Melanie Lynskey

 

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





 Her screen debut came in Heavenly Creatures (1994), where she won a New Zealand Film Award as her character Pauline Parker, a teenage murderess. In the following years, she was in several international productions, such as Ever After (1998), Detroit Rock City, but I'm no cheerleader The Cherry Orchard (1999), Coyote Ugly (2001), Snakeskin (2001), Shooters, Abandon, Sweet Home Alabama (all 2002). After her move to the United States, Lynskey became popular as a character actress and gained recognition for a variety of small and large-budget film productions, including 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), Seeking A Friend to the final day of the World, The Perks of Being a Wallflower (both 2012) and They Came Together (2014), and Don't look up (2021).





 Lynskey's starring role in Hello I Must Be Going as a divorced woman who is depressed received critical acclaim in 2012 and received a Gotham Award nomination. This was a pivotal 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 at the Home of This World Anymore (both 2017), Sadie (2018) and Lady of the Manor (2021) was the first film to establish her position as a prominent actor in the American independent film industry.

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