Melanie Jayne Lynskey
Melanie Jayne Lynskey, born on the 16th
of May, 1977, is a New Zealand actress. She is known for her unique role, with
a soft voice and a strong personality. She primarily works in independent
films. She has received an award from the New Zealand Film Award as in addition
to a Hollywood Film Award as well as the Sundance Special Jury Award. Lynskey's
film debut was as a teenage killer in Peter Jackson's Heavenly Creatures
(1994). After making the move to the United States, she built an impressive
career as a supporting actor in a range of small- and big-budget films, like
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) Looking for an Friend for the End of the
World, The Perks of Being a Wallflower (both 2012) and 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 performance
as the depressed divorcee in Hello I Must be Going (2012). It was an important
moment in her professional career. The subsequent lead roles she played in were
Happy Christmas and We'll Never Have Paris (all 2014), The Intervention (all
2016), Rainbow Time, Little Boxes I Don't Feel At Home in This World Anymore
(both 2017), Lady of the Manor (2021), Sadie (2018) Sadie (2018), as well as
Lady of the Manor (both 2018) established her status as an influential person
within the American independent movie community. Outside of film, Lynskey
achieved fame with her performance as Rose in the CBS sitcom Two and a Half Men
(2003-2015). She was the star of Togetherness from 2015 to 2016, and she
received a nomination from Critics Choice Television Awards for the award for
Best Supporting Actress. She was the voice of Beatrice on the Cartoon Network's
Over the Garden Wall (2014) and Megan for Disney XD's Future-Worm! (2016-2018).
She was the main character in Molly Strand's debut season on Hulu (2018) as
well as Rosemary Thomson was her role in Mrs. America (2020).
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