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Cast Credits
The Last of Us (2023)
Guest starring as Kathleen
(2 episodes)
- Episode 1x05: Endure and Survive (Feb 12, 2023)
- Episode 1x04: Please Hold to My Hand (Feb 5, 2023)
The Jennifer Hudson Show (2022)
Guest starring as Melanie Lynskey
- Episode 1x123: Melanie Lynskey, Brooklyn Peltz Beckham (Mar 23, 2023)
If We're Being Honest with Laverne Cox (2022)
Guest starring as Melanie Lynskey
- Episode 1x01: The Emmys (Sep 5, 2022)
Candy (2022)
Starring as Betty Gore
(5 episodes)
- Episode 1x05: The Fight (May 13, 2022)
- Episode 1x04: Cover Girl (May 12, 2022)
- Episode 1x03: Overkill (May 11, 2022)
- Episode 1x02: Happy Wife, Happy Life (May 10, 2022)
- Episode 1x01: Friday the 13th (May 9, 2022)
Yellowjackets (2021)
Starring as Adult Shauna Shipman
(19 episodes)
- Episode 2x09: Storytelling (May 26, 2023)
- Episode 2x08: It Chooses (May 19, 2023)
- Episode 2x07: Burial (May 12, 2023)
- Episode 2x06: Qui (May 5, 2023)
- Episode 2x05: Two Truths and a Lie (Apr 21, 2023)
- Episode 2x04: Old Wounds (Apr 14, 2023)
- Episode 2x03: Digestif (Apr 7, 2023)
- Episode 2x02: Edible Complex (Mar 31, 2023)
- Episode 2x01: Friends, Romans, Countrymen (Mar 24, 2023)
- Episode 1x10: Sic Transit Gloria Mundi (Jan 16, 2022)
- Episode 1x09: Doomcoming (Jan 9, 2022)
- Episode 1x08: Flight of the Bumblebee (Jan 2, 2022)
- Episode 1x07: No Compass (Dec 26, 2021)
- Episode 1x06: Saints (Dec 19, 2021)
- Episode 1x05: Blood Hive (Dec 12, 2021)
- Episode 1x04: Bear Down (Dec 5, 2021)
- Episode 1x03: The Dollhouse (Nov 28, 2021)
- Episode 1x02: F Sharp (Nov 21, 2021)
- Episode 1x01: Pilot (Nov 14, 2021)
CBS Mornings (2021)
Guest starring as Melanie Lynskey
- Episode 2023-03-22: Drew Barrymore, Melanie Lynskey, Scott Adkins (Mar 22, 2023)
HouseBroken (2021)
Guest starring as Pinky
(2 episodes)
- Episode 2x16: Who's a Mole? (Aug 6, 2023)
- Episode 2x02: Who's a Scaredy Cat? (Apr 2, 2023)
Guest starring as Memory Sheep
- Episode 2x17: Who's a Winner? (Aug 6, 2023)
The Drew Barrymore Show (2020)
Guest starring as Melanie Lynskey
(2 episodes)
- Episode 3x130: Zach Braff, Ally Love, Melanie Lynskey (Mar 29, 2023)
- Episode 3x129: Melanie Lynskey, Dougray Scott (Mar 28, 2023)
Mrs. America (2020)
Starring as Rosemary Thomson
(9 episodes)
- Episode 1x09: Reagan (May 27, 2020)
- Episode 1x08: Houston (May 20, 2020)
- Episode 1x07: Bella (May 13, 2020)
- Episode 1x06: Jill (May 6, 2020)
- Episode 1x05: Phyllis & Fred & Brenda & Marc (Apr 29, 2020)
- Episode 1x04: Betty (Apr 22, 2020)
- Episode 1x03: Shirley (Apr 15, 2020)
- Episode 1x02: Gloria (Apr 15, 2020)
- Episode 1x01: Phyllis (Apr 15, 2020)
Castle Rock (2018)
Starring as Molly Strand
(10 episodes)
- Episode 1x10: Romans (Sep 12, 2018)
- Episode 1x09: Henry Deaver (Sep 5, 2018)
