Natasha Lyonne
Known for Acting · 154 credits
- Born
- 1979-04-04 (age 47)
- Place of birth
- New York City, New York, USA
- Also known as
- Natasha Leon · Natasha Bianca Lyonne Braunstein
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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Known For
TV Shows (51)
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
as Gia Eskas
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
as Self
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
as Self - Guest
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
as Self / Self - Guest
The Simpsons
1989
as Sophie (voice)
Conan
2010
as Self
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
as Self - Guest
The Late Late Show with James Corden
2015
as Self - Guest
Euphoria
2019
as Hooker
The View
1997
as Self
Saturday Night Live
1975
as Self - Host / Self - Cameo (uncredited)
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003
as Self
New Girl
2011
as Gretchen
RuPaul's Drag Race
2009
as Self - Guest Judge
Golden Globe Awards
1944
as Self - Presenter
Orange Is the New Black
2013
as Nicky Nichols
Will & Grace
1998
as Gillian
Weeds
2005
as Tiffany
Steven Universe
2013
as Smoky Quartz (voice)
What If...?
2021
as Byrdie (voice)
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
2015
as Self
Big Mouth
2017
as Suzette (voice) / Ms. Dunn (voice)
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
2014
as Self
Girls
2012
as Rickey
Comedy Bang! Bang!
2012
as Katie
Poker Face
2023
as Charlie Cale
The Eric Andre Show
2012
as Self
Match Game
2016
as Self - Panelist
Explained
2018
as Narrator (voice)
Grounded for Life
2001
as Gretchen
Pee-wee's Playhouse
1986
as Opal
Portlandia
2011
as Madison / Laura's Friend / Danielle / Carrie's Friend #2
The $100,000 Pyramid
2016
as Self
Everybody's Live with John Mulaney
2025
as Self - Director, Performer and Writer
Documentary Now!
2015
as Carla Meola
Steven Universe Future
2019
as Smoky Quartz (voice)
Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens
2020
as Woman in Hair Salon
Off Script with The Hollywood Reporter
2023
as Self
The Second Best Hospital in the Galaxy
2024
as Nurse Tup (voice)
Russian Doll
2019
as Nadia Vulvokov
Night Visions
2001
as Bethany Daniels (segment "If a Tree Falls...")
Free Radio
2008
as Natasha Lyonne
Ballmastrz: 9009
2018
as Gaz Digzy (voice)
Party Legends
2016
Crossing Swords
2020
as Norah (voice)
Pee-wee as Himself
2025
as Self
The Knights of Prosperity
2007
Oh Jerome, No
2019
as Gretchen
Child Star Confidential
2006
as Self (archive footage)
Good Hang with Amy Poehler
2025
Teen Choice Awards
1999
as Self
Movies (103)
The Bad Guys 2
2025
as Doom aka Susan (voice)
The Fantastic 4: First Steps
2025
as Rachel Rozman
American Pie
1999
as Jessica
Scary Movie 2
2001
as Megan
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
2022
as Natasha Lyonne
Roommates
2026
as Hannah
Smurfs
2025
as Mama Poot (voice)
American Reunion
2012
as Jessica
Robots
2005
as Loretta Geargrinder (voice)
Uncut Gems
2019
as Boston Player Personnel (voice)
Dennis the Menace
1993
as Polly
Blade: Trinity
2004
as Sommerfield
American Pie 2
2001
as Jessica
DC League of Super-Pets
2022
as Merton (voice)
An Almost Christmas Story
2024
as Pat (voice)
Ad Astra
2019
as Tanya Pincus
But I'm a Cheerleader
2000
as Megan
Show Dogs
2018
as Mattie
Kate & Leopold
2001
as Darci
Everyone Says I Love You
1996
as Djuna 'D.J.' Berlin
Klara and the Sun
2026
as Manager
Crazy for Love
2005
as Grace
Yoga Hosers
