Melanie Jayne Lynskey
Melanie Jayne Lynskey was born on the
16th of May in New Zealand. She is well-known for her quirky, soft-spoken, but
strong character. She works mostly in independent films. Her honors include the
New Zealand Film Award. A Hollywood Film Award. Sundance Special Jury Award.
Gotham Award. Golden Nymph Award. Critics Choice Award. Screen Actors Guild
Award nominations. Lynskey was a young murderess, who made her film debut in
Peter Jackson's Heavenly Creatures (1994). After moving to the United States,
she built an impressive career as a supporting actor in a range of big-budget
and small-scale features, 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) as well as
Seeking a Friend for the End of the World, The Perks of Being a Wallflower
(both 2012) and they came Together (2014) and Don't Look Up (2021). Lynskey
received critical acclaim and an nomination for the Gotham Award for
Breakthrough Performer for her performance in the film as a divorced woman who
is depressed. Hello I Must Be Going (2012) that was a turning scene in 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 Don't Feel at home in This World Anymore, And Then I Go
(both 2017), Sadie (2018) and Lady of the Manor (2021) have made her an
important figure in the American independent film scene. Lynskey is also
well-known for her portrayal of Rose in the television series Two and a Half
Men (2003-2015). She was the main character on Togetherness from 2015 to 2016,
and she was nominated by the Critics' Choice Television Awards as the best
Supporting Actress. Megan and Beatrice were her voices on Cartoon Network's
Over the Garden Wall (2014). (2016-2018). She starred in Molly Strand's first
season on Hulu (2018) and Rosemary Thomson was her role in Mrs. America (2020).
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