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Melanie Lynskey
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.
As actor
Don't Say Good Luck
Griffin in Summer
Pike River
The Making of The Tattooist of Auschwitz
Don't Look Up
Lady of the Manor
Sadie
Little Boxes
1 Mile To You
I Don't Feel at Home in This World Anymore
The Changeover
XX
And Then I Go
The Intervention
The Great & The Small
Rainbow Time
Folk Hero & Funny Guy
Digging for Fire
Behind Over the Garden Wall
They Came Together
The Big Ask
We'll Never Have Paris
Happy Christmas
Goodbye to All That
Chu and Blossom
A Kiwi Legend
Hello I Must Be Going
The Perks of Being a Wallflower
Seeking a Friend for the End of the World
Putzel