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Yellowjackets’ Kiwi star Melanie Lynskey: The 'real freedom' in playing flawed people

By Alexis Soloski
New York Times·
9 mins to read

In series like Yellowjackets, the actor specialises in revealing the turbulent emotions of women who seem innocuous and mild on the surface.

“I am a quiet person,” actress Melanie Lynskey said. “I’m a shy person. I’m not a person with a big resonant voice or a big presence.”

This was on a weekend evening earlier this month at an upscale vegan restaurant. Lynskey, inconspicuous in a cobalt cardigan, was installed at a table in the far corner of the patio,

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