Melanie Lynskey
Melanie Jayne Lynskey (born 16 May 1977) is a New Zealand actress best known for playing Charlie Harper's neighbor/stalker Rose on Two and a Half Men, and a range of characters in films such as Win Win, Up in the Air, The Informant!, Away We Go, Flags of Our Fathers, Shattered Glass, Sweet Home Alabama, Ever After and Heavenly Creatures. Description above from the Wikipedia article Melanie Lynskey, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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- Born:
- May 16, 1977 In New Plymouth, New Zealand
- Movie/TV Credits:
- 57
- First Appeared:
- In the movie Heavenly Creatures 1994-09-12
- Latest Project:
- Movie Pike River 2025
Known For
Filmography
| Movie | Pike River | Anna Osborne | 2025 |
| Movie | Don't Look Up | June Mindy | 2021-12-08 |
| Movie | Lady of the Manor | Hannah | 2021-09-17 |
| Movie | 1 Mile To You | Coach Rowan | 2017-04-07 |
| Movie | XX | Mary (segment "The Birthday Party") | 2017-02-17 |
| Movie | Little Boxes | Gina | 2017-04-14 |
| Movie | I Don't Feel at Home in This World Anymore | Ruth Kimke | 2017-01-19 |
| Movie | And Then I Go | Janice | 2017-06-16 |
| Series | Sunshine | Zara Skelton | 2017-10-18 |
| Movie | The Changeover | Kate Chant | 2017-09-28 |
| Series | Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later | Laura | 2017-08-04 |
| Movie | Rainbow Time | Lindsay | 2016-03-14 |
| Movie | The Great & The Small | Margaret | 2016-03-31 |
| Movie | Folk Hero & Funny Guy | Becky | 2016-04-16 |
| Movie | The Intervention | Annie | 2016-08-26 |
| Series | Our Ex-Wife | Sara | 2016-09-01 |
| Series | Togetherness | Michelle Pierson | 2015-01-11 |
| Movie | Digging for Fire | Squiggy | 2015-08-21 |
| Movie | The Big Ask | Hannah | 2014-05-30 |
| Movie | Chu and Blossom | Miss Shoemaker | 2014-01-31 |
| Movie | They Came Together | Brenda | 2014-06-27 |
| Movie | We'll Never Have Paris | Devon | 2014-10-01 |
| Movie | Goodbye to All That | Annie Wall | 2014-12-17 |
| Movie | Happy Christmas | Kelly | 2014-07-25 |
| Series | Over the Garden Wall | Beatrice (voice) | 2014-11-03 |
| Movie | Hello I Must Be Going | Amy | 2012-09-07 |
| Movie | Eye of the Hurricane | Amelia Kyte | 2012-03-10 |
| Movie | Seeking a Friend for the End of the World | Karen Amalfi | 2012-06-22 |
| Movie | The Perks of Being a Wallflower | Aunt Helen | 2012-09-20 |
| Movie | Putzel | Sally | 2012-10-10 |
| Movie | Win Win | Cindy Timmons | 2011-03-18 |
| Movie | Touchback | Macy | 2011-04-13 |
| Movie | The Informant! | Ginger Whitacre | 2009-09-18 |
| Movie | Leaves of Grass | Colleen | 2009-09-13 |
| Movie | Up in the Air | Julie Bingham | 2009-12-04 |
| Movie | Show of Hands | Jess | 2008-10-14 |
| Movie | A Quiet Little Marriage | Monique | 2008-10-18 |
| Movie | Itty Bitty Titty Committee | Pat (uncredited) | 2007-09-28 |
| Movie | Say Uncle | Susan | 2006-06-23 |
| Series | Psych | Emily Bloom | 2006-07-07 |
| Movie | Flags of Our Fathers | Pauline Harnois | 2006-10-18 |
| Series | It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia | Kate | 2005-08-04 |
| Series | The L Word | Unknown | 2004-01-18 |
| Movie | Shattered Glass | Amy Brand | 2003-11-14 |
| Movie | Claustrophobia | Lauren | 2003-06-18 |
| Series | Two and a Half Men | Rose | 2003-09-22 |
| Series | Rose Red | Rachel Wheaton | 2002-01-27 |
| Movie | Shooters | Marie | 2002-01-25 |
| Movie | Sweet Home Alabama | Lurlynn | 2002-09-26 |
| Movie | Abandon | Mousy Julie (as Melanie Jayne Lynskey) | 2002-10-14 |
| Movie | Snakeskin | Alice | 2001-10-01 |
| Movie | But I'm a Cheerleader | Hilary | 2000-07-07 |
| Movie | Coyote Ugly | Gloria | 2000-07-30 |
| Movie | Detroit Rock City | Beth Bumsteen | 1999-08-13 |
| Movie | EverAfter | Jacqueline de Ghent | 1998-07-31 |
| Movie | The Frighteners | Deputy | 1996-07-18 |
| Movie | Heavenly Creatures | Pauline Parker | 1994-09-12 |