Natasha Lyonne
Acting
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.
Born: April 4, 1979
Place of Birth: New York City, New York, USA
Known For
Filmography
as Doom aka Susan (voice)
as Rachel Rozman
as Self - 'Rachel Rozman'
as Mama Poot (voice)
as Self
as Self - Director, Performer and Writer
as Woman in Hotel
as Pat (voice)
as Rachel
as Suzanna
as Nurse Tup (voice)
as Charlie Cale
as Natasha Lyonne
as Merton (voice)
as Penn
as Byrdie (voice)
as Tallulah Bankhead
as Risa The VO Agent
as Tina
as Self
as Norah (voice)
as Woman in Hair Salon
as Natasha Lyonne
as Smoky Quartz (voice)
as Mom
as Gretchen
as Tanya Pincus
as Boston Player Personnel (voice)
as Nadia Vulvokov
as Juggalette (uncredited)
as Narrator (voice)
as Mattie
as Rena
as Gaz Digzy (voice)
as Self
as Anne Beatts
as Suzette (voice)
as Ms. Dunn (voice)
as Jules
as Detective Fleur Scozzari
as Mrs. Taft
as Lou
as Sarah
as Tabitha
as Self
as Self - Panelist
as Mom
as Nancy
as Sally
as Emma
as Martha
as Carla Meola
as Kara
as Jock
as Self - Guest
as Gloria
as Kaplan
as Self
as Mrs. Hoegel
as Yael
as Smoky Quartz (voice)
as Nicky Nichols
as Lisa Bradford
as Natasha Lyonne
as Cheryl
as Allyson
as Katie
as Self
as Rickey
as Jessica
as Tina
as Gretchen
as Mrs. Keaton
as Madison
as Laura's Friend
as Danielle
as Carrie's Friend #2
as Self
as Deborah Tennis
as Ellia
as Mona Hammel
as Self (archive footage)
as Self - Guest
as Fani
as Motel Clerk
as Self - Guest Judge
as Esther
as Molly
as Sally
as Natasha Lyonne
as Vera
as Tiffany
as Loretta Geargrinder (voice)
as Grace
as Sommerfield
as Alice
as Self
as Edith Sussman
as Brooke
as Judy
as Jenna the Working Girl
as Amber
as Darci
as Rosa
as Jessica
as Bethany Daniels (segment "If a Tree Falls...")
as Megan
as Tamara Jenson
as Kaye
as Megan
as White Girl (Crystal)
as Jeanne
as Rosemary Olsen - Finalist
as Gia Eskas
as Christine
as Self - Nominee
as Jessica
as Rachel
as Gillian
as Vivian Abromowitz
as Shelly
as Self
as Djuna 'D.J.' Berlin
as Polly
as Arab Girl
as Sophie (voice)
as Opal
as Rachel's Niece (uncredited)
as Self - Host
as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
as Self - Presenter
as Manager