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Melanie Lynskey

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Biography

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.

Notable films

Where to start

Highlights from credits and KinoChain journeys.

The Frighteners

Appears in a KinoChain journey

Over the Garden Wall

As Beatrice (voice)

The Tattooist of Auschwitz

As Heather Morris

Don't Look Up

As June Mindy

The Perks of Being a Wallflower

As Aunt Helen

Up in the Air

As Julie Bingham

Coyote Ugly

As Gloria

But I'm a Cheerleader

As Hilary

Chains

KinoChain journeys

Public chains that pass through their films — or name them as a bridge.

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When the Cult Kids Get the Keys

A journey through the moments when outsider directors were handed studio money and a famous franchise, from Sam Raimi's Darkman to the new Resident Evil. The re...

8 films

When the Children's Host Turns Predator

Casper Kelly's Buddy lets a singing orange unicorn hold his own cast hostage inside a deranged 1990s kids' show. This chain traces the lineage of the lethal ent...

5 films

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