Acting
Natasha Lyonne
EN, HE cinema · 113 credits
Born
4 April 1979 (age 47)
Birthplace
New York City, New York, USA
Also known as Natasha Leon · Natasha Bianca Lyonne Braunstein
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
Filmography
Basketful of Heads
Basketful of Heads
as June, Producer
Uncanny Valley
Uncanny Valley
Actor, Writer, Director, Producer
Can We Talk?
Can We Talk?
as Joan Rivers
Darlene
Darlene
as Annie, Producer
2034
2034
Story
Bambo
Bambo
Director, Writer, Producer
Red Sea
Red Sea
Producer
The Hunted
The Hunted
Producer
Klara and the Sun
as Manager
Roommates
as Hannah
Pathetic Fallacy
as The Spider (voice)
Smurfs
as Mama Poot (voice)
The Fantastic 4: First Steps
as Rachel Rozman
The Bad Guys 2
as Doom aka Susan (voice)
Marvel Studios' The Fantastic Four: First Steps - World Premiere
as Self - 'Rachel Rozman'
All Heart
Executive Producer
His Three Daughters
as Rachel, Executive Producer
An Almost Christmas Story
as Pat (voice)
Lightscape
as Woman in Hotel
Jacqueline Novak: Get on Your Knees
Director, Executive Producer
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
as Natasha Lyonne
DC League of Super-Pets
as Merton (voice)
Crush
Producer
Sirens
Executive Producer
The United States vs. Billie Holiday
as Tallulah Bankhead
Happily
Thanks
Irresistible
as Tina
Lip Service
as Risa The VO Agent
Sarah Cooper: Everything's Fine
Writer, Director, Executive Producer
Uncut Gems
as Boston Player Personnel (voice)
Honey Boy
as Mom
John Mulaney & The Sack Lunch Bunch
as Natasha Lyonne
Ad Astra
as Tanya Pincus
A Futile and Stupid Gesture
as Anne Beatts
Show Dogs
as Mattie
Doulo
as Rena
Family
as Juggalette (uncredited)
Handsome: A Netflix Mystery Movie
as Detective Fleur Scozzari
Girlfriend's Day
as Mrs. Taft
Yoga Hosers
as Tabitha
The Intervention
as Sarah
Antibirth
as Lou, Producer
Jack Goes Home
as Nancy
Darby Forever
as The Baddest Girl
Addicted to Fresno
as Martha
#Horror
as Emma
G.B.F.
as Mrs. Hoegel
Loitering with Intent
as Kaplan
The Quitter
as Gloria
Girl Most Likely
as Allyson
The Rambler
as Cheryl
He's Way More Famous Than You
as Natasha Lyonne
7E
as Yael
Clutter
as Lisa Bradford
American Reunion
as Jessica
Night Club
as Mrs. Keaton
All About Evil
as Deborah Tennis
Jelly
as Mona Hammel
Heterosexuals
as Ellia
Gavin McInnes is a Fucking Asshole
as Self (archive footage)
Running Away with Blackie
as Motel Clerk
Loving Leah
as Esther
Goyband
as Fani
Tricks of Love
as Sally
America Brown
as Vera
Crazy for Love
as Grace
Robots
as Loretta Geargrinder (voice)
Nightstalkers, Daywalkers, and Familiars: Inside the World of Blade Trinity
as Self
Blade: Trinity
as Sommerfield
Madhouse
as Alice
American Pie: Revealed
as Self, Thanks
Party Monster
as Brooke
Die, Mommie, Die!
as Edith Sussman
Old School
as Sara, Producer
Zig Zag
as Jenna the Working Girl
Plan B
as Kaye
American Pie 2
as Jessica
Kate & Leopold
as Darci
The Grey Zone
as Rosa
Fast Sofa
as Tamara Jenson
Scary Movie 2
as Megan
Freeway II: Confessions of a Trickbaby
as White Girl (Crystal), Associate Producer
American Pie
as Jessica
Detroit Rock City
as Christine
The Auteur Theory
as Rosemary Olsen - Finalist
Modern Vampires
as Rachel
Krippendorf's Tribe
as Shelly
Slums of Beverly Hills
as Vivian Abromowitz
Everyone Says I Love You
as Djuna 'D.J.' Berlin
Dennis the Menace
as Polly
A Man Called Sarge
as Arab Girl
Heartburn
as Rachel's Niece (uncredited)