1977Born, New Plymouth
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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 made her film debut at age 17 portraying Pauline Parker in Heavenly Creatures (1994). She went on to establish herself as a character actress through supporting parts in Ever After (1998); But I'm a Cheerleader (1999); Coyote Ugly (2000); Sweet Home Alabama (2002); Shattered Glass (2003); Flags of Our Fathers (2006); Away We Go; Up in the Air; The Informant! (all 2009); Win Win (2011); The Perks of Being a Wallflower (2012); and Don't Look Up (2021). Her starring role in Hello I Must Be…
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The Perks of Being a WallflowerAunt Helen
Don't Look UpJune Mindy
HouseNatalie Tavares
The Last of UsKathleen Coghlan
Up in the AirJulie Bingham2026Don't Say Good LuckElizabeth BirenbaumMovie
2025Pike RiverAnna OsborneMovie
2025Griffin in SummerHelenMovie
2021Don't Look UpJune MindyMovie
2021Lady of the ManorHannahMovie
2018SadieRaeMovie
2017The ChangeoverKate ChantMovie
2017And Then I GoJaniceMovie
2017Little BoxesGinaMovie
20171 Mile To YouCoach RowanMovie
2017XXMary (segment "The Birthday Party")Movie
2017I Don't Feel at Home in This World AnymoreRuth KimkeMovie
2016The InterventionAnnieMovie
2016Folk Hero & Funny GuyBeckyMovie
2016The Great & The SmallMargaretMovie
2016Rainbow TimeLindsayMovie
2015Digging for FireSquiggyMovie
2014Goodbye to All ThatAnnie WallMovie
2014We'll Never Have ParisDevonMovie
2014Happy ChristmasKellyMovie
2014They Came TogetherBrendaMovie
2014The Big AskHannahMovie
2014Chu and BlossomMiss ShoemakerMovie
2012PutzelSallyMovie
2012The Perks of Being a WallflowerAunt HelenMovie
2012Hello I Must Be GoingAmy MinskyMovie
2012Seeking a Friend for the End of the WorldKaren AmalfiMovie
2012Eye of the HurricaneAmelia KyteMovie
2011TouchbackMacyMovie
2011Win WinCindy TimmonsMovie
2010Helena from the WeddingAliceMovie
2009Up in the AirJulie BinghamMovie
2009The Informant!Ginger WhitacreMovie
2009Leaves of GrassColleenMovie
2009Away We GoMunchMovie
2008A Quiet Little MarriageMoniqueMovie
2008Show of HandsJessMovie
2007Itty Bitty Titty CommitteePat (uncredited)Movie
2006Flags of Our FathersPauline HarnoisMovie
2006Say UncleSusanMovie
2006ParkSherylMovie
2004The Nearly Unadventurous Life of Zoe CadwaulderZoe CadwaulderMovie
2003Shattered GlassAmy BrandMovie
2003ClaustrophobiaLaurenMovie
2002AbandonMousy JulieMovie
2002Sweet Home AlabamaLurlynnMovie
2002ShootersMarieMovie
2001SnakeskinAliceMovie
2001Foreign CorrespondentsMelodyMovie
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