Melanie Jayne Lynskey

Melanie Jayne Lynskey was born on May 16, 1977, in New Zealand. She is known for her distinctive, soft-spoken and headstrong roles. She is primarily involved in films that are independent. Her nominations include: an New Zealand Film Award. A Hollywood Film Award. Sundance Special Jury Award. Gotham Award. Golden Nymph Award. Critics' Choice Award. Screen Actors Guild Award nominations. Lynskey was a young murderess, who made her film debut in Peter Jackson's Heavenly Creatures (1994). After moving to the United States in 1994, Lynskey forged a career performing supporting roles in a variety of big-budget and smaller-scale movies, such as Ever After (1998) and Detroit Rock City and But I'm a Cherleader (both 1999), Coyote Ugly (2000), Abandon and Sweet Home Alabama (1902), Shattered Glass (2003) and Flags of Our Fathers (2006). Lynskey was nominated for the Gotham Award as Breakthrough Performer and was awarded acclaim by critics for her character as the depressed divorcee in Hello I Must be Going (2012). It was a pivotal point 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 Feeling at home in This World Anymore, And Then I Go (both 2017), Sadie (2018) and Lady of the Manor (2021) have made her an established figure within the American independent film scene. Outside of the film industry, Lynskey achieved fame with her performance as Rose on the CBS sitcom Two and a Half Men (2003-2015). From 2015 to the year 2016, she played Michelle Pierson on the HBO series Togetherness, for which she received a nomination for the 2015 Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actress. She provided the voices of Beatrice for Cartoon Network's Over the Garden Wall (2014) and Megan for Disney XD's Future-Worm! (2016-2018). She was a part of Molly Strand's first season on Hulu (2018) as well as Rosemary Thomson was her role in Mrs. America (2020).

    



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