Melanie Lynskey

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Female

Birthday

1977-05-16 (48 years old)

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.

Acting

1994

Heavenly Creatures

as Pauline Parker

2006

Flags of Our Fathers

as Pauline Harnois

1996

2009

Up in the Air

as Julie Bingham

2009

The Informant!

as Ginger Whitacre

2000

Coyote Ugly

as Gloria

1998

EverAfter

as Jacqueline de Ghent

2009

Leaves of Grass

as Colleen

1999

Detroit Rock City

as Beth Bumsteen

2003

Shattered Glass

as Amy Brand

2008

2003

2006

Park

as Sheryl

2002

Abandon

as Mousy Julie

2013

2011

Touchback

as Macy

2011

Win Win

as Cindy Timmons

2001

Snakeskin

as Alice

2006

Say Uncle

as Susan

2012

Putzel

as Sally

2012

Eye of the Hurricane

as Amelia Kyte

2014

2014

The Big Ask

as Hannah

2014

2014

Goodbye to All That

as Annie Wall

2014

Chu and Blossom

as Miss Shoemaker

2015

2016

2016

2009

Away We Go

as Munch

2024

2025

Pike River

as Anna Osborne

2016

Rainbow Time

as Lindsay

2017

2007

Itty Bitty Titty Committee

as Pat (uncredited)

2002

2017

1 Mile To You

as Coach Rowan

2017

The Changeover

as Kate Chant

2017

XX

as Mary (segment "The Birthday Party")

2017

And Then I Go

as Janice

2018

Sadie

as Rae

2002

Shooters

as Marie

1999

2021

Don't Look Up

as June Mindy

2021

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