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.
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- Born:
- May 16, 1977 In New Plymouth, New Zealand
- Movie/TV Credits:
- 74
- First Appeared:
- In the movie Pike River
- Latest Project:
- Movie Griffin in Summer 2024-06-06
Known For
Filmography
| Movie | Pike River | Anna Osborne | 2025 |
| Series | The Tattooist of Auschwitz | Heather Morris | 2024-05-02 |
| Movie | Griffin in Summer | Helen | 2024-06-06 |
| Series | Candy | Betty Gore | 2022-05-09 |
| Movie | Lady of the Manor | Hannah | 2021-09-17 |
| Movie | Don't Look Up | June Mindy | 2021-12-08 |
| Series | Yellowjackets | Shauna Sadecki | 2021-11-14 |
| Series | Mrs. America | Rosemary Thomson | 2020-04-15 |
| Series | Castle Rock | Molly Strand | 2018-07-25 |
| Movie | Sadie | Rae | 2018-10-12 |
| Movie | 1 Mile To You | Coach Rowan | 2017-04-07 |
| Movie | Little Boxes | Gina | 2017-04-14 |
| Movie | XX | Mary (segment "The Birthday Party") | 2017-02-17 |
| Movie | I Don't Feel at Home in This World Anymore | Ruth Kimke | 2017-01-19 |
| Movie | The Changeover | Kate Chant | 2017-09-28 |
| Movie | And Then I Go | Janice | 2017-06-16 |
| Series | Sunshine | Zara Skelton | 2017-10-18 |
| Series | Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later | Laura | 2017-08-04 |
| Series | Future-Worm! | Megan | 2016-01-08 |
| Movie | Rainbow Time | Lindsay | 2016-03-14 |
| Movie | The Intervention | Annie | 2016-08-26 |
| Series | Our Ex-Wife | Sara | 2016-09-01 |
| Movie | Folk Hero & Funny Guy | Becky | 2016-04-16 |
| Movie | The Great & The Small | Margaret | 2016-03-31 |
| Movie | Digging for Fire | Squiggy | 2015-08-21 |
| Series | Togetherness | Michelle Pierson | 2015-01-11 |
| Movie | The Big Ask | Hannah | 2014-05-30 |
| Movie | Chu and Blossom | Miss Shoemaker | 2014-01-31 |
| Movie | Goodbye to All That | Annie Wall | 2014-12-17 |
| Movie | They Came Together | Brenda | 2014-06-27 |
| Series | Over the Garden Wall | Beatrice (voice) | 2014-11-03 |
| Movie | We'll Never Have Paris | Devon | 2014-10-01 |
| Movie | Happy Christmas | Kelly | 2014-07-25 |
| Movie | Seeking a Friend for the End of the World | Karen Amalfi | 2012-06-22 |
| Movie | Eye of the Hurricane | Amelia Kyte | 2012-03-10 |
| Movie | Putzel | Sally | 2012-10-10 |
| Movie | The Perks of Being a Wallflower | Aunt Helen | 2012-09-20 |
| Movie | Hello I Must Be Going | Amy | 2012-09-07 |
| Movie | Win Win | Cindy Timmons | 2011-03-18 |
| Movie | Touchback | Macy | 2011-04-13 |
| Movie | Helena from the Wedding | Alice | 2010-11-12 |
| Movie | Away We Go | Munch Garnett | 2009-06-05 |
| Movie | Up in the Air | Julie Bingham | 2009-12-04 |
| Movie | Leaves of Grass | Colleen | 2009-09-13 |
| Movie | The Informant! | Ginger Whitacre | 2009-09-18 |
| Series | Comanche Moon | Pearl Coleman | 2008-01-13 |
| Movie | A Quiet Little Marriage | Monique | 2008-10-18 |
| Movie | Show of Hands | Jess | 2008-10-14 |
| Series | The Life & Times of Tim | Becky | 2008-09-28 |
| Series | Drive | Wendy Patrakas | 2007-04-13 |
| Movie | Itty Bitty Titty Committee | Pat (uncredited) | 2007-09-28 |
| Movie | Park | Sheryl | 2006-06-12 |
| Movie | Flags of Our Fathers | Pauline Harnois | 2006-10-18 |
| Series | Psych | Emily Bloom | 2006-07-07 |
| Movie | Say Uncle | Susan | 2006-06-23 |
| Series | It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia | Kate | 2005-08-04 |
| Movie | The Nearly Unadventurous Life of Zoe Cadwaulder | Zoe Cadwaulder | 2004-04-02 |
| Series | The L Word | Unknown | 2004-01-18 |
| Movie | Claustrophobia | Lauren | 2003-06-18 |
| Series | Two and a Half Men | Rose | 2003-09-22 |
| Movie | Shattered Glass | Amy Brand | 2003-11-14 |
| Movie | Shooters | Marie | 2002-01-25 |
| Movie | Abandon | Mousy Julie (as Melanie Jayne Lynskey) | 2002-10-14 |
| Movie | Sweet Home Alabama | Lurlynn | 2002-09-26 |
| Series | Rose Red | Rachel Wheaton | 2002-01-27 |
| Movie | Snakeskin | Alice | 2001-10-01 |
| Movie | Foreign Correspondents | Melody | 2001-09-17 |
| Movie | But I'm a Cheerleader | Hilary | 2000-07-07 |
| Movie | Coyote Ugly | Gloria | 2000-07-30 |
| Movie | The Cherry Orchard | Dunyasha | 1999-01-01 |
| 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 |