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Melanie Lynskey

Acting

Born: 1977-05-16
From: New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand
Gender: Female
Popularity: 2.3

Also Known As

ملانی لینسکیMelanie Jayne Lynskey

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.

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Awards & Nominations0 won · 1 nominated

Nominated

Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Cast

Up in the Air

2009

Acting103 titles

Hot Ones Versus
8.8
Series

Hot Ones Versus

2024 - ...Documentary
House
8.6
Series

House

2004-2012Drama
Over the Garden Wall
8.6
Cartoon

Over the Garden Wall

2014Thriller
The Last of Us
8.4
Series

The Last of Us

2023 - ...Drama
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
8.3
Series

It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia

2005 - ...Comedy
The Shield
8.2
Series

The Shield

2002-2008Thriller
Young Sheldon
8.0
Series

Young Sheldon

2017-2024Comedy
The Tattooist of Auschwitz
8.0
Series

The Tattooist of Auschwitz

2024Drama
Sunshine
8.0
Series

Sunshine

2017Thriller
Psych
7.9
Series

Psych

2006-2014Drama
The Perks of Being a Wallflower
7.8
Movie

The Perks of Being a Wallflower

2012Drama
The L Word
7.7
Series

The L Word

2004-2009Drama
Summer Camp Island
7.7
Cartoon

Summer Camp Island

2018-2023Animation
Key & Peele
7.7
Series

Key & Peele

2012-2015Comedy
EverAfter
7.5
Movie

EverAfter

1998Drama
Two and a Half Men
7.5
Series

Two and a Half Men

2003-2015Comedy
Poker Face
7.5
Series

Poker Face

2023-2025Thriller
Yellowjackets
7.4
Series

Yellowjackets

2021 - ...Drama
The Life & Times of Tim
7.4
Cartoon

The Life & Times of Tim

2008-2012Animation
Eye of the Hurricane
7.3
Movie

Eye of the Hurricane

2012Drama
Mom
7.3
Series

Mom

2013-2021Comedy
Mrs. America
7.3
Series

Mrs. America

2020Drama
Castle Rock
7.2
Series

Castle Rock

2018-2019Thriller
But I'm a Cheerleader
7.1
Movie

But I'm a Cheerleader

2000Comedy
Don't Look Up
7.1
Movie

Don't Look Up

2021Comedy
Comanche Moon
7.1
Series

Comanche Moon

2008Drama
Candy
7.1
Series

Candy

2022Drama
Matlock
7.1
Series

Matlock

2024 - ...Drama
Heavenly Creatures
7.0
Movie

Heavenly Creatures

1994Drama
Shattered Glass
7.0
Movie

Shattered Glass

2003Drama
Foreign Correspondents
7.0
Movie

Foreign Correspondents

2001Drama
American Dad!
7.0
Cartoon

American Dad!

2005 - ...Animation
Flags of Our Fathers
6.9
Movie

Flags of Our Fathers

2006Action
The Frighteners
6.9
Movie

The Frighteners

1996Horror
Up in the Air
6.9
Movie

Up in the Air

2009Drama
Sadie
6.9
Movie

Sadie

2018Drama
Detroit Rock City
6.8
Movie

Detroit Rock City

1999Comedy
Win Win
6.8
Movie

Win Win

2011Drama
Rose Red
6.8
Series

Rose Red

2002Thriller
Our Ex-Wife
6.8
Series

Our Ex-Wife

2016 - ...Comedy
Show of Hands
6.7
Movie

Show of Hands

2008Romance
Away We Go
6.7
Movie

Away We Go

2009Drama
Togetherness
6.7
Series

Togetherness

2015-2016Comedy
Seeking a Friend for the End of the World
6.6
Movie

Seeking a Friend for the End of the World

2012Comedy
I Don't Feel at Home in This World Anymore
6.6
Movie

I Don't Feel at Home in This World Anymore

2017Thriller
Girlboss
6.6
Series

Girlboss

2017Comedy
Touchback
6.5
Movie

Touchback

2011Drama
Griffin in Summer
6.5
Movie

Griffin in Summer

2025Comedy
1 Mile To You
6.5
Movie

1 Mile To You

2017Drama
Sweet Home Alabama
6.4
Movie

Sweet Home Alabama

2002Comedy
Pike River
6.4
Movie

Pike River

2025Drama
Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later
6.4
Series

Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later

2017Comedy
The Kelly Clarkson Show
6.4
Series

The Kelly Clarkson Show

2019-2026Documentary
Coyote Ugly
6.3
Movie

Coyote Ugly

2000Comedy
And Then I Go
6.3
Movie

And Then I Go

2017Drama
The Informant!
6.2
Movie

The Informant!

