Melanie Lynskey

Melanie Lynskey

Birthday: 1977-05-16

Place of Birth: New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand

Biography: 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Melanie Lynskey, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Heavenly Creatures
Heavenly Creatures

Precocious teenager Juliet moves to New Zealand with her family and soon befriends the quiet, broodi...

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Flags of Our Fathers
Flags of Our Fathers

There were five Marines and one Navy Corpsman photographed raising the U.S. flag on Mt. Suribachi by...

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The Frighteners
The Frighteners

Once an architect, Frank Bannister now passes himself off as an exorcist of evil spirits. To bolster...

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But I'm a Cheerleader
But I'm a Cheerleader

Megan is an all-American girl. A cheerleader. She has a boyfriend. But Megan doesn't like kissing he...

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Up in the Air
Up in the Air

Corporate downsizing expert Ryan Bingham spends his life in planes, airports, and hotels, but just a...

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The Informant!
The Informant!

A rising star at agri-industry giant Archer Daniels Midland (ADM), Mark Whitacre suddenly turns whis...

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Coyote Ugly
Coyote Ugly

Graced with a velvet voice, 21-year-old Violet Sanford heads to New York to pursue her dream of beco...

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EverAfter
EverAfter

Danielle, a vibrant young woman, was forced into servitude after the death of her father when she wa...

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Leaves of Grass
Leaves of Grass

An Ivy League professor returns home, where his pot-growing twin brother has concocted a plan to tak...

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Detroit Rock City
Detroit Rock City

In 1978, a Kiss concert was an epoch-making event. For the four teen fans in Detroit Rock City getti...

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Shattered Glass
Shattered Glass

The true story of fraudulent Washington, D.C. journalist Stephen Glass, who rose to meteoric heights...

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Show of Hands
Show of Hands

Jess is a solo mother and reluctant parking warden. Tom is a self-obsessed greetings cards salesman ...

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Claustrophobia
Claustrophobia

A serial killer armed with a crossbow pistol is murdering people from their own rooftops. When three...

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Park
Park

Park takes place all in one day in a public park in Los Angeles, as 11 disaffected Angelenos find bo...

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Helena from the Wedding
Helena from the Wedding

Newlyweds Alex and Alice host a New Year's Eve party for their closest friends at a remote cabin in ...

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Abandon
Abandon

A psychological thriller about a senior at one of America's most prestigious universities. Under eno...

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A Quiet Little Marriage
A Quiet Little Marriage

A Quiet Little Marriage is the love story of Dax and Olive, who manage to find harmony even as they ...

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A Kiwi Legend
A Kiwi Legend

Change is afoot in New Zealand as creative forces take on the ultimate Kiwi icon. But all is not wel...

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Hello I Must Be Going
Hello I Must Be Going

An affair with a 19-year old actor helps reinvigorate life for thirty-something Amy after she moves ...

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Touchback
Touchback

A former high-school football star loses his shot at a college scholarship due to a devastating grid...

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Win Win
Win Win

When down-on-his-luck part-time high school wrestling coach Mike agrees to become legal guardian to ...

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The Perks of Being a Wallflower
The Perks of Being a Wallflower

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1991. High school freshman Charlie is a wallflower, always watching life f...

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Snakeskin
Snakeskin

A hitchhiker takes two kids on the ride of their dreams, but they soon learn that their newfound her...

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Seeking a Friend for the End of the World
Seeking a Friend for the End of the World

As an asteroid nears Earth, a man finds himself alone after his wife leaves in a panic. He decides t...

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Say Uncle
Say Uncle

A young gay artist, desperate to replace the relationship he had with his recently relocated godson,...

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Putzel
Putzel

For Walter, a young man endearingly known as "Putzel," life literally doesn't go beyond his neighbor...

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Eye of the Hurricane
Eye of the Hurricane

An Everglades community struggles to put their lives back together in the wake of a hurricane....

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The Nearly Unadventurous Life of Zoe Cadwaulder
The Nearly Unadventurous Life of Zoe Cadwaulder

Romantic dark comedy sees phobia-riddled Zoe Cadwaulder overcoming her fears and discovering true lo...

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They Came Together
They Came Together

A small business owner is about to lose her shop to a major corporate development....

