Natasha Lyonne
Known for Acting · 151 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
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
as Gia Eskas
The Simpsons
1989
as Sophie (voice)
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
as Self - Guest
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
as Self - Guest
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
as Self
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
as Self / Self - Guest
TV Shows (49)
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
as Gia Eskas
The Simpsons
1989
as Sophie (voice)
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
as Self - Guest
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
as Self - Guest
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
as Self
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
as Self / Self - Guest
Conan
2010
as Self
Saturday Night Live
1975
as Self - Host / Self - Cameo (uncredited)
The Late Late Show with James Corden
2015
as Self - Guest
The View
1997
as Self
Golden Globe Awards
1944
as Self - Presenter
RuPaul's Drag Race
2009
as Self - Guest Judge
Will & Grace
1998
as Gillian
New Girl
2011
as Gretchen
Orange Is the New Black
2013
as Nicky Nichols
Weeds
2005
as Tiffany
What If...?
2021
as Byrdie (voice)
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003
as Self
Steven Universe
2013
as Smoky Quartz (voice)
Big Mouth
2017
as Suzette (voice) / Ms. Dunn (voice)
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
2014
as Self
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
2015
as Self
Girls
2012
as Rickey
Poker Face
2023
as Charlie Cale
Grounded for Life
2001
as Gretchen
Comedy Bang! Bang!
2012
as Katie
Portlandia
2011
as Madison / Laura's Friend / Danielle / Carrie's Friend #2
Match Game
2016
as Self - Panelist
The $100,000 Pyramid
2016
as Self
Explained
2018
as Narrator (voice)
The Eric Andre Show
2012
as Self
Everybody's Live with John Mulaney
2025
as Self - Director, Performer and Writer
Documentary Now!
2015
as Carla Meola
Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens
2020
as Woman in Hair Salon
Off Script with The Hollywood Reporter
2023
as Self
Pee-wee's Playhouse
1986
as Opal
Steven Universe Future
2019
as Smoky Quartz (voice)
Russian Doll
2019
as Nadia Vulvokov
Night Visions
2001
as Bethany Daniels (segment "If a Tree Falls...")
The Second Best Hospital in the Galaxy
2024
as Nurse Tup (voice)
Crossing Swords
2020
as Norah (voice)
Free Radio
2008
as Natasha Lyonne
The Knights of Prosperity
2007
Party Legends
2016
Pee-wee as Himself
2025
as Self
Ballmastrz: 9009
2018
as Gaz Digzy (voice)
Oh Jerome, No
2019
as Gretchen
Child Star Confidential
2006
as Self (archive footage)
Teen Choice Awards
1999
as Self
Movies (102)
The Fantastic 4: First Steps
2025
as Rachel Rozman
The Bad Guys 2
2025
as Doom aka Susan (voice)
American Pie
1999
as Jessica
Scary Movie 2
2001
as Megan
Roommates
2026
as Hannah
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
2022
as Natasha Lyonne
Robots
2005
as Loretta Geargrinder (voice)
Smurfs
2025
as Mama Poot (voice)
Blade: Trinity
2004
as Sommerfield
American Pie 2
2001
as Jessica
American Reunion
2012
as Jessica
Uncut Gems
2019
as Boston Player Personnel (voice)
DC League of Super-Pets
2022
as Merton (voice)
Dennis the Menace
1993
as Polly
Kate & Leopold
2001
as Darci
Ad Astra
2019
as Tanya Pincus
But I'm a Cheerleader
2000
as Megan
Irresistible
2020
as Tina
Sleeping with Other People
