Melanie Lynskey
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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.
Known for
Credits
The Perks of Being a Wallflower (2012)
as Aunt Helen
Don't Look Up (2021)
as June Mindy
Coyote Ugly (2000)
as Gloria
But I'm a Cheerleader (2000)
as Hilary
Sweet Home Alabama (2002)
as Lurlynn
Up in the Air (2009)
as Julie Bingham
The Frighteners (1996)
as Deputy
EverAfter (1998)
as Jacqueline de Ghent
Flags of Our Fathers (2006)
as Pauline Harnois
The Informant! (2009)
as Ginger Whitacre
Shattered Glass (2003)
as Amy Brand
Heavenly Creatures (1994)
as Pauline Parker
XX (2017)
as Mary (segment "The Birthday Party")
Seeking a Friend for the End of the World (2012)
as Karen Amalfi
Detroit Rock City (1999)
as Beth Bumsteen
They Came Together (2014)
as Brenda
Away We Go (2009)
as Munch
I Don't Feel at Home in This World Anymore (2017)
as Ruth Kimke
Leaves of Grass (2009)
as Colleen
Win Win (2011)
as Cindy Timmons
Abandon (2002)
as Mousy Julie
Happy Christmas (2014)
as Kelly
Touchback (2011)
as Macy
Digging for Fire (2015)
as Squiggy
Griffin in Summer (2025)
as Helen
We'll Never Have Paris (2014)
as Devon
Hello I Must Be Going (2012)
as Amy
Lady of the Manor (2021)
as Hannah
1 Mile To You (2017)
as Coach Rowan
Don't Say Good Luck (2026)
Actor
The Big Ask (2014)
as Hannah
Park (2006)
as Sheryl
Pike River (2025)
as Anna Osborne
And Then I Go (2017)
as Janice
Say Uncle (2006)
as Susan
Little Boxes (2017)
as Gina
The Changeover (2017)
as Kate Chant
Itty Bitty Titty Committee (2007)
as Pat (uncredited)
Rainbow Time (2016)
as Lindsay
The Intervention (2016)
as Annie
Chu and Blossom (2014)
as Miss Shoemaker
Shooters (2002)
as Marie
The Cherry Orchard (1999)
as Dunyasha
Goodbye to All That (2014)
as Annie Wall
Folk Hero & Funny Guy (2016)
as Becky
Show of Hands (2008)
as Jess
Helena from the Wedding (2010)
as Alice
The Making of The Tattooist of Auschwitz (2024)
as Self
Sadie (2018)
as Rae
Helena from the Wedding: Cast Interviews (2011)
as Self
The Great & The Small (2016)
as Margaret
Eye of the Hurricane (2012)
as Amelia Kyte
Foreign Correspondents (2001)
as Melody
A Quiet Little Marriage (2008)
as Monique
Claustrophobia (2003)
as Lauren
Snakeskin (2001)
as Alice
Behind Over the Garden Wall (2015)
as Self
Putzel (2012)
as Sally
The Nearly Unadventurous Life of Zoe Cadwaulder (2004)
as Zoe Cadwaulder
A Kiwi Legend (2013)
as Self