Known For
Acting
Born
Apr 04, 1979
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
Credits
167 titles
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
Filmography
Klara and the Sun
Manager
ChikaBOOM!!
Roommates
Hannah
All Heart
Executive Producer
If I Had Legs I'd Kick You
Thanks
The Bad Guys 2
Doom aka Susan (voice)
The Fantastic 4: First Steps
Rachel Rozman
Marvel Studios' The Fantastic Four: First Steps - World Premiere
Self - 'Rachel Rozman'
Smurfs
Mama Poot (voice)
Pee-wee as Himself
Self
Good Hang with Amy Poehler
Everybody's Live with John Mulaney
Self - Director, Performer and Writer
Lightscape
Woman in Hotel
An Almost Christmas Story
Pat (voice)
His Three Daughters
Rachel
The Second Best Hospital in the Galaxy
Nurse Tup (voice)
Jacqueline Novak: Get on Your Knees
Director
American Dream: The 21 Savage Story
Off Script with The Hollywood Reporter
Self
Poker Face
Charlie Cale
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
Natasha Lyonne
Sirens
Executive Producer
DC League of Super-Pets
Merton (voice)
Loot
Executive Producer
Crush
Producer
House Comes with a Bird
Penn
What If...?
Byrdie (voice)
The United States vs. Billie Holiday
Tallulah Bankhead
Happily
Thanks
Sarah Cooper: Everything's Fine
Writer
Lip Service
Risa The VO Agent
Irresistible
Tina
Mae West: Dirty Blonde
Self
Crossing Swords
Norah (voice)
Ricky Powell: The Individualist
Self
Have a Good Trip: Adventures in Psychedelics
Self
Love, Loss, and What I Wore
High Fidelity
Director
Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens
Woman in Hair Salon
John Mulaney & The Sack Lunch Bunch
Natasha Lyonne
Steven Universe Future
Smoky Quartz (voice)
Honey Boy
Mom
Oh Jerome, No
Gretchen
Ad Astra
Tanya Pincus
Uncut Gems
Boston Player Personnel (voice)
Euphoria
Hooker
Russian Doll
Nadia Vulvokov
Family
Juggalette (uncredited)
Explained
Narrator (voice)
Show Dogs
Mattie