Melanie Lynskey

Born: 1977-05-16, New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand

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.

Filmography

• American Dad! (2005)
• Young Sheldon (2017)
• The Last of Us (2023)
• It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia (2005)
• Two and a Half Men (2003)
• The Jennifer Hudson Show (2022)
• Psych (2006)
• Mom (2013)
• Castle Rock (2018)
• Yellowjackets (2021)
• Matlock (2024)
• Key & Peele (2012)
• The L Word (2004)
• Over the Garden Wall (2014)
• Don't Say Good Luck (2026)
• Don't Look Up (2021)
• The Perks of Being a Wallflower (2012)
• Rose Red (2002)
• The Tattooist of Auschwitz (2024)
• Coyote Ugly (2000)
• The Life & Times of Tim (2008)
• Togetherness (2015)
• Up in the Air (2009)
• The Frighteners (1996)
• EverAfter (1998)
• Easy (2016)
• Flags of Our Fathers (2006)
• Sweet Home Alabama (2002)
• Shattered Glass (2003)
• The Informant! (2009)