Melanie Lynskey

🎭 Actor

Melanie Lynskey

🎂 Born 16 May 1977 (age 49)📍 New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand

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Popularity Score

57

Acting Credits

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

The Perks of Being a Wallflower

The Perks of Being a Wallflower

Don't Look Up

Coyote Ugly

Sweet Home Alabama

Sweet Home Alabama

Full Filmography(57 films)

YearTitleCharacterRating

2012The Perks of Being a WallflowerAunt Helen★ 7.8 2021Don't Look UpJune Mindy★ 7.1 2000Coyote UglyGloria★ 6.3 2002Sweet Home AlabamaLurlynn★ 6.4 2000But I'm a CheerleaderHilary★ 7.1 2009Up in the AirJulie Bingham★ 6.9 1996The FrightenersDeputy★ 7.0 2006Flags of Our FathersPauline Harnois★ 6.9 1998EverAfterJacqueline de Ghent★ 7.5 1994Heavenly CreaturesPauline Parker★ 7.0 2009The Informant!Ginger Whitacre★ 6.2 2012Seeking a Friend for the End of the WorldKaren Amalfi★ 6.6 2003Shattered GlassAmy Brand★ 7.0 2009Away We GoMunch★ 6.7 2017XXMary (segment "The Birthday Party")★ 5.1 1999Detroit Rock CityBeth Bumsteen★ 6.8 2014They Came TogetherBrenda★ 5.5 2017I Don't Feel at Home in This World AnymoreRuth Kimke★ 6.6 2009Leaves of GrassColleen★ 6.0 2015Digging for FireSquiggy★ 5.2 2012Hello I Must Be GoingAmy★ 5.9 2011Win WinCindy Timmons★ 6.8 2002AbandonMousy Julie★ 4.9 2011TouchbackMacy★ 6.6 2014Happy ChristmasKelly★ 5.1 2021Lady of the ManorHannah★ 5.6 2025Pike RiverAnna Osborne★ 6.4 2025Griffin in SummerHelen★ 6.5 2014We'll Never Have ParisDevon★ 4.8 20171 Mile To YouCoach Rowan★ 6.5 2016The InterventionAnnie★ 5.9 2007Itty Bitty Titty CommitteePat (uncredited)★ 5.5 2017Little BoxesGina★ 6.2 2014Goodbye to All ThatAnnie Wall★ 4.9 2017The ChangeoverKate Chant★ 5.6 2006ParkSheryl★ 4.9 2006Say UncleSusan★ 5.4 2014The Big AskHannah★ 5.0 2016Rainbow TimeLindsay★ 5.3 2002ShootersMarie★ 5.5 1999The Cherry OrchardDunyasha★ 5.0 2018SadieRae★ 6.9 2008Show of HandsJess★ 6.7 2014Chu and BlossomMiss Shoemaker★ 4.0 2016Folk Hero & Funny GuyBecky★ 5.2 2010Helena from the WeddingAlice★ 4.1 2017And Then I GoJanice★ 6.3 2008A Quiet Little MarriageMonique★ 5.1 2016The Great & The SmallMargaret★ 6.1 2001Foreign CorrespondentsMelody★ 7.0 2003ClaustrophobiaLauren★ 4.0 2001SnakeskinAlice★ 5.4 2011Helena from the Wedding: Cast InterviewsSelf—2012Eye of the HurricaneAmelia Kyte★ 7.3 2015Behind Over the Garden WallSelf—2004The Nearly Unadventurous Life of Zoe CadwaulderZoe Cadwaulder★ 4.0 2013A Kiwi LegendSelf—

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