Biography
Melanie Lynskey is a New Zealand actress. She made her film debut in Heavenly Creatures (1994) as Pauline Parker while still at school in New Plymouth.
Lynskey studied at Victoria University of Wellington before moving to the United States. Her credits include supporting roles in Coyote Ugly (2000), Up in the Air (2009), The Informant! (2009) and The Perks of Being a Wallflower (2012), as well as television appearances in Two and a Half Men (2003–2015) as Rose and Yellowjackets (2021–) as Shauna.
She has received three Critics' Choice Awards and nominations for three Primetime Emmy Awards.
