Melanie Jayne Lynskey

Melanie Jayne Lynskey, born on the 16th of May, 1977, is a New Zealand actress. She is renowned for her quirky, soft-spoken but headstrong characters. She primarily works in independent films. She's won an award from the New Zealand Film Award as along with a Hollywood Film Award as well as an Sundance Special Jury Award. Lynskey made her debut in film as a teenage murderess , in Peter Jackson's Heavenly Creatures (1994). After making the move to the United States in 1994, Lynskey launched a successful career playing supporting roles in a number of big-budget and smaller-scale films. These include Ever After (1998) and Detroit Rock City and But I'm a Cherleader (both 1999), Coyote Ugly (2000), Abandon and Sweet Home Alabama (1902), Shattered Glass (2003) and Flags of Our Fathers (2006). Lynskey earned critical acclaim as well as a nomination for the Gotham Award for Breakthrough Performer for her starring role as a depressed divorcee Hello I Must Be Going (2012) The film proved to be a pivotal point for her career. Her subsequent lead roles included Happy Christmas, We'll Never Have Paris Goodbye to All That (all 2014), The Intervention, Rainbow Time, Little Boxes (all 2016) I'm Not at Home in This World Anymore, And Then I Go (both 2017), Sadie (2018) and Lady of the Manor (2021) have established her as an important figure in the American independent film industry. Lynskey is also known for her character of Rose on Two and a Half Men (2003-2015). She appeared on Togetherness from 2015 to the year 2016. She was nominated for the 2015 Critics’ Choice Television Award for the Best Supporting Artistress. She voiced Beatrice for the Cartoon Network's Over the Garden Wall (2014) and Megan for Disney XD's Future-Worm! (2016-2018). She was in Molly Strand's first season of Hulu (2018) and Rosemary Thomson was her role in Mrs. America (2020).



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