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