Melanie Jayne Lynskey
Melanie Jayne Lynskey (born 16 May 1977)
is a New Zealand actress. She is known for her funny, soft-spoken and
headstrong characters, and works predominantly in independent films. Her
accolades include a New Zealand Film Award, and a Hollywood Film Award and a
Sundance Special Jury Award, in addition to Gotham Award, Golden Nymph Award
Critics' Choice Award, as well as Screen Actors Guild Award nominations.
Lynskey's debut in a film was as an teen killer in Peter Jackson's Heavenly
Creatures (1994). After making the move to the United States, she built a
successful career in supporting roles in a variety of small-scale and
big-budget movies, like Ever After (1998), Detroit Rock City, But I'm a
Cheerleader (both 1999), Coyote Ugly (2000), Abandon, Sweet Home Alabama (both
2002), Shattered Glass (2003), Flags of Our Fathers (2006), Away We Go, Up in
the Air The Informant! Leaves of Grass (all 2009), Win Win (2011), Seeking a
Friend for the End of the World, The Perks of Being a Wallflower (both 2012)
Then They Came Together (2014) and Don't Take a Look Up (2021). Lynskey
received a nomination for the Gotham Award as Breakthrough Performer and was
awarded acclaim by critics for her role as a divorced, depressed woman in Hello
I Must be Going (2012). This was an important moment in her career. The
subsequent lead roles she played in were Happy Christmas and We'll Never Have
Paris (all 2014), The Intervention (all 2016), Rainbow Time, Little Boxes I
Don't Feel at In This World Anymore (both 2017), Lady of the Manor (2021),
Sadie (2018), and Lady of the Manor (both 2018) made her an important figure in
the American independent film industry. Lynskey is also known for her portrayal
of Rose on Two and a Half Men (2003-2015). She appeared on Togetherness from
2015 until 2016. In the course of her role, she was nominated for the 2015
Critics’ Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actress. She was the voice
of Beatrice for the Cartoon Network's Over the Garden Wall (2014) and Megan for
Disney XD's Future-Worm! (2016-2018). She also was the lead of Molly Strand,
the first season on Hulu's Castle Rock (2018). Rosemary Thomson starred in Mrs.
America on FX (2020).
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