2016
as Tabitha
The Grey Zone
2001
as Rosa
Sleeping with Other People
2015
as Kara
Slums of Beverly Hills
1998
as Vivian Abromowitz
American Pie: Revealed
2004
as Self
Heartburn
1986
as Rachel's Niece (uncredited)
Detroit Rock City
1999
as Christine
Hello, My Name Is Doris
2015
as Sally
Lightscape
2024
as Woman in Hotel
Pathetic Fallacy
#Horror
2015
as Emma
Girl Most Likely
2012
as Allyson
4:44 Last Day on Earth
2012
as Tina
Madhouse
2004
as Alice
Party Monster
2003
as Brooke
Irresistible
2020
as Tina
Outrage: Born in Terror
2009
as Molly
Honey Boy
2019
as Mom
Krippendorf's Tribe
1998
as Shelly
The United States vs. Billie Holiday
2021
as Tallulah Bankhead
If These Walls Could Talk 2
2000
as Jeanne
A Futile and Stupid Gesture
2018
as Anne Beatts
House Comes with a Bird
2022
as Penn
His Three Daughters
2024
as Rachel
Bloomin Mud Shuffle
2015
as Jock
Jelly
2010
as Mona Hammel
Loving Leah
2009
as Esther
Have a Good Trip: Adventures in Psychedelics
2020
as Self
Comic Book Villains
2002
as Judy
Modern Vampires
1998
as Rachel
Darby Forever
2016
John Mulaney & The Sack Lunch Bunch
2019
as Natasha Lyonne
April Fool
1989
Old School
2003
as Sara
Heterosexuals
2010
as Ellia
Loitering with Intent
2014
as Kaplan
Adam Green's Aladdin
2016
as Mom
All About Evil
2010
as Deborah Tennis
The Intervention
2016
as Sarah
Family
2018
as Juggalette (uncredited)
Night at the Golden Eagle
2002
as Amber
Girlfriend's Day
2017
as Mrs. Taft
Cabiria, Charity, Chastity
2017
as Jules
A Man Called Sarge
1990
as Arab Girl
The Auteur Theory
1999
as Rosemary Olsen - Finalist
Zig Zag
2002
as Jenna the Working Girl
Marvel Studios' The Fantastic Four: First Steps - World Premiere
2025
as Self - 'Rachel Rozman'
Addicted to Fresno
2015
as Martha
Freeway II: Confessions of a Trickbaby
2000
as White Girl (Crystal)
American Dream: The 21 Savage Story
2024
Die, Mommie, Die!
2003
as Edith Sussman
Nightstalkers, Daywalkers, and Familiars: Inside the World of Blade Trinity
2005
as Self
Handsome: A Netflix Mystery Movie
2017
as Detective Fleur Scozzari
Night of Too Many Stars: America Unites for Autism Programs
2017
as Self
Doulo
2018
as Rena
Ricky Powell: The Individualist
2020
as Self
Plan B
2002
as Kaye
Fast Sofa
2001
as Tamara Jenson
Jack Goes Home
2016
as Nancy
He's Way More Famous Than You
2013
as Natasha Lyonne
Can We Talk?
as Joan Rivers
Love, Loss, and What I Wore
2020
Antibirth
2016
as Lou
Mae West: Dirty Blonde
2020
as Self
Goyband
2009
as Fani
The Immaculate Conception of Little Dizzle
2010
as Tracy
ChikaBOOM!!
2026
Basketful of Heads
as June
Uncanny Valley
The Rambler
2013
as Cheryl
Running Away with Blackie
2009
as Motel Clerk
America Brown
2005
as Vera
Clutter
2013
as Lisa Bradford
Gavin McInnes is a Fucking Asshole
2010
as Self (archive footage)
The Quitter
2014
as Gloria
Night Club
2011
as Mrs. Keaton
Tricks of Love
2008
as Sally
Lip Service
2020
as Risa The VO Agent
Darlene
as Annie
7E
2013
as Yael
G.B.F.
2014
as Mrs. Hoegel
About Natasha Lyonne
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… With 154 credits spanning from 1944 to 2026, Natasha Lyonne has appeared in 103 films and 51 TV shows.
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- The Bad Guys 2 (2025) — as Doom aka Susan (voice)
- The Fantastic 4: First Steps (2025) — as Rachel Rozman
- American Pie (1999) — as Jessica
- Scary Movie 2 (2001) — as Megan
- Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery (2022) — as Natasha Lyonne
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