Melanie Lynskey
Acting
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Acting Credits
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.
Known For
Filmography
Don't Say Good Luck
2026
as Elizabeth Birenbaum
Griffin in Summer
2025
as Helen
Pike River
2025
as Anna Osborne
Hollywood Squares
2025
as Self
The Making of The Tattooist of Auschwitz
2024
as Self
The Tattooist of Auschwitz
2024
as Heather Morris
After Midnight
2024
as Self
Hot Ones Versus
2024
as Self
Matlock
2024
as Debra Palmer
The Last of Us
2023
as Kathleen Coghlan
Poker Face
2023
as Regina Gilvary
Candy
2022
as Betty Gore
The Jennifer Hudson Show
2022
Don't Look Up
2021
as June Mindy
Lady of the Manor
2021
as Hannah
Yellowjackets
2021
as Shauna Sadecki
Mrs. America
2020
as Rosemary Thomson
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
as Self
Sadie
2018
as Rae
Castle Rock
2018
as Molly Strand
Summer Camp Island
2018
as Sun (voice)
Little Boxes
2017
as Gina
1 Mile To You
2017
as Coach Rowan
I Don't Feel at Home in This World Anymore
2017
as Ruth Kimke
The Changeover
2017
as Kate Chant
XX
2017
as Mary (segment "The Birthday Party")
And Then I Go
2017
as Janice
Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later
2017
as Laura
Young Sheldon
2017
as Dora Ericson
Girlboss
2017
as Gail
Sunshine
2017
as Zara Skelton
The Intervention
2016
as Annie
The Great & The Small
2016
as Margaret
Rainbow Time
2016
as Lindsay
Folk Hero & Funny Guy
2016
as Becky
Our Ex-Wife
2016
as Sara
Easy
2016
as Beth
Future-Worm!
2016
as Megan (voice)
Digging for Fire
2015
as Squiggy
Behind Over the Garden Wall
2015
as Self
Togetherness
2015
as Michelle Pierson
The Late Late Show with James Corden
2015
as Self - Guest
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
as Self - Guest
They Came Together
2014
as Brenda
The Big Ask
2014
as Hannah
We'll Never Have Paris
2014
as Devon
Happy Christmas
2014
as Kelly
Goodbye to All That
2014
as Annie Wall
Chu and Blossom
2014
as Miss Shoemaker
Celebrity Name Game
2014
as Self
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
as Self
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
2014
as Self
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
as Self
Over the Garden Wall
2014
as Beatrice (voice)
A Kiwi Legend
2013
as Self
Mom
2013
as Shannon
Hello I Must Be Going
2012
as Amy
The Perks of Being a Wallflower
2012
as Aunt Helen
Seeking a Friend for the End of the World
2012
as Karen Amalfi
Putzel
2012
as Sally
Eye of the Hurricane
2012
as Amelia Kyte
Key & Peele
2012
as Fiance
Touchback
2011
as Macy
Win Win
2011
as Cindy Timmons
Helena from the Wedding: Cast Interviews
2011
as Self
Helena from the Wedding
2010
as Alice
Up in the Air
2009
as Julie Bingham
The Informant!
2009
as Ginger Whitacre
Leaves of Grass
2009
as Colleen
Away We Go
2009
as Munch
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
as Self - Guest
Show of Hands
2008
as Jess
A Quiet Little Marriage
2008
as Monique
Comanche Moon
2008
as Pearl Coleman
The Life & Times of Tim
2008
as Becky (voice)
Itty Bitty Titty Committee
2007
as Pat (uncredited)
Drive
2007
as Wendy Patrakas
Flags of Our Fathers
2006
as Pauline Harnois
Park
2006
as Sheryl
Say Uncle
2006
as Susan
Psych
2006
as Emily Bloom
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
2005
as Kate
American Dad!
2005
as Sharon (voice)
The Nearly Unadventurous Life of Zoe Cadwaulder
2004
as Zoe Cadwaulder
The L Word
2004
as Clea Mason
House
2004
as Natalie Tavares
Shattered Glass
2003
as Amy Brand
Claustrophobia
2003
as Lauren
Two and a Half Men
2003
as Rose
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
as Self
Abandon
2002
as Mousy Julie
Sweet Home Alabama
2002
as Lurlynn
Shooters
2002
as Marie
Rose Red
2002
as Rachel Wheaton
The Shield
2002
as Marcy
Snakeskin
2001
as Alice
Foreign Correspondents
2001
as Melody
But I'm a Cheerleader
2000
as Hilary
Coyote Ugly
2000
as Gloria
Big Brother
2000
as Self - Actress, 'Two & a ½ Men'
Detroit Rock City
1999
as Beth Bumsteen
The Cherry Orchard
1999
as Dunyasha
EverAfter
1998
as Jacqueline de Ghent
The Frighteners
1996
as Deputy
Heavenly Creatures
1994
as Pauline Parker
This Morning
1988
as Self