Melanie Lynskey

Melanie Lynskey

出生 : 1977-05-16, New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand

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Melanie Jayne Lynskey (born 16 May 1977) is a New Zealand actress. Known for her portrayals of complex women and her command of American dialects, she works predominantly in independent films. Lynskey is the recipient of two Critics' Choice Awards, a HCA Award, a Gracie, a New Zealand Film Award, a Hollywood Film Award, and a Sundance Special Jury Award, as well as Gotham, Satellite, Saturn, Golden Nymph, Independent Spirit, Screen Actors Guild, and Primetime Emmy Award nominations. Description above from the Wikipedia article Melanie Lynskey, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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参加作品

ドント・ルック・アップ
June Mindy
巨大彗星(すいせい)が地球に衝突する可能性を必死に訴える2人の天文学者。だが、情報が氾濫する世界では、誰ひとりとしてその警告に耳を貸そうとせず...。
Lady of the Manor
Hannah
An aimless ne'er-do-well becomes a tour guide in a historic estate and winds up befriending the manor's resident ghost.
Sadie
Rae
While her father is away serving in the military, Sadie battles to preserve his place on the home front when her mother takes an interest in the newest resident at the Shady Plains Trailer Park.
The Changeover
Kate Chant
Laura Chant, 16, lives with her mother and four-year-old brother Jacko in a poor new suburb on the edge of a partially demolished Christchurch, New Zealand. Laura is drawn into a supernatural battle with an ancient spirit who attacks Jacko and slowly drains the life out of him as the spirit becomes ever younger. Laura discovers her true identity and the supernatural ability within her, and must harness it to save her brother's life.
And Then I Go
Janice
Two teenage outsiders are demoralized daily at school, until an idea for vengeance offers them a terrifying release.
Little Boxes
Gina
It's the summer before 6th grade, and Clark is the new-in-town biracial kid in a sea of white. Discovering that to be cool he needs to act 'more black,' he fumbles to meet expectations, while his urban intellectual parents Mack and Gina also strive to adjust to small-town living. Equipped for the many inherent challenges of New York, the tight-knit family are ill prepared for the drastically different set of obstacles that their new community presents, and soon find themselves struggling to understand themselves and each other in this new suburban context.
1 Mile To You
Coach Rowan
After a teenager's friends die in an accident, he finds running allows him to remember them perfectly. Running, however, also brings him notoriety. He is caught between keeping the past alive and making new memories in the present.
XX
Mary (segment "The Birthday Party")
This all-female horror anthology features four dark tales from four fiercely talented women.
この世に私の居場所なんてない
Ruth Kimke
When a depressed woman is burglarized, she finds a new sense of purpose by tracking down the thieves alongside her obnoxious neighbor. But they soon find themselves dangerously out of their depth against a pack of degenerate criminals.
The Intervention
Annie
A weekend getaway for four couples takes a sharp turn when one of the couples discovers the entire trip was orchestrated to host an intervention on their marriage.
Folk Hero & Funny Guy
Becky
Two artistically inclined childhood friends, a comedian and a folk-rocker respectively, set out on a tour together in hopes of regaining their "mojo" and finding love in the process.
The Great & The Small
Margaret
Twenty-six year old Scott is living on the streets and trying to find his way back into society while on probation for petty crimes. He attempts to navigate his relationship with his two bit criminal of a boss and an enigmatic detective, while at the same time winning back the heart of his ex-girlfriend, a working single mom. Never having a mother or father himself, Scott discovers the true meaning of fatherhood.
Rainbow Time
Lindsay
Todd grew up under the strange shadow of his older mentally challenged brother Shonzi. As kids, Shonzi forced Todd to make action movies. As adults he pressures him to share love life details, even showing Shonzi a sex tape he made with an old girlfriend to help him cope when family tragedy hits. When their dad suffers a heart attack, Shonzi (now 40, and still a virgin) moves in with Todd and his new girlfriend Lindsay. Shonzi wants desperately to be included in their relationship like old times. When Shonzi’s begging become threats to reveal secrets from their past, Todd must find the courage to be honest with Lindsay, even if it means the end of their relationship.
