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Melanie Lynskey

1977-05-16 (47 years old) in New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Melanie Lynskey, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Movies

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Griffin in Summer
0 %|Jun 6, 2024
Comedy
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Don't Look Up
71 %|Dec 8, 2021
Comedy, Science Fiction, Drama
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Lady of the Manor
61 %|Sep 17, 2021
Comedy, Fantasy
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Sadie
68 %|Oct 12, 2018
Drama
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The Changeover
57 %|Sep 28, 2017
Fantasy, Thriller, Horror
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And Then I Go
63 %|Jun 16, 2017
Drama
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Little Boxes
61 %|Apr 14, 2017
Comedy, Drama
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1 Mile To You
65 %|Apr 7, 2017
Drama, Romance
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XX
50 %|Feb 17, 2017
Horror
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I Don't Feel at Home in This World Anymore
65.58 %|Jan 19, 2017
Thriller, Drama, Crime, Comedy
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The Intervention
58 %|Aug 26, 2016
Comedy, Drama
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Folk Hero & Funny Guy
55.36 %|Apr 16, 2016
Comedy, Drama, Music
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The Great & The Small
62.73 %|Mar 31, 2016
Drama
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Rainbow Time
57 %|Mar 14, 2016
Comedy, Drama
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Digging for Fire
51 %|Aug 21, 2015
Comedy, Drama
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Behind Over the Garden Wall
0 %|Jul 8, 2015
Documentary
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Goodbye to All That
49 %|Dec 17, 2014
Comedy, Drama, Romance
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We'll Never Have Paris
49 %|Oct 1, 2014
Comedy, Romance
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Happy Christmas
51 %|Jul 25, 2014
Comedy, Drama
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They Came Together
56 %|Jun 27, 2014
Comedy
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The Big Ask
53 %|May 30, 2014
Comedy, Drama
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Chu and Blossom
40 %|Jan 31, 2014
Comedy
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A Kiwi Legend
0 %|Jan 27, 2013
Comedy
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Putzel
10 %|Oct 10, 2012
Comedy
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The Perks of Being a Wallflower
77.93 %|Sep 20, 2012
Drama
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Hello I Must Be Going
60 %|Sep 7, 2012
Drama, Comedy, Romance
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Seeking a Friend for the End of the World
66 %|Jun 22, 2012
Comedy, Drama, Romance, Adventure
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Eye of the Hurricane
73 %|Mar 10, 2012
Family, Adventure, Drama
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Touchback
63 %|Apr 13, 2011
Drama, Family, Fantasy
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Win Win
68 %|Mar 18, 2011
Drama, Comedy
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Helena from the Wedding
44 %|Nov 12, 2010
Comedy, Drama, Romance
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Up in the Air
69 %|Dec 4, 2009
Drama, Romance
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The Informant!
61 %|Sep 18, 2009
Drama, Comedy, Crime
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Leaves of Grass
60 %|Sep 13, 2009
Comedy, Crime, Thriller
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Away We Go
66 %|Jun 5, 2009
Drama, Comedy, Romance
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A Quiet Little Marriage
45 %|Oct 18, 2008
Drama
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Show of Hands
67 %|Oct 14, 2008
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Itty Bitty Titty Committee
54.89 %|Sep 28, 2007
Comedy
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Flags of Our Fathers
68.62 %|Oct 18, 2006
War, Drama, History
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Say Uncle
55 %|Jun 23, 2006
Comedy, Drama
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Park
49 %|Jun 12, 2006
Comedy, Drama
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Shattered Glass
70 %|Nov 14, 2003
Drama, History
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Claustrophobia
27 %|Jun 18, 2003
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Abandon
48 %|Oct 14, 2002
Drama, Mystery, Thriller
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Sweet Home Alabama
64 %|Sep 26, 2002
Comedy, Romance
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Shooters
56 %|Jan 25, 2002
Action, Thriller
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Snakeskin
54 %|Oct 1, 2001
Adventure, Fantasy, Drama, Action, Comedy, Thriller
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Foreign Correspondents
0 %|Sep 17, 2001
Drama, Mystery, Romance
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Coyote Ugly
63 %|Jul 30, 2000
Comedy, Drama, Music, Romance
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But I'm a Cheerleader
70 %|Jul 7, 2000
Comedy, Romance
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Detroit Rock City
67 %|Aug 13, 1999
Comedy, Music
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The Cherry Orchard
50 %|Jan 1, 1999
Drama, Comedy
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EverAfter
74 %|Jul 31, 1998
Drama, Romance, Comedy
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The Frighteners
68.86999999999999 %|Jul 18, 1996
Horror, Comedy
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Heavenly Creatures
70 %|Sep 12, 1994
Drama, Fantasy
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Pike River
0 %|Invalid Date
Drama
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Stephen King's Rose Red
0 %|Invalid Date
Horror, Mystery, Thriller

