Melanie Lynskey

 Melanie Jayne Lynskey (born 16 May 1977) is a New Zealand actress. Known for her portrayals of complex women[1] and her mastery of American dialects,[2] she works mostly in independent film. Lynskey is the recipient of two Critics Choice Awards as well as she has also won a Gracie Award, a New Zealand Film Award as well as the Hollywood Film Award, and a Sundance Special Jury Award, in addition to Gotham Award, Golden Nymph Award, Screen Actors Guild Award and Primetime Emmy Award nominations.Lynskey made her film debut starring as a teenage murderess in Peter Jackson's Heavenly Creatures (1994). After moving to the United States, she built a successful career in supporting roles in a range of small-scale and big-budget films including Ever After (1998), Detroit Rock City, But I'm a Cheerleader (both 1999), Coyote Ugly (2000), Abandon, Sweet Home Alabama (both 2002), Shattered Glass (2003), Flags of Our Fathers (2006), Away We Go, Up in the Air The Informant! Leaves of Grass (all 2009), Win Win (2011) and Seeking a Friend to the The End of the World, The Perks of Being a Wallflower (both 2012) and They were Together (2014), and Don't Look Up (2021).