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).
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Acting (93 movies)
Party Monster
2003
American Pie
1999
American Pie 2
2001
But I'm a Cheerleader
2000
Kate & Leopold
2001
Modern Vampires
1998
Krippendorf's Tribe
1998
Everyone Says I Love You
1996
Detroit Rock City
1999
If These Walls Could Talk 2
2000
Comic Book Villains
2002
Blade: Trinity
2004
Slums of Beverly Hills
1998
The Grey Zone
2001
Die, Mommie, Die!
2003
Madhouse
2004
Freeway II: Confessions of a Trickbaby
2000
All About Evil
2010
Fast Sofa
2001
American Reunion
2012
Outrage: Born in Terror
2009
Girl Most Likely
2012
Night at the Golden Eagle
2002
Jelly
2010
Heterosexuals
2010
America Brown
2005
House Comes with a Bird
2022
His Three Daughters
2024
The Auteur Theory
1999
Tricks of Love
2008
The Rambler
2013
He's Way More Famous Than You
2013
My Suicidal Sweetheart
2005
4:44 Last Day on Earth
2012
Running Away with Blackie
2009
G.B.F.
2014
Gavin McInnes is a Fucking Asshole
2010
Zig Zag
2002
Loving Leah
2009
Addicted to Fresno
2015
Sleeping with Other People
2015
#Horror
2015
Night Club
2011
Uncut Gems
2019
Yoga Hosers
2016
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
2022
Hello, My Name Is Doris
2015
Loitering with Intent
2014
The Intervention
2016
Mae West: Dirty Blonde
2020
Smurfs
2025
Antibirth
2016
Jack Goes Home
2016
The Fantastic 4: First Steps
2025
Adam Green's Aladdin
2016
A Futile and Stupid Gesture
2018
Darby Forever
2016
Handsome: A Netflix Mystery Movie
2017
Girlfriend's Day
2017
Bloomin Mud Shuffle
2015
7E
2013
Cabiria, Charity, Chastity
2017
Night of Too Many Stars: America Unites for Autism Programs
2017
Scary Movie 2
2001
Show Dogs
2018
The Quitter
2014
Plan B
2001
Robots
2005
Clutter
2013
The Immaculate Conception of Little Dizzle
2010
Honey Boy
2019
Doulo
2018
John Mulaney & The Sack Lunch Bunch
2019
Dennis the Menace
1993
Irresistible
2020
Lip Service
2020
Heartburn
1986
Ad Astra
2019
The United States vs. Billie Holiday
2021
Goyband
2009
Have a Good Trip: Adventures in Psychedelics
2020
Love, Loss, and What I Wore
2020
American Pie: Revealed
2004
Family
2018
A Man Called Sarge
1990
Nightstalkers, Daywalkers, and Familiars: Inside the World of 'Blade: Trinity'
2005
DC League of Super-Pets
2022
An Almost Christmas Story
2024
The Bad Guys 2
2025
Ricky Powell: The Individualist
2020
Lightscape
2024
April Fool
1989
Marvel Studios' The Fantastic Four: First Steps - World Premiere
2025
Directing (3 movies)
| Title | Year | Job |
|---|---|---|
| Antibirth | 2016 | Producer |
| Cabiria, Charity, Chastity | 2017 | Writer |
| Sarah Cooper: Everything's Fine | 2020 | Writer |
| Sarah Cooper: Everything's Fine | 2020 | Executive Producer |
| Sirens | 2022 | Executive Producer |
| Crush | 2022 | Producer |
| Jacqueline Novak: Get on Your Knees | 2024 | Executive Producer |
| His Three Daughters | 2024 | Executive Producer |