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Portrait of Melanie Lynskey

Acting

Melanie Lynskey

Titles
62movies46TV shows
Career

Active from 1994 to 2026, busiest in 2017 with 7 main titles.

Leading roles
31
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score60/100
Highest rated
Poster for Over the Garden Wall
Over the Garden Wall
GoodWatch score90/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 79 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.0 versus catalog average 4.8EnergyHeart: 4.6 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.3 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.7WorldCraft: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.4CraftStyle: 5.9 versus catalog average 6.0Style
Melanie Lynskey Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Adrenaline
    4.1, average 5.1
  • Historical
    1.6, average 2.6
  • Violence
    3.4, average 4.3
  • Crime
    2.9, average 3.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character Study 7
  • Character-Driven 7
  • Ensemble Cast 5
  • Social Commentary 4
  • Psychological Thriller 4
  • Relationship Drama 4
  • Lighthearted 4
  • Psychological Horror 3
  • Intense Suspense 3
  • Relationship Dynamics 3
  • Character-Driven Narrative 3
  • Psychological Tension 3

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

32
TypeAllMovies58TV shows32
RoleAnyActing32Appearances14
ScoreAny60+70+80+
DecadeAny2000s112010s132020s8
GenreAnyDrama18Comedy15Crime6Mystery5Animation5Family4Sci-Fi & Fantasy3Action & Adventure2Talk1Soap1War & Politics1Western1
Group by
DecadesScores
Newest firstOldest first

2020s

8 titles · average score 70
GoodWatch70
Poster for The Tattooist of Auschwitz

TV show · as Heather Morris

GoodWatch71
Poster for Matlock

TV show · as Debra Palmer

GoodWatch80
Poster for The Last of Us

TV show · as Kathleen Coghlan

GoodWatch81
Poster for Poker Face

TV show · as Regina Gilvary

GoodWatch66
Poster for Candy

TV show · as Betty Gore

GoodWatch77
Poster for Yellowjackets

TV show · as Shauna Sadecki

GoodWatch82
Poster for Mrs. America

TV show · as Rosemary Thomson

2010s

13 titles · average score 73
GoodWatch75
Poster for Castle Rock

TV show · as Molly Strand

GoodWatch81
Poster for Summer Camp Island

TV show · as Sun (voice)

GoodWatch77
Poster for Sunshine

TV show · as Zara Skelton

GoodWatch69
Poster for Young Sheldon

TV show · as Dora Ericson

GoodWatch55
Poster for Girlboss

TV show · as Gail

GoodWatch71
Poster for Our Ex-Wife

TV show · as Sara

GoodWatch58
Poster for Future-Worm!

TV show · as Megan (voice)

GoodWatch79
Poster for Togetherness

TV show · as Michelle Pierson

GoodWatch90
Poster for Over the Garden Wall

TV show · as Beatrice (voice)

GoodWatch72
Poster for Mom

TV show · as Shannon

GoodWatch84
Poster for Key & Peele

TV show · as Fiance

All 13 titles from the 2010s

2000s

11 titles · average score 69
GoodWatch47
Poster for Comanche Moon

TV show · as Pearl Coleman

GoodWatch71
Poster for The Life & Times of Tim

TV show · as Becky (voice)

GoodWatch53
Poster for Drive

TV show · as Wendy Patrakas

GoodWatch79
Poster for Psych

TV show · as Emily Bloom

GoodWatch60
Poster for American Dad!

TV show · as Sharon (voice)

GoodWatch84
Poster for House

TV show · as Natalie Tavares

GoodWatch67
Poster for The L Word

TV show · as Clea Mason

GoodWatch67
Poster for Two and a Half Men

TV show · as Rose

GoodWatch55
Poster for Rose Red

TV show · as Rachel Wheaton

GoodWatch89
Poster for The Shield

TV show · as Marcy