Melanie Lynskey's biography

Melanie Jayne Lynskey is 45 years old actor born at New Plymouth. She was born on Monday 16th of May 1977. She is often nicknamed as Mel, Melanie Simpson. According to year of birth 1977 she belongs to Generation X. Birthday on 16th of May means she is Taurus. Taurus is most stable sign of Zodiac, that is the reason it is also included in the earthy sign of the Zodiac Belt. One born with this Moon Sign (Not a Rising Sign) is very stable and balanced through their mind.

She is white new zealander. She is citizen of New Zealand. Her primary profession is to be actor. You can know her also as film actor. She is recently known as television actor.

Melanie Lynskey's family

Melanie Lynskey's ex husband

Jimmi Simpson

Melanie Lynskey and Jimmi Simpson have been together since 2007 for 7 years. He is known as actor. Melanie´s ex husband was born on Friday 21st of November 1975 in Hackettstown.

Melanie Lynskey's schools

We found 2 schools She attended. Complete list of schools: Victoria University of Wellington, New Plymouth Girls' High School.

Detailed informations about Melanie´s schools

She attended New Plymouth Girls' High School, and later studied at Victoria University of Wellington, NZ.

Melanie Lynskey's career

Her main focus is to be actor. Melanie is famous thanks to Ever After, Sweet Home Alabama, Two and a Half Men.

Is Melanie Lynskey gay ?

She is known to be straight.

Awards and competitions

Melanie Lynskey's Awards

Received nominations for Best New Zealand Actress in a Film (The Informant! (2009)) and Best New Zealand Export at the inaugural Visa Entertainment Screen Awards, which took place in Auckland, New Zealand in December 2010.

Melanie Lynskey's Nominations

Received nominations for Best New Zealand Actress in a Film (The Informant! (2009)) and Best New Zealand Export at the inaugural Visa Entertainment Screen Awards, which took place in Auckland, New Zealand in December 2010.

What else you don't know about Melanie Lynskey ?

Her middle name is Jayne.

What Melanie Lynskey has done for a first time

Was the first person to kiss Kate Winslet in a film (Heavenly Creatures (1994)).
She had just turned 18 when she made a cameo appearance in The Frighteners (1996), which was her second collaboration with Peter Jackson (the first being Heavenly Creatures (1994)).
Filmed her first topless scene at the age of 16 opposite Kate Winslet, who was 19, while filming Heavenly Creatures.

Melanie Lynskey's quotes

I don't think I'll ever be a movie star.
You always see those movies that have amazing casts, and it's funny to be in one of them. It's a list of all these fantastic people--and, oh, me as well.
If I ever have time off and don't know what's coming up next, I get really nervous and think, 'Oh well, it's probably over.'
I always thought I'd be in New Zealand doing theater. Everything I've done is greater than my greatest dreams.
[on the success of Two and a Half Men (2003)] It seems funny to me that it's all worked so well. I have so much respect for the people who do this. It's so hard to keep the energy up and to make people laugh.
[on working with Charlie Sheen] We get on terribly. I can't stand him. No, he's great. He's really quiet and shy and sweet.
[on Charlie Sheen's reaction to her New Zealand accent] He turned around and said, "What's this, uh, voice? What are you doing?" I said, "I'm just talking." Then he said, "Hmmm. Is that some kind of actor-y thing?"
[on Rose Red (2002)] I wasn't allowed to do anything quirky, or to have an interesting accent. So the challenge lay in making [the character] as interesting as I could without making her unusual. And that was hard!
[...] in Montreal, this girl came up to me and said, "Has anyone ever told you that you look like Melanie Lynskey?" Some [people] come up and say that they were in school with me, or that I'm a friend of someone they know.
I feel like every job I get is kind of a fight. It's jumping through hoops and convincing people I can do it, trying to get people who are financing things to take the chance on somebody who's not famous.
[on working with Steven Soderbergh] It was the greatest experience... If Steven called me up tomorrow and said, "Will you come bring Matt Damon a cup of tea in this scene?" I would say "Yes, absolutely."
[on Hello I Must Be Going (2012)] I assumed they were giving [the part] to Michelle Williams or Maggie Gyllenhaal... It felt like such a gift.
The most beautiful people to me are those who seem at peace within themselves and give of themselves generously. Also I think eyeliner is magic.
I know a lot of actors have all these expectations and believe that one thing should lead to another thing and that's probably the right way to build a career. I don't know what's wrong with me--I just don't think like that!
[on the idea of a "perfect role"] I feel grateful to be working... I don't have a dream of playing a one-legged Scottish drug addict.
I want to be like Julianne Moore and get to do things that scare me--and keep on doing them until I'm very old.
[on working with Kate Winslet] She had incredible ambition and drive and such a huge belief in herself. And of course, she should have had that belief because she's a fucking genius!
[on Short Cuts (1993)] This movie was a big one for me. I saw it when I was sixteen and [thought] "Yep, that's the dream." I loved the idea of doing a film like that. Still, to this day, this is the movie I most wish I could insert myself into.
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Melanie Lynskey's height, weight, body shape, eye color, hair color

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