Biography
Alienated from her classmates, Lynskey's shy, sullen and intense Pauline experiences a transformation when the perky, tubercular Juliette (Winslet) arrives at her school, the two bonding when they sit out gym class together. Pauline's scars from her operation for osteomyelitis cause Juliette to gush, "All the best people have had chest and bone disease! It's frightfully romantic!" Together they concoct a fantasy world every bit as elaborate as …
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Career Milestones
2012 | Played supporting role in feature adaptation of "The Perks of Being a Wallflower," written and directed by the novel's author Stephen Chbosky |
2012 | Starred as a young divorcée who moves back in with her parents in romantic comedy "Hello I Must Be Going |
2012 | Cast opposite Steve Carell and Keira Knightley in "Seeking a Friend for the End of the World" |
2009 | Featured in Jason Reitman's "Up in the Air," starring George Clooney |
2009 | Played title character's wife Ginger Whitacre opposite Matt Damon in "The Informant!" |
2009 | Appeared in Sam Mendes' independent film "Away We Go" |
2008 | Played the lead in the romantic film "Show of Hands" |
2006 | Landed substantial role in Clint Eastwood's World War II drama "Flags of Our Fathers" |
2003 | Cast as Rose, the sweet and zany neighbor on the CBS sitcom "Two and a Half Men" |
2003 | Starred opposite Hayden Christensen in "Shattered Glass" |
2003 | Guest starred on "The Shield" (FX) as a neighborhood psychopath |
2002 | Co-starred in the Stephen King miniseries "Red Rose" (ABC) |
2002 | Played Reese Witherspoon's childhood friend in "Sweet Home Alabama" |
2000 | Played supporting role in "Coyote Ugly" as Piper Perabo's best friend |
1999 | Co-starred with Natasha Lyonne in "But I'm a Cheerleader" |
1999 | Co-starred in an adaptation of the Anton Chekhov play "The Cherry Orchard" alongside Charlotte Rampling and Gerard Butler |
1999 | Appeared in Adam Rifkin's cult film "Detroit Rock City" |
1998 | Played one of the stepsisters in "Ever After: A Cinderella Story," starring Drew Barrymore in the title role |
1996 | Re-teamed with Jackson to play a police deputy in "The Frighteners" |
1994 | Landed first professional acting role as Pauline Parker opposite Kate Winslet as Juliet Hulme in Peter Jackson's "Heavenly Creatures"; film based on the 1954 Parker-Hulme murder in New Zealand |
1988 | Studied acting in New Zealand for five years |