Melanie Lynskey

Cast in Clint Eastwood's WWII drama, "Flags of Our Fathers"

Starred in Peter Paige's feature directorial debut, "Say Uncle"

Cast in "Two and a Half Men" as Sheen's character's sweet neighbor/stalker, Rose

Had a recurring role on "The Shield" (FX) as your friendly neighborhood psychopath

Starred opposite Hayden Christensen in "Shattered Glass"

Cast opposite Reese Witherspoon in "Sweet Home Alabama"

Had a supporting role in "Coyote Ugly" as Piper Perabo's best friend

Appeared in Adam Rifkin's "Detroit Rock City"

Cast opposite Wil Wheaton in "Foreign Correspondents"

Co-starred in "But I'm a Cheerleader" about a girl whose parents think she is a lesbian

Cast as one of the stepsisters (the "meek dumpling" disdained by her mother for being too chubby) in "Ever After: A Cinderella Story," starring Drew Barrymore

Reteamed with Jackson in a small role in "The Frighteners," starring Michael J. Fox

Feature film debut opposite Kate Winslet in fellow countryman Peter Jackson's "Heavenly Creatures", based on a notorious 1954 murder case in New Zealand

Studied acting for over five years (dates approximate)