

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Apr 13, 2007

The Tattooist of Auschwitz

as Heather Morris

Episodes: 6

First Aired: May 02, 2024

Candy

as Betty Gore

Episodes: 5

First Aired: May 09, 2022

Sunshine

as Zara Skelton

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Oct 18, 2017

Summer Camp Island

as Sun (voice)

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Jul 07, 2018

Comanche Moon

as Pearl Coleman

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Jan 13, 2008

Rose Red

as Rachel Wheaton

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Jan 27, 2002

Girlboss

as Gail

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Apr 21, 2017

Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later

as Laura

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Aug 04, 2017

Young Sheldon

as Dora Ericson

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 25, 2017

The L Word

as Clea Mason

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Jan 18, 2004

The Shield

as Marcy

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Mar 12, 2002

The Last of Us

as Kathleen Coghlan

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Jan 15, 2023

Psych

as Emily Bloom

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jul 07, 2006

It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia

as Kate

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Aug 04, 2005

Mom

as Shannon

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 23, 2013

Our Ex-Wife

as Sara

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 01, 2016

Rose Red

as Melanie Lynskey

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 27, 2002

The Life & Times of Tim

as Becky (voice)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 28, 2008

Easy

as Beth

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 22, 2016

House

as Natalie Tavares

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 16, 2004

American Dad!

as Sharon (voice)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 06, 2005

Key & Peele

as Fiance

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 31, 2012

Yellowjackets

as Self - Adult Shauna

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Nov 14, 2021

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

as Self

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Feb 17, 2014

The Late Late Show with James Corden

as Self - Guest

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 23, 2015

Celebrity Name Game

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 22, 2014

Late Night with Seth Meyers

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 25, 2014

The Jennifer Hudson Show

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 12, 2022

Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 21, 2014

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

as Self - Guest

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jul 16, 2009

The Kelly Clarkson Show

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 09, 2019

This Morning

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 03, 1988

Big Brother

as Self - Actress, 'Two & a ½ Men'

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jul 05, 2000

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 08, 2015

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Popularity History


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