The following article references addiction and an eating disorder.

Here’s a breakdown of the complete evolution of Melanie Lynskey.

Her parents were a nurse and orthopedic surgeon and they had four more children after Lynskey.

Melanie Lynskey posing in London

As a result, Lynskey sometimes struggled socially as a child.

As the oldest of five, Lynskey’s parents gave her a lot of responsibility when she was young.

Lynskey was widely praised for her performance.

Young Melanie Lynskey posing

After the film was released, Lynskey didn’t immediately start auditioning instead she went back to school.

I felt like I had gotten a very lucky break."

Sadly, the pair eventually grew apart.

Melanie Lynskey in Heavenly Creatures

Lynskey felt out of place in the sea of Hollywood hopefuls.

“It went well, and that built my confidence a little bit,” she said.

After all, Hollywood in the early 2000s wasn’t a particularly body-positive space for young women.

Young Melanie Lynskey smiling

“The fat friend.

Just super depressing roles where you are like, really?”

Lynskey became fed up with this typecasting.

Melanie Lynskey posing

“I was like, ‘No,'” she said to The Guardian in 2022.

“It’s so irresponsible that there are scripts like this at all.”

As a result of the pressures of the industry, Lynskey began to struggle with an eating disorder.

Young Melanie Lynskey smiling

In fact, on the set of “Coyote Ugly,” she was allegedly put on a diet.

Eventually, Lynskey realized that she couldn’t keep starving herself because of a sexist and sizeist industry.

If you need help with an eating disorder, or know someone who is, help is available.

Melanie Lynskey at an event

Giselle was a more wild, bad girl jot down of role.

She later wrote a thank you note to Newell.

“It was just nice to have a good experience,” she went on.

Melanie Lynskey in Two and a Half Men

“Sometimes that’s enough.”

Plus, her contract limited her from taking on other more interesting roles.

He convinced her to stay but she still felt unhappy.

Melanie Lynskey and Jason Ritter

“Around that time, I did ‘Shattered Glass.’

I loved that movie.

I had a tiny part.

Melanie Lynskey in Togetherness

I was with all these great actors, and I believed in the story,” she said.

Lynskey probably was not too heartbroken when the show came to an end.

““And he always forgot me.

Melanie Lynskey with her daughter

And I’d be reintroducing myself like, ‘Is this guy for real?'”

Then, they finally worked together in the 2013 film “The Big Ask.”

At the time, Lynskey explained, they were both going through breakups of their own.

Melanie Lynskey in Yellowjackets

“At a certain point it was kind of a mysterious thing,” Lynskey said.

“And I didn’t feel like I was that person.”

When Ritter stopped drinking, he felt that he could give Lynskey what she deserved.

Melanie Lynskey in The Last of Us

“We got married on our front porch of our little rental house in Atlanta.

A nice lady came and married us.

We had two friends there,” she toldPeople.

Melanie Lynskey smiling

If you or anyone you know needs help with addiction issues, help is available.

Visit theSubstance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration websiteor contact SAMHSA’s National Helpline at 1-800-662-HELP (4357).

The show, which was written and directed by Mark and Jay Duplass, ran for two seasons.

She’s kind of a mess.’

I got to do all of that without having to be cute or sweet.

And she got to be sexual, she got to have wants and needs,” the actor toldDeadline.

@JasonRitter and I had a daughter in December.

We love her so much; she’s perfect."

Several years later, Lynskey once again gushed about her daughter during an interview withW Magazine.

She’s beautiful and so kind, and I just love her."

As Lynskey’s daughter gets older, she’s begun to think about her future.

“Listen, my husband is third generation acting dynasty,” she said toAccess Hollywood.

It just I think it just is what it is at this point."

We can’t wait to see where Lynskey’s daughter ends up!

Lynskey didn’t think the show would be so big that is, until she spoke to her psychic.

It’s about to happen.'"

And that is exactly what happened.

The show’s success meant that Lynskey experienced a new level of fame and attention.

Model Adrianne Curry even tweeted, “Her body says life of luxury… not post apocolyptic warlord.”

I am supposed to be SMART, ma’am.

I don’t need to be muscly.

That’s what henchmen are for."

Lynskey later spoke to The Times about the mixed reaction from fans.

“There are still some video game bros who are mad about it,” the actor said.

“Sometimes I understand that if I don’t engage it goes away quicker.”

However, she added, she hates feeling like she’s cowering to bullies.

“I have a thing about bullies,” she said.

“I don’t think they should be allowed to get away with it.”

she said during a 2023 appearance on"The Today Show.

I just don’t really understand what the issue is and I’m just over it."