Melanie Lynskey
Actor
Born May 16, 1977 in 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.
Filmography
Pike River
Anna Osborne
Griffin in Summer
Helen
Hollywood Squares
Self
Matlock
Debra Palmer
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 - Guest
Digging for Fire
Squiggy
Behind Over the Garden Wall
Self
The Late Late Show with James Corden
Self - Guest
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
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 - Guest
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
Park
Sheryl
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
Kate
American Dad!
Sharon (voice)
House
Natalie Tavares
The Nearly Unadventurous Life of Zoe Cadwaulder
Zoe Cadwaulder
The L Word
Clea Mason
Shattered Glass
Amy Brand
Two and a Half Men
Rose
Claustrophobia
Lauren
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self
Abandon
Mousy Julie
Sweet Home Alabama
Lurlynn
The Shield
Marcy
Rose Red
Rachel Wheaton
Shooters
Marie
Snakeskin
Alice
Foreign Correspondents
Melody
Coyote Ugly
Gloria
But I'm a Cheerleader
Hilary
Big Brother
Self - Actress, 'Two & a ½ Men'
Detroit Rock City
Beth Bumsteen
The Cherry Orchard
Dunyasha
EverAfter
Jacqueline de Ghent
The Frighteners
Deputy
Heavenly Creatures
Pauline Parker
This Morning
Self