Melanie Lynskey
- Actress
- Soundtrack
While still in high school, Melanie Lynskey dazzled the film industry with an eruptive star turn in Peter Jackson's revered true crime masterpiece, Tạo Vật Của Thiên Đường (1994). Her ferocious embodiment of teenage misfit Pauline Parker - whose impassioned rapport with her only friend (a pre-fame Kate Winslet) spiralled perilously out of control in 1950s Christchurch - was deemed "perfect" by Richard Corliss (TIME) and won the debuting New Zealander a Best Actress trophy in her motherland.
In the wake of a prolonged sabbatical - spent studying at university and relocating to Los Angeles - Lynskey resurfaced on the silver screen when she was cast as the refreshingly kind stepsister of Drew Barrymore in Ever After (1998), a girl-power twist on the Brothers Grimm fairy tale. A steady mixture of teen movies and romcoms - Detroit Rock City (1999), But I'm a Cheerleader (1999), Những Nàng Sói Xấu Xí (2000), Abandon (2002), Quê Nhà Alabama (2002) - came next, as did more serious fare such as Snakeskin (2001), Shattered Glass (2003), and the Clint Eastwood war epic Ngọn Cờ Cha Ông (2006).
Starting with an esteemed quartet of supporting parts in the late 2000s - Sam Mendes's Đi Qua Cuộc Đời (2009), Jason Reitman's Bay Lên Trời Cao (2009), Steven Soderbergh's Người Chỉ Điểm (2009), Tim Blake Nelson's Leaves of Grass (2009) - and continuing with vital appearances in Chiến Thắng, Chiến Thắng (2011), Câu Chuyện Tuổi Teen (2012), and Adam McKay's Đừng Nhìn Lên (2021), Lynskey has emerged as one of the most distinctive and lauded actresses of her generation; a niche that was solidified by top-billed roles in a slew of exemplary indies: Hello I Must Be Going (2012), Happy Christmas (2014), The Intervention (2016) - for which she scored a Special Jury Prize at Sundance - and the genre-bending pulp jewel, Tôi Thấy Thật Lạc Lõng Trong Thế Giới Này (2017).
Since entering the annals of 21st century pop culture with her riotous portrait of Rose - on the toweringly successful Hai Người Đàn Ông Rưỡi (2003), where she appeared for over a decade as Charlie Sheen's duplicitous admirer - Lynskey has injected her scene-stealing prowess into a multitude of small-screen gigs: among them, HBO's exalted tragicomedy Togetherness (2015), which showcased her "sublime, deeply felt" (Vanity Fair) depiction of a dissatisfied stay-at-home mom; macabre Stephen King spookfest Castle Rock (2018), where she headlined as pill-popping psychic Molly Strand; and the all-star political period piece Mrs. America (2020), in which she joined forces with Cate Blanchett.
For her valiant work on Showtime's Những Người May Mắn (2021) - where she's front-and-centre as Shauna, a crazed housewife consumed by horrific secrets - Lynskey collected the coveted Critics' Choice Award for Best Actress in 2022, with Rolling Stone's Alan Sepinwall describing her performance in the runaway cult smash as the "dark, messy, charismatic part she's been waiting her whole career to play". Further still, her innate flair for dismantling surface-level sweetness was brought thrillingly to the fore by acclaimed turns in Candy (2022) - as troubled real-life murder victim Betty Gore - and Những Người Còn Sót Lại (2023), where she guested as a cold-blooded war criminal.
In the wake of a prolonged sabbatical - spent studying at university and relocating to Los Angeles - Lynskey resurfaced on the silver screen when she was cast as the refreshingly kind stepsister of Drew Barrymore in Ever After (1998), a girl-power twist on the Brothers Grimm fairy tale. A steady mixture of teen movies and romcoms - Detroit Rock City (1999), But I'm a Cheerleader (1999), Những Nàng Sói Xấu Xí (2000), Abandon (2002), Quê Nhà Alabama (2002) - came next, as did more serious fare such as Snakeskin (2001), Shattered Glass (2003), and the Clint Eastwood war epic Ngọn Cờ Cha Ông (2006).
Starting with an esteemed quartet of supporting parts in the late 2000s - Sam Mendes's Đi Qua Cuộc Đời (2009), Jason Reitman's Bay Lên Trời Cao (2009), Steven Soderbergh's Người Chỉ Điểm (2009), Tim Blake Nelson's Leaves of Grass (2009) - and continuing with vital appearances in Chiến Thắng, Chiến Thắng (2011), Câu Chuyện Tuổi Teen (2012), and Adam McKay's Đừng Nhìn Lên (2021), Lynskey has emerged as one of the most distinctive and lauded actresses of her generation; a niche that was solidified by top-billed roles in a slew of exemplary indies: Hello I Must Be Going (2012), Happy Christmas (2014), The Intervention (2016) - for which she scored a Special Jury Prize at Sundance - and the genre-bending pulp jewel, Tôi Thấy Thật Lạc Lõng Trong Thế Giới Này (2017).
Since entering the annals of 21st century pop culture with her riotous portrait of Rose - on the toweringly successful Hai Người Đàn Ông Rưỡi (2003), where she appeared for over a decade as Charlie Sheen's duplicitous admirer - Lynskey has injected her scene-stealing prowess into a multitude of small-screen gigs: among them, HBO's exalted tragicomedy Togetherness (2015), which showcased her "sublime, deeply felt" (Vanity Fair) depiction of a dissatisfied stay-at-home mom; macabre Stephen King spookfest Castle Rock (2018), where she headlined as pill-popping psychic Molly Strand; and the all-star political period piece Mrs. America (2020), in which she joined forces with Cate Blanchett.
For her valiant work on Showtime's Những Người May Mắn (2021) - where she's front-and-centre as Shauna, a crazed housewife consumed by horrific secrets - Lynskey collected the coveted Critics' Choice Award for Best Actress in 2022, with Rolling Stone's Alan Sepinwall describing her performance in the runaway cult smash as the "dark, messy, charismatic part she's been waiting her whole career to play". Further still, her innate flair for dismantling surface-level sweetness was brought thrillingly to the fore by acclaimed turns in Candy (2022) - as troubled real-life murder victim Betty Gore - and Những Người Còn Sót Lại (2023), where she guested as a cold-blooded war criminal.
"Yellowjackets" Cast In and Out of Character
"Yellowjackets" Cast In and Out of Character
Take a look at Melanie Lynskey and the rest of the "Yellowjackets" cast in and out of character.
