Melanie Lynskey
Melanie Jayne Lynskey, born 16 May 1977 is a New Zealand actress. She is well-known for her portrayals complex women and her ability to speak American dialects. She is primarily involved in films that are independent. Lynskey is the winner of two Critics’ Choice Awards, as well as an HCA Award and a Gracie. She also won an award from the New Zealand Film Award and a Hollywood Film Award.
Lynskey was a screen actress when she made her debut in Heavenly Creatures (1994). She won an New Zealand Film Award for her role as Pauline Parker, a teenage serial killer. Later, she appeared in a variety of international films, including Ever After (1998), Detroit Rock City, But I'm a Cheerleader, The Cherry Orchard (all 1999), Coyote Ugly (2000), Snakeskin (2001), Shooters, Abandon, and Sweet Home Alabama (all 2002). Lynskey made a name for herself as a character actor following her arrival in United States.
In 2012, Lynskey received critical acclaim and an Gotham Award nomination for her leading role as a divorced woman who is depressed in The Big Ask (2012), which she starred in as a depressed divorcee in I Must Be Going, that was a turning point in her career. Her subsequent roles in The Big Ask (2013) and Happy Christmas, We’ll Never Have Paris (all 2014), The Intervention (all 2016), Rainbow Time, Little Boxes (2016), I Don't Feel the Home of This World Anymore (both 2017), Sadie (2018) and Lady of the Manor (2021), established her status as an influential figure in the American independent film industry.


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