Melanie Lynskey
Melanie Jayne Lynskey, born 16 May 1977, is a New Zealand actress. She is known for her portrayals of complex women and her command of American dialects, she appears mostly in independent films. Lynskey has been awarded two Critics Choice Awards, an HCA Award, a Gracie award, an New Zealand Film Award, an Hollywood Film Award, and a Sundance Special Jury Award, and also Gotham, Satellite, Saturn, Golden Nymph, Independent Spirit, Screen Actors Guild, and Primetime Emmy Award nominations.
Lynskey made her debut on the screen in Heavenly Creatures (1994), winning a New Zealand Film Award for her performance as a teenage murderess Pauline Parker. She then appeared in numerous international productions, 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). After arriving in the United States, Lynskey became well-known as a character actor who gained recognition for her variety of small and large-budget film projects, like 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), Seeking an Friend to the The End of the World, The Perks of Being a Wallflower (both 2012) Then they Came Together (2014), and Don't Turn Around (2021).
In 2012, Lynskey received critical acclaim and she received a Gotham Award nomination for her performance as a depressed divorcee in Hello I Must Be Going, that proved to be a turning point in her career. The Big Ask (2013), Happy Christmas. We'll Never Have Paris. Goodbye to All That (all 2015), The Intervention. Rainbow Time. Little Boxes (all 2016) I'm Not Feeling at The Home of This World. And Then I leave. Lady of the Manor. (2021). Lynskey was a well-known name in the American independent film industry.


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