Melanie Jayne Lynskey
Melanie Jayne Lynskey was born 16 May
1977 in New Zealand. She is well-known for humorous, soft-spoken, yet strong
characters. She is mostly in films that are independent. She has received an
award from the New Zealand Film Award as along with a Hollywood Film Award as
well as a Sundance Special Jury Award. Her film debut was the teenage murderer
in Peter Jackson’s Heavenly Creatures (1994). After her move to the United
States, she built an acting career by playing supporting roles in a myriad of
big-budget and small-scale features, such as 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) and Seeking an Friend for the End of the World, The Perks of Being a
Wallflower (both 2012) Then They Came Together (2014) and Don't Look Up (2021).
Lynskey received a nomination for the Gotham Award as Breakthrough Performer
and received critical acclaim for her role as the depressed divorcee in The
Goodbye I Must be Going (2012). It was an important moment in her professional
career. Her subsequent lead roles included Happy Christmas and We'll Never Have
Paris (all 2014), The Intervention (all 2016), Rainbow Time, Little Boxes, I
Don't Feel at Home in This World Anymore (both 2017), Lady of the Manor (2021),
Sadie (2018) Sadie (2018), and Lady of the Manor (both 2018) made her an
influential person within the American independent movie community. Outside of
film, Lynskey achieved fame with her performance as Rose in the CBS sitcom Two
and a Half Men (2003-2015). She appeared on Togetherness from 2015 until 2016.
The show was nominated for the Critics' Choice Television Award for the best
supporting artistress. She was the voice of Beatrice on the Cartoon Network's
Over the Garden Wall (2014) and Megan for Disney XD's Future-Worm! (2016-2018).
She was the main character in Molly Strand's first season on Hulu (2018) as
well as Rosemary Thomson was her role in Mrs. America (2020).
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