Series

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The Tattooist of Auschwitz
82 %|May 2, 2024
Drama, War & Politics
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The Last of Us
85.96000000000001 %|Jan 15, 2023
Drama
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The Jennifer Hudson Show
64 %|Sep 12, 2022
Talk
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Candy
73 %|May 9, 2022
Drama, Crime
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Yellowjackets
75 %|Nov 14, 2021
Drama, Mystery
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Yellowjackets
75 %|Nov 14, 2021
Drama, Mystery
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Mrs. America
74 %|Apr 15, 2020
Drama
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The Kelly Clarkson Show
61.959999999999994 %|Sep 9, 2019
Talk
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Castle Rock
72 %|Jul 25, 2018
Mystery, Drama
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Summer Camp Island
75 %|Jul 7, 2018
Animation, Comedy, Family, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Mystery
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Sunshine
80 %|Oct 18, 2017
Crime, Drama
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Young Sheldon
81 %|Sep 25, 2017
Comedy, Family, Drama
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Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later
63.949999999999996 %|Aug 4, 2017
Comedy
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Girlboss
66 %|Apr 21, 2017
Comedy
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Easy
61 %|Sep 22, 2016
Comedy, Drama
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Our Ex-Wife
60 %|Sep 1, 2016
Comedy
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Future-Worm!
50 %|Jan 8, 2016
Animation
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The Late Late Show with James Corden
54.13 %|Mar 23, 2015
Talk
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Togetherness
68 %|Jan 11, 2015
Comedy, Family
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Over the Garden Wall
86 %|Nov 3, 2014
Mystery, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Animation, Family, Comedy
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Celebrity Name Game
60 %|Sep 22, 2014
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Late Night with Seth Meyers
54 %|Feb 25, 2014
Talk, Comedy
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The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
58.2 %|Feb 17, 2014
Comedy, Talk
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Mom
73 %|Sep 23, 2013
Comedy, Drama
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Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
49 %|Jul 16, 2009
Talk, Comedy
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The Life & Times of Tim
75.95 %|Sep 28, 2008
Animation, Comedy
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Comanche Moon
70 %|Jan 13, 2008
Drama, Western
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Drive
62.58 %|Apr 13, 2007
Action & Adventure, Drama
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Psych
78.72 %|Jul 7, 2006
Comedy, Drama, Mystery, Crime
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It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
82.97 %|Aug 4, 2005
Comedy
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American Dad!
70 %|Feb 6, 2005
Animation, Comedy
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House
85.9 %|Nov 16, 2004
Drama, Mystery, Comedy
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The L Word
76 %|Jan 18, 2004
Drama
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Two and a Half Men
74.65 %|Sep 22, 2003
Comedy
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The Shield
80.91 %|Mar 12, 2002
Crime, Drama, Action & Adventure
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Rose Red
68 %|Jan 27, 2002
Mystery, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
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Rose Red
68 %|Jan 27, 2002
Mystery, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
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Big Brother
50 %|Jul 5, 2000
Reality