
Melanie Lynskey
Actress
Born: May 16, 1977 (48 years old)
Place of birth: New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Melanie Lynskey, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography (76)
- Young Sheldon (2017, ★ 8)
- It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia (2005, ★ 8.3)
- The Shield (2002, ★ 8.2)
- House (2004, ★ 8.6)
- The Last of Us (2023, ★ 8.4)
- Over the Garden Wall (2014, ★ 8.6)
- Heavenly Creatures (1994, ★ 7)
- Up in the Air (2009, ★ 6.9)
- EverAfter (1998, ★ 7.4)
- The Informant! (2009, ★ 6.2)
- Leaves of Grass (2009, ★ 6)
- Detroit Rock City (1999, ★ 6.7)
- Shattered Glass (2003, ★ 7)
- Psych (2006, ★ 7.9)
- The Tattooist of Auschwitz (2024, ★ 7.9)
- Flags of Our Fathers (2006, ★ 6.9)
- The Frighteners (1996, ★ 6.9)
- But I'm a Cheerleader (2000, ★ 7)
- The Perks of Being a Wallflower (2012, ★ 7.8)
- Summer Camp Island (2018, ★ 7.8)
- Key & Peele (2012, ★ 7.7)
- Coyote Ugly (2000, ★ 6.3)
- Hello I Must Be Going (2012, ★ 5.9)
- Touchback (2011, ★ 6.5)
- Win Win (2011, ★ 6.8)
- Seeking a Friend for the End of the World (2012, ★ 6.6)
- The Intervention (2016, ★ 5.9)
- The Great & The Small (2016, ★ 6.1)
- Away We Go (2009, ★ 6.7)
- Griffin in Summer (2025, ★ 6.4)