Actor

Melanie Lynskey

60 movies as actor

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.

Known for

The Perks of Being a Wallflower

2012 · Drama

Don't Look Up

2021 · Comedy, Sci-Fi

Up in the Air

2009 · Drama, Romance

Coyote Ugly

2000 · Comedy, Drama

Seeking a Friend for the End of the World

2012 · Comedy, Drama

Flags of Our Fathers

2006 · War, Drama

The Frighteners

1996 · Horror, Comedy

Sweet Home Alabama

2002 · Comedy, Romance

EverAfter

1998 · Drama, Romance

I Don't Feel at Home in This World Anymore

2017 · Thriller, Drama

Heavenly Creatures

1994 · Drama, Fantasy

The Informant!

2009 · Drama, Comedy

Melanie Lynskey movies

Don't Say Good Luck

2026 · Elizabeth Birenbaum

Pike River

2025 · Anna Osborne

Griffin in Summer

2025 · Helen

The Making of The Tattooist of Auschwitz

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

We'll Never Have Paris

2014 · Devon

Happy Christmas

2014 · Kelly

They Came Together

2014 · Brenda

The Big Ask

2014 · Hannah

Chu and Blossom

2014 · Miss Shoemaker

A Kiwi Legend

2013 · Self

Putzel

Putzel

2012 · Sally

The Perks of Being a Wallflower

2012 · Aunt Helen

Hello I Must Be Going

2012 · Amy

Seeking a Friend for the End of the World

2012 · Karen Amalfi

Eye of the Hurricane

2012 · Amelia Kyte

Touchback

2011 · Macy

Win Win

2011 · Cindy Timmons

Helena from the Wedding: Cast Interviews

2011 · Self

Helena from the Wedding

2010 · Alice

Up in the Air

2009 · Julie Bingham

The Informant!

2009 · Ginger Whitacre

Leaves of Grass

2009 · Colleen

Away We Go

2009 · Munch

A Quiet Little Marriage

2008 · Monique

Show of Hands

2008 · Jess

Itty Bitty Titty Committee

2007 · Pat (uncredited)

Flags of Our Fathers

2006 · Pauline Harnois

Say Uncle

2006 · Susan

Park

2006 · Sheryl

The Nearly Unadventurous Life of Zoe Cadwaulder

2004 · Zoe Cadwaulder

Shattered Glass

2003 · Amy Brand

Claustrophobia

2003 · Lauren

Abandon

2002 · Mousy Julie

Sweet Home Alabama

2002 · Lurlynn

Shooters

2002 · Marie

Snakeskin

2001 · Alice

Foreign Correspondents

2001 · Melody

Coyote Ugly

2000 · Gloria

But I'm a Cheerleader

2000 · Hilary

Detroit Rock City

1999 · Beth Bumsteen

The Cherry Orchard

1999 · Dunyasha

EverAfter

1998 · Jacqueline de Ghent

The Frighteners

1996 · Deputy

Heavenly Creatures

1994 · Pauline Parker

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