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Melanie Lynskey on Doing a Natasha Lyonne Impression for ‘Coyote Ugly’ and Renegotiating Her ‘Two and a Half Men’ Contract: ‘It Was Not What I Was Expecting’


During a career retrospective, Melanie Lynskey looked back on her "Coyote Ugly" audition, that script and stepping back from "Two & a Half Men."

During a career retrospective after accepting the award, she opened up about her many memorable roles, including that of Gloria in “Coyote Ugly.” At the time, Lynskey told the team she didn’t have money for a dialect coach — but when she landed the role, they provided one. Three years after “Coyote Ugly,” Lynskey landed the role of Rose in “ Two and a Half Men.” Excited to be on an American sitcom, she’d gone on to do appear in a whopping 63 episodes.

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