2009Drama
Little Boxes
6.2
Movie

Little Boxes

2017Comedy
Future-Worm!
6.2
Cartoon

Future-Worm!

2016-2018Animation
The Great & The Small
6.1
Movie

The Great & The Small

2016Drama
Drive
6.1
Series

Drive

2007Action
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
6.1
Series

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

2015-2026Comedy
Leaves of Grass
6.0
Movie

Leaves of Grass

2009Comedy
Easy
6.0
Series

Easy

2016-2019Comedy
Hello I Must Be Going
5.9
Movie

Hello I Must Be Going

2012Drama
The Intervention
5.9
Movie

The Intervention

2016Comedy
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
5.8
Series

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

2014 - ...Comedy
The Changeover
5.6
Movie

The Changeover

2017Sci-Fi
Lady of the Manor
5.6
Movie

Lady of the Manor

2021Comedy
The Jennifer Hudson Show
5.6
Series

The Jennifer Hudson Show

2022 - ...Documentary
They Came Together
5.5
Movie

They Came Together

2014Comedy
Itty Bitty Titty Committee
5.5
Movie

Itty Bitty Titty Committee

2007Comedy
Shooters
5.5
Movie

Shooters

2002Action
Snakeskin
5.4
Movie

Snakeskin

2001Action
Say Uncle
5.4
Movie

Say Uncle

2006Comedy
Rainbow Time
5.3
Movie

Rainbow Time

2016Comedy
Celebrity Name Game
5.3
Series

Celebrity Name Game

2014-2015Drama
After Midnight
5.3
Series

After Midnight

2024-2025Comedy
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
5.3
Series

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

2003 - ...Documentary
Digging for Fire
5.2
Movie

Digging for Fire

2015Comedy
Folk Hero & Funny Guy
5.2
Movie

Folk Hero & Funny Guy

2016Comedy
The Late Late Show with James Corden
5.2
Series

The Late Late Show with James Corden

2015-2023Documentary
Late Night with Seth Meyers
5.2
Series

Late Night with Seth Meyers

2014 - ...Documentary
This Morning
5.2
Series

This Morning

1988 - ...Documentary
A Quiet Little Marriage
5.1
Movie

A Quiet Little Marriage

2008Drama
Happy Christmas
5.1
Movie

Happy Christmas

2014Comedy
XX
5.1
Movie

XX

2017Horror
The Big Ask
5.0
Movie

The Big Ask

2014Comedy
The Cherry Orchard
5.0
Movie

The Cherry Orchard

1999Drama
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
5.0
Series

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

2009 - ...Documentary
Park
4.9
Movie

Park

2006Comedy
Abandon
4.9
Movie

Abandon

2002Drama
Goodbye to All That
4.9
Movie

Goodbye to All That

2014Comedy
Big Brother
4.9
Series

Big Brother

2000 - ...Documentary
We'll Never Have Paris
4.8
Movie

We'll Never Have Paris

2014Comedy
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
4.2
Series

Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

2014 - ...Documentary
Helena from the Wedding
4.1
Movie

Helena from the Wedding

2010Comedy
Claustrophobia
4.0
Movie

Claustrophobia

2003Horror
The Nearly Unadventurous Life of Zoe Cadwaulder
4.0
Movie

The Nearly Unadventurous Life of Zoe Cadwaulder

2004Drama
Chu and Blossom
4.0
Movie

Chu and Blossom

2014Comedy
Hollywood Squares
4.0
Series

Hollywood Squares

2025 - ...Documentary
A Kiwi Legend
0
Movie

A Kiwi Legend

2013Comedy
Behind Over the Garden Wall
0
Movie

Behind Over the Garden Wall

2015Documentary
Helena from the Wedding: Cast Interviews
0
Movie

Helena from the Wedding: Cast Interviews

2011Documentary