Melanie Jayne Lynskey was born on May 16, 1977, in New Zealand. She is famous for her quirky, soft-spoken but headstrong characters. She works primarily in films that are independent. Her accolades include the New Zealand Film Award, an Hollywood Film Award and a Sundance Special Jury Award, and Gotham Award, Golden Nymph Award Critics' Choice Award, as well as Screen Actors Guild Award nominations. Lynskey's first film role was the teenage murderer in Peter Jackson’s Heavenly Creatures (1994). After her move to the United States, she built an acting career by playing supporting roles in various small-scale and big-budget movies, such as Ever After (1998), Detroit Rock City, But I'm a Cheerleader (both 1999), Coyote Ugly (2000), Abandon, Sweet Home Alabama (both 2002), Shattered Glass (2003), Flags of Our Fathers (2006), Away We Go, Up in the Air The Informant!, Leaves of Grass (all 2009), Win Win (2011) as well as Seeking an Friend at the End of the World, The Perks of Bei...
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