Acting

Melanie Lynskey

Born 1977-05-16 · New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand

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.

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Don't Say Good Luck
as Elizabeth Birenbaum
2026
Pike River
as Anna Osborne
2025
Griffin in Summer
as Helen
2025
Hollywood Squares
as Self
2025
Matlock
as Debra Palmer
2024
The Making of The Tattooist of Auschwitz
as Self
2024
The Tattooist of Auschwitz
as Heather Morris
2024
Hot Ones Versus
as Self
2024
After Midnight
as Self
2024
Poker Face
as Regina Gilvary
2023
The Last of Us
as Kathleen Coghlan
2023
The Jennifer Hudson Show
2022
Candy
as Betty Gore
2022
Don't Look Up
as June Mindy
2021
Yellowjackets
as Shauna Sadecki
2021
Lady of the Manor
as Hannah
2021
Mrs. America
as Rosemary Thomson
2020
The Kelly Clarkson Show
as Self
2019
Sadie
as Rae
2018
Castle Rock
as Molly Strand
2018
Summer Camp Island
as Sun (voice)
2018
Sunshine
as Zara Skelton
2017
The Changeover
as Kate Chant
2017
Young Sheldon
as Dora Ericson
2017
Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later
as Laura
2017
And Then I Go
as Janice
2017
Girlboss
as Gail
2017
Little Boxes
as Gina
2017
1 Mile To You
as Coach Rowan
2017
XX
as Mary (segment "The Birthday Party")
2017
I Don't Feel at Home in This World Anymore
as Ruth Kimke
2017
Easy
as Beth
2016
Our Ex-Wife
as Sara
2016
The Intervention
as Annie
2016
Folk Hero & Funny Guy
as Becky
2016
The Great & The Small
as Margaret
2016
Rainbow Time
as Lindsay
2016
Future-Worm!
as Megan (voice)
2016
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as Self - Guest
2015
Digging for Fire
as Squiggy
2015
Behind Over the Garden Wall
as Self
2015
The Late Late Show with James Corden
as Self - Guest
2015
Togetherness
as Michelle Pierson
2015
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
as Self
2014
Goodbye to All That
as Annie Wall
2014
Over the Garden Wall
as Beatrice (voice)
2014
We'll Never Have Paris
as Devon
2014
Celebrity Name Game
as Self
2014
Happy Christmas
as Kelly
2014
They Came Together
as Brenda
2014
The Big Ask
as Hannah
2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self
2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as Self
2014
Chu and Blossom
as Miss Shoemaker
2014
Mom
as Shannon
2013
A Kiwi Legend
as Self
2013
Putzel
as Sally
2012
The Perks of Being a Wallflower
as Aunt Helen
2012
Hello I Must Be Going
as Amy
2012
Seeking a Friend for the End of the World
as Karen Amalfi
2012
Eye of the Hurricane
as Amelia Kyte
2012
Key & Peele
as Fiance
2012
Touchback
as Macy
2011
Win Win
as Cindy Timmons
2011
Helena from the Wedding: Cast Interviews
as Self
2011
Helena from the Wedding
as Alice
2010
Up in the Air
as Julie Bingham
2009
The Informant!
as Ginger Whitacre
2009
Leaves of Grass
as Colleen
2009
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
as Self - Guest
2009
Away We Go
as Munch
2009
A Quiet Little Marriage
as Monique
2008
Show of Hands
as Jess
2008
The Life & Times of Tim
as Becky (voice)
2008
Comanche Moon
as Pearl Coleman
2008
Itty Bitty Titty Committee
as Pat (uncredited)
2007
Drive
as Wendy Patrakas
2007
Flags of Our Fathers
as Pauline Harnois
2006
Psych
as Emily Bloom
2006
Say Uncle
as Susan
2006