Melanie Lynskey
Actor
- Born
- May 16, 1977 (age 49) · 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.
Known for
The Perks of Being a Wallflower
September 20, 2012
Don't Look Up
December 8, 2021
Up in the Air
December 4, 2009
Coyote Ugly
July 30, 2000
Seeking a Friend for the End of the World
June 22, 2012
Flags of Our Fathers
October 19, 2006
The Frighteners
July 19, 1996
Sweet Home Alabama
September 26, 2002
EverAfter
July 31, 1998
I Don't Feel at Home in This World Anymore
January 19, 2017
Heavenly Creatures
September 12, 1994
The Informant!
September 18, 2009
Acting60
- 2026Don't Say Good Luck as Elizabeth Birenbaum
- 2025Pike River as Anna Osborne
- 2025Griffin in Summer as Helen
- 2024The Making of The Tattooist of Auschwitz as Self
- 2021Don't Look Up as June Mindy
- 2021Lady of the Manor as Hannah
- 2018Sadie as Rae
- 2017The Changeover as Kate Chant
- 2017And Then I Go as Janice
- 2017Little Boxes