Melanie Lynskey

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

106

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.

Known For

  • House

    House

  • Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

    Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

  • American Dad!

    American Dad!

  • The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

    The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

  • Two and a Half Men

    Two and a Half Men

  • The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

    The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

  • Late Night with Seth Meyers

    Late Night with Seth Meyers

  • The Kelly Clarkson Show

    The Kelly Clarkson Show

  • Young Sheldon

    Young Sheldon

  • Psych

    Psych

  • Jimmy Kimmel Live!

    Jimmy Kimmel Live!

  • Mom

    Mom

  • The Last of Us

    The Last of Us

  • It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia

    It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia

  • Big Brother

    Big Brother

  • The Jennifer Hudson Show

    The Jennifer Hudson Show

  • The Late Late Show with James Corden

    The Late Late Show with James Corden

  • The Shield

    The Shield

  • Summer Camp Island

    Summer Camp Island

  • Castle Rock

    Castle Rock

  • After Midnight

    After Midnight

  • Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

    Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

  • Yellowjackets

    Yellowjackets

  • Key & Peele

    Key & Peele

  • Matlock

    Matlock

  • Poker Face

    Poker Face

  • The L Word

    The L Word

  • Over the Garden Wall

    Over the Garden Wall

  • Coyote Ugly

    Coyote Ugly

  • Don't Look Up

    Don't Look Up

  • Sweet Home Alabama

    Sweet Home Alabama

  • Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later

    Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later

  • The Perks of Being a Wallflower

    The Perks of Being a Wallflower

  • Claustrophobia

    Claustrophobia

  • Sadie

    Sadie

  • Hot Ones Versus

    Hot Ones Versus

  • Happy Christmas

    Happy Christmas

  • Little Boxes

    Little Boxes

  • Hollywood Squares

    Hollywood Squares

  • The Life & Times of Tim

    The Life & Times of Tim

  • Easy

    Easy

  • Park

    Park

  • Touchback

    Touchback

  • The Tattooist of Auschwitz

    The Tattooist of Auschwitz

  • Girlboss

    Girlboss

  • Togetherness

    Togetherness

  • Putzel

    Putzel

  • Celebrity Name Game

    Celebrity Name Game

  • Rose Red

    Rose Red

  • Candy

    Candy

  • But I'm a Cheerleader

    But I'm a Cheerleader

  • Up in the Air

    Up in the Air

  • Flags of Our Fathers

    Flags of Our Fathers

  • Shattered Glass

    Shattered Glass

  • Mrs. America

    Mrs. America

  • Drive

    Drive

  • The Changeover

    The Changeover

  • Shooters

    Shooters

  • EverAfter

    EverAfter

  • Helena from the Wedding

    Helena from the Wedding

  • The Frighteners

    The Frighteners

  • Future-Worm!

    Future-Worm!

  • Chu and Blossom

    Chu and Blossom

  • Snakeskin

    Snakeskin

  • Seeking a Friend for the End of the World

    Seeking a Friend for the End of the World

  • Pike River

    Pike River

  • They Came Together

    They Came Together

  • Heavenly Creatures

    Heavenly Creatures

  • The Informant!

    The Informant!

  • Comanche Moon

    Comanche Moon

  • XX

    XX

  • I Don't Feel at Home in This World Anymore

    I Don't Feel at Home in This World Anymore

  • Away We Go

    Away We Go

  • Detroit Rock City

    Detroit Rock City

  • Leaves of Grass

    Leaves of Grass

  • Digging for Fire

    Digging for Fire

  • We'll Never Have Paris

    We'll Never Have Paris

  • This Morning

    This Morning

  • Helena from the Wedding: Cast Interviews

    Helena from the Wedding: Cast Interviews

  • Abandon

    Abandon

  • Lady of the Manor

    Lady of the Manor

  • The Intervention

    The Intervention

  • Win Win

    Win Win

  • Hello I Must Be Going

    Hello I Must Be Going

  • Itty Bitty Titty Committee

    Itty Bitty Titty Committee

  • Griffin in Summer

    Griffin in Summer

  • Goodbye to All That

    Goodbye to All That

  • The Cherry Orchard

    The Cherry Orchard

  • Sunshine

    Sunshine

  • 1 Mile To You

    1 Mile To You

  • Folk Hero & Funny Guy

    Folk Hero & Funny Guy

  • Say Uncle

    Say Uncle

  • Our Ex-Wife

    Our Ex-Wife

  • And Then I Go

    And Then I Go

  • Don't Say Good Luck

    Don't Say Good Luck

  • Rainbow Time

    Rainbow Time

  • The Big Ask

    The Big Ask

  • Show of Hands

    Show of Hands

  • The Nearly Unadventurous Life of Zoe Cadwaulder

    The Nearly Unadventurous Life of Zoe Cadwaulder

  • A Quiet Little Marriage

    A Quiet Little Marriage

  • The Great & The Small

    The Great & The Small

  • Behind Over the Garden Wall

    Behind Over the Garden Wall

  • Foreign Correspondents

    Foreign Correspondents

  • Eye of the Hurricane

    Eye of the Hurricane

  • The Making of The Tattooist of Auschwitz

    The Making of The Tattooist of Auschwitz

  • A Kiwi Legend

    A Kiwi Legend