Melanie Jayne Lynskey

Melanie Jayne Lynskey (born 16 May 1977) is a New Zealand actress. She is known for her charming, soft-spoken but tough characters. She is a major player in films that are independent. She has been awarded a New Zealand Film Award as well as an Hollywood Film Award as well as a Sundance Special Jury Award. Lynskey was a teenage murderess who made her debut in a film in Peter Jackson's Heavenly Creatures (1994). After making the move to the United States, she built a career playing supporting parts in a variety of small-scale and big-budget movies, 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) Looking for an Friend at the End of the World, The Perks of Being a Wallflower (both 2012), They Came Together (2014), and Don't Look Up (2021). Lynskey received critical acclaim and an award nomination for the Gotham Award for Breakthrough Performer for her lead role in the film as a divorced woman who is depressed. The Goodbye I Must Be Going (2012), which was a turning scene in her career. She has been a prominent actor in the American independent film industry, thanks to her subsequent role in Happy Christmas. We'll Never Have Paris. Goodbye to All That (all 2014), The Intervention. Rainbow Time. Little Boxes. I'm Not At Home in This World. And Then I'm Off. Lady of the Manor. (2021). Outside of the film industry, Lynskey achieved fame with her portrayal of Rose in the CBS sitcom Two and a Half Men (2003-2015). She was the star of Togetherness from 2015-2016, and she was nominated by the Critics Choice Television Awards for the Best Supporting Actress. She provided the voices of Beatrice for Cartoon Network's Over the Garden Wall (2014) and Megan for Disney XD's Future-Worm! (2016-2018). She also starred as Molly Strand on the first season of Hulu's Castle Rock (2018) and played Rosemary Thomson in the FX miniseries Mrs. America (2020).



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