- Episode 1x08: Past Perfect (Aug 29, 2018)
- Episode 1x07: The Queen (Aug 22, 2018)
- Episode 1x06: Filter (Aug 15, 2018)
- Episode 1x05: Harvest (Aug 8, 2018)
- Episode 1x04: The Box (Aug 1, 2018)
- Episode 1x03: Local Color (Jul 25, 2018)
- Episode 1x02: Habeas Corpus (Jul 25, 2018)
- Episode 1x01: Severance (Jul 25, 2018)
Summer Camp Island (2018)
Starring as Sun
(4 episodes)
- Episode 6x03: CHAPTER THREE See Bees? Gee! Bees! (Aug 13, 2022)
- Episode 1x16: Ice Cream Headache (Jul 7, 2018)
- Episode 1x14: Moon Problems (Jul 7, 2018)
- Episode 1x01: The First Day (Jul 7, 2018)
Guest starring as Additional Voices
(2 episodes)
- Episode 1x16: Ice Cream Headache (Jul 7, 2018) [Co-Star]
- Episode 1x14: Moon Problems (Jul 7, 2018)
Young Sheldon (2017)
Guest starring as Professor Dora Ericson
(2 episodes)
- Episode 4x08: An Existential Crisis and a Bear That Makes Bubbles (Feb 18, 2021)
- Episode 4x07: A Philosophy Class and Worms That Can Chase You (Feb 11, 2021)
Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later (2017)
Guest starring as Laura
(2 episodes)
- Episode 1x08: End Summer Night's Dream (Aug 4, 2017)
- Episode 1x01: Reunion (Aug 4, 2017)
Live with Kelly and Ryan (2017)
Guest starring as Melanie Lynskey
- Episode 7x132: Hannah Waddingham, Melanie Lynskey, Dr. Wendy Bazilian (Mar 17, 2023)
Girlboss (2017)
Guest starring as Gail
(3 episodes)
- Episode 1x11: Garbage Person (Apr 21, 2017) [Co-Star]
- Episode 1x10: Vintage Fashion Forum (Apr 21, 2017) [Co-Star]
- Episode 1x07: Long-Ass Pants (Apr 21, 2017) [Co-Star]
Celebrity Family Feud (2015)
Guest starring as Melanie Lynskey
- Episode 9x01: The Cast of Yellowjackets and Gayle King vs. Sophia Bush Hughes (Jul 9, 2023)
The Late Late Show with James Corden (2015)
Guest starring as Melanie Lynskey
- Episode 2023-03-20: Bob Odenkirk; Melanie Lynskey; Tori Kelly (Mar 20, 2023)
Togetherness (2015)
Starring as Michelle Pierson
(10 episodes)
- Episode 2x08: For the Kids (Apr 10, 2016)
- Episode 2x07: The Sand Situation (Apr 3, 2016)
- Episode 2x06: Geri-ina (Mar 27, 2016)
- Episode 2x05: Just the Range (Mar 20, 2016)
- Episode 2x04: Changetown (Mar 13, 2016)
- Episode 2x03: Advanced Pretend (Mar 6, 2016)
- Episode 2x02: Everybody is Grownups (Feb 28, 2016)
- Episode 2x01: Hotels (Feb 21, 2016)
- Episode 1x07: Party Time (Mar 1, 2015)
- Episode 1x04: Houston, We Have a Problem (Feb 8, 2015)
Celebrity Name Game (2014)
Guest starring as Melanie Lynskey
- Episode 1x89: Nicole Sullivan & Melanie Lynskey (Nov 21, 2014)
Late Night with Seth Meyers (2014)
Guest starring as Melanie Lynskey
- Episode 2022-05-02: Laura Linney, Melanie Lynskey, Geoffrey Zakarian (May 2, 2022)
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (2014)
Guest starring as Melanie Lynskey
- Episode 2023-03-16: Keanu Reeves, Melanie Lynskey, De La Soul (Mar 16, 2023)