2015
as Kara
Hello, My Name Is Doris
2015
as Sally
Detroit Rock City
1999
as Christine
Honey Boy
2019
as Mom
Everyone Says I Love You
1996
as Djuna 'D.J.' Berlin
Night of Too Many Stars: America Unites for Autism Programs
2017
as Self
Heartburn
1986
as Rachel's Niece (uncredited)
Show Dogs
2018
as Mattie
Have a Good Trip: Adventures in Psychedelics
2020
as Self
If These Walls Could Talk 2
2000
as Jeanne
Yoga Hosers
2016
as Tabitha
The Grey Zone
2001
as Rosa
An Almost Christmas Story
2024
as Pat (voice)
Handsome: A Netflix Mystery Movie
2017
as Detective Fleur Scozzari
Party Monster
2003
as Brooke
His Three Daughters
2024
as Rachel
Marvel Studios' The Fantastic Four: First Steps - World Premiere
2025
as Self - 'Rachel Rozman'
The United States vs. Billie Holiday
2021
as Tallulah Bankhead
Klara and the Sun
2026
as Manager
A Futile and Stupid Gesture
2018
as Anne Beatts
Girl Most Likely
2012
as Allyson
Family
2018
as Juggalette (uncredited)
4:44 Last Day on Earth
2012
as Tina
Freeway II: Confessions of a Trickbaby
2000
as White Girl (Crystal)
Zig Zag
2002
as Jenna the Working Girl
American Pie: Revealed
2004
as Self
Fast Sofa
2001
as Tamara Jenson
Loving Leah
2009
as Esther
The Intervention
2016
as Sarah
Madhouse
2004
as Alice
Slums of Beverly Hills
1998
as Vivian Abromowitz
Modern Vampires
1998
as Rachel
Crazy for Love
2005
as Grace
Krippendorf's Tribe
1998
as Shelly
All About Evil
2010
as Deborah Tennis
Cabiria, Charity, Chastity
2017
as Jules
Addicted to Fresno
2015
as Martha
Comic Book Villains
2002
as Judy
He's Way More Famous Than You
2013
as Natasha Lyonne
Girlfriend's Day
2017
as Mrs. Taft
John Mulaney & The Sack Lunch Bunch
2019
as Natasha Lyonne
Gavin McInnes is a Fucking Asshole
2010
as Self (archive footage)
Night Club
2011
as Mrs. Keaton
The Auteur Theory
1999
as Rosemary Olsen - Finalist
#Horror
2015
as Emma
Loitering with Intent
2014
as Kaplan
Plan B
2002
as Kaye
The Rambler
2013
as Cheryl
Clutter
2013
as Lisa Bradford
Old School
2003
as Sara
Ricky Powell: The Individualist
2020
as Self
Night at the Golden Eagle
2002
as Amber
Outrage: Born in Terror
2009
as Molly
Antibirth
2016
as Lou
Die, Mommie, Die!
2003
as Edith Sussman
Mae West: Dirty Blonde
2020
as Self
7E
2013
as Yael
Bloomin Mud Shuffle
2015
as Jock
Jelly
2010
as Mona Hammel
Jack Goes Home
2016
as Nancy
Tricks of Love
2008
as Sally
The Immaculate Conception of Little Dizzle
2010
as Tracy
Doulo
2018
as Rena
House Comes with a Bird
2022
as Penn
Darby Forever
2016
America Brown
2005
as Vera
A Man Called Sarge
1990
as Arab Girl
Adam Green's Aladdin
2016
as Mom
Goyband
2009
as Fani
Love, Loss, and What I Wore
2020
April Fool
1989
Darlene
as Annie
The Quitter
2014
as Gloria
Heterosexuals
2010
as Ellia
Lip Service
2020
as Risa The VO Agent
American Dream: The 21 Savage Story
2024
Basketful of Heads
as June
Running Away with Blackie
2009
as Motel Clerk
Lightscape
2024
as Woman in Hotel
Pathetic Fallacy
Uncanny Valley
ChikaBOOM!
2026
Can We Talk?
as Joan Rivers
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 151 credits spanning from 1944 to 2026, Natasha Lyonne has appeared in 102 films and 49 TV shows.
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- The Fantastic 4: First Steps (2025) — as Rachel Rozman
- The Bad Guys 2 (2025) — as Doom aka Susan (voice)
- American Pie (1999) — as Jessica
- Scary Movie 2 (2001) — as Megan
- Roommates (2026) — as Hannah
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