Lynskey is engaged to actor Jason Ritter; they have one child. [91] She attended therapy before the film went into production to prepare herself for working with DuVall, her close friend of several years: "I didn't want anything to happen to our friendship and a big challenge was being able to stick up for myself and my perspective in regard to the script and this character". A Godzilla Anime Series is Coming to Netflix in 2021, 31 Nights of Halloween: Guillermo del Toro’s ‘Crimson Peak’ (2015), A Video About Obi-Wan and Ani Being Rad Party Bros, Why We’ll Be Watching The Movie “Nine Days”. First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win. The series was a ratings hit with an average of 18.5 million viewers over three consecutive nights.

There aren't that many opportunities [to do that] except in the independent film world. Melanie Lynskey is one of those character actors that you look and say “I’ve seen her before” every time she pops up, and get a little excited because she does add a lot to anything she’s in. [We] had the exact relationship in terms of communication and love that Pauline and Juliet had. At 16 years of age, Melanie Lynskey captivated audiences with her astonishing debut in Peter Jackson's Heavenly Creatures (1994). [91] Also that year, she starred opposite Robert Webb in the BBC Two comedy pilot Our Ex-Wife[92] and played leading roles in the independent features Rainbow Time, Little Boxes, and The Great & The Small. Sometimes I feel like I'm making some kind of radical statement because I'm a size 6". It's weird, there's not a lot of talking or communicating... And then there are some directors who talk and talk and talk and talk, like Sam Mendes; you talk about everything and go over everything. America, "Mrs America is a powerful look at the never-ending fight for equal rights", "How Cate Blanchett supported Melanie Lynskey as they filmed Mrs America", "JUSTIN LONG IS MAKING HIS DIRECTORIAL DEBUT AFTER HIS TRIPPY NEW MOVIE HITS THEATERS [EP #117]", "JUSTIN LONG'S MOVIE BEGINS FILMING THURSDAY IN TAMPA", "Melanie Lynskey Joins Showtime Pilot 'Yellowjackets' (EXCLUSIVE)", "Juliette Lewis, Christina Ricci Join Showtime 'Yellowjackets' Pilot", "Melanie Lynskey: I'm drawn to the weirdos", "MELANIE LYNSKEY ON 'THE INTERVENTION,' RELATABLE CHARACTERS AND NEW ZEALAND'S NATIONAL TREASURES", "Melanie Lynskey on 'Rainbow Time' and sticking to indies", "Melanie Lynskey Talks 'I Don't Feel At Home In This World Anymore,' Working Outside The Studio System, More", "Melanie Lynskey — sitcom superstar, indie queen", "Christian Bale and the Actors Who Work Least in Their Native Accents", "The Good, the Bad, and the Overly Proper: Dialect Coaches Rank the American Accents of TV's Foreign Actors", "Woman Crush Wednesday: Melanie Lynskey Is The Super Talented Secret Weapon of Your Favorite Movie", "Six times Kiwi actors nailed American accents - including KJ Apa in Riverdale", "Has Melanie Lynskey Ever Used Her Real Accent in a Movie? Announced to Hollywood Today Live on Thursday, February 16, 2017, that she is engaged to her boyfriend of four years, actor. The film—which is based on real events—was described as "devilish fun" by Rolling Stone,[44] while Geoffrey Macnab said that Lynskey provided "sterling support" in his review for The Independent. Melanie Jayne Lynskey (born 16 May 1977) is a New Zealand actress and voice actress. Pacific Northwest for life y'all. Melanie Lynskey, Actress: Togetherness. They are perfect, fearless in embodying teenage hysteria". And they give you line readings. She belongs in Hollywood, no question about it. At school you just don't need that.