Melanie Jayne Lynskey was born on May 16, 1977, in New Zealand. She is known for playing charming, soft-spoken but tough characters, and works predominantly in independent films. She has received a New Zealand Film Award as well as a Hollywood Film Award as well as the Sundance Special Jury Award. Lynskey's film debut was as the teenage killer in Peter Jackson’s Heavenly Creatures (1994). After moving to the United States in 1994, Lynskey launched a successful career as a supporting actress in a variety of big-budget and smaller-scale movies, such as 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's lead role in the film Hello I Must Go (2012) was praised by critics and a nomination for The Gotham Award for Breakthrough Performer. It was a pivotal moment in her professional career. Subsequent lead roles in Happy Christmas, ...
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