Melanie Lynskey

Appeared in Sam Mendes' independent film, "Away We Go"

Played Mark's wife Ginger Whitacre, opposite Matt Damon, in "The Informant"

Played the lead in the film, "Show of Hands"

Had a substantial role in Clint Eastwood's World War II drama, "Flags of Our Fathers"

Cast as Rose, the sweet and zany neighbor, on the CBS sitcom, "Two and a Half Men"

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

Starred opposite Hayden Christensen in "Shattered Glass"

Co-starred in the Stephen King miniseries, "Red Rose" (ABC)

Played Reese Witherspoon's childhood friend in "Sweet Home Alabama"

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

Appeared in Adam Rifkin's cult film, "Detroit Rock City"

Co-starred in an adaptation of the Anton Chekhov play, "The Cherry Orchard," alongside Charlotte Rampling and Gerard Butler

Co-starred with Natasha Lyonne in "But I'm a Cheerleader"

Played one of the stepsisters in "Ever After: A Cinderella Story," starring Drew Barrymore in the title role

Re-teamed with Jackson to play a police deputy in "The Frighteners"

First professional acting role as Pauline Parker, opposite Kate Winslet as Juliet Hulme, in Peter Jackson's "Heavenly Creatures"; based on the 1954 Parker-Hulme murder in New Zealand

Studied acting in New Zealand for five years