Name
Natasha Lyonne
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1979-04-04 (47 years old)
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
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).
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- 2003 Party Monster as Brooke
- 1999 American Pie as Jessica
- 2001 American Pie 2 as Jessica
- 2000 But I'm a Cheerleader as Megan
- 2001 Kate & Leopold as Darci
- 1998 Modern Vampires as Rachel
- 1998 Krippendorf's Tribe as Shelly
- 1996 Everyone Says I Love You as Djuna 'D.J.' Berlin
- 1999 Detroit Rock City as Christine
- 2000 If These Walls Could Talk 2 as Jeanne
- 2002 Comic Book Villains as Judy
- 2004 Blade: Trinity as Sommerfield
- 1998 Slums of Beverly Hills as Vivian Abromowitz
- 2001 The Grey Zone as Rosa
- 2003 Die, Mommie, Die! as Edith Sussman
- 2004 Madhouse as Alice
- 2000 Freeway II: Confessions of a Trickbaby as White Girl (Crystal)
- 2010 All About Evil as Deborah Tennis
- 2001 Fast Sofa as Tamara Jenson
- 2012 American Reunion as Jessica
- 2009 Outrage: Born in Terror as Molly
- 2012 Girl Most Likely as Allyson
- 2002 Night at the Golden Eagle as Amber
- 2010 Jelly as Mona Hammel
- 2010 Heterosexuals as Ellia
- 2005 America Brown as Vera
- 2022 House Comes with a Bird as Penn
- 2024 His Three Daughters as Rachel
- 1999 The Auteur Theory as Rosemary Olsen - Finalist
- 2008 Tricks of Love as Sally
- 2013 The Rambler as Cheryl
- 2013 He's Way More Famous Than You as Natasha Lyonne
- 2005 Crazy for Love as Grace
- 2012 4:44 Last Day on Earth as Tina
- 2009 Running Away with Blackie as Motel Clerk
- 2014 G.B.F. as Mrs. Hoegel
- 2010 Gavin McInnes is a Fucking Asshole as Self (archive footage)
- 2002 Zig Zag as Jenna the Working Girl
- 2009 Loving Leah as Esther
- 2015 Addicted to Fresno as Martha
- 2015 Sleeping with Other People as Kara
- 2015 #Horror as Emma
- 2011 Night Club as Mrs. Keaton
- 2019 Uncut Gems as Boston Player Personnel (voice)
- 2016 Yoga Hosers as Tabitha
- 2022 Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery as Natasha Lyonne
- 2015 Hello, My Name Is Doris as Sally
- 2014 Loitering with Intent as Kaplan
- 2026 Klara and the Sun as Manager
- 2016 The Intervention as Sarah
- 2020 Mae West: Dirty Blonde as Self
- 2025 Smurfs as Mama Poot (voice)
- 2016 Antibirth as Lou
- 2016 Jack Goes Home as Nancy
- 2025 The Fantastic 4: First Steps as Rachel Rozman
- 2016 Adam Green's Aladdin as Mom
- 2018 A Futile and Stupid Gesture as Anne Beatts
- 2016 Darby Forever as The Baddest Girl
- 2017 Handsome: A Netflix Mystery Movie as Detective Fleur Scozzari
- 2017 Girlfriend's Day as Mrs. Taft
- 2015 Bloomin Mud Shuffle as Jock
- 2013 7E as Yael
- 2017 Night of Too Many Stars: America Unites for Autism Programs as Self
- 2001 Scary Movie 2 as Megan
- 2018 Show Dogs as Mattie
- 2014 The Quitter as Gloria
- 2013 Clutter as Lisa Bradford
- 2005 Robots as Loretta Geargrinder (voice)
- 2002 Plan B as Kaye
- 2010 The Immaculate Conception of Little Dizzle as Tracy
- 2019 Honey Boy as Mom
- 2018 Doulo as Rena
- 2019 John Mulaney & The Sack Lunch Bunch as Natasha Lyonne
- 1993 Dennis the Menace as Polly
- 2020 Irresistible as Tina
- 2020 Lip Service as Risa The VO Agent
- 1986 Heartburn as Rachel's Niece (uncredited)
- 2019 Ad Astra as Tanya Pincus
- 2021 The United States vs. Billie Holiday as Tallulah Bankhead
- 2020 Have a Good Trip: Adventures in Psychedelics as Self
- 2009 Goyband as Fani
- 2020 Love, Loss, and What I Wore
- 2004 American Pie: Revealed as Self
- 1990 A Man Called Sarge as Arab Girl
- 2018 Family as Juggalette (uncredited)
- 2022 DC League of Super-Pets as Merton (voice)
- 2024 An Almost Christmas Story as Pat (voice)
- 2025 The Bad Guys 2 as Doom aka Susan (voice)
- 2020 Ricky Powell: The Individualist as Self
- 2003 Old School as Sara
- Soon Basketful of Heads as June
- 2024 Lightscape as Woman in Hotel
- Soon Uncanny Valley
- Soon Can We Talk? as Joan Rivers
- 2026 Roommates as Hannah
- 1989 April Fool
- 2025 Marvel Studios' The Fantastic Four: First Steps - World Premiere as Self - 'Rachel Rozman'
- 2026 Pathetic Fallacy as (voice)
- Soon Darlene as Annie
- 2026 ChikaBOOM!!
