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Melanie Lynskey's husband Jason Ritter made huge sacrifices so she could follow her acting dreams. The ‘Yellowjackets’ star has been married to Jason - son of actor John Ritter - since 2020 and they are parents to a five-year-old daughter together. Melanie, 46, says her 'Parenthood' star husband has been hugely supportive of her career over the years. She told PEOPLE: “He's the most supportive person in the world. The last few years we've had this role of like, whoever's job makes the most sense, whether it's the most exciting career wise or it's more money, we would prioritise the one that wa...
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Melanie Lynskey was left tearful as she was forced to miss the Emmy Awards after testing positive for COVID-19. The 'Yellowjackets' star was nominated for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series - which went to 'Succession' star Sarah Snook – at the Hollywood bash on Monday (15.01.24), but after her five-year-old daughter came home with a temperature, they both ended up having the virus, meaning Melanie's custom Christian Siriano dress had to stay in the closet. The 46-year-old star shared on Instagram: "So my little one came home from school on Friday and wanted to have a cuddle with mama....
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Melanie Lynskey rejected a role in 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer'. The 46-year-old actress was invited to audition for the role of Buffy's best friend Willow, but Melanie ultimately decided to reject the opportunity. Melanie - who was born and raised in New Zealand - told Shut Up Evan: The Newsletter: "It was kind of a visa issue, but not really; I also was not sure about doing television at that time. "It was very early in my career. I had a very old-school agent who was like, 'TV? That’s for has-beens!' and I was like, 'I don't think it is anymore.' Certainly now things have really changed, but ...
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Keanu Reeves and Melanie Lynskey bonded at a party of photos of dogs in costumes. The ‘Yellowjackets’ star recalled how she and the ‘John Wick’ actor felt awkward at a recent showbiz bash but they were able to block out what was going on around them by looking at pet pictures. Melanie told The Big Issue magazine: “I always feel comfortable at work. But I feel less comfortable on a red carpet.” Of being at the party with Keanu, she added: “He asked if I had any pictures of my dog in costume. It was so endearing. So sweet. “I was so happy. Just one on a Santa costume, but it was enough for Keanu...
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Melanie Lynskey welcomes constructive criticism. The 45-year-old actress has achieved significant success during her career - but Melanie insists she's still happy to listen to constructive criticism of her work. She told 'Entertainment Tonight': "I read every single review, so you can't just take in the good ones and ignore the bad ones. "I love criticism, I love constructive criticism, I like people having notes, I like in my personal life for people to tell me when I've upset them or whatever. "So it's easy to dismiss when someone's just being mean for no reason, that's just like, 'all righ...
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Melanie Lynskey feels "grateful" to have found Jason Ritter. The 45-year-old actress married Jason, 43, in 2020, and although he struggled with alcoholism during the early days of their relationship, she doesn't have any regrets about their romance. Recalling the early days of their relationship, Melanie told The Independent: "Things were crazy for a while. It got a lot easier when my husband got sober, which I’m so proud of him for, but we were not two people who were ready for a relationship at all." The actress suggested that their unborn baby may have sparked a change in their relationship...
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Melanie Lynskey says the loss of her friendship with Kate Winslet was more painful than some of her romantic relationship break-ups. The actresses became close pals as teenagers when they worked on 1994 movie 'Heavenly Creatures' together but Melanie, 45, has revealed the pair drifted apart in the years afterwards and she watched from the sidelines as her former friend became one of the most famous women in the world. Speaking on Josh Horowitz's 'Happy Sad Confused' podcast, Melanie insisted there was no drama between them but it was still painful to lose touch. She explained: "When I lost tou...
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Melanie Lynskey’s husband Jason Ritter didn’t think he “deserved” her when they started dating due to his alcoholism battle. The ‘Yellowjackets’ actress, 45, got hitched to ‘Joan of Arcadia’ star Jason, 43, in 2020 a year after they had their first child, and he fought tears as he opened up about his fight with drink when they appeared together on Wednesday’s (29.03.23) episode of ‘The Drew Barrymore Show’. Jason, who also admitted it took him a while to realise Melanie was “the one”, said about their rocky road to marriage: “It’s not as cute of a story as you would like to think. It was messy...
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Melanie Lynskey has fired back at criticism she doesn't have the right "body" for her 'The Last of Us' role. The 45-year-old actress has responded after model Adrianne Curry tweeted - and then deleted - the opinion that Melanie wasn't the best fit to play warlord Kathleen, who is now targeting main characters Joel (Pedro Pascal) and Ellie (Bella Ramsey). Alongside a photo of the actress, Adrianne wrote: "Her body says life of luxury…not post apocolyptic warlord. Where is linda hamilton when you need her? (sic)" In response, Melanie tweeted: “Firstly- this is a photo from my cover shoot for InS...
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Christina Ricci and her 'Yellowjackets' co-stars are part of an "old lady text chain group". The 42-year-old actress stars alongside the likes of Melanie Lynskey, Tawny Cypress, Juliette Lewis, Lauren Ambrose, and Simone Kessell in the thriller drama, and Christina has revealed that she has a great off-screen relationship with her co-stars. She told Us Weekly: "We don’t all get to work together very often. I’ve only spent one day working with Tawny, two days working with Melanie. Then most of my stuff last year was with Juliette [Lewis]. We hang out outside of set. "We have an old lady text ch...
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