Digging for Fire
Squiggy
Tim and Lee are married with a young child. The chance to stay at a fancy home in the Hollywood Hills is complicated by Tim's discovery of a bone and a rusty old gun in the yard. Tim is excited by the idea of a mystery, but Lee doesn't want him to dig any further, preferring that he focus on the family taxes, which he promised to do weeks ago. This disagreement sends them on separate and unexpected adventures over the course of a weekend, as Tim and his friends seek clues to the mystery while Lee searches for answers to the bigger questions of marriage and parenthood.
Behind Over the Garden Wall
Herself
A special look at the making of Patrick McHale's award winning miniseries Over the Garden Wall.
Goodbye to All That
Annie
Otto Wall is just a little unlucky in life, and unbeknownst to him, in love. When his wife suddenly asks for a divorce, he bounces between a search for answers, desperate attempts to stay connected to his daughter, and his fateful reentry into the dating pool.
We'll Never Have Paris
Devon
Quinn, a neurotic man, is diagnosed with a harmless eye condition and soon after his life spirals out of control. He second-guesses his plans to propose to his longtime girlfriend, Devon, after his beautiful coworker, Kelsey, confesses that she has a crush on him. After a conversation with his best friend, Jameson, he clumsily tries to explain his doubts to Devon, but his possible proposal turns into a break-up. When Devon flees to Paris, he follows her in a last-ditch effort to win back "the one."
Happy Christmas
Kelly
After a breakup with her boyfriend, a young woman moves in with her older brother, his wife, and their 2-year-old son.
They Came Together
Brenda
A small business owner is about to lose her shop to a major corporate development.
The Big Ask
Hannah
The Big Ask is a dark comedy about three couples who head to the desert to help their friend heal after the death of his mother. They would do anything for him - except for the one thing he wants.
Chu and Blossom
Miss Shoemaker
A militant performance-artist and a tall Korean foreign-exchange student become trapped in a small Southern town.
Putzel
Sally
A “putzel” is a “little putz” and for Walter Himmelstein (an endearing Jack Carpenter), being known by that nickname does not exactly bode well for an exciting life amongst the go-getters of New York City. But that is quite okay with young Walter — he is a homebody, perfectly content to remain within the familiar confines of his mundane life on Manhattan’s Upper West Side, seeing in his Uncle Sid’s (John Pankow) smoked-fish emporium a comfortable future among the salmon. Until, that is, his married uncle takes up with the vivacious Sally (Melanie Lynskey), throwing Walter’s succession plans into disarray…
ウォールフラワー
Aunt Helen
スティーヴン・チョボスキーによるベストセラー小説を、ローガン・ラーマン主演で映像化した青春映画。陽気でまばゆい兄妹と出会い、初めての友情と恋を知った高校生に降りかかる悲喜劇をセンチメンタルに描く。
Hello I Must Be Going
Amy
Divorced and demoralised, Amy Minsky’s prospects look bleak when she is condemned to move back in with her parents at the age of 35. Everyone wants to help but, as her patience level with advice is plummeting, a bold teenage boy enters her life, igniting her last bit of self-esteem.
エンド・オブ・ザ・ワールド
Karen Amalfi
小惑星の衝突により、滅亡が間近に迫った地球。そこに暮らす中年の保険セールスマンのドッジは、長年連れ添った妻に出て行かれてしまい、滅亡まで残り少ない日々をただ無気力に過ごしていた。だがそんなある日、今まで顔も合わせなかった隣人女性ペニーが泣いているのを目撃し、ドッジは彼女に初めて声をかける。
Eye of the Hurricane
Amelia Kyte
An Everglades community struggles to put their lives back together in the wake of a hurricane.
Touchback
Macy
A former high-school football star loses his shot at a college scholarship due to a devastating gridiron injury, but gets a second chance at living his dream.
Win Win
Cindy Timmons
When down-on-his-luck part-time high school wrestling coach Mike agrees to become legal guardian to an elderly man, his ward's troubled grandson turns out to be a star grappler, sparking dreams of a big win -- until the boy's mother retrieves him.
Helena from the Wedding
Alice
Newlyweds Alex and Alice host a New Year's Eve party for their closest friends at a remote cabin in the mountains. However, when an unexpected guest shows up, the group's facades begin to crumble.
The Informant!
Ginger Whitacre
A rising star at agri-industry giant Archer Daniels Midland (ADM), Mark Whitacre suddenly turns whistleblower. Even as he exposes his company’s multi-national price-fixing conspiracy to the FBI, Whitacre envisions himself being hailed as a hero of the common man and handed a promotion.
