Acting
Melanie Lynskey
Born 1977-05-16
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.
Acting
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
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
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