Natasha Lyonne
Acting
- Born:
- 1979-04-04
- 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). 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
Pathetic Fallacy
ChikaBOOM!!
Roommates
The Bad Guys 2
The Fantastic 4: First Steps
Marvel Studios' The Fantastic Four: First Steps - World Premiere
Smurfs
Pee-wee as Himself
Good Hang with Amy Poehler
Everybody's Live with John Mulaney
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
Lightscape
An Almost Christmas Story
His Three Daughters
The Second Best Hospital in the Galaxy
Off Script with The Hollywood Reporter
Poker Face
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
DC League of Super-Pets
House Comes with a Bird
What If...?
The United States vs. Billie Holiday
Lip Service
Irresistible
Mae West: Dirty Blonde
Crossing Swords
Ricky Powell: The Individualist
Have a Good Trip: Adventures in Psychedelics
Love, Loss, and What I Wore
Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens
John Mulaney & The Sack Lunch Bunch
Uncut Gems
Steven Universe Future
Honey Boy
Oh Jerome, No
Ad Astra
Euphoria
Russian Doll
Family
Explained
Show Dogs
Doulo
Ballmastrz: 9009
A Futile and Stupid Gesture
Night of Too Many Stars: America Unites for Autism Programs
Big Mouth
Handsome: A Netflix Mystery Movie
Girlfriend's Day
Antibirth
The Intervention
Yoga Hosers
Party Legends
The $100,000 Pyramid
Match Game
Adam Green's Aladdin
Jack Goes Home
Darby Forever
Hello, My Name Is Doris
#Horror
Addicted to Fresno
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Documentary Now!
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
Sleeping with Other People
Bloomin Mud Shuffle
The Late Late Show with James Corden
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
The Quitter
Loitering with Intent
Late Night with Seth Meyers
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
G.B.F.
7E
Steven Universe
Orange Is the New Black
Clutter
He's Way More Famous Than You
The Rambler
Girl Most Likely
Comedy Bang! Bang!
The Eric Andre Show
Girls
American Reunion
4:44 Last Day on Earth
New Girl
NTSF:SD:SUV::
Night Club
Portlandia
Conan
The Immaculate Conception of Little Dizzle
All About Evil
Heterosexuals
Jelly
Gavin McInnes is a Fucking Asshole
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Goyband
Running Away with Blackie
RuPaul's Drag Race
Loving Leah
Outrage: Born in Terror
Tricks of Love
Free Radio
The Knights of Prosperity
Child Star Confidential
America Brown
Weeds
Nightstalkers, Daywalkers, and Familiars: Inside the World of Blade Trinity
Robots
Crazy for Love
Blade: Trinity
Madhouse
American Pie: Revealed
Die, Mommie, Die!
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Party Monster
Old School
Comic Book Villains
Zig Zag
Night at the Golden Eagle
Plan B
Kate & Leopold
The Grey Zone
American Pie 2
Night Visions
Scary Movie 2
Fast Sofa
Grounded for Life
But I'm a Cheerleader
Freeway II: Confessions of a Trickbaby
If These Walls Could Talk 2
The Auteur Theory
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Detroit Rock City
Teen Choice Awards
American Pie
Modern Vampires
Will & Grace
Slums of Beverly Hills
Krippendorf's Tribe
The View
Everyone Says I Love You
Dennis the Menace
A Man Called Sarge
The Simpsons
April Fool
Pee-wee's Playhouse
Heartburn
Saturday Night Live
Golden Globe Awards
Basketful of Heads
Uncanny Valley
Can We Talk?
Darlene