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Melanie Lynskey Praises Husband Jason Ritter for Doing 'So Much' for Their Family: 'A True Feminist'

Melanie Lynskey exclusively tells PEOPLE how she and husband Jason Ritter navigate their "tricky" balance between work and family as busy actors and parents, and praises Ritter for Matlock's early season 2 renewal.

While exclusively speaking to PEOPLE at the Heath Ledger Scholarship Ceremony on Tuesday, Oct. 22, the Yellowjackets star, 47, admitted that balancing work and family has "been tricky" but expressed her gratitude for Ritter — and the fact that his show Matlock is filmed in Los Angeles. Before her conversation with the PEOPLE, Lynskey celebrated Matlock being renewed for a second season and gave Ritter props for his role as Julian in the new legal drama. "This show is SO GOOD, Jason is amazing on it, and Kathy Bates continues to be the pinnacle of greatness and everything I hope to be as an actor.

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