Melanie Lynskey

 Melanie Jayne Lynskey (born 16 May 1977) is a New Zealand actress. Known for her portrayals of women with complex personalities and her proficiency in American dialects,she works predominantly in films that are independent. Lynskey is the winner of two Critics' Choice Awards and the Gracie Award, a New Zealand Film Award as well as a Hollywood Film Award, and an award from the Sundance Special Jury Award, in addition to Gotham Award, Golden Nymph Award, Screen Actors Guild Award as well as Primetime Emmy Award nominations.Lynskey made her film debut as an adolescent murderer in Peter Jackson's Heavenly Creatures (1994). After moving to the United States, she built an acting career as a supporting actor in various small-scale and large-budget features such as 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) Looking for an Friend at the The End of the World, The Perks of Being a Wallflower (both 2012), They came Together (2014), and Don't Take a Look Up (2021).