Personal Info
Known Credits
59
Gender
Female
Birthdate
1977-05-16 (48 Y.O)
Place Of Birth
New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand
Also Known For
ملانی لینسکی
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. Descriptio ...
Known For
Acting
2024 --
Griffin in Summer
| Helen
2024 --
Making 'The Tattooist of Auschwitz
| Self
2021 --
Don't Look Up
| June Mindy
2021 --
Lady of the Manor
| Hannah
2018 --
Sadie
| Rae
2017 --
The Changeover
| Kate Chant
2017 --
And Then I Go
| Janice
2017 --
Little Boxes
| Gina
2017 --
1 Mile To You
| Coach Rowan
2017 --
XX
| Mary (segment "The Birthday Party")
2017 --
I Don't Feel at Home in This World Anymore
| Ruth Kimke
2016 --
The Intervention
| Annie
2016 --
Folk Hero & Funny Guy
| Becky
2016 --
The Great & The Small
| Margaret
2016 --
Rainbow Time
| Lindsay
2015 --
Digging for Fire
| Squiggy
2015 --
Behind Over the Garden Wall
| Self
2014 --
Goodbye to All That
| Annie Wall
2014 --
We'll Never Have Paris
| Devon
2014 --
Happy Christmas
| Kelly
2014 --
They Came Together
| Brenda
2014 --
The Big Ask
| Hannah
2014 --
Chu and Blossom
| Miss Shoemaker
2013 --
A Kiwi Legend
| Self
2012 --
Putzel
| Sally
2012 --
The Perks of Being a Wallflower
| Aunt Helen
2012 --
Hello I Must Be Going
| Amy
2012 --
Seeking a Friend for the End of the World
| Karen Amalfi
2012 --
Eye of the Hurricane
| Amelia Kyte
2011 --
Touchback
| Macy
2011 --
Win Win
| Cindy Timmons
2011 --
Helena from the Wedding: Cast Interviews
| Self
2010 --
Helena from the Wedding
| Alice
2009 --
Up in the Air
| Julie Bingham
2009 --
The Informant!
| Ginger Whitacre
2009 --
Leaves of Grass
| Colleen
2009 --
Away We Go
| Munch Garnett
2008 --
A Quiet Little Marriage
| Monique
2008 --
Show of Hands
| Jess
2007 --
Itty Bitty Titty Committee
| Pat (uncredited)
2006 --
Flags of Our Fathers
| Pauline Harnois
2006 --
Say Uncle
| Susan
2006 --
Park
| Sheryl
2004 --
The Nearly Unadventurous Life of Zoe Cadwaulder
| Zoe Cadwaulder
2003 --
Shattered Glass
| Amy Brand
2003 --
Claustrophobia
| Lauren
2002 --
Abandon
| Mousy Julie
2002 --
Sweet Home Alabama
| Lurlynn
2002 --
Shooters
| Marie
2001 --
Snakeskin
| Alice
2001 --
Foreign Correspondents
| Melody
2000 --
Coyote Ugly
| Gloria
2000 --
But I'm a Cheerleader
| Hilary
1999 --
Detroit Rock City
| Beth Bumsteen
1999 --
The Cherry Orchard
| Dunyasha
1998 --
EverAfter
| Jacqueline de Ghent
1996 --
The Frighteners
| Deputy
1994 --
Heavenly Creatures
| Pauline Parker