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