Line #3 Creator/MelanieLynskey


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3	Melanie Jayne Lynskey (born May 16, 1977 in New Plymouth, New Zealand) is an actress from New Zealand.
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5	She is best known for her roles in movies such as ''Film/HeavenlyCreatures'', ''Film/DetroitRockCity'', ''Film/CoyoteUgly'', ''Film/EverAfter'', ''Series/RoseRed'', ''Film/ButImACheerleader'', ''Film/SweetHomeAlabama'', ''Film/TheInformant2009'', and ''Film/DontLookUp'' and as well as the TV show ''Series/TwoAndAHalfMen'' where she played the neighbor [[StalkerWithACrush who was more than a little obsessed]] with Charlie. On ''Series/{{Yellowjackets}}'', she plays the adult version of Shauna, one of the survivors of a plane crash. On ''Series/Candy2022'', she plays Betty Gore. She appears in ''Series/TheLastOfUs2023'' as Kathleen, a revolutionary.
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7	She voices Beatrice in ''WesternAnimation/OverTheGardenWall'', Danny's mother on ''WesternAnimation/FutureWorm,'' Pearl The Penguin in ''WesternAnimation/JakeAndTheNeverlandPirates'', and the Sun in ''WesternAnimation/SummerCampIsland''.
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9	!!Related tropes:
10	* CareerResurrection:[[invoked]] In the 2000s, particularly after ''Series/TwoAndAHalfMen'' pigeonholed her as a sitcom actress, she drifted away from the limelight towards independent films (while still receiving critical acclaim). The 2020s saw her getting more recognition with the likes of ''{{Series/Yellowjackets}}'', ''Film/DontLookUp'' and ''Series/TheLastOfUs''.
11	* CuteAndPsycho: Unlike that of her ''Film/HeavenlyCreatures'' costar Creator/KateWinslet, her career has been dominated by this trope. Still, it has [[Series/CastleRock led to]] [[Series/TwoAndAHalfMen some]] [[Film/{{XX}} pretty]] [[Film/IDontFeelAtHomeInThisWorldAnymore memorable]] [[Series/{{Yellowjackets}} characters]].
12	* DoingItForTheArt: She backed out of her contract on ''Series/TwoAndAHalfMen'' after two years because she felt that a sitcom would limit her acting options, even though staying on would likely have netted her tens of millions of dollars.
13	* DyeingForYourArt: She was on a heavy diet and exercise regimen for ''Film/CoyoteUgly'', like most of her co-stars. She, however, had it the worst.
14	--> "It was ridiculous. I was already starving myself and as thin as I could possibly be for this body, and I was still a [size] four. Just the feedback was constantly like, 'You're not beautiful. You're not beautiful. In your early 20s, so much of it is about beauty, and how people respond to you, and do people want to fuck you?"
15	* FakeAmerican:[[invoked]] She's from New Zealand. However, the vast majority of her roles employ an American accent and she's able to pull it off flawlessly, to the point where people are surprised to hear her in interviews.
16	* FakeAustralian:[[invoked]] She plays an Australian in ''Film/ButImACheerleader'', and is quick to correct people when they say she uses her own accent in it.
17	* FriendshipOnTheSet:[[invoked]] On ''Film/ButImACheerleader'', she became good friends with Creator/CleaDuvall and Creator/NatashaLyonne.
18	* RealLifeRelative: She's done three films with her second husband, Creator/JasonRitter.
19	* RomanceOnTheSet: She met her first husband, Creator/JimmiSimpson, while filming ''Series/RoseRed'', and her second while filming ''Film/TheBigAsk''.
20	* WagTheDirector:[[invoked]] A ''{{Series/Yellowjackets}}'' episode would have Shauna stealing Callie's underwear before a date with Adam. As the pilot had already shown her masturbating in her daughter's room, Melanie had it changed, not wanting it to be a recurring thing.
21	* WhatCouldHaveBeen:[[invoked]] She auditioned for Rose on ''Series/TwoAndAHalfMen'' as a guest star, but they liked her so much they promoted her to regular.
22	** Apparently, she was an early choice for Willow from ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer'' in the original pilot. She also reauditioned after the part had to be recast.

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