Natasha Lyonne
Biography
Natasha Bianca Lyonne Braunstein (/liˈoʊn/lee-OHN; born April 4, 1979) is an American actress, writer, director, and producer. Lyonne started her career as a teen actress before expanding her career, taking on mature roles in film and television. She is known for her distinctive raspy voice and "tough" persona, and the accolades she has received include nominations for five Primetime Emmy Awards and two Golden Globe Awards. She was named one of the 100 most influential people in the world by Time Magazine in 2023. Lyonne started her career as a child actress, making her first uncredited appearance in Heartburn (1986), recurring in Pee-wee's Playhouse (1986), and supporting in Dennis the Menace (1993). She transitioned to taking on teen roles in several independent films such as Everyone Says I Love You (1996), Slums of Beverly Hills (1998), But I'm a Cheerleader (1999), and Party Monster (2003) as well as in broad comedic films such as American Pie (1999), American Pie 2 (2001), Scary Movie 2 (2001), and American Reunion (2012). She found a career resurgence and Emmy Award nominations for her performances as Nicky Nichols on the Netflix comedy-drama series Orange Is the New Black (2013–2019), a software engineer stuck in a time loop in the Netflix's comedy-drama series Russian Doll (2019–2022), and a woman who can tell when people are lying in the Peacock crime comedy series Poker Face (2023–present), the former of which she also served as a co-creator, writer, director, and executive producer of the series. She also starred in the Netflix drama film His Three Daughters (2024). Description above from the Wikipedia article Natasha Lyonne, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Brooke
Party Monster
Jessica
American Pie
Jessica
American Pie 2
Megan
But I'm a Cheerleader
Darci
Kate & Leopold
Rachel
Modern Vampires
Shelly
Krippendorf's Tribe
Djuna 'D.J.' Berlin
Everyone Says I Love You
Christine
Detroit Rock City
Jeanne
If These Walls Could Talk 2
Judy
Comic Book Villains
Sommerfield
Blade: Trinity
Vivian Abromowitz
Slums of Beverly Hills
Rosa
The Grey Zone
Edith Sussman
Die, Mommie, Die!
Alice
Madhouse
White Girl (Crystal)
Freeway II: Confessions of a Trickbaby
Deborah Tennis
All About Evil
Tamara Jenson
Fast Sofa
Jessica
American Reunion
Molly
Outrage
Allyson
Girl Most Likely
Amber
Night at the Golden Eagle
Mona Hammel
Jelly
Ellia
Heterosexuals
Vera
America Brown
Penn
House Comes with a Bird
Rachel
His Three Daughters
Rosemary Olsen - Finalist
The Auteur Theory
Sally
Un modèle pas comme les autres
Cheryl
The Rambler
Natasha Lyonne
He's Way More Famous Than You
Grace
My Suicidal Sweetheart
Tina
4:44 Last Day on Earth
Motel Clerk
Running Away with Blackie
Mrs. Hoegel
G.B.F.
Self (archive footage)
Gavin McInnes is a Fucking Asshole
Jenna the Working Girl
Zig Zag
Esther
Loving Leah
Martha
Addicted to Fresno
Kara
Sleeping with Other People
Emma
#Horror
Mrs. Keaton
Night Club
Boston Player Personnel (voice)
Uncut Gems
Tabitha
Yoga Hosers
Natasha Lyonne
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
Sally
Hello, My Name Is Doris
Kaplan
Loitering with Intent
Manager
Klara and the Sun
Sarah
The Intervention
Self
Mae West: Dirty Blonde
Mama Poot (voice)
Smurfs
Lou
Antibirth
Nancy
Jack Goes Home
The Fantastic Four: First Steps
Mom
Adam Green's Aladdin
Anne Beatts
A Futile and Stupid Gesture
Darby Forever
Detective Fleur Scozzari
Handsome: A Netflix Mystery Movie
Mrs. Taft
Girlfriend's Day
Jock
Bloomin Mud Shuffle
Yael
7E
Jules
Cabiria, Charity, Chastity
Self
Night of Too Many Stars: America Unites for Autism Programs
Megan
Scary Movie 2
Mattie
Show Dogs
Gloria
The Quitter
Kaye
Plan B
Loretta Geargrinder (voice)
Robots
Lisa Bradford
Clutter
Tracy
The Immaculate Conception of Little Dizzle
Mom
Honey Boy
Rena
Doulo
Natasha Lyonne
John Mulaney & The Sack Lunch Bunch
Polly
Dennis the Menace
Tina
Irresistible
Risa The VO Agent
Lip Service
Rachel's Niece (uncredited)
Heartburn
Tanya Pincus
Ad Astra
Tallulah Bankhead
The United States vs. Billie Holiday
Fani
Goyband
Self
Have a Good Trip: Adventures in Psychedelics
Love, Loss, and What I Wore
Self
American Pie: Revealed
Juggalette (uncredited)
Family
Arab Girl
A Man Called Sarge
Self
Nightstalkers, Daywalkers, and Familiars: Inside the World of 'Blade: Trinity'
Merton (voice)
DC League of Super-Pets
Pat (voice)
An Almost Christmas Story
Doom (voice)
The Bad Guys 2
Self
Ricky Powell: The Individualist
Sara
Old School
June
Basketful of Heads
Woman in Hotel
Lightscape
Uncanny Valley
Joan Rivers
Can We Talk?
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
96
Gender
Female
Birthday
1979-04-04
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
Also Known As
Natasha Leon