Melanie Jayne Lynskey

Melanie Jayne Lynskey was born on May 16, 1977, in New Zealand. Her name is well-known for her funny, soft-spoken and strong characters. She works mainly in films that are independent. She has received a New Zealand Film Award as along with an Hollywood Film Award as well as a Sundance Special Jury Award. Lynskey was a teenage murderess, who made her film debut in Peter Jackson's Heavenly Creatures (1994). After making the move to the United States in 1994, Lynskey forged a career acting in supporting roles in a range of large-budget and smaller-scale productions, including Ever After (1998) and Detroit Rock City and But I'm a Cherleader (both 1999), Coyote Ugly (2000), Abandon and Sweet Home Alabama (1902), Shattered Glass (2003) and Flags of Our Fathers (2006). Lynskey received critical acclaim and an award nomination for the Gotham Award for Breakthrough Performer for her starring role as a depressed divorcee in The Goodbye I Must Be Going (2012) that proved to be a turning moment in her career. Her subsequent lead roles included Happy Christmas, We'll Never Have Paris Goodbye to All That (all 2014), The Intervention, Rainbow Time, Little Boxes (all 2016), I Don't Feel at home in This World Anymore, And Then I Go (both 2017), Sadie (2018) and Lady of the Manor (2021) have made her a prominent figure in the American independent film industry. Outside of the film industry, Lynskey achieved fame with her portrayal of Rose on the CBS sitcom Two and a Half Men (2003-2015). She was the main character on Togetherness from 2015-2016, where she received a nomination from the Critics Choice Television Awards for the award for Best Supporting Actress. Megan, and Beatrice on Cartoon Network's Over the Garden Wall (2014) was their voice. (2016-2018). She was a part of Molly Strand's first season on Hulu (2018) as well as Rosemary Thomson was her role in Mrs. America (2020).