Melanie Lynskey
May 16, 1977 (48 years old) in New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand
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
Credits
- 2025 · Hollywood Squares as Self
- 2024 · Matlock as Debra Palmer
- 2024 · The Tattooist of Auschwitz as Heather Morris
- 2024 · Hot Ones Versus as Self
- 2024 · After Midnight as Self
- 2023 · Poker Face as Regina Gilvary
- 2023 · The Last of Us as Kathleen Coghlan
- 2022 · The Jennifer Hudson Show as
- 2022 · Candy as Betty Gore
- 2021 · Don't Look Up as June Mindy
- 2021 · Yellowjackets as Shauna Sadecki
- 2020 · Mrs. America as Rosemary Thomson
- 2019 · The Kelly Clarkson Show as Self
- 2018 · Castle Rock as Molly Strand
- 2018 · Summer Camp Island as Sun (voice)
- 2017 · Young Sheldon as Dora Ericson
- 2017 · Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later as Laura
- 2017 · Girlboss as Gail
- 2016 · Easy as Beth
- 2016 · Rainbow Time as Lindsay
- 2016 · Future-Worm! as Megan
- 2015 · The Late Show with Stephen Colbert as Self - Guest
- 2015 · The Late Late Show with James Corden as Self - Guest
- 2015 · Togetherness as Michelle Pierson
- 2014 · Variety Studio: Actors on Actors as Self
- 2014 · Over the Garden Wall as Beatrice (voice)
- 2014 · Celebrity Name Game as Self
- 2014 · They Came Together as Brenda
- 2014 · Late Night with Seth Meyers as Self
- 2014 · The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as Self
- 2013 · Mom as Shannon
- 2012 · The Perks of Being a Wallflower as Aunt Helen
- 2012 · Key & Peele as Fiance
- 2009 · Up in the Air as Julie Bingham
- 2009 · The Informant! as Ginger Whitacre
- 2009 · Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen as Self - Guest
- 2008 · The Life & Times of Tim as Becky (voice)
- 2007 · Drive as Wendy Patrakas
- 2006 · Psych as Emily Bloom
- 2005 · It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia as Kate
- 2005 · American Dad! as Sharon (voice)
- 2004 · House as Natalie Tavares
- 2004 · The L Word as Clea Mason
- 2003 · Two and a Half Men as Rose
- 2003 · Jimmy Kimmel Live! as Self
- 2002 · Sweet Home Alabama as Lurlynn
- 2002 · The Shield as Marcy
- 2002 · Rose Red as Rachel Wheaton
- 2001 · Foreign Correspondents as Melody
- 2000 · Coyote Ugly as Gloria
- 2000 · Big Brother as Self - Actress, 'Two & a ½ Men'
- 1998 · EverAfter as Jacqueline de Ghent
- Future · Don't Say Good Luck as
- 2025 · Pike River as Anna Osborne
- 2025 · Griffin in Summer as Helen
- 2024 · The Making of The Tattooist of Auschwitz as Self
- 2021 · Lady of the Manor as Hannah
- 2018 · Sadie as Rae
- 2017 · Sunshine as Zara Skelton
- 2017 · The Changeover as Kate Chant
- 2017 · And Then I Go as Janice
- 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 · Our Ex-Wife as Sara
- 2016 · The Intervention as Annie
- 2016 · Folk Hero & Funny Guy as Becky
- 2016 · The Great & The Small as Margaret
- 2015 · Digging for Fire as Squiggy
- 2015 · Behind Over the Garden Wall as Self
- 2014 · Goodbye to All That as Annie Wall
- 2014 · We'll Never Have Paris as Devon
- 2014 · Happy Christmas as Kelly
- 2014 · The Big Ask as Hannah
- 2014 · Chu and Blossom as Miss Shoemaker
- 2013 · A Kiwi Legend as Self
- 2012 · Putzel as Sally
- 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
- 2011 · Touchback as Macy
- 2011 · Win Win as Cindy Timmons
- 2011 · Helena from the Wedding: Cast Interviews as Self
- 2010 · Helena from the Wedding as Alice
- 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 · Comanche Moon as Pearl Coleman
- 2007 · Itty Bitty Titty Committee as Pat (uncredited)
- 2006 · Flags of Our Fathers as Pauline Harnois
- 2006 · Say Uncle as Susan
- 2006 · Park as Sheryl
- 2004 · The Nearly Unadventurous Life of Zoe Cadwaulder as Zoe Cadwaulder
- 2003 · Shattered Glass as Amy Brand
- 2003 · Claustrophobia as Lauren
- 2002 · Abandon as Mousy Julie
- 2002 · Shooters as Marie
- 2001 · Snakeskin as Alice
- 2000 · But I'm a Cheerleader as Hilary
- 1999 · Detroit Rock City as Beth Bumsteen
- 1999 · The Cherry Orchard as Dunyasha
- 1996 · The Frighteners as Deputy
- 1994 · Heavenly Creatures as Pauline Parker
- 1988 · This Morning as Self




