Melanie Lynskey

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

105

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

  • The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

    The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

  • American Dad!

    American Dad!

  • Two and a Half Men

    Two and a Half Men

  • Late Night with Seth Meyers

    Late Night with Seth Meyers

  • The Kelly Clarkson Show

    The Kelly Clarkson Show

  • Big Brother

    Big Brother

  • Young Sheldon

    Young Sheldon

  • The Last of Us

    The Last of Us

  • Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

    Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

  • It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia

    It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia

  • The Late Late Show with James Corden

    The Late Late Show with James Corden

  • Mom

    Mom

  • Psych

    Psych

  • The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

    The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

  • The Shield

    The Shield

  • The Jennifer Hudson Show

    The Jennifer Hudson Show

  • Jimmy Kimmel Live!

    Jimmy Kimmel Live!

  • Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

    Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

  • Summer Camp Island

    Summer Camp Island

  • Yellowjackets

    Yellowjackets

  • The L Word

    The L Word

  • Poker Face

    Poker Face

  • After Midnight

    After Midnight

  • Key & Peele

    Key & Peele

  • Over the Garden Wall

    Over the Garden Wall

  • Castle Rock

    Castle Rock

  • Don't Look Up

    Don't Look Up

  • Sweet Home Alabama

    Sweet Home Alabama

  • Celebrity Name Game

    Celebrity Name Game

  • Hot Ones Versus

    Hot Ones Versus

  • The Perks of Being a Wallflower

    The Perks of Being a Wallflower

  • Easy

    Easy

  • EverAfter

    EverAfter

  • Mrs. America

    Mrs. America

  • Shattered Glass

    Shattered Glass

  • Heavenly Creatures

    Heavenly Creatures

  • The Making of The Tattooist of Auschwitz

    The Making of The Tattooist of Auschwitz

  • Seeking a Friend for the End of the World

    Seeking a Friend for the End of the World

  • The Tattooist of Auschwitz

    The Tattooist of Auschwitz

  • Rose Red

    Rose Red

  • Coyote Ugly

    Coyote Ugly

  • Future-Worm!

    Future-Worm!

  • The Informant!

    The Informant!

  • Candy

    Candy

  • The Frighteners

    The Frighteners

  • Lady of the Manor

    Lady of the Manor

  • Girlboss

    Girlboss

  • Flags of Our Fathers

    Flags of Our Fathers

  • Abandon

    Abandon

  • Touchback

    Touchback

  • Togetherness

    Togetherness

  • Hollywood Squares

    Hollywood Squares

  • Up in the Air

    Up in the Air

  • Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later

    Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later

  • The Intervention

    The Intervention

  • A Quiet Little Marriage

    A Quiet Little Marriage

  • The Life & Times of Tim

    The Life & Times of Tim

  • Griffin in Summer

    Griffin in Summer

  • Detroit Rock City

    Detroit Rock City

  • But I'm a Cheerleader

    But I'm a Cheerleader

  • Drive

    Drive

  • Comanche Moon

    Comanche Moon

  • The Great & The Small

    The Great & The Small

  • Folk Hero & Funny Guy

    Folk Hero & Funny Guy

  • Rainbow Time

    Rainbow Time

  • Putzel

    Putzel

  • Happy Christmas

    Happy Christmas

  • Park

    Park

  • The Changeover

    The Changeover

  • Away We Go

    Away We Go

  • The Cherry Orchard

    The Cherry Orchard

  • Don't Say Good Luck

    Don't Say Good Luck

  • We'll Never Have Paris

    We'll Never Have Paris

  • Pike River

    Pike River

  • Goodbye to All That

    Goodbye to All That

  • Claustrophobia

    Claustrophobia

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

    I Don't Feel at Home in This World Anymore

  • This Morning

    This Morning

  • Win Win

    Win Win

  • Leaves of Grass

    Leaves of Grass

  • Hello I Must Be Going

    Hello I Must Be Going

  • 1 Mile To You

    1 Mile To You

  • XX

    XX

  • Say Uncle

    Say Uncle

  • Digging for Fire

    Digging for Fire

  • Snakeskin

    Snakeskin

  • Helena from the Wedding: Cast Interviews

    Helena from the Wedding: Cast Interviews

  • Shooters

    Shooters

  • Itty Bitty Titty Committee

    Itty Bitty Titty Committee

  • And Then I Go

    And Then I Go

  • They Came Together

    They Came Together

  • Sadie

    Sadie

  • Foreign Correspondents

    Foreign Correspondents

  • Eye of the Hurricane

    Eye of the Hurricane

  • Sunshine

    Sunshine

  • Show of Hands

    Show of Hands

  • Behind Over the Garden Wall

    Behind Over the Garden Wall

  • The Nearly Unadventurous Life of Zoe Cadwaulder

    The Nearly Unadventurous Life of Zoe Cadwaulder

  • Chu and Blossom

    Chu and Blossom

  • Helena from the Wedding

    Helena from the Wedding

  • Our Ex-Wife

    Our Ex-Wife

  • The Big Ask

    The Big Ask

  • Little Boxes

    Little Boxes

  • A Kiwi Legend

    A Kiwi Legend