Know For
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
1977-05-16 (48 years old)
Place of Birth
New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand
Also known As
ملانی لینسکی
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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as Pauline Parker
2006
as Pauline Harnois
1996
as Deputy
2000
as Hilary
2009
as Julie Bingham
2009
as Ginger Whitacre
2000
as Gloria
1998
as Jacqueline de Ghent
2009
as Colleen
1999
as Beth Bumsteen
2003
as Amy Brand
2008
as Jess
2003
as Lauren
2006
as Sheryl
2010
as Alice
2002
as Mousy Julie
2008
as Monique
2013
as Self
2012
as Amy
2011
as Macy
2011
as Cindy Timmons
2012
as Aunt Helen
2001
as Alice
2012
as Karen Amalfi
2006
as Susan
2012
as Sally
2012
as Amelia Kyte
2004
as Zoe Cadwaulder
2014
as Brenda
2014
as Hannah
2014
as Devon
2014
as Kelly
2014
as Annie Wall
2014
as Miss Shoemaker
2015
as Squiggy
2016
as Annie
2016
as Margaret
2009
as Munch
2024
as Helen
2025
as Anna Osborne
2016
as Lindsay
2016
as Becky
2017
as Gina
2007
as Pat (uncredited)
2002
as Lurlynn
2017
as Coach Rowan
2017
as Ruth Kimke
2017
as Kate Chant
2017
as Mary (segment "The Birthday Party")
2017
as Janice
2018
as Rae
2002
as Marie
1999
as Dunyasha
2001
as Melody
2015
as Self
2021
as June Mindy
2021
as Hannah
2024
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