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The Big Ask
The Big Ask

The Big Ask is a dark comedy about three couples who head to the desert to help their friend heal af...

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We'll Never Have Paris
We'll Never Have Paris

Quinn, a neurotic man, is diagnosed with a harmless eye condition and soon after his life spirals ou...

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Happy Christmas
Happy Christmas

After a breakup with her boyfriend, a young woman moves in with her older brother, his wife, and the...

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Goodbye to All That
Goodbye to All That

Otto Wall is just a little unlucky in life, and unbeknownst to him, in love. When his wife suddenly ...

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Chu and Blossom
Chu and Blossom

A militant performance-artist and a tall Korean foreign-exchange student become trapped in a small S...

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Digging for Fire
Digging for Fire

Tim and Lee are married with a young child. The chance to stay at a fancy home in the Hollywood Hill...

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The Intervention
The Intervention

A weekend getaway for four couples takes a sharp turn when one of the couples discovers the entire t...

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The Great & The Small
The Great & The Small

Twenty-six year old Scott is living on the streets and trying to find his way back into society whil...

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Away We Go
Away We Go

Verona and Burt have moved to Colorado to be close to Burt's parents but, with Verona expecting thei...

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Griffin in Summer
Griffin in Summer

Griffin is the most ambitious playwright of his generation. He's also fourteen years old. When his m...

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Rainbow Time
Rainbow Time

Todd grew up under the strange shadow of his older mentally challenged brother Shonzi. As kids, Shon...

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Folk Hero & Funny Guy
Folk Hero & Funny Guy

Two artistically inclined childhood friends, a comedian and a folk-rocker respectively, set out on a...

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Little Boxes
Little Boxes

It's the summer before 6th grade, and Clark is the new-in-town biracial kid in a sea of white. Disco...

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Itty Bitty Titty Committee
Itty Bitty Titty Committee

High School grad and all American gal, Anna, finds her purpose and herself after she hooks up with t...

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Sweet Home Alabama
Sweet Home Alabama

New York fashion designer, Melanie Carmichael suddenly finds herself engaged to the city's most elig...

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1 Mile To You
1 Mile To You

After a teenager's friends die in an accident, he finds running allows him to remember them perfectl...

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I Don't Feel at Home in This World Anymore
I Don't Feel at Home in This World Anymore

When a depressed woman is burglarized, she finds a new sense of purpose by tracking down the thieves...

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The Changeover
The Changeover

Laura Chant, 16, lives with her mother and four-year-old brother Jacko in a poor new suburb on the e...

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XX
XX

This all-female horror anthology features four dark tales from four fiercely talented women....

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And Then I Go
And Then I Go

In the cruel world of junior high, Edwin suffers in a state of anxiety and alienation alongside his ...

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Sadie
Sadie

While her father is away serving in the military, Sadie battles to preserve his place on the home fr...

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Shooters
Shooters

Gilly comes out of prison after serving a six year stretch and decides that he will now turn his lif...

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The Cherry Orchard
The Cherry Orchard

Madame Ranevskaya is a spoiled aging aristocratic lady, who returns from a trip to Paris to face the...

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Foreign Correspondents
Foreign Correspondents

Equal parts romance, fable, ghost story, character study, and cinematic puzzle, Foreign Corresponden...

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Behind Over the Garden Wall
Behind Over the Garden Wall

A special look at the making of Patrick McHale's award winning miniseries Over the Garden Wall....

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Don't Look Up
Don't Look Up

Two astronomers go on a media tour to warn humankind of a planet-killing comet hurtling toward Earth...

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Lady of the Manor
Lady of the Manor

Past and present collide when aimless slacker Hannah gets hired to portray Lady Wadsworth -- a South...

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The Making of The Tattooist of Auschwitz
The Making of The Tattooist of Auschwitz

Cast and crew discuss the making of Sky Studios' The Tattooist of Auschwitz...

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Helena from the Wedding: Cast Interviews
Helena from the Wedding: Cast Interviews

On-set interviews with the cast of Helena from the Wedding (2010)....

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Don't Say Good Luck
Don't Say Good Luck

Sophie Birenbaum is ready for the spotlight as the lead in her high school musical — until suddenly ...

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Pike River
Pike River

Based on the Pike River tragedy of 2010, this drama captures the profound impact of one of the worst...

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