Melanie Lynskey
Acting
Born May 16, 1977 · New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand
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 · 40 titles
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Late Night with Seth Meyers
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
House
American Dad!
The Kelly Clarkson Show
The Jennifer Hudson Show
Young Sheldon
Two and a Half Men
The Late Late Show with James Corden
Psych
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Big Brother
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
The Last of Us
Mom
The Shield
After Midnight
Yellowjackets
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Summer Camp Island
The L Word
Poker Face
Key & Peele
Matlock
Castle Rock
Hot Ones Versus
Don't Look Up
Over the Garden Wall
Celebrity Name Game
The Perks of Being a Wallflower
Hollywood Squares
Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later
Easy
Future-Worm!
Mrs. America
The Life & Times of Tim
Coyote Ugly
Girlboss