Leaves of Grass
Colleen
An Ivy League professor returns home, where his pot-growing twin brother has concocted a plan to take down a local drug lord.
マイレージ、マイライフ
Julie Bingham
ライアン・ビンガムは解雇宣告人として一年中出張のために全米中を飛行機で飛びまわっていた。彼の目標はマイレージを1000万マイル貯め、飛行機に自分の名前を残し、フィンチ機長と面会することだった。だがライアンが本社に戻ったある日、新入社員のナタリーが現地出張を廃止してネット上で解雇宣告を行うシステムを提案するがライアンはそれに反対しナタリーと衝突する。上司のクレイグは、ライアンにナタリーの教育係を命じ、実際に解雇宣告を経験してもらうために二人で出張させる。
お家をさがそう
Munch Garnett
Verona and Burt have moved to Colorado to be close to Burt's parents but, with Veronica expecting their first child, Burt's parents decide to move to Belgium, now leaving them in a place they hate and without a support structure in place. They set off on a whirlwind tour of of disparate locations where they have friends or relatives, sampling not only different cities and climates but also different families. Along the way they realize that the journey is less about discovering where they want to live and more about figuring out what type of parents they want to be.
A Quiet Little Marriage
Monique
A Quiet Little Marriage is the love story of Dax and Olive, who manage to find harmony even as they juggle family, romance and intimacy, but that all changes the night she asks him for a baby. Writer/director Mo Perkins’ intense and profound, raw feature debut is laced with sly humor, exquisitely rendered characters, and a pitch-perfect emotional honesty.
Show of Hands
Jess
Jess is a solo mother and reluctant parking warden. Tom is a self-obsessed greetings cards salesman with an addiction to competitions who will do anything to win. Together they are just two of the competitors in a gruelling endurance contest to win a car - whoever keeps their hand on it the longest wins. As the sleepless days wear by, what price will they pay for winning this competition?
Itty Bitty Titty Committee
Plastic Surgery Lady
High School grad and all American gal, Anna, finds her purpose and herself after she hooks up with the radical feminists in The Itty Bitty Titty Committee.
父親たちの星条旗
Pauline Harnois Gagnon
太平洋戦争末期、硫黄島への上陸を果たしたアメリカ軍は、日本軍のしぶとくて粘り強い守りに意外な苦戦を強いられ、長期戦の様相を呈することに。そんなさなか、6人の米兵たちが島の山頂に星条旗を打ち立てる様子を撮影した1枚の写真が、銃後のアメリカ国民を熱狂させ、一躍英雄に祭り上げられた彼らは祖国に呼び戻されて、戦費調達のために全米中を旅して回る、国債キャンペーンに駆り出されることとなる。けれども6人のうち、3人は既に戦死。今なお熾烈な戦いを続ける戦友たちをあとに残して、祖国に生還したドク、アイラ、レイニーは、次第に苦悩と憂愁の色を深めていく。
Park
Sheryl
Park takes place all in one day in a public park in Los Angeles, as 11 disaffected Angelenos find both love and loss in unexpected ways
Say Uncle
Susan
A young gay artist, desperate to replace the relationship he had with his recently relocated godson, is targeted by a neighborhood mom as a potential threat to the community.
The Nearly Unadventurous Life of Zoe Cadwaulder
Zoe
Romantic dark comedy sees phobia-riddled Zoe Cadwaulder overcoming her fears and discovering true love.
ニュースの天才
Amy Brand
アメリカで実際に起きた、権威ある“THE NEW REPUBLIC”誌の記者によるねつ造事件を本作が長編デビューとなるビリー・レイ監督が映画化。一人の記者の成功と転落をリアルに描く。『スター・ウォーズ エピソード2/クローンの攻撃』のヘイデン・クリステンセンが優等生の若者を熱演。『ブラウン・バニー』のクロエ・セヴィニーらと共に瑞々しい演技を見せる。米国のジャーナリズムの暗部に斬り込んだ見応えある意欲作。
Claustrophobia
Lauren
A serial killer armed with a crossbow pistol is murdering people from their own rooftops. When three young coworkers at a poorly-attended slumber party start hearing footsteps on the roof, they fear the worst.
Abandon
Mousy Julie
A psychological thriller about a senior at one of America's most prestigious universities. Under enormous pressure to complete her thesis and earn a top job at one of the world's most competitive consulting firms, Katie is still coping with the sudden unexplained disappearance of her first love two years prior. As the investigation continues, Katie is forced to choose between past passions and new possibilities, even as new facts are uncovered.