- 2005 Nightstalkers, Daywalkers, and Familiars: Inside the World of Blade Trinity as Self
- 2025 SNL50: The Homecoming Concert as Self
- 2007 The Knights of Prosperity ( 1 episode )
- 2011 New Girl ( 1 episode ) as Gretchen
- 1986 Pee-wee's Playhouse ( 13 episodes ) as Opal
- 2001 Night Visions ( 1 episode ) as Bethany Daniels (segment "If a Tree Falls...")
- 2023 Poker Face ( 22 episodes ) as Charlie Cale
- 2001 Grounded for Life ( 1 episode ) as Gretchen
- 1998 Will & Grace ( 1 episode ) as Gillian
- 2013 Orange Is the New Black ( 81 episodes ) as Nicky Nichols
- 2005 Weeds ( 1 episode ) as Tiffany
- 2012 Girls ( 1 episode ) as Rickey
- 2012 Comedy Bang! Bang! ( 1 episode ) as Katie
- 2014 Late Night with Seth Meyers ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2012 The Eric Andre Show ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2008 Free Radio ( 1 episode ) as Natasha Lyonne
- 2011 Portlandia ( 1 episode ) as Madison
- 2015 The Late Late Show with James Corden ( 1 episode ) as Self - Guest
- 1999 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit ( 1 episode ) as Gia Eskas
- 2011 Portlandia ( 1 episode ) as Laura's Friend
- 2011 Portlandia ( 1 episode ) as Danielle
- 2016 Party Legends ( 1 episode )
- 2016 The $100,000 Pyramid ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1975 Saturday Night Live ( 1 episode ) as Self - Host
- 2014 The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon ( 4 episodes ) as Self - Guest
- 2024 The Second Best Hospital in the Galaxy ( 8 episodes ) as Nurse Tup (voice)
- 2019 Oh Jerome, No ( 1 episode ) as Gretchen
- 2018 Ballmastrz: 9009 ( 21 episodes ) as Gaz Digzy (voice)
- 2014 Variety Studio: Actors on Actors ( 2 episodes ) as Self
- 2009 Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen ( 3 episodes ) as Self - Guest
- 2016 Match Game ( 1 episode ) as Self - Panelist
- 1999 Teen Choice Awards ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2013 Steven Universe ( 3 episodes ) as Smoky Quartz (voice)
- 2019 Russian Doll ( 15 episodes ) as Nadia Vulvokov
- 1997 The View ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2015 Documentary Now! ( 1 episode ) as Carla Meola
- 2011 Portlandia ( 1 episode ) as Carrie's Friend #2
- 2009 RuPaul's Drag Race ( 1 episode ) as Self - Guest Judge
- 1975 Saturday Night Live ( 1 episode ) as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
- 2015 The Late Show with Stephen Colbert ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2020 Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens ( 1 episode ) as Woman in Hair Salon
- 2018 Explained ( 1 episode ) as Narrator (voice)
- 2019 Steven Universe Future ( 1 episode ) as Smoky Quartz (voice)
- 1989 The Simpsons ( 4 episodes ) as Sophie (voice)
- 2015 Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1944 Golden Globe Awards ( 1 episode ) as Self - Presenter
- 2017 Big Mouth ( 3 episodes ) as Suzette (voice)
- 2020 Crossing Swords ( 1 episode ) as Norah (voice)
- 2010 Conan ( 3 episodes ) as Self
- 2021 What If...? ( 2 episodes ) as Byrdie (voice)
- 2023 Off Script with The Hollywood Reporter ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2025 Everybody's Live with John Mulaney ( 1 episode ) as Self - Director, Performer and Writer
- 2017 Big Mouth ( 3 episodes ) as Ms. Dunn (voice)
- 2025 Pee-wee as Himself ( 2 episodes ) as Self
- 2014 Late Night with Seth Meyers ( 2 episodes ) as Self - Guest
- 2006 Child Star Confidential ( 1 episode ) as Self (archive footage)
- 2003 The Ellen DeGeneres Show ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2019 Euphoria ( 1 episode ) as Hooker
- 2025 Good Hang with Amy Poehler ( 1 episode ) as Self - Guest
- 2011 NTSF:SD:SUV:: ( 1 episode ) as Mrs. Barbato
