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Melanie Lynskey

Melanie Lynskey

Birthday: 1977-05-16 | Place of Birth: 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.

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

2026
Pike River

as    Anna Osborne

2025
Griffin in Summer

as    Helen

2024
Over the Garden Wall

as    Beatrice

2024
The Tattooist of Auschwitz

as    Heather Morris

2022
Candy

as    Betty Gore

2021
Yellowjackets

as    Adult Shauna

2021
Lady of the Manor

as    Hannah

2021
Yellowjackets

as    Shauna Sadecki

2021
Yellowjackets

as    adult Shauna Sadecki

2018
Sadie

as    Rae

2017
1 Mile To You

as    Coach Rowan

2017
Little Boxes

as    Gina

2017
And Then I Go

as    Janice

2017
The Changeover

as    Kate Chant

2017
XX

as    Mary (segment "The Birthday Party")

2017
2017
Sunshine

as    Zara Skelton

2016
The Intervention

as    Annie

2016
Folk Hero & Funny Guy

as    Becky

2016
Rainbow Time

as    Lindsay

2016
The Great & The Small

as    Margaret

2016
Future-Worm!

as    Megan

2016
Our Ex-Wife

as    Sara

2015
We'll Never Have Paris

as    Devon

2015
Togetherness

as    Michelle Pierson