Melanie Lynskey
Melanie Lynskey
Melanie Jayne Lynskey is a New Zealand actress, known for playing Rose on Two and a Half Men, Michelle Pierson on Togetherness, and for roles in the films Heavenly Creatures, Up in the Air, and The Perks of Being a Wallflower...
NationalityNew Zealander
ProfessionTV Actress
Date of Birth16 May 1977
CityNew Plymouth, New Zealand
festivals fans film
I love festivals because I feel like I'm more of a movie fan than a person who's in the film industry.
mother law two
I know my mother-in-law would drive two hours to go see a movie that I'm in.
desire leading-ladies
I guess I've never really had a great desire to be a leading lady, or be seen as an ingenue.
strong constitution
I guess I have a strong constitution.
perfect faces feels
I feel weird when I go to the movies and everybody's faces are perfect.
character actresses feels
I feel like a character actress - it's where I'm comfortable.
dream kind my-family
There's not much of a follow-your-dreams kind of vibe in New Zealand or my family.
crazy thinking people
I don't think I've played a lot of crazy people.
girl size kind
For a while, I was only being sent fat-girl parts. Seriously? Sometimes I feel like I'm making some kind of radical statement because I'm a size 6.
thank-you grateful mean
I feel so grateful when I see a movie and there's a woman who looks somewhat like me. I'm like, 'Thank you, Samantha Morton!' You know, a woman who feels like a human being. That means so much to me.
criticism film reviews
I read every single review, because I love film criticism and I'm interested.
girl doe knows
I really like 'Girls.' I know everybody does, but I love 'Girls.
interesting acting stuff
The interesting thing about acting is using all your own stuff and having some kind of personal catharsis while you're working.
would-be ifs if-i-could
If I could be working every day, I would be.