Watch What Happens Live (2009)
Guest starring as Melanie Lynskey
- Episode 20x56: Melanie Lynskey, Matthew Rhys (Mar 23, 2023)
Drive (2007)
Starring as Wendy Patrakas
(6 episodes)
- Episode 1x06: Rearview ()
- Episode 1x05: The Extra Mile ()
- Episode 1x04: No Turning Back (Apr 23, 2007)
- Episode 1x03: Let The Games Begin (Apr 16, 2007)
- Episode 1x02: Partners (Apr 13, 2007)
- Episode 1x01: The Starting Line (Apr 13, 2007)
Psych (2006)
Guest starring as Emily Bloom
- Episode 2x15: Black and Tan: A Crime of Fashion (Feb 8, 2008)
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia (2005)
Guest starring as Kate
- Episode 5x01: The Gang Exploits the Mortgage Crisis (Sep 17, 2009)
Two and a Half Men (2003)
Starring as Rose
(26 episodes)
- Episode 2x20: I Always Wanted a Shaved Monkey (Apr 18, 2005)
- Episode 2x18: It was 'Mame,' Mom (Mar 7, 2005)
- Episode 2x14: Those Big Pink Things with Coconuts (Jan 31, 2005)
- Episode 2x13: Zejdz Zmoich Wlosow (Jan 17, 2005)
- Episode 2x11: Last Chance to See Those Tattoos (Dec 13, 2004)
- Episode 2x10: The Salmon Under My Sweater (Nov 29, 2004)
- Episode 2x06: The Price of Healthy Gums Is Eternal Vigilance (Oct 25, 2004)
- Episode 2x05: Bad News from the Clinic? (Oct 18, 2004)
- Episode 2x03: A Bag Full of Jawea (Oct 4, 2004)
- Episode 2x02: Enjoy Those Garlic Balls (Sep 27, 2004)
- Episode 2x01: Back Off, Mary Poppins (Sep 20, 2004)
- Episode 1x24: Can You Feel My Finger? (May 24, 2004)
- Episode 1x23: Just Like Buffalo (May 17, 2004)
- Episode 1x22: My Doctor Has a Cow Puppet (May 10, 2004)
- Episode 1x19: I Remember the Coatroom, I Just Don't Remember You (Mar 22, 2004)
- Episode 1x15: Round One to the Hot Crazy Chick (1) (Feb 9, 2004)
- Episode 1x14: I Can't Afford Hyenas (Feb 2, 2004)
- Episode 1x13: Sarah Like Puny Alan (Jan 12, 2004)
- Episode 1x12: Camel Filters + Pheromones (Jan 5, 2004)
- Episode 1x11: Alan Harper, Frontier Chiropractor (Dec 15, 2003)
- Episode 1x10: Merry Thanksgiving (Nov 24, 2003)
- Episode 1x09: Phase One, Complete (Nov 17, 2003)
- Episode 1x07: If They Do Go Either Way, They're Usually Fake (Nov 3, 2003)
- Episode 1x04: If I Can't Write My Chocolate Song I'm Going to Take a Nap (Oct 13, 2003)
- Episode 1x03: Go East on Sunset Until You Reach the Gates of Hell (Oct 6, 2003)
- Episode 1x01: Pilot (Sep 22, 2003)
Guest starring as Rose
(37 episodes)
- Episode 12x16: Of Course He's Dead - Part Two (Feb 19, 2015) [Special Guest Star]
- Episode 12x15: Of Course He's Dead - Part One (Feb 19, 2015) [Special Guest Star]
- Episode 12x08: Family, Bublé, Deep-fried Turkey (Dec 18, 2014) [Special Guest Star]
- Episode 11x08: Mr. Walden, He Die. I Clean Room. (Nov 21, 2013) [Special Guest Star]
- Episode 10x16: Advantage: Fat, Flying Baby (Feb 14, 2013) [Special Guest Star]
