Melanie Jayne Lynskey

Melanie Jayne Lynskey was born on the 16th of May in New Zealand. She is known for her funny, soft-spoken and headstrong characters. She primarily works in independent films. She has been awarded an New Zealand Film Award as along with an Hollywood Film Award as well as an Sundance Special Jury Award. Lynskey was a teenager murderess who made her debut in a film in Peter Jackson's Heavenly Creatures (1994). After moving to the United States, Lynskey built her career as an supporting actor in a number of smaller and large-budget movies such as Ever After (1998), Detroit Rock City, But... (both 1999), Coyote Ugly (2000) and Sweet Home Alabama (both 2002) Shattered glass (2003), Flags of Our Fathers (2006) and Away We Go!, Up in the Air!, Leaves of Grass (2009), Win Win (2011) as well as Seeking a Flower (both 2014) Then they came Together (2014) and Don't Look Up (2021). Lynskey earned critical acclaim as well as an award nomination for the Gotham Award for Breakthrough Performer for her performance as a depressed divorcee in The Goodbye I Must Be Going (2012) that was a turning moment for her career. The following lead roles followed 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 the Home of This World Anymore, And Then I Go (both 2017), Sadie (2018) and Lady of the Manor (2021) have established her as a prominent figure in the American independent film industry. Lynskey is also well-known for her character of Rose in the television series Two and a Half Men (2003-2015). She was on the show in Togetherness from 2015 to 2016. In the course of her role, she was nominated to win the 2015 Critics' Choice Television Awards for the Best Supporting Artistress. Megan and Beatrice were her voices on Cartoon Network's Over the Garden Wall (2014). (2016-2018). She also played Molly Strand on the first season of Hulu's Castle Rock (2018) and she played Rosemary Thomson in the FX miniseries Mrs. America (2020).

    



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