Melanie Lynskey
- Acting
- May 16, 1977 · New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand
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.
Known for
Filmography
- Don't Say Good Luck · Elizabeth Birenbaum
- Pike River · Anna Osborne
- Griffin in Summer · Helen
- Hollywood Squares · Self
- Matlock · Debra Palmer
- The Making of The Tattooist of Auschwitz · Self
- The Tattooist of Auschwitz · Heather Morris
- Hot Ones Versus · Self
- After Midnight · Self
- Poker Face · Regina Gilvary
- The Last of Us · Kathleen Coghlan
- The Jennifer Hudson Show
- Candy · Betty Gore
- Don't Look Up · June Mindy
- Yellowjackets · Shauna Sadecki
- Lady of the Manor · Hannah
- Mrs. America · Rosemary Thomson
- The Kelly Clarkson Show · Self
- Sadie · Rae
- Castle Rock · Molly Strand
- Summer Camp Island · Sun (Voice)
- Sunshine · Zara Skelton
- The Changeover · Kate Chant
- Young Sheldon · Dora Ericson
- Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later · Laura
- And Then I Go · Janice
- Girlboss · Gail
- Little Boxes · Gina
- 1 Mile To You · Coach Rowan
- XX · Mary (segment "The Birthday Party")
- I Don't Feel at Home in This World Anymore · Ruth Kimke
- Easy · Beth
- Our Ex-Wife · Sara
- The Intervention · Annie
- Folk Hero & Funny Guy · Becky
- The Great & The Small · Margaret
- Rainbow Time · Lindsay
- Future-Worm! · Megan (Voice)
- The Late Show with Stephen Colbert · Self
- Digging for Fire · Squiggy
- Behind Over the Garden Wall · Self
- The Late Late Show with James Corden · Self
- Togetherness · Michelle Pierson
- Variety Studio: Actors on Actors · Self
- Goodbye to All That · Annie Wall
- Over the Garden Wall · Beatrice (Voice)
- We'll Never Have Paris · Devon
- Celebrity Name Game · Self
- Happy Christmas · Kelly
- They Came Together · Brenda
- The Big Ask · Hannah
- Late Night with Seth Meyers · Self
- The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon · Self
- Chu and Blossom · Miss Shoemaker
- Mom · Shannon
- A Kiwi Legend · Self
- Putzel · Sally
- The Perks of Being a Wallflower · Aunt Helen
- Hello I Must Be Going · Amy
- Seeking a Friend for the End of the World · Karen Amalfi
- Eye of the Hurricane · Amelia Kyte
- Key & Peele · Fiance
- Touchback · Macy
- Win Win · Cindy Timmons
- Helena from the Wedding: Cast Interviews · Self
- Helena from the Wedding · Alice
- Up in the Air · Julie Bingham
- The Informant! · Ginger Whitacre
- Leaves of Grass · Colleen
- Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen · Self
- Away We Go · Munch
- A Quiet Little Marriage · Monique
- Show of Hands · Jess
- The Life & Times of Tim · Becky (Voice)
- Comanche Moon · Pearl Coleman
- Itty Bitty Titty Committee · Pat (uncredited)
- Drive · Wendy Patrakas
- Flags of Our Fathers · Pauline Harnois
- Psych · Emily Bloom
- Say Uncle · Susan