Melanie Lynskey
Acting
Born 1977-05-16 · New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand
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.
Known for
Don't Look Up
2021 · Movie
The Perks of Being a Wallflower
2012 · Movie
Coyote Ugly
2000 · Movie
But I'm a Cheerleader
2000 · Movie
EverAfter
1998 · Movie
Sweet Home Alabama
2002 · Movie
Flags of Our Fathers
2006 · Movie
Up in the Air
2009 · Movie
The Frighteners
1996 · Movie
Heavenly Creatures
1994 · Movie
The Informant!
2009 · Movie
Detroit Rock City
1999 · Movie
Seeking a Friend for the End of the World
2012 · Movie
They Came Together
2014 · Movie
Shattered Glass
2003 · Movie
Touchback
2011 · Movie
Away We Go
2009 · Movie
I Don't Feel at Home in This World Anymore
2017 · Movie
XX
2017 · Movie
Win Win
2011 · Movie
Pike River
2025 · Movie
Leaves of Grass
2009 · Movie
Griffin in Summer
2025 · Movie
1 Mile To You
2017 · Movie
Foreign Correspondents
2001 · Movie
Sadie
2018 · Movie
Eye of the Hurricane
2012 · Movie
Little Boxes
2017 · Movie
Lady of the Manor
2021 · Movie
The Intervention
2016 · Movie
And Then I Go
2017 · Movie
Show of Hands
2008 · Movie
Itty Bitty Titty Committee
2007 · Movie
Hello I Must Be Going
2012 · Movie
Shooters
2002 · Movie
Digging for Fire
2015 · Movie
Park
2006 · Movie
Happy Christmas
2014 · Movie
We'll Never Have Paris
2014 · Movie
Abandon
2002 · Movie
The Changeover
2017 · Movie
Say Uncle
2006 · Movie
Folk Hero & Funny Guy
2016 · Movie
The Great & The Small
2016 · Movie
Rainbow Time
2016 · Movie
Goodbye to All That
2014 · Movie
The Big Ask
2014 · Movie
Snakeskin
2001 · Movie
The Cherry Orchard
1999 · Movie
A Quiet Little Marriage
2008 · Movie
Helena from the Wedding
2010 · Movie
Chu and Blossom
2014 · Movie
Claustrophobia
2003 · Movie
The Nearly Unadventurous Life of Zoe Cadwaulder
2004 · Movie
Behind Over the Garden Wall
2015 · Movie
Helena from the Wedding: Cast Interviews
2011 · Movie
A Kiwi Legend
2013 · Movie