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
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.
reading done gone
I've done a gazillion readings that have gone on to be movies that are made without me.
people auditions cry
I'm not one of those people who can cry on cue. If I have to cry in an audition, I'm like, 'Okay, let me see what I can do.
drama acting study
I was at university and I was studying modern drama and studying English, and I just was like, 'I don't wanna be in this place. I wanna be acting.
teenager independent
I was a very independent teenager.
self-esteem kids self
I was a kid who didn't have a lot of self-esteem.