Melanie Lynskey

Melanie Lynskey

Profile info

Known forActing
GenderFemale
Birthday16 May 1977 (49 years old)
Place of birthNew Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand
Known credits106

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.

Don't Say Good Luck
Don't Say Good Luck
2026 · Elizabeth Birenbaum
Pike River
Pike River
2025 · Anna Osborne
Griffin in Summer
Griffin in Summer
2025 · Helen
Hollywood Squares
Hollywood Squares
2025 · Self
Matlock
Matlock
2024 · Debra Palmer
The Making of The Tattooist of Auschwitz
2024 · Self
The Tattooist of Auschwitz
The Tattooist of Auschwitz
2024 · Heather Morris
Hot Ones Versus
Hot Ones Versus
2024 · Self
After Midnight
After Midnight
2024 · Self
Poker Face
Poker Face
2023 · Regina Gilvary
The Last of Us
The Last of Us
2023 · Kathleen Coghlan
The Jennifer Hudson Show
The Jennifer Hudson Show
2022
Candy
Candy
2022 · Betty Gore
Don't Look Up
Don't Look Up
2021 · June Mindy
Yellowjackets
Yellowjackets
2021 · Shauna Sadecki
Lady of the Manor
Lady of the Manor
2021 · Hannah
Mrs. America
Mrs. America
2020 · Rosemary Thomson
The Kelly Clarkson Show
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019 · Self
Sadie
Sadie
2018 · Rae
Castle Rock
Castle Rock
2018 · Molly Strand
Summer Camp Island
Summer Camp Island
2018 · Sun (voice)
Sunshine
Sunshine
2017 · Zara Skelton
The Changeover
The Changeover
2017 · Kate Chant
Young Sheldon
Young Sheldon
2017 · Dora Ericson
Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later
Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later
2017 · Laura
And Then I Go
And Then I Go
2017 · Janice
Girlboss
Girlboss
2017 · Gail
Little Boxes
Little Boxes
2017 · Gina
1 Mile To You
1 Mile To You
2017 · Coach Rowan
XX
XX
2017 · Mary (segment "The Birthday Party")
I Don't Feel at Home in This World Anymore
I Don't Feel at Home in This World Anymore
2017 · Ruth Kimke
Easy
Easy
2016 · Beth
Our Ex-Wife
Our Ex-Wife
2016 · Sara
The Intervention
The Intervention
2016 · Annie
Folk Hero & Funny Guy
Folk Hero & Funny Guy
2016 · Becky
The Great & The Small
The Great & The Small
2016 · Margaret
Rainbow Time
Rainbow Time
2016 · Lindsay
Future-Worm!
Future-Worm!
2016 · Megan (voice)
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015 · Self - Guest
Digging for Fire
Digging for Fire
2015 · Squiggy
Behind Over the Garden Wall
Behind Over the Garden Wall
2015 · Self
The Late Late Show with James Corden
The Late Late Show with James Corden
2015 · Self - Guest
Togetherness
Togetherness
2015 · Michelle Pierson
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
2014 · Self
Goodbye to All That
Goodbye to All That
2014 · Annie Wall
Over the Garden Wall
Over the Garden Wall
2014 · Beatrice (voice)
We'll Never Have Paris
We'll Never Have Paris
2014 · Devon
Celebrity Name Game
Celebrity Name Game
2014 · Self
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