Melanie Lynskey
Acting
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.
🎬 Movies (20)
Don't Say Good Luck
2026
Pike River
2025
Anna Osborne
Griffin in Summer
2025
Helen
The Making of The Tattooist of Auschwitz
2024
Self
Don't Look Up
2021
June Mindy
Lady of the Manor
2021
Hannah
Sadie
2018
Rae
The Changeover
2017
Kate Chant
And Then I Go
2017
Janice
Little Boxes
2017
Gina
1 Mile To You
2017
Coach Rowan
XX
2017
Mary (segment "The Birthday Party")
I Don't Feel at Home in This World Anymore
2017
Ruth Kimke
The Intervention
2016
Annie
Folk Hero & Funny Guy
2016
Becky
The Great & The Small
2016
Margaret
Rainbow Time
2016
Lindsay
Digging for Fire
2015
Squiggy
Behind Over the Garden Wall
2015
Self
Goodbye to All That
2014
Annie Wall
📺 TV Shows (20)
Hollywood Squares
2025
Self
Matlock
2024
Debra Palmer
The Tattooist of Auschwitz
2024
Heather Morris
Hot Ones Versus
2024
Self
After Midnight
2024
Self
Poker Face
2023
Regina Gilvary
The Last of Us
2023
Kathleen Coghlan
The Jennifer Hudson Show
2022
Candy
2022
Betty Gore
Yellowjackets
2021
Shauna Sadecki
Mrs. America
2020
Rosemary Thomson
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
Self
Castle Rock
2018
Molly Strand
Summer Camp Island
2018
Sun (voice)
Sunshine
2017
Zara Skelton
Young Sheldon
2017
Dora Ericson
Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later
2017
Laura
Girlboss
2017
Gail
Easy
2016
Beth
Our Ex-Wife
2016
Sara