Natasha Lyonne

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

154

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). Description above from the Wikipedia article Natasha Lyonne, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

  • Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

    Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

  • The Simpsons

    The Simpsons

  • The Fantastic 4: First Steps

    The Fantastic 4: First Steps

  • The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

    The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

  • Late Night with Seth Meyers

    Late Night with Seth Meyers

  • Late Night with Seth Meyers

    Late Night with Seth Meyers

  • Conan

    Conan

  • The Bad Guys 2

    The Bad Guys 2

  • Saturday Night Live

    Saturday Night Live

  • Saturday Night Live

    Saturday Night Live

  • Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

    Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

  • New Girl

    New Girl

  • The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

    The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

  • Will & Grace

    Will & Grace

  • RuPaul's Drag Race

    RuPaul's Drag Race

  • The Late Late Show with James Corden

    The Late Late Show with James Corden

  • Weeds

    Weeds

  • Golden Globe Awards

    Golden Globe Awards

  • Orange Is the New Black

    Orange Is the New Black

  • The View

    The View

  • Smurfs

    Smurfs

  • Big Mouth

    Big Mouth

  • Big Mouth

    Big Mouth

  • What If...?

    What If...?

  • Steven Universe

    Steven Universe

  • Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

    Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

  • Girls

    Girls

  • Comedy Bang! Bang!

    Comedy Bang! Bang!

  • Poker Face

    Poker Face

  • American Pie

    American Pie

  • Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery

    Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery

  • Portlandia

    Portlandia

  • Portlandia

    Portlandia

  • Portlandia

    Portlandia

  • Portlandia

    Portlandia

  • Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

    Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

  • Scary Movie 2

    Scary Movie 2

  • DC League of Super-Pets

    DC League of Super-Pets

  • Explained

    Explained

  • Robots

    Robots

  • Match Game

    Match Game

  • Grounded for Life

    Grounded for Life

  • The Eric Andre Show

    The Eric Andre Show

  • Steven Universe Future

    Steven Universe Future

  • Dennis the Menace

    Dennis the Menace

  • American Pie 2

    American Pie 2

  • If These Walls Could Talk 2

    If These Walls Could Talk 2

  • The $100,000 Pyramid

    The $100,000 Pyramid

  • Uncut Gems

    Uncut Gems

  • Lie Detector

    Lie Detector

  • Blade: Trinity

    Blade: Trinity

  • Russian Doll

    Russian Doll

  • Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens

    Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens

  • Night of Too Many Stars: America Unites for Autism Programs

    Night of Too Many Stars: America Unites for Autism Programs

  • Documentary Now!

    Documentary Now!

  • American Reunion

    American Reunion

  • 7E

    7E

  • Family

    Family

  • The Second Best Hospital in the Galaxy

    The Second Best Hospital in the Galaxy

  • Show Dogs

    Show Dogs

  • The Quitter

    The Quitter

  • Kate & Leopold

    Kate & Leopold

  • The Intervention

    The Intervention

  • Darby Forever

    Darby Forever

  • Everybody's Live with John Mulaney

    Everybody's Live with John Mulaney

  • Loving Leah

    Loving Leah

  • Nightstalkers, Daywalkers, and Familiars: Inside the World of 'Blade: Trinity'

    Nightstalkers, Daywalkers, and Familiars: Inside the World of 'Blade: Trinity'

