Natasha Lyonne
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
1979-04-04 (46 years old)
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
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).
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Acting
Klara and the Sun
as Manager
Basketful of Heads
as June
Can We Talk?
as Joan Rivers
(2025)
(2025)
Smurfs
as Mama Poot (voice)
(2025)
The Bad Guys 2
as Doom (voice)
(2024)
An Almost Christmas Story
as Pat (voice)
(2024)
His Three Daughters
as Rachel
(2024)
Lightscape
as Woman in Hotel
(2022)
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
as Natasha Lyonne
(2022)
DC League of Super-Pets
as Merton (voice)
(2022)
House Comes with a Bird
as Penn
(2021)
The United States vs. Billie Holiday
as Tallulah Bankhead
(2020)
Irresistible
as Tina
(2020)
(2020)
Mae West: Dirty Blonde
as Self
(2020)
(2020)
(2020)
Lip Service
as Risa The VO Agent
(2019)
Uncut Gems
as Boston Player Personnel (voice)
(2019)
Ad Astra
as Tanya Pincus
(2019)
Honey Boy
as Mom
(2019)
John Mulaney & The Sack Lunch Bunch
as Natasha Lyonne
(2018)
Show Dogs
as Mattie
(2018)
A Futile and Stupid Gesture
as Anne Beatts
(2018)
Family
as Juggalette (uncredited)
(2018)
Doulo
as Rena
(2017)
Girlfriend's Day
as Mrs. Taft
(2017)
(2017)
Handsome: A Netflix Mystery Movie
as Detective Fleur Scozzari
(2017)
Cabiria, Charity, Chastity
as Jules
(2016)
Yoga Hosers
as Tabitha
(2016)
The Intervention
as Sarah
(2016)
Jack Goes Home
as Nancy
(2016)
Antibirth
as Lou
(2016)
Adam Green's Aladdin
as Mom
(2016)
(2015)
Sleeping with Other People
as Kara
(2015)
Hello, My Name Is Doris
as Sally
(2015)
#Horror
as Emma
(2015)
Addicted to Fresno
as Martha
(2015)
Bloomin Mud Shuffle
as Jock
(2014)
Loitering with Intent
as Kaplan
(2014)
The Quitter
as Gloria
(2014)
G.B.F.
as Mrs. Hoegel
(2013)
He's Way More Famous Than You
as Natasha Lyonne
(2013)
The Rambler
as Cheryl
(2013)
7E
as Yael
(2013)
Clutter
as Lisa Bradford
(2012)
American Reunion
as Jessica
(2012)
Girl Most Likely
as Allyson
(2012)
4:44 Last Day on Earth
as Tina
(2011)
Night Club
as Mrs. Keaton
(2010)
Jelly
as Mona Hammel
(2010)
Gavin McInnes is a Fucking Asshole
as Self (archive footage)
(2010)
All About Evil
as Deborah Tennis
(2010)
(2010)
Heterosexuals
as Ellia
(2009)
Loving Leah
as Esther
(2009)
Outrage: Born in Terror
as Molly
(2009)
Running Away with Blackie
as Motel Clerk
(2009)
Goyband
as Fani
(2008)
Tricks of Love
as Sally
(2005)
Robots
as Loretta Geargrinder (voice)
(2005)
My Suicidal Sweetheart
as Grace
(2005)
(2005)
America Brown
as Vera
(2004)
Blade: Trinity
as Sommerfield
(2004)
American Pie: Revealed
as Self
(2004)
Madhouse
as Alice
(2003)
Party Monster
as Brooke
(2003)
Old School
as Sara
(2003)
Die, Mommie, Die!
as Edith Sussman
(2002)
Comic Book Villains
as Judy
(2002)
Zig Zag
as Jenna the Working Girl
(2002)
Night at the Golden Eagle
as Amber
(2001)
Scary Movie 2
as Megan
(2001)
American Pie 2
as Jessica
(2001)
Kate & Leopold
as Darci
(2001)
The Grey Zone
as Rosa
(2001)
Fast Sofa
as Tamara Jenson
(2001)
Plan B
as Kaye
(2000)
But I'm a Cheerleader
as Megan
(2000)
If These Walls Could Talk 2
as Jeanne
(2000)
Freeway II: Confessions of a Trickbaby
as White Girl (Crystal)
(1999)
American Pie
as Jessica
(1999)
Detroit Rock City
as Christine
(1999)
The Auteur Theory
as Rosemary Olsen - Finalist
(1998)
Krippendorf's Tribe
as Shelly
(1998)
Slums of Beverly Hills
as Vivian Abromowitz
(1998)
Modern Vampires
as Rachel
(1996)
Everyone Says I Love You
as Djuna 'D.J.' Berlin
(1993)
Dennis the Menace
as Polly
(1990)
A Man Called Sarge
as Arab Girl
(1986)
Heartburn
as Rachel's Niece (uncredited)
Crew
Untitled AI Thriller
Story
Basketful of Heads
Producer
Uncanny Valley
Writer, Director, Producer
(2024)
His Three Daughters
Executive Producer
(2024)
Jacqueline Novak: Get on Your Knees
Director, Executive Producer
(2022)
Crush
Producer
(2022)
Sirens
Executive Producer
(2021)
Happily
Thanks
(2020)
Sarah Cooper: Everything's Fine
Writer, Executive Producer, Director
(2017)
Cabiria, Charity, Chastity
Writer, Director
(2016)
Antibirth
Producer
(2000)
Freeway II: Confessions of a Trickbaby
Associate Producer