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

  • Two and a Half Men

    Two and a Half Men

  • American Dad!

    American Dad!

  • The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

    The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

  • Young Sheldon

    Young Sheldon

  • Late Night with Seth Meyers

    Late Night with Seth Meyers

  • The Kelly Clarkson Show

    The Kelly Clarkson Show

  • 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

  • Psych

    Psych

  • The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

    The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

  • Mom

    Mom

  • The Last of Us

    The Last of Us

  • The Late Late Show with James Corden

    The Late Late Show with James Corden

  • The Shield

    The Shield

  • The Jennifer Hudson Show

    The Jennifer Hudson Show

  • Jimmy Kimmel Live!

    Jimmy Kimmel Live!

  • Big Brother

    Big Brother

  • Yellowjackets

    Yellowjackets

  • Matlock

    Matlock

  • Summer Camp Island

    Summer Camp Island

  • The L Word

    The L Word

  • Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

    Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

  • Poker Face

    Poker Face

  • Key & Peele

    Key & Peele

  • Castle Rock

    Castle Rock

  • The Perks of Being a Wallflower

    The Perks of Being a Wallflower

  • Hot Ones Versus

    Hot Ones Versus

  • Over the Garden Wall

    Over the Garden Wall

  • Don't Look Up

    Don't Look Up

  • After Midnight

    After Midnight

  • Easy

    Easy

  • Coyote Ugly

    Coyote Ugly

  • Sweet Home Alabama

    Sweet Home Alabama

  • Mrs. America

    Mrs. America

  • Rose Red

    Rose Red

  • The Tattooist of Auschwitz

    The Tattooist of Auschwitz

  • The Frighteners

    The Frighteners

  • Heavenly Creatures

    Heavenly Creatures

  • Candy

    Candy

  • Touchback

    Touchback

  • Seeking a Friend for the End of the World

    Seeking a Friend for the End of the World

  • The Intervention

    The Intervention

  • Girlboss

    Girlboss

  • Future-Worm!

    Future-Worm!

  • Happy Christmas

    Happy Christmas

  • Abandon

    Abandon

  • Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later

    Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later

  • The Life & Times of Tim

    The Life & Times of Tim

  • The Changeover

    The Changeover

  • Say Uncle

    Say Uncle

  • Flags of Our Fathers

    Flags of Our Fathers

  • Up in the Air

    Up in the Air

  • Putzel

    Putzel

  • Win Win

    Win Win

  • Snakeskin

    Snakeskin

  • Sadie

    Sadie

  • But I'm a Cheerleader

    But I'm a Cheerleader

  • XX

    XX

  • Togetherness

    Togetherness

  • Drive

    Drive

  • Celebrity Name Game

    Celebrity Name Game

  • Shooters

    Shooters

  • Park

    Park

  • EverAfter

    EverAfter

  • Claustrophobia

    Claustrophobia

  • Little Boxes

    Little Boxes

  • Detroit Rock City

    Detroit Rock City

  • Goodbye to All That

    Goodbye to All That

  • Hollywood Squares

    Hollywood Squares

  • Lady of the Manor

    Lady of the Manor

  • Griffin in Summer

    Griffin in Summer

  • Comanche Moon

    Comanche Moon

  • Shattered Glass

    Shattered Glass

  • Hello I Must Be Going

    Hello I Must Be Going

  • 1 Mile To You

    1 Mile To You

  • The Informant!

    The Informant!

  • A Quiet Little Marriage

    A Quiet Little Marriage

  • 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

  • And Then I Go

    And Then I Go

  • We'll Never Have Paris

    We'll Never Have Paris

  • Leaves of Grass

    Leaves of Grass

  • The Great & The Small

    The Great & The Small

  • Itty Bitty Titty Committee

    Itty Bitty Titty Committee

  • The Big Ask

    The Big Ask

  • Behind Over the Garden Wall

    Behind Over the Garden Wall

  • Digging for Fire

    Digging for Fire

  • The Cherry Orchard

    The Cherry Orchard

  • Show of Hands

    Show of Hands

  • The Making of The Tattooist of Auschwitz

    The Making of The Tattooist of Auschwitz

  • Eye of the Hurricane

    Eye of the Hurricane

  • Chu and Blossom

    Chu and Blossom

  • They Came Together

    They Came Together

  • This Morning

    This Morning

  • Sunshine

    Sunshine

  • Helena from the Wedding

    Helena from the Wedding

  • Helena from the Wedding: Cast Interviews

    Helena from the Wedding: Cast Interviews

  • The Nearly Unadventurous Life of Zoe Cadwaulder

    The Nearly Unadventurous Life of Zoe Cadwaulder

  • Folk Hero & Funny Guy

    Folk Hero & Funny Guy

  • Foreign Correspondents

    Foreign Correspondents

  • Rainbow Time

    Rainbow Time

  • Our Ex-Wife

    Our Ex-Wife

  • Pike River

    Pike River

  • Don't Say Good Luck

    Don't Say Good Luck

  • A Kiwi Legend

    A Kiwi Legend