Melanie Lynskey

Name: Melanie Lynskey
Date of Birth: May 16, 1977
Place of Birth: New Plymouth, New Zealand

Mini-bio: Melanie Lynskey first drew
attention when cast alongside Kate Winslet as real-life teen murderess Pauline
Parker in Peter Jackson's Oscar-nominated Heavenly Creatures (1994).

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Melanie Lynskey mini-bio: Melanie Lynskey first drew attention when cast Melanie

alongside Kate Winslet as real-life teen murderess Pauline Parker in Peter Jackson's Oscar-nominated Heavenly Creatures (1994). Despite a three-year hiatus spent completing high school and moving to Hollywood, Lynskey burst back onto the silver screen opposite Drew Barrymore in Andy Tennant's Ever After (1998), an updated spin on the Cinderella fairy tale co-starring Anjelica Huston and Dougray Scott. Supporting roles in Detroit Rock City (1999), But I'm a Cheerleader (1999), The Cherry Orchard (1999) and Coyote Ugly (2000) were next up, followed by a return to roots in Kiwi thriller Snakeskin (2001), which earned Lynskey a Best Actress nomination at the New Zealand Film Awards.

After a busy two years appearing in Stephen King's "Rose Red" (2002) (mini), psycho-thriller Abandon (2002), Sweet Home Alabama (2002) with Reese Witherspoon and award-winning indie Shattered Glass (2003), Lynskey--who resides in LA--found herself playing Charlie Sheen's lovably insane neighbor, Rose, on CBS's Emmy-nominated "Two and a Half Men" (2003). Winner of the 2004 People's Choice Award for Favorite New Comedy Series, the show has since become one of the most popular on American television. But that hasn't stopped Lynskey from pursuing her film career. Her most recent projects are Peter Paige's Say Uncle (2005) and Kurt Voelker's Park (2006), as well as the acclaimed Flags of Our Fathers (2006), directed by Clint Eastwood.

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nerdpanda

ahh New Zealander, I thought she had a aussie accent.

posted 715 days ago
lilbit2323

Why isn't "Sweet Home Alabama" under the films that she's donw???

posted 795 days ago
wimbledonjr3

she's funny on two and a half men!

posted 1015 days ago
hurley22

best actress
ever, hands down

posted 1053 days ago
hurley22

best actress
ever, hands down

posted 1053 days ago

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Leaves of Grass (R, 2009)
Up in the Air (R, 2009)
The Informant! (R, 2009)
A Quiet Little Marriage (Unrated, 2008)
Show of Hands (Unrated, 2008)
Park (R, 2006)
Say Uncle (Unrated, 2006)
Serial Slayer (R, 2004)
Shattered Glass (PG-13, 2003)
Shooters (R, 2002)

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Peter Jackson film with Kate Winslet & Melanie Lynskey based on true-life story of 2 friends who plan to murder one of their mothers? Answer »
Which New Zealand actress made her film debut as a murderous teen in Heavenly Creatures and has gone on to star in such films as Ever After, Sweet Home Alabama, Coyote Ugly, and the tv programme Two and a Half Men? Answer »
Name the movie that stars Kate Winslet and Melanie Lynskey as a pair of teenage murderers directed by Peter Jackson? Answer »
This actress has appeared in the following movies: Ever After: A Cinderella Story, Sweet Home Alabama, Coyote Ugly and Heavenly Creatures - who is she? Answer »

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