Melanie Lynskey
56 movies · 31 TV shows
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- May 16, 1977 (age 49)
- Place of birth
- New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand
- Also known as
- ملانی لینسکی · Melanie Jayne 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.
Known for
Melanie Lynskey: movies and TV shows
Acting (87)
- 2026 Don't Say Good Luck
as Elizabeth Birenbaum
- 2025 Pike River
as Anna Osborne
- 2025 Griffin in Summer
as Helen
- 2024
- 2024
- 2023
- 2023
- 2022
- 2021 Don't Look Up
as June Mindy
- 2021
- 2021 Lady of the Manor
as Hannah
- 2020
- 2018 Sadie
as Rae
- 2018
- 2018
- 2017
- 2017 The Changeover
as Kate Chant
- 2017
- 2017
- 2017 And Then I Go
as Janice
- 2017
- 2017 Little Boxes
as Gina
- 2017 1 Mile To You
as Coach Rowan
- 2017 XX
as Mary (segment "The Birthday Party")
- 2017 I Don't Feel at Home in This World Anymore
as Ruth Kimke
- 2016
- 2016
- 2016 The Intervention
as Annie
- 2016 Folk Hero & Funny Guy
as Becky
- 2016 The Great & The Small
as Margaret
- 2016 Rainbow Time
as Lindsay
- 2016
- 2015 Digging for Fire
as Squiggy
- 2015
- 2014 Goodbye to All That
as Annie Wall
- 2014
- 2014 We'll Never Have Paris
as Devon
- 2014 Happy Christmas
as Kelly
- 2014 They Came Together
as Brenda
- 2014 The Big Ask
as Hannah
- 2014 Chu and Blossom
as Miss Shoemaker
- 2013
- 2012 Putzel
as Sally
- 2012 The Perks of Being a Wallflower
as Aunt Helen
- 2012 Hello I Must Be Going
as Amy
- 2012 Seeking a Friend for the End of the World
as Karen Amalfi
- 2012 Eye of the Hurricane
as Amelia Kyte
- 2012
- 2011 Touchback
as Macy
- 2011 Win Win
as Cindy Timmons
- 2010 Helena from the Wedding
as Alice
- 2009 Up in the Air
as Julie Bingham
- 2009 The Informant!
as Ginger Whitacre
- 2009 Leaves of Grass
as Colleen
- 2009 Away We Go
as Munch
- 2008 A Quiet Little Marriage
as Monique
- 2008 Show of Hands
as Jess
- 2008
- 2008
- 2007 Itty Bitty Titty Committee
as Pat (uncredited)
- 2007
- 2006 Flags of Our Fathers
as Pauline Harnois
- 2006
- 2006 Say Uncle
as Susan
- 2006 Park
as Sheryl
- 2005
- 2005
- 2004
- 2004 The Nearly Unadventurous Life of Zoe Cadwaulder
as Zoe Cadwaulder
- 2004
- 2003 Shattered Glass
as Amy Brand
- 2003
- 2003 Claustrophobia
as Lauren
- 2002 Abandon
as Mousy Julie
- 2002 Sweet Home Alabama
as Lurlynn
- 2002
- 2002
- 2002 Shooters
as Marie
- 2001 Snakeskin
as Alice
- 2001 Foreign Correspondents
as Melody
- 2000 Coyote Ugly
as Gloria
- 2000 But I'm a Cheerleader
as Hilary
- 1999 Detroit Rock City
as Beth Bumsteen
- 1999 The Cherry Orchard
as Dunyasha
- 1998 EverAfter
as Jacqueline de Ghent
- 1996 The Frighteners
as Deputy
- 1994 Heavenly Creatures
as Pauline Parker
Talk shows and appearances (19)
- 2025 Hollywood Squares
1 episode
- 2024
- 2024 Hot Ones Versus
1 episode
- 2024 After Midnight
1 episode
- 2022 The Jennifer Hudson Show
1 episode
- 2019 The Kelly Clarkson Show
1 episode
- 2015 The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
1 episode
- 2015
- 2015 The Late Late Show with James Corden
1 episode
- 2014 Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
1 episode
- 2014 Celebrity Name Game
1 episode
- 2014 Late Night with Seth Meyers
1 episode
- 2014 The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2 episodes
- 2013
- 2011
- 2009 Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
1 episode
- 2003 Jimmy Kimmel Live!
1 episode
- 2000 Big Brother
1 episode
- 1988 This Morning
1 episode