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Home/People/Melanie Lynskey
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Born
May 16, 1977
Age 48
Place of Birth
New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand
Known For
Acting
Gender
Female

Career Highlights

60
Movies
46
TV Shows
Also Known As
ملانی لینسکی
IMDb ProfileOfficial Website

Melanie Lynskey

Acting

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.
Pike River poster

Pike River

as Anna Osborne
2025
Griffin in Summer poster

Griffin in Summer

as Helen
2025
The Making of The Tattooist of Auschwitz poster

The Making of The Tattooist of Auschwitz

as Self
2024
Don't Look Up poster

Don't Look Up

as June Mindy
2021
Lady of the Manor poster

Lady of the Manor

as Hannah
2021
Sadie poster

Sadie

as Rae
2018
The Changeover poster

The Changeover

as Kate Chant
2017
And Then I Go poster

And Then I Go

as Janice
2017
Little Boxes poster

Little Boxes

as Gina
2017
1 Mile To You poster

1 Mile To You

as Coach Rowan
2017
XX poster

XX

as Mary (segment "The Birthday Party")
2017
I Don't Feel at Home in This World Anymore poster

I Don't Feel at Home in This World Anymore

as Ruth Kimke
2017
The Intervention poster

The Intervention

as Annie
2016
Folk Hero & Funny Guy poster

Folk Hero & Funny Guy

as Becky
2016
The Great & The Small poster

The Great & The Small

as Margaret
2016
Rainbow Time poster

Rainbow Time

as Lindsay
2016
Digging for Fire poster

Digging for Fire

as Squiggy
2015
Behind Over the Garden Wall poster

Behind Over the Garden Wall

as Self
2015
Goodbye to All That poster

Goodbye to All That

as Annie Wall
2014
We'll Never Have Paris poster

We'll Never Have Paris

as Devon
2014