Melanie Lynskey

 

Melanie Jayne Lynskey was born 16 May 1977 in New Zealand. She is known for her portrayals of women who are complex and her proficiency in American dialects. She primarily works in independent films. Lynskey is the winner of two Critics' Choice Awards, a HCA Award, a Gracie, a New Zealand Film Award, an Hollywood Film Award, and an award from the Sundance Special Jury Award, and also Gotham, Satellite, Saturn, Golden Nymph, Independent Spirit, Screen Actors Guild and Primetime Emmy Award nominations.





 Lynskey made her debut on screen in Heavenly Creatures (1994), winning an New Zealand Film Award for her role as the teenage murderess Pauline Parker. Later, Lynskey has appeared in several international productions, including Ever After (1998), Detroit Rock City, But I'm A Cheerleader, The Cherry Orchard, Snakeskin (2001), Shooters, Abandon, Sweet Home Alabama (2/22/02). After moving to the United States, Lynskey became famous as a character actor getting recognition for a mixture of small-scale and big-budget film projects, such as Shattered Glass (2003), Flags of Our Fathers (2006), Away We Go, Up in the Air, The Informant!, Leaves of Grass (all 2009), Win Win (2011) Finding the Friend for the end of the World, The Perks of Being a Wallflower (both 2012) And they Came Together (2014), and Don't Turn Around (2021).





 Lynskey was nominated for the Gotham Award in 2012 for her role as a depressed divorcée in Hello I Must Be Going. It was an important moment in her career. Her subsequent roles included The Big Ask (2013) and Happy Christmas, We’ll Never Have Paris (all 2014), The Intervention (all 2016), Rainbow Time, Little Boxes (2016), I Don't Feel the Home of This World Anymore (both 2017), Sadie (2018) and Lady of the Manor (2021) and established her standing as a prominent figure within the American independent film industry.

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