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Melanie Jayne Lynskey (/ ˈ l ɪ n s k i / LIN-skee; born 16 May 1977) is a New Zealand actress. Known for her portrayals of complex women and her command of American accents, she works predominantly in independent films and television.
For her spellbinding work on Showtime's Yellowjackets (2021) - where she's front-and-centre as Shauna, a suburban housewife consumed by horrific secrets - Lynskey collected the coveted Critics' Choice Award for Best Actress in a Drama Series (2022), with Rolling Stone's Alan Sepinwall describing her turn in the runaway cult smash as the "dark ...
Actress: Togetherness. At sixteen years of age, Melanie Lynskey captivated filmgoers with an astonishing debut in Peter Jackson's revered psychological crime picture, Heavenly Creatures (1994). Her electrifying portrait of the real-life Pauline Parker - a teenage outcast whose fierce rapport with her only friend (a pre-stardom Kate Winslet ...
Unsurprisingly, revisiting the Holocaust for her new show The Tattooist of Auschwitz brought up some intense emotions for Melanie Lynskey. “It wasn't a fun set, that's for sure,” Lynskey, 45 ...
Mar 14, 2023 · Melanie Lynskey’s character in “Yellowjackets” is as comfortable skinning a rabbit as she is defrosting a roast. Philip Cheung for The New York Times. By Alexis Soloski. March 14, 2023. WEST...
Apr 26, 2024 · Melanie Lynskey recently told People magazine that her husband and fellow actor Jason Ritter has sacrificed his own career in recent years so that hers could flourish. Lynskey has been on a roll ...
May 23, 2022 · Lynskey ends her acceptance speech for Best Actress in a Drama Series at the 2022 Critics’ Choice Awards thanking her nanny, Celli: “She’s an absolute angel. She’s with my child, and I ...