  • Roommates

    Roommates

  • Off Script with The Hollywood Reporter

    Off Script with The Hollywood Reporter

  • Fantasmas

    Fantasmas

  • Pee-wee's Playhouse

    Pee-wee's Playhouse

  • Night Visions

    Night Visions

  • Yoga Hosers

    Yoga Hosers

  • An Almost Christmas Story

    An Almost Christmas Story

  • #Horror

    #Horror

  • Antibirth

    Antibirth

  • Zig Zag

    Zig Zag

  • But I'm a Cheerleader

    But I'm a Cheerleader

  • Old School

    Old School

  • Modern Vampires

    Modern Vampires

  • Party Monster

    Party Monster

  • Everyone Says I Love You

    Everyone Says I Love You

  • Heartburn

    Heartburn

  • Fast Sofa

    Fast Sofa

  • The United States vs. Billie Holiday

    The United States vs. Billie Holiday

  • Have a Good Trip: Adventures in Psychedelics

    Have a Good Trip: Adventures in Psychedelics

  • Detroit Rock City

    Detroit Rock City

  • Madhouse

    Madhouse

  • Jelly

    Jelly

  • Ballmastrz: 9009

    Ballmastrz: 9009

  • Plan B

    Plan B

  • Ad Astra

    Ad Astra

  • Lip Service

    Lip Service

  • Sleeping with Other People

    Sleeping with Other People

  • Goyband

    Goyband

  • The Rambler

    The Rambler

  • America Brown

    America Brown

  • Night Club

    Night Club

  • Klara and the Sun

    Klara and the Sun

  • Pee-wee as Himself

    Pee-wee as Himself

  • Doulo

    Doulo

  • The Grey Zone

    The Grey Zone

  • Krippendorf's Tribe

    Krippendorf's Tribe

  • American Pie: Revealed

    American Pie: Revealed

  • Crossing Swords

    Crossing Swords

  • Freeway II: Confessions of a Trickbaby

    Freeway II: Confessions of a Trickbaby

  • He's Way More Famous Than You

    He's Way More Famous Than You

  • Honey Boy

    Honey Boy

  • Slums of Beverly Hills

    Slums of Beverly Hills

  • 4:44 Last Day on Earth

    4:44 Last Day on Earth

  • Heterosexuals

    Heterosexuals

  • Irresistible

    Irresistible

  • Comic Book Villains

    Comic Book Villains

  • Girl Most Likely

    Girl Most Likely

  • Adam Green's Aladdin

    Adam Green's Aladdin

  • Jack Goes Home

    Jack Goes Home

  • The Auteur Theory

    The Auteur Theory

  • Tricks of Love

    Tricks of Love

  • Outrage: Born in Terror

    Outrage: Born in Terror

  • Marvel Studios' The Fantastic Four: First Steps - World Premiere

    Marvel Studios' The Fantastic Four: First Steps - World Premiere

  • Party Legends

    Party Legends

  • Free Radio

    Free Radio

  • Handsome: A Netflix Mystery Movie

    Handsome: A Netflix Mystery Movie

  • Oh Jerome, No

    Oh Jerome, No

  • Die, Mommie, Die!

    Die, Mommie, Die!

  • Bloomin Mud Shuffle

    Bloomin Mud Shuffle

  • Night at the Golden Eagle

    Night at the Golden Eagle

  • Loitering with Intent

    Loitering with Intent

  • The Knights of Prosperity

    The Knights of Prosperity

  • Addicted to Fresno

    Addicted to Fresno

  • A Man Called Sarge

    A Man Called Sarge

  • His Three Daughters

    His Three Daughters

  • Hello, My Name Is Doris

    Hello, My Name Is Doris

  • My Suicidal Sweetheart

    My Suicidal Sweetheart

  • The Immaculate Conception of Little Dizzle

    The Immaculate Conception of Little Dizzle

  • Cabiria, Charity, Chastity

    Cabiria, Charity, Chastity

  • A Futile and Stupid Gesture

    A Futile and Stupid Gesture

  • All About Evil

    All About Evil

  • Girlfriend's Day

    Girlfriend's Day

  • House Comes with a Bird

    House Comes with a Bird

  • John Mulaney & The Sack Lunch Bunch

    John Mulaney & The Sack Lunch Bunch

  • Ricky Powell: The Individualist

    Ricky Powell: The Individualist

  • Love, Loss, and What I Wore

    Love, Loss, and What I Wore

  • Basketful of Heads

    Basketful of Heads

  • Running Away with Blackie

    Running Away with Blackie

  • Lightscape

    Lightscape

  • Clutter

    Clutter

  • Teen Choice Awards

    Teen Choice Awards

  • Mae West: Dirty Blonde

    Mae West: Dirty Blonde

  • Uncanny Valley

    Uncanny Valley

  • April Fool

    April Fool

  • Gavin McInnes is a Fucking Asshole

    Gavin McInnes is a Fucking Asshole

  • Can We Talk?

    Can We Talk?

  • G.B.F.

    G.B.F.