Melanie Sykes ‘found’ love on set with co-star Jimmi Simpson and, the two got engaged in 2005 and later got married in New Zealand on 14th April 2007. The couple separated in the middle of 2012 citing irreconcilable differences and Lynkey filed for divorce in September 2012, which was approved in May 2014.
Melanie started a vegetarian diet at the age of 10 following the realization of how sheep were farmed, though she later embraced pescatarians. Lynskey struggled with an eating disorder for several years.
Melanie Lynskey’s Net Worth?
Melanie Lynskey is a lovely actress of New Zealand who has a net worth of $ 5 million. Lynskey portrayed Rose on the CBS sitcom Two and a Half Men (2003–2015), Michelle Pierson on the HBO comedy-drama Togetherness (2015–2016), Molly Strand in the Hulu psychological horror series Castle Rock (2018).
For her performances, she was nominated for Primetime Emmy Awards for her work as Shauna in the Showtime drama “Yellowjackets” (2021-present) and as the real-life murder victim Betty Gore in the Hulu limited series “Candy” (2022).
Early Life
Melanie Lynskey was born as Melanie Jayne Lynskey in the city of New Plymouth in Taranaki, New Zealand on May 16 1977. She grew up in Eastern Washington and is the eldest child of real estate agent mother, Kay Lynskey, and orthopaedic surgeon father, Tim Lynskey and has four younger siblings.
In her childhood, Melanie and her family had a one-year residence in England before they moved back to New Zealand. Following this, Lynskey went to New Plymouth Girls’ High School from which she proceeded to Victoria University of Wellington.
Career
Melanie’s first film was Heavenly Creatures released in 1994 at the age of 16 after a casting director visited New Plymouth Girls’ High School and she continued with The Frighteners in 1996, Ever After in 1998, Foreign Correspondents, Detroit Rock City, But I’m A Cheerleader and The Cherry Orchard all in 1999.
In 2022, she acted as Betty Gore in the true-crime miniseries “Candy” at Hulu about the case of Candy Montgomery, who was convicted of the 1980 murder of her husband’s mistress, Gore. In 2023 she featured in two episodes of the HBO post-apocalyptic drama series ‘The Last of Us’ as the character Kathleen, who is depicted as a “cunning and unyielding revolutionary”.
Awards and Nominations
Lynskey has also been recognized for her role in ‘Yellowjackets’ though an Awards Daily Cooler award for Outstanding actress in a drama series, a Critics choice award for best actress in a drama series, and a Critics choice super award for the best actress in a horror series.
A Gracie Allen Award for Actress in a Leading Role – Drama, a Hollywood Critics Association Television Award for Best Actress in a Broadcast Network or Cable Series. She also was nominated for the Primetime Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series.
She is a two-time winner of a Behind the Voice Actors Award for Best Vocal Ensemble in a New Television Series with over the Garden Wall (2015).
