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,...
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Heavenly Creatures
As Pauline Parker
Flags of Our Fathers
As Pauline Harnois
The Frighteners
As Deputy
But I'm a Cheerleader
As Hilary
Up in the Air
As Julie Bingham
The Informant!
As Ginger Whitacre
Coyote Ugly
As Gloria
EverAfter
As Jacqueline de Ghent
Leaves of Grass
As Colleen
Detroit Rock City
As Beth Bumsteen
Shattered Glass
As Amy Brand
Show of Hands
As Jess
Claustrophobia
As Lauren
Park
As Sheryl
Helena from the Wedding
As Alice
Abandon
As Mousy Julie (as Melanie Jayne Lynskey)
A Quiet Little Marriage
As Monique
A Kiwi Legend
As Self
Hello I Must Be Going
As Amy
Touchback
As Macy
Win Win
As Cindy Timmons
The Perks of Being a Wallflower
As Aunt Helen
Snakeskin
As Alice
Seeking a Friend for the End of the World
As Karen Amalfi
Say Uncle
As Susan
Putzel
As Sally
Eye of the Hurricane
As Amelia Kyte
The Nearly Unadventurous Life of Zoe Cadwaulder
As Zoe Cadwaulder
They Came Together
As Brenda
The Big Ask
As Hannah
We'll Never Have Paris
As Devon
Happy Christmas
As Kelly
Goodbye to All That
As Annie Wall
Chu and Blossom
As Miss Shoemaker
Digging for Fire
As Squiggy
The Intervention
As Annie
The Great & The Small
As Margaret
Away We Go
As Munch Garnett
Griffin in Summer
As Helen
Pike River
As Anna Osborne
Rainbow Time
As Lindsay
Folk Hero & Funny Guy
As Becky
Little Boxes
As Gina
Itty Bitty Titty Committee
As Pat (uncredited)
Sweet Home Alabama
As Lurlynn
1 Mile To You
As Coach Rowan
I Don't Feel at Home in This World Anymore
As Ruth Kimke
The Changeover
As Kate Chant
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As Mary (segment "The Birthday Party")
And Then I Go
As Janice
Sadie
As Rae
Shooters
As Marie
The Cherry Orchard
As Dunyasha
Foreign Correspondents
As Melody
Behind Over the Garden Wall
As Self
Don't Look Up
As June Mindy
Lady of the Manor
As Hannah
Psych
As Emily Bloom
Drive
As Wendy Patrakas
Yellowjackets
As Shauna Sadecki
Two and a Half Men
As Rose
Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later
As Laura
Young Sheldon
As Dora Ericson
The L Word
As Clea Mason
Comanche Moon
As Pearl Coleman
Rose Red
As Rachel Wheaton
The Tattooist of Auschwitz
As Heather Morris
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
As Kate
Girlboss
As Gail
Togetherness
As Michelle Pierson
Mom
As Shannon
Our Ex-Wife
As Sara
The Late Late Show with James Corden
As Self - Guest
Celebrity Name Game
As Self
Late Night with Seth Meyers
As Self
Candy
As Betty Gore
Castle Rock
As Molly Strand
Sunshine
As Zara Skelton
The Jennifer Hudson Show
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
As Self
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
As Self - Guest
The Shield
As Marcy
Summer Camp Island
As Sun (voice)
The Life & Times of Tim
As Becky (voice)
Mrs. America
As Rosemary Thomson
Easy
As Beth
House
As Natalie Tavares
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
As Self
The Kelly Clarkson Show
As Self
American Dad!
As Sharon (voice)
The Last of Us
As Kathleen Coghlan
Future-Worm!
As Megan
Big Brother
As Guest
Over the Garden Wall
As Beatrice (voice)
This Morning
As Self
