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Natasha Lyonne
Natasha Lyonne

Natasha Lyonne

ActingBorn April 4, 1979 (age 47)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.

Filmography

2026Movie
2026Movie
2026
Roommates

as Hannah

Movie
2025
The Bad Guys 2

as Doom aka Susan (voice)

Movie
2025Movie
2025
Smurfs

as Mama Poot (voice)

Movie
2025TV
2025
Everybody's Live with John Mulaney

as Self - Director, Performer and Writer

TV
2024
Lightscape

as Woman in Hotel

Movie
2024Movie
2024Movie
2024TV
2023
Poker Face

as Charlie Cale

TV
2022Movie
2022
DC League of Super-Pets

as Merton (voice)

Movie
2022Movie
2021
What If...?

as Byrdie (voice)

TV
2021Movie
2020
Lip Service

as Risa The VO Agent

Movie
2020Movie
2020Movie
2020
Crossing Swords

as Norah (voice)

TV
2020
Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens

as Woman in Hair Salon

TV
2019Movie
2019
Steven Universe Future

as Smoky Quartz (voice)

TV
2019
Honey Boy

as Mom

Movie
2019
Oh Jerome, No

as Gretchen

TV
2019
Ad Astra

as Tanya Pincus

Movie
2019
Uncut Gems

as Boston Player Personnel (voice)

Movie
2019
Euphoria

as Hooker

TV
2019
Russian Doll

as Nadia Vulvokov

TV
2018
Family

as Juggalette (uncredited)

Movie
2018
Explained

as Narrator (voice)

TV
2018
Show Dogs

as Mattie

Movie
2018
Doulo

as Rena

Movie
2018
Ballmastrz: 9009

as Gaz Digzy (voice)

TV
2018Movie
2017
Big Mouth

as Suzette (voice)

TV
2017
Big Mouth

as Ms. Dunn (voice)

TV
2017
Handsome: A Netflix Mystery Movie

as Detective Fleur Scozzari

Movie
2017
Girlfriend's Day

as Mrs. Taft

Movie
2016
Antibirth

as Lou

Movie
2016Movie
2016
Yoga Hosers

as Tabitha

Movie
2016
Match Game

as Self - Panelist

TV
2016Movie
2016Movie
2016Movie
2015Movie
2015
#Horror

as Emma

Movie
2015Movie
2015
Documentary Now!

as Carla Meola

TV
2015Movie
2014
The Quitter

as Gloria

Movie
2014Movie
2014TV
2014
G.B.F.

as Mrs. Hoegel

Movie
2013
7E

as Yael

Movie
2013
Steven Universe

as Smoky Quartz (voice)

TV
2013
Orange Is the New Black

as Nicky Nichols

TV
2013
Clutter

as Lisa Bradford

Movie
2013Movie
2013
The Rambler

as Cheryl

Movie
2012Movie
2012TV
2012TV
2012
Girls

as Rickey

TV
2012Movie
2012Movie
2011
New Girl

as Gretchen

TV
2011
Night Club

as Mrs. Keaton

Movie
2011
Portlandia

as Madison

TV
2011
Portlandia

as Laura's Friend

TV
2011
Portlandia

as Danielle

TV
2011
Portlandia

as Carrie's Friend #2

TV
2010
Conan

as Self

TV
2010
All About Evil

as Deborah Tennis

Movie
2010Movie
2010
Jelly

as Mona Hammel

Movie
2010
Gavin McInnes is a Fucking Asshole

as Self (archive footage)

Movie
2009
Goyband

as Fani

Movie
2009Movie
2009
RuPaul's Drag Race

as Self - Guest Judge

TV
2009
Loving Leah

as Esther

Movie
2009Movie
2008Movie
2008
Free Radio

as Natasha Lyonne

TV
2006
Child Star Confidential

as Self (archive footage)

TV
2005Movie
2005
Weeds

as Tiffany

TV
2005
Robots

as Loretta Geargrinder (voice)

Movie
2005Movie
2004
Blade: Trinity

as Sommerfield

Movie
2004
Madhouse

as Alice

Movie
2004Movie
2003
Die, Mommie, Die!

as Edith Sussman

Movie
2003
Party Monster

as Brooke

Movie
2003
Old School

as Sara

Movie
2002Movie
2002
Zig Zag

as Jenna the Working Girl

Movie
2002Movie
2002
Plan B

as Kaye

Movie
2001Movie
2001Movie
2001
American Pie 2

as Jessica

Movie
2001
Night Visions

as Bethany Daniels (segment "If a Tree Falls...")

TV
2001Movie
2001
Fast Sofa

as Tamara Jenson

Movie
2001TV
2000Movie
2000Movie
2000Movie
1999
The Auteur Theory

as Rosemary Olsen - Finalist

Movie
1999
Detroit Rock City

as Christine

Movie
1999TV
1999
American Pie

as Jessica

Movie
1998Movie
1998
Will & Grace

as Gillian

TV
1998
Slums of Beverly Hills

as Vivian Abromowitz

Movie
1998Movie
1997
The View

as Self

TV
1996
Everyone Says I Love You

as Djuna 'D.J.' Berlin

Movie
1993Movie
1990
A Man Called Sarge

as Arab Girl

Movie
1989
The Simpsons

as Sophie (voice)

TV
1989Movie
1986TV
1986
Heartburn

as Rachel's Niece (uncredited)

Movie
1975
Saturday Night Live

as Self - Host

TV
1975
Saturday Night Live

as Self - Cameo (uncredited)

TV
1944
Golden Globe Awards

as Self - Presenter

TV
Movie
Can We Talk?

as Joan Rivers

Movie
Darlene

as Annie

Movie

Personal Info

DepartmentActing
BirthdayApril 4, 1979
Place of BirthNew York City, New York, USA
Popularity2.7