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Melanie Jayne Lynskey is a New Zealand actress and voice actress. She is the recipient of several accolades, including a New Zealand Film Award, a Hollywood Film Award, and a Sundance Special Jury Award, as well as Critics' Choice Award, Gotham Award and Golden Nymph Award nominations.
Birth Name
Melanie Jayne Lynskey
Born
Monday, 16 May 1977
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Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| The Tattooist of Auschwitz | Heather Morris | 2024 |
| The Last of Us | Kathleen Coghlan | 2023 |
| The Jennifer Hudson Show | Self - Guest | 2022 |
| If We're Being Honest with Laverne Cox | Self | 2022 |
| Candy | Betty Gore | 2022 |
| The 27th Annual Critics' Choice Awards | Self - Winner | 2022 |
| The 28th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards | Self - Nominee | 2022 |
| Don't Look Up | June Mindy | 2021 |
| Yellowjackets | Shauna / Shauna Sadecki | 2021 |
| Lady of the Manor | Hannah | 2021 |
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| The Tattooist of Auschwitz | Heather Morris | 2024 |
| The Last of Us | Kathleen Coghlan | 2023 |
| The Jennifer Hudson Show | Self - Guest | 2022 |
| If We're Being Honest with Laverne Cox | Self | 2022 |
| Candy | Betty Gore | 2022 |
| The 27th Annual Critics' Choice Awards | Self - Winner | 2022 |
| The 28th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards | Self - Nominee | 2022 |
| Don't Look Up | June Mindy | 2021 |
| Yellowjackets | Shauna / Shauna Sadecki | 2021 |
| Lady of the Manor | Hannah | 2021 |
| CBS Mornings | Self | 2021 |
| HouseBroken | Pinky / Memory Sheep (Alive Memory Sheep) | 2021 |
| The Drew Barrymore Show | Self - Guest | 2020 |
| Mrs. America | Rosemary Thomson | 2020 |
| Sadie | Rae | 2018 |
| Castle Rock | Molly Strand | 2018 |
| Summer Camp Island | Sun / Additional Voices | 2018 |
| And Then I Go | Janice | 2018 |
| Sunshine | Zara Skelton | 2017 |
| The Changeover | Kate Chant | 2017 |
| Young Sheldon | Professor Ericson | 2017 |
| Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later | Laura | 2017 |
| 1 Mile to You | Coach Rowan | 2017 |
| Folk Hero & Funny Guy | Becky | 2017 |
| Girlboss | Gail | 2017 |
| Little Boxes | Gina McNulty-Burns / Gina | 2017 |
| I Don't Feel at Home in This World Anymore | Ruth / Ruth Kimke | 2017 |
| The Great & The Small | Margaret | 2017 |
| XX | Mary (segment "The Birthday Party") | 2017 |
| Rainbow Time | Lindsay | 2016 |
| Easy | Beth | 2016 |
| Our Ex-Wife | Sara | 2016 |
| Animals. | Linda | 2016 |
| The Intervention | Annie | 2016 |
| Hollywood Today Live | Self | 2015 |
| Digging for Fire | Squiggy | 2015 |
| Future-Worm! | Megan / Madeline Madison / Megan Mind | 2015 |
| The Late Late Show with James Corden | Self - Guest | 2015 |
| Togetherness | Michelle Pierson | 2015 |
| Variety Studio: Actors on Actors | Self | 2014 |
| Goodbye to All That | Annie Wall / Annie | 2014 |
| Over the Garden Wall | Beatrice / Beatrice (voice) | 2014 |
| We'll Never Have Paris | Devon | 2014 |
| Celebrity Name Game | Self - Celebrity Player | 2014 |
| They Came Together | Brenda | 2014 |
| Happy Christmas | Kelly | 2014 |
| The Big Ask | Hannah | 2014 |
| Chu and Blossom | Miss Shoemaker | 2014 |
| Mom | Shannon | 2013 |
| Celebrity Page | Self | 2013 |
| Putzel | Sally | 2012 |
| The Perks of Being a Wallflower | Aunt Helen | 2012 |
| The Jeff Probst Show | Self - Guest | 2012 |
| Hello I Must Be Going | Amy / Amy Minsky | 2012 |
| Seeking a Friend for the End of the World | Karen / Karen Amalfi | 2012 |
| Eye of the Hurricane | Amelia Kyte | 2012 |
| Key and Peele | Fiance | 2012 |
| Big Morning Buzz Live | Self - Guest | 2011 |
| Touchback | Macy | 2011 |
| Win Win | Cindy / Cindy Timmons | 2011 |
| Captain Jake and the Never Land Pirates | Pearl | 2011 |
| Helena from the Wedding | Alice | 2010 |
| The Talk | Self - Guest | 2010 |
| Memphis Beat | Annaliese Jones | 2010 |
| The High Bar | Self - Guest | 2010 |
| Up in the Air | Julie Bingham | 2009 |
| The Informant! | Ginger Whitacre | 2009 |
| Leaves of Grass | Colleen | 2009 |
| Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen | Self - Guest | 2009 |
| Away We Go | Munch / Munch Garnett | 2009 |
| A Quiet Little Marriage | Monique | 2008 |
| The Life & Times of Tim | Becky | 2008 |
| Show of Hands | Jess | 2008 |
| Comanche Moon | Pearl Coleman | 2008 |
| Itty Bitty Titty Committee | Plastic Surgery Lady | 2007 |
| Drive | Wendy Patrakas | 2007 |
| Flags of Our Fathers | Pauline Harnois | 2006 |
| 50 Films to See Before You Die | Self | 2006 |
| Psych | Emily Bloom | 2006 |
| Park | Sheryl | 2006 |
| Made in Hollywood | Self | 2005 |
| It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia | Kate | 2005 |
| Say Uncle | Susan | 2005 |
| American Dad! | Sharon | 2005 |
| House | Natalie Tavares | 2004 |
| The L Word | Clea Mason | 2004 |
| Shattered Glass | Amy Brand | 2003 |
| Two and a Half Men | Rose | 2003 |
| Claustrophobia | Lauren | 2003 |
| Abandon | Mousy Julie / Mousy Julie (as Melanie Jayne Lynskey) | 2002 |
| Sweet Home Alabama | Lurlynn | 2002 |
| Storyline Online | Self | 2002 |
| The Shield | Marcy / Marcy Lindhoff | 2002 |
| Rose Red | Rachel Wheaton | 2002 |
| Shooters | Marie | 2002 |
| Snakeskin | Alice | 2001 |
| Foreign Correspondents | Melody | 2001 |
| Coyote Ugly | Gloria | 2000 |
| Big Brother | Self | 2000 |
| But I'm a Cheerleader | Hilary / Hilary Vandermueller | 2000 |
| Detroit Rock City | Beth / Beth Bumsteen | 1999 |
| The Cherry Orchard | Dunyasha | 1999 |
| Ever After: A Cinderella Story | Jacqueline / Jacqueline De Ghent | 1998 |
| Access Hollywood | Self | 1996 |
| The Frighteners | Deputy | 1996 |
| Century of Cinema | Pauline | 1995 |
| Heavenly Creatures | Pauline Parker / Pauline Parker Rieper | 1994 |
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 2023 | Emmy | Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series | Nominated |
| 2023 | Emmy | Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series | Nominated |