メラニーは行く!
Lurlynn
メラニーはニューヨークで活躍する若手ファッション・デザイナー。恋人のアンドリューは富豪にしてニューヨーク市長の息子。仕事もプライベートも誰もが憧れるパーフェクトな毎日を送っていた。そして新作コレクション発表の当日、ショーを無事終えた彼女は貸し切りのティファニーでついにアンドリューからプロポーズを受けるのだった。まさに人生最高の瞬間、のはずが、1つだけ気がかりなことがあった。彼女には故郷アラバマに、高校時代はずみで結婚してしまい、以来いまだに離婚に応じてくれない戸籍上の夫ジェイクがいたのだった…。
Stephen King's: Rose Red
Rachel "Sister" Wheaton
The chilling tale of the Joyce Reatdon, an obsessed psychology professor who commissions a team of psychics and a gifted 15-year old autistic girl, Annie Wheaton, to literally wake up a supposedly dormant haunted mansion - Rose Red. Their efforts unleash myriad spirits and uncover horrifying secrets of the generations who have lived and died there.
Shooters
Marie
Gilly comes out of prison after serving a six year stretch and decides that he will now turn his life around and go straight. But when he returns to his South London home and visits his old colleague J, in hope of obtaining his share of the proceeds from the job that landed him inside, J soon talks him into getting involved in one last scam.
Snakeskin
Alice
A hitchhiker takes two kids on the ride of their dreams, but they soon learn that their newfound hero is just as capable of delivering nightmares.
コヨーテ・アグリー
Gloria
NYに実在するバー、コヨーテ・アグリー。ここではならず者たちと真っ向からぶつかり、さらに男を惹きつける魅力を持つバーテンダーが求められる。公開と同時に大ヒットを記録した作品。
GO!GO!チアーズ
Hilary Vandermueller
Megan is an all-American girl. A cheerleader. She has a boyfriend. But Megan doesn't like kissing her boyfriend very much. And she's pretty touchy with her cheerleader friends. Her conservative parents worry that she must be a lesbian and send her off to "sexual redirection" school, where she must, with other lesbians and gays learn how to be straight.
デトロイト・ロック・シティ
Beth Bumsteen
In 1978, a Kiss concert was an epoch-making event. For the three teen fans in Detroit Rock City getting tickets to the sold-out show becomes the focal point of their existence. They'll do anything for tickets -- compete in a strip club's amateur-night contest, take on religious protesters, even rob a convenience store!
Foreign Correspondents
Melody
Two stories of complicated long-distance relationships between people from different countries.
The Cherry Orchard
Dunyasha
Madame Ranevskaya (Rampling) is a spoiled aging aristocratic lady, who returns from a trip to Paris to face the loss of her magnificent Cherry Orchard estate after a default on the mortgage. In denial, she continues living in the past, deluding herself and her family, while the beautiful cherry trees are being axed down by the re-possessor Lopakhin (Teale), her former serf, who has his own agenda.
エバー・アフター
Jacqueline De Ghent
父と屋敷で暮らしていたダニエルだったが、二人の娘がやってきたことから状況が一変。父も亡くなり、ダニエルはメイドとしてつらい生活を送るはめに……。今までにない解釈で映像化された、シンデレラのストーリーをもとにした時代劇。
さまよう魂たち
Deputy
Once an architect, Frank Bannister now passes himself off as an exorcist of evil spirits. To bolster his facade, he claims his "special" gift is the result of a car accident that killed his wife. But what he does not count on is more people dying in the small town where he lives. As he tries to piece together the supernatural mystery of these killings, he falls in love with the wife of one of the victims and deals with a crazy FBI agent.
乙女の祈り
Pauline Parker
純粋でいて残酷、あまりにも多感な二人の女子高生が夢見る幻想と現実。夢に溺れる二人は、ついには自分達の領域を侵すものを抹殺しようとする……。実際に起きた事件の映画化で、彼女たちが犯行に駆り立てられるまでを鮮明に解き明かした、ピーター・ジャクソン監督による心理ドラマ。
Y2K
When a group of nerdy high schoolers attempts to go to the cool kids’ New Year’s Eve party on December 31, 1999, the Y2K bug kicks in and computers start running amok and going on a killing spree.