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.
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Acting History
2025
Pike River as Anna Osborne
2025Griffin in Summer as Helen
2025Hollywood Squares as Self
2024Matlock as Debra Palmer
2024The Making of The Tattooist of Auschwitz as Self
2024The Tattooist of Auschwitz as Heather Morris
2024Hot Ones Versus as Self
2024After Midnight as Self
2023Poker Face as Regina Gilvary
2023The Last of Us as Kathleen Coghlan
2022The Jennifer Hudson Show
2022Candy as Betty Gore
2021Don't Look Up as June Mindy
2021Yellowjackets as Shauna Sadecki
2021Lady of the Manor as Hannah
2020Mrs. America as Rosemary Thomson
2019The Kelly Clarkson Show as Self
2018Sadie as Rae
2018Castle Rock as Molly Strand
2018Summer Camp Island as Sun (voice)
2017Sunshine as Zara Skelton
2017The Changeover as Kate Chant
2017Young Sheldon as Dora Ericson
2017Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later as Laura
2017And Then I Go as Janice
2017Girlboss as Gail
2017Little Boxes as Gina
20171 Mile To You as Coach Rowan
2017XX as Mary (segment "The Birthday Party")
2017I Don't Feel at Home in This World Anymore as Ruth Kimke
2016Easy as Beth
2016Our Ex-Wife as Sara
2016The Intervention as Annie
2016Folk Hero & Funny Guy as Becky
2016The Great & The Small as Margaret
2016Rainbow Time as Lindsay
2016Future-Worm! as Megan
2015The Late Show with Stephen Colbert as Self
2015Digging for Fire as Squiggy
2015Behind Over the Garden Wall as Self
2015The Late Late Show with James Corden as Self - Guest
2015Togetherness as Michelle Pierson
2014Variety Studio: Actors on Actors as Self
2014Goodbye to All That as Annie Wall
2014Over the Garden Wall as Beatrice (voice)
2014We'll Never Have Paris as Devon
2014Celebrity Name Game as Self
2014Happy Christmas as Kelly
2014They Came Together as Brenda
2014The Big Ask as Hannah
2014Late Night with Seth Meyers as Self
2014The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as Self
2014Chu and Blossom as Miss Shoemaker
2013Mom as Shannon
2013A Kiwi Legend as Self
2012Putzel as Sally
2012The Perks of Being a Wallflower as Aunt Helen
2012Hello I Must Be Going as Amy
2012Seeking a Friend for the End of the World as Karen Amalfi
2012Eye of the Hurricane as Amelia Kyte
2012Key & Peele as Fiance
2011Touchback as Macy
2011Win Win as Cindy Timmons
2011Helena from the Wedding: Cast Interviews as Self
2010Helena from the Wedding as Alice
2009Up in the Air as Julie Bingham
2009The Informant! as Ginger Whitacre
2009Leaves of Grass as Colleen
2009Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen as Self - Guest
2009Away We Go as Munch
2008A Quiet Little Marriage as Monique
2008Show of Hands as Jess
2008The Life & Times of Tim as Becky (voice)
2008Comanche Moon as Pearl Coleman
2007Itty Bitty Titty Committee as Pat (uncredited)
2007Drive as Wendy Patrakas
2006Flags of Our Fathers as Pauline Harnois
2006Psych as Emily Bloom
2006Say Uncle as Susan
2006Park as Sheryl
2005It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia as Kate
2005American Dad! as Sharon (voice)
2004House as Natalie Tavares
2004The Nearly Unadventurous Life of Zoe Cadwaulder as Zoe Cadwaulder
2004The L Word as Clea Mason
2003Shattered Glass as Amy Brand
2003Two and a Half Men as Rose
2003Claustrophobia as Lauren
2003Jimmy Kimmel Live! as Self
2002Abandon as Mousy Julie
2002Sweet Home Alabama as Lurlynn
2002The Shield as Marcy
2002Rose Red as Rachel Wheaton
2002Shooters as Marie
2001Snakeskin as Alice
2001Foreign Correspondents as Melody
2000Coyote Ugly as Gloria
2000But I'm a Cheerleader as Hilary
2000Big Brother as Self - Actress, 'Two & a ½ Men'
1999Detroit Rock City as Beth Bumsteen
1999The Cherry Orchard as Dunyasha
1998EverAfter as Jacqueline de Ghent
1996The Frighteners as Deputy
1994Heavenly Creatures as Pauline Parker
1988This Morning as Self
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