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