Melanie Lynskey refutes "insane" claim that she made millions from Two And A Half Men

Lynskey played Rose, Charlie Harper’s (Charlie Sheen) obsessed, stalker neighbor and eventual fiancée, for 63 episodes. She told The A.V. Club back in 2010 that she initially signed on for a small part on the Two And A Half Men pilot, then they asked her to continue as a series regular. The actor said the work was fun, but she was also “losing my mind a little bit” and left to pursue other roles after season two (which her manager and agent thought was an “insane” move because she was on a hit show and “making a lot of money”). Lynskey returned in subsequent seasons as a recurring guest star, and told IndieWire that “doing three or four episodes a year enabled me to pay my mortgage and do independent films.” In her Instagram comment, Lynskey reiterated that she was “extremely grateful” for the job and the salary she earned. “It allowed me to pay my small mortgage and pay bills and be able to work in indie movies and build a career, but there is this insane idea that I made millions of dollars and it’s so ridiculous. If Holland’s talking about it I’ll talk about it too,” she said, adding a crying laughing emoji at the end of her comment.