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Melanie Lynskey
Melanie Lynskey’s screen credits include Aunt Helen in The Perks of Being a Wallflower and Elizabeth Birenbaum in Don't Say Good Luck.
Born May 16, 1977 New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand2 movies on MoviHero
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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 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.
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- 2025Pike RiverAnna Osborne
- 2025Griffin in SummerHelen
- 2024The Making of The Tattooist of AuschwitzSelf
- 2021Don't Look UpJune Mindy
- 2021Lady of the ManorHannah
- 2018SadieRae
- 2017The ChangeoverKate Chant
- 2017And Then I GoJanice
- 2017Little BoxesGina
- 20171 Mile To YouCoach Rowan
- 2017XXMary (segment "The Birthday Party")
- 2017I Don't Feel at Home in This World AnymoreRuth Kimke
- 2016The InterventionAnnie
- 2016Folk Hero & Funny GuyBecky
- 2016The Great & The SmallMargaret
- 2016Rainbow TimeLindsay
- 2015Digging for FireSquiggy
- 2015Behind Over the Garden WallSelf
- 2014Goodbye to All ThatAnnie Wall
- 2014We'll Never Have ParisDevon
- 2014Happy ChristmasKelly
- 2014They Came TogetherBrenda
- 2014The Big AskHannah
- 2014Chu and BlossomMiss Shoemaker
- 2013A Kiwi LegendSelf
- 2012PutzelSally
- 2012Hello I Must Be GoingAmy
- 2012Seeking a Friend for the End of the WorldKaren Amalfi
- 2012Eye of the HurricaneAmelia Kyte
- 2011TouchbackMacy
- 2011Win WinCindy Timmons
- 2011Helena from the Wedding: Cast InterviewsSelf
- 2010Helena from the WeddingAlice
- 2009Up in the AirJulie Bingham
- 2009The Informant!Ginger Whitacre
- 2009Leaves of GrassColleen
- 2009Away We GoMunch
- 2008A Quiet Little MarriageMonique
- 2008Show of HandsJess
- 2007Itty Bitty Titty CommitteePat (uncredited)
- 2006Flags of Our FathersPauline Harnois
- 2006Say UncleSusan
- 2006ParkSheryl
- 2004The Nearly Unadventurous Life of Zoe CadwaulderZoe Cadwaulder
- 2003Shattered GlassAmy Brand
- 2003ClaustrophobiaLauren
- 2002AbandonMousy Julie
- 2002Sweet Home AlabamaLurlynn
- 2002ShootersMarie
- 2001SnakeskinAlice
- 2001Foreign CorrespondentsMelody
- 2000Coyote UglyGloria
- 2000But I'm a CheerleaderHilary
- 1999Detroit Rock CityBeth Bumsteen
- 1999The Cherry OrchardDunyasha
- 1998EverAfterJacqueline de Ghent
- 1996The FrightenersDeputy
- 1994Heavenly CreaturesPauline Parker
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Elizabeth Birenbaum
Don't Say Good Luck
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