Melanie Lynskey

Acting · Born 1977-05-16 in 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.

Filmography

• Heavenly Creatures as Pauline Parker
• Flags of Our Fathers as Pauline Harnois
• The Frighteners as Deputy
• But I'm a Cheerleader as Hilary
• Up in the Air as Julie Bingham
• The Informant! as Ginger Whitacre
• Coyote Ugly as Gloria
• EverAfter as Jacqueline de Ghent
• Leaves of Grass as Colleen
• Detroit Rock City as Beth Bumsteen