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:
- 58
- First Appeared:
- In the movie Heavenly Creatures 1994-09-12
- Latest Project:
- Movie Don't Say Good Luck 2026
Known For
Filmography
| Movie | Don't Say Good Luck | 2026 | |
| Movie | Pike River | Anna Osborne | 2025-10-30 |
| Movie | Lady of the Manor | Hannah | 2021-09-17 |
| Movie | Don't Look Up | June Mindy | 2021-12-08 |
| Movie | 1 Mile To You | Coach Rowan | 2017-04-07 |
| 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 | Little Boxes | Gina | 2017-04-14 |
| Series | Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later | Laura | 2017-08-04 |
| Series | Sunshine | Zara Skelton | 2017-10-18 |
| Movie | And Then I Go | Janice | 2017-06-16 |
| Movie | The Changeover | Kate Chant | 2017-09-28 |
| Movie | The Great & The Small | Margaret | 2016-03-31 |
| 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 |
| 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 | Happy Christmas | Kelly | 2014-07-25 |
| Movie | Goodbye to All That | Annie Wall | 2014-12-17 |
| Series | Over the Garden Wall | Beatrice (voice) | 2014-11-03 |
| 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 | Hello I Must Be Going | Amy | 2012-09-07 |
| 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 | 2006-10-19 |
| 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 | 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 |