Natasha Lyonne
Born: 1979-04-04 in New York City, New York, USA
Known For: 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.
Filmography
2025
- The Fantastic 4: First Steps as Rachel Rozman
- The Bad Guys 2 as Doom aka Susan (voice)
- Smurfs as Mama Poot (voice)
- If I Had Legs I'd Kick You ... (Thanks)
- Everybody's Live with John Mulaney as Self - Director, Performer and Writer
- Marvel Studios' The Fantastic Four: First Steps - World Premiere as Self - 'Rachel Rozman'
- Pee-wee as Himself as Self
2024
- An Almost Christmas Story as Pat (voice)
- The Second Best Hospital in the Galaxy as Nurse Tup (voice)
- Fantasmas as Suzanna
- Jacqueline Novak: Get on Your Knees ... (Director)
- His Three Daughters as Rachel
- Lightscape as Woman in Hotel
2023
- Poker Face as Charlie Cale
- Off Script with The Hollywood Reporter as Self
2022
- Loot ... (Executive Producer)
- Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery as Natasha Lyonne
- DC League of Super-Pets as Merton (voice)
- Crush ... (Producer)
- Sirens ... (Executive Producer)
- House Comes with a Bird as Penn
2021
- What If...? as Byrdie (voice)
- Happily ... (Thanks)
- The United States vs. Billie Holiday as Tallulah Bankhead
2020
- Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens as Woman in Hair Salon
- Have a Good Trip: Adventures in Psychedelics as Self
- High Fidelity ... (Director)
- Lip Service as Risa The VO Agent
- Sarah Cooper: Everything's Fine ... (Writer)
- Crossing Swords as Norah (voice)
- Irresistible as Tina
- Love, Loss, and What I Wore
- Ricky Powell: The Individualist as Self
- Mae West: Dirty Blonde as Self
2019
- Steven Universe Future as Smoky Quartz (voice)
- Uncut Gems as Boston Player Personnel (voice)
- Russian Doll as Nadia Vulvokov
- Honey Boy as Mom
- Ad Astra as Tanya Pincus
- John Mulaney & The Sack Lunch Bunch as Natasha Lyonne
- Oh Jerome, No as Gretchen
2018
- Explained as Narrator (voice)
- Family as Juggalette (uncredited)
- Lie Detector as Self
- Show Dogs as Mattie
- Doulo as Rena
- Ballmastrz: 9009 as Gaz Digzy (voice)
- A Futile and Stupid Gesture as Anne Beatts
2017
- Big Mouth as Suzette (voice)
- Night of Too Many Stars: America Unites for Autism Programs as Self
- Handsome: A Netflix Mystery Movie as Detective Fleur Scozzari
- Cabiria, Charity, Chastity as Jules
- Girlfriend's Day as Mrs. Taft
2016
- The Intervention as Sarah
- Match Game as Self - Panelist
- The $100,000 Pyramid as Self
- Darby Forever
- Yoga Hosers as Tabitha
- Antibirth as Lou
- Adam Green's Aladdin as Mom
- Jack Goes Home as Nancy
- Party Legends
2015
- The Late Show with Stephen Colbert as Self
- The Late Late Show with James Corden as Self - Guest
- Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter as Self
- Documentary Now! as Carla Meola
- #Horror as Emma
- Sleeping with Other People as Kara
- Addicted to Fresno as Martha
- Bloomin Mud Shuffle as Jock
- Hello, My Name Is Doris as Sally
2014
- The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as Self
- Late Night with Seth Meyers as Self
- Variety Studio: Actors on Actors as Self
- The Quitter as Gloria
- Loitering with Intent as Kaplan
- G.B.F. as Mrs. Hoegel
2013
- Orange Is the New Black as Nicky Nichols
- Steven Universe as Smoky Quartz (voice)
- 7E as Yael
- The Rambler as Cheryl
- He's Way More Famous Than You as Natasha Lyonne
- Clutter as Lisa Bradford
2012
- Girls as Rickey
- Comedy Bang! Bang! as Katie
- American Reunion as Jessica
- The Eric Andre Show as Self
- Girl Most Likely as Allyson
- 4:44 Last Day on Earth as Tina
2011
- New Girl as Gretchen
- Portlandia as Madison
- Night Club as Mrs. Keaton
2010
- Conan as Self
- Jelly as Mona Hammel
- Heterosexuals as Ellia
- All About Evil as Deborah Tennis
- The Immaculate Conception of Little Dizzle as Tracy
- Gavin McInnes is a Fucking Asshole as Self (archive footage)
2009
- Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen as Self - Guest
- RuPaul's Drag Race as Self - Guest Judge
- Loving Leah as Esther
- Goyband as Fani
- Outrage: Born in Terror as Molly
- Running Away with Blackie as Motel Clerk
2008
- Tricks of Love as Sally
- Free Radio as Natasha Lyonne
2005
- Weeds as Tiffany
- Robots as Loretta Geargrinder (voice)
- America Brown as Vera
- My Suicidal Sweetheart as Grace
- Nightstalkers, Daywalkers, and Familiars: Inside the World of 'Blade: Trinity' as Self
2004
- Blade: Trinity as Sommerfield
- Madhouse as Alice
- American Pie: Revealed as Self
2003
- Old School as Sara
- Party Monster as Brooke
- Die, Mommie, Die! as Edith Sussman
2002
- Zig Zag as Jenna the Working Girl
- Comic Book Villains as Judy
- Night at the Golden Eagle as Amber
2001
- Scary Movie 2 as Megan
- Grounded for Life
- American Pie 2 as Jessica
- Kate & Leopold as Darci
- Fast Sofa as Tamara Jenson
- Night Visions as Bethany Daniels (segment "If a Tree Falls...")
- Plan B as Kaye
- The Grey Zone as Rosa
2000
- But I'm a Cheerleader as Megan
- If These Walls Could Talk 2 as Jeanne
- Freeway II: Confessions of a Trickbaby as White Girl (Crystal)
1999
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Gia Eskas
- American Pie as Jessica
- Detroit Rock City as Christine
- The Auteur Theory as Rosemary Olsen - Finalist
- Teen Choice Awards as Self
1998
- Will & Grace as Gillian
- Modern Vampires as Rachel
- Krippendorf's Tribe as Shelly
- Slums of Beverly Hills as Vivian Abromowitz
1997
- The View as Self
1996
- Everyone Says I Love You as Djuna 'D.J.' Berlin
1993
- Dennis the Menace as Polly
1990
- A Man Called Sarge as Arab Girl
1989
- The Simpsons as Sophie (voice)
- April Fool
1986
- Heartburn as Rachel's Niece (uncredited)
- Pee-wee's Playhouse as Opal
1975
- Saturday Night Live as Self - Host
1944
- Golden Globe Awards as Self - Presenter