Melanie Lynskey, a New Zealand born actress, has a net worth of $5 million that she has earned owing to her splendid performances, acting in the largest film making industry, Hollywood. Melanie Linskey was born on May 16, 1977 in New Plymouth, New Zealand. In 1996 she graduated from New Plymouth Girls High School. Later she attended Victoria University of Wellington where she studied English literature and Theatre.
Melanie Lynskey Net Worth $5 Million
Melanie began her acting career at the age of 15 in the Peter Jackson movie Heavenly Creatures, for which she won the Award of Best Actress at the 1994 New Zealand Film and TV awards. The role of Pauline Walker in that movie made her a huge star and led to a lot of new acting opportunities. Though Melanie Lynskey has stated that she was really shy as a child, acting made her feel “an immense freedom to explore different aspects of herself without fear of judgment” and allowed her to be braver than in real life. Later Melanie Linskey starred in a number of movies, such as The Perks of Being a Wallflower, Away We Go,, Heavenly Creatures, Hello I Must Be Going, Sweet Home Alabama, Flags of Our Fathers, Win Win, Happy Christmas and many more.
For her appearances on TV, she is mostly known for her performance in Two and a Half Men. The role of Rose in the afore-mentioned TV series increased her fame, and capital too. In the past few years she has also appeared in a number of movies , such as Teddy Bears, Goodbye to All That, Chu, Blossom, Happy Christmas. Melanie Lynskie was lucky to choose the right movies and the right roles: she received critical acclaim after her performance in the movies Sweet Home Alabama and Shattered Glass. The latter drama, which was based on a true story, also received nominations. Her excellent performance in the movie Snakeskin led to her second nomination for Best Actress at the New Zealand Film and TV Awards. The most recent critical acclaim has been for the independent drama Hello I Must Be Going, that earned her a nomination for Break Through Actor at the 2012 Gotham Awards.
Moreover, she has earned a significant amount of income from independent projects and several commercial ads and endorsements. Talking about her personal life, Melanie Lynskey was married to an American actor, Jimmi Simpson, from 2007 to 2012.She owns a beautiful home in Los Angeles with an incorporated swimming pool and surrounding greenery. Melanie often spends time there with her family and dogs. Melanie also has a great desire to do something for other people. For example, she allocated some funds to her former school to enhance its campus and to build a new wing of New Plymouth Girls High School. She is also a supporter of PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) and HSUS (The Human Society of the United States).It seems that this actress seems to enjoy speed not only in her career and earnings but also in her speedy driving in such cars as her Audi A5, Roll Royce.