- Episode 10x06: Ferrets, Attack! (Nov 1, 2012) [Special Guest Star]
- Episode 10x05: That's Not What They Call It in Amsterdam (Oct 25, 2012) [Special Guest Star]
- Episode 9x11: What a Lovely Landing Strip (Dec 5, 2011) [Special Guest Star]
- Episode 9x01: Nice to Meet You, Walden Schmidt (Sep 19, 2011) [Special Guest Star]
- Episode 8x16: That Darn Priest (Feb 14, 2011) [Special Guest Star]
- Episode 8x15: Three Hookers and a Philly Cheesesteak (Feb 7, 2011) [Special Guest Star]
- Episode 8x14: Lookin' for Japanese Subs (Jan 17, 2011) [Special Guest Star]
- Episode 8x07: The Crazy Bitch Gazette (Nov 1, 2010) [Special Guest Star]
- Episode 7x21: Gumby with a Pokey (May 17, 2010) [Special Guest Star]
- Episode 6x21: Above Exalted Cyclops (Apr 27, 2009) [Special Guest Star]
- Episode 6x11: The Devil's Lube (Dec 15, 2008) [Special Guest Star]
- Episode 5x16: Look at Me, Mommy, I'm Pretty (Apr 28, 2008) [Special Guest Star]
- Episode 5x14: Winky-Dink Time (Apr 14, 2008) [Special Guest Star]
- Episode 5x12: A Little Clammy and None Too Fresh (Mar 24, 2008) [Special Guest Star]
- Episode 5x04: City of Great Racks (Oct 15, 2007) [Special Guest Star]
- Episode 4x15: My Damn Stalker (Feb 12, 2007) [Special Guest Star]
- Episode 4x13: Don't Worry, Speed Racer (Jan 22, 2007) [Special Guest Star]
- Episode 4x11: Walnuts and Demerol (Dec 11, 2006) [Special Guest Star]
- Episode 4x09: Corey's Been Dead for an Hour (Nov 20, 2006) [Special Guest Star]
- Episode 4x08: Release the Dogs (Nov 13, 2006) [Special Guest Star]
- Episode 4x06: Apologies for the Frivolity (Oct 23, 2006) [Special Guest Star]
- Episode 4x05: A Live Woman of Proven Fertility (Oct 16, 2006) [Special Guest Star]
- Episode 4x03: The Sea Is a Harsh Mistress (Oct 2, 2006) [Special Guest Star]
- Episode 4x02: Who's Vod Kanockers? (Sep 25, 2006) [Special Guest Star]
- Episode 4x01: Working for Caligula (Sep 18, 2006) [Special Guest Star]
- Episode 3x24: That Pistol-Packin' Hermaphrodite (May 22, 2006) [Special Guest Star]
- Episode 3x17: The Unfortunate Little Schnauser (Mar 13, 2006) [Special Guest Star]
- Episode 3x16: Ergo, the Booty Call (Mar 6, 2006) [Special Guest Star]
- Episode 3x15: My Tongue Is Meat (Feb 27, 2006) [Special Guest Star]
- Episode 3x07: Sleep Tight, Puddin' Pop (Nov 7, 2005) [Special Guest Star]
- Episode 3x05: We Called It Mr. Pinky (Oct 17, 2005) [Special Guest Star]
- Episode 3x03: Carpet Burns and a Bite Mark (Oct 3, 2005) [Special Guest Star]
The Shield (2002)
Guest starring as Marcy
(2 episodes)
- Episode 2x07: Barnstormers (Feb 18, 2003)
- Episode 2x03: Partners (Jan 21, 2003)
Today (1952)
Guest starring as Melanie Lynskey
- Episode 2023-03-16: Jenna Bush Hager, Scarlett Johansson, Melanie Lynskey, Gesine Bullock-Prado, Steve Kornacki, Zac Levi, Lucy Liu (Mar 16, 2023)