Melanie Jayne Lynskey
Melanie Jayne Lynskey (born 16 May 1977)
is a New Zealand actress. She is well-known for her unique, soft-spoken and
headstrong roles. She is mostly seen in independent films. Her accolades
include an New Zealand Film Award, an Hollywood Film Award and a Sundance
Special Jury Award, along with Gotham Award, Golden Nymph Award Critics' Choice
Award, and Screen Actors Guild Award nominations. Lynskey made her film debut ,
playing a teenage murderess , in Peter Jackson's Heavenly Creatures (1994).
After her move to the United States, Lynskey built her career as an supporting
actor in various small- and big-budget features like Ever After (1998), Detroit
Rock City, But... (both 1999), Coyote Ugly (2000) and Sweet Home Alabama (both
2002) Shattered glass (2003), Flags of Our Fathers (2006) and Away We Go!, Up
in the Air!, Leaves of Grass (2009), Win Win (2011) and Seeking a Wallflower
(both 2014) 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 a divorced, depressed woman in The
Goodbye I Must be Going (2012). This was an important moment in her
professional career. Subsequent lead roles in Happy Christmas, We'll Never Have
Paris, Goodbye to All That (all 2014), The Intervention, Rainbow Time, Little
Boxes (all 2016) I'm Not 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 community. Lynskey's performance as
Rose in CBS' sitcom Two and a Half Men (1903-2015) brought her recognition. She
starred in Togetherness from 2015 until 2016. In the course of her role, she
received nominations for the 2015 Critics' Choice Television Awards for Best
Supporting Artistress. Megan and Beatrice were her voices for Cartoon Network's
Over the Garden Wall (2014). (2016-2018). She also played Molly Strand on the
first season of Hulu's Castle Rock (2018) and she played Rosemary Thomson in the
FX miniseries Mrs. America (2020).
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