Melanie Lynskey: From Heavenly Creatures to Hollywood...

As a high schooler, Melanie Lynskey came to international attention in her first screen role, playing Pauline Parker in Sir Peter Jackson's Oscar-nominated feature film Heavenly Creatures.

Since then, the New Plymouth-born, Los Angeles-based actress has gone on to work with many of Hollywood's biggest names, playing Drew Barrymore's stepsister in Ever After, Matt Damon's wife in The Informant, and George Clooney's sister in Up in the Air. She has also had a scene-stealing guest role as Rose on the Emmy Award-winning sitcom Two and a Half Men.

Lynskey has returned to New Zealand to star in feature films Snakeskin and Show of Hands, and more recently landed a leading role in the Duplass brothers' HBO series Togetherness.

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