Melanie Jayne Lynskey
Melanie Jayne Lynskey was born on May
16, 1977, in New Zealand. She is famous for her quirky, soft-spoken but
headstrong characters. She works primarily in films that are independent. Her
accolades include the New Zealand Film Award, an Hollywood Film Award and a
Sundance Special Jury Award, and Gotham Award, Golden Nymph Award Critics'
Choice Award, as well as Screen Actors Guild Award nominations. Lynskey's first
film role was the teenage murderer in Peter Jackson’s Heavenly Creatures
(1994). After her move to the United States, she built an acting career by
playing supporting roles in various 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) as well as Seeking 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 a nomination for the Gotham
Award as Breakthrough Performer and was praised by critics for her role as a
divorced, depressed woman in Hello I Must be Going (2012). It was an important
moment in her career. Later, she was a lead in Happy Christmas, We'll Never
Have Paris, Goodbye to All That (all 2014), The Intervention, Rainbow Time,
Little Boxes (all 2016) I'm Not at Home in This World Anymore, And Then I Go
(both 2017), Sadie (2018) and Lady of the Manor (2021) have established her as
an influential figure in the American independent film scene. Outside of film,
Lynskey achieved fame with her portrayal of Rose on the CBS sitcom Two and a
Half Men (2003-2015). She was the lead in Togetherness from 2015 to 2016, and
she received a nomination from the Critics' Choice Television Awards for the
Best Supporting Actress. Megan as well as Beatrice in the Cartoon Network's
Over the Garden Wall (2014) was their voice. (2016-2018). She also played Molly
Strand on the first season of Hulu's Castle Rock (2018) and was Rosemary
Thomson in the FX miniseries Mrs. America (2020).
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