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
2026
- Roommates as Hannah
- Klara and the Sun as Manager
2025
- The Fantastic 4: First Steps as Rachel Rozman
- The Bad Guys 2 as Doom aka Susan (voice)
- Smurfs as Mama Poot (voice)
- Everybody's Live with John Mulaney as Self - Director, Performer and Writer
- If I Had Legs I'd Kick You ... (Thanks)
- Pee-wee as Himself as Self
- Marvel Studios' The Fantastic Four: First Steps - World Premiere as Self - 'Rachel Rozman'
- All Heart ... (Executive Producer)
- Saturday Night Live: 50th Anniversary Special as Guardian Angel
2024
- The Second Best Hospital in the Galaxy as Nurse Tup (voice)
- His Three Daughters as Rachel
- An Almost Christmas Story as Pat (voice)
- Jacqueline Novak: Get on Your Knees ... (Director)
- American Dream: The 21 Savage Story
- 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)
- The United States vs. Billie Holiday as Tallulah Bankhead
- Happily ... (Thanks)
2020
- Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens as Woman in Hair Salon
- High Fidelity ... (Director)
- Crossing Swords as Norah (voice)
- Irresistible as Tina
- Have a Good Trip: Adventures in Psychedelics as Self
- Sarah Cooper: Everything's Fine ... (Writer)
- Ricky Powell: The Individualist as Self
- Mae West: Dirty Blonde as Self
- Lip Service as Risa The VO Agent
- Love, Loss, and What I Wore
2019
- Russian Doll as Nadia Vulvokov
- Uncut Gems as Boston Player Personnel (voice)
- Steven Universe Future as Smoky Quartz (voice)
- Ad Astra as Tanya Pincus
- Honey Boy as Mom
- Oh Jerome, No as Gretchen
- John Mulaney & The Sack Lunch Bunch as Natasha Lyonne
2018
- Explained as Narrator (voice)
- Ballmastrz: 9009 as Gaz Digzy (voice)
- Show Dogs as Mattie
- Family as Juggalette (uncredited)
- A Futile and Stupid Gesture as Anne Beatts
- Doulo as Rena
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
- Girlfriend's Day as Mrs. Taft
- Cabiria, Charity, Chastity as Jules
2016
- Match Game as Self - Panelist
- The $100,000 Pyramid as Self
- Yoga Hosers as Tabitha
- Party Legends
- The Intervention as Sarah
- Adam Green's Aladdin as Mom
- Antibirth as Lou
- Jack Goes Home as Nancy
- Darby Forever
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
- Hello, My Name Is Doris as Sally
- Sleeping with Other People as Kara
- #Horror as Emma
- Addicted to Fresno as Martha
- Bloomin Mud Shuffle as Jock
2014
- The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as Self - Guest
- Late Night with Seth Meyers as Self
- Variety Studio: Actors on Actors as Self
- Loitering with Intent as Kaplan
- The Quitter as Gloria
- G.B.F. as Mrs. Hoegel
2013
- Orange Is the New Black as Nicky Nichols
- Steven Universe as Smoky Quartz (voice)
- He's Way More Famous Than You as Natasha Lyonne
- 7E as Yael
- Clutter as Lisa Bradford
- The Rambler as Cheryl
2012
- Girls as Rickey
- Comedy Bang! Bang! as Katie
- The Eric Andre Show as Self
- American Reunion as Jessica
- 4:44 Last Day on Earth as Tina
- Girl Most Likely as Allyson
2011
- New Girl as Gretchen
- Portlandia as Madison
- Night Club as Mrs. Keaton
2010
- Conan as Self
- All About Evil as Deborah Tennis
- Gavin McInnes is a Fucking Asshole as Self (archive footage)
- Jelly as Mona Hammel
- The Immaculate Conception of Little Dizzle as Tracy
- Heterosexuals as Ellia
2009
- Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen as Self - Guest
- RuPaul's Drag Race as Self - Guest Judge
- Loving Leah as Esther
- Outrage: Born in Terror as Molly
- Goyband as Fani
- Running Away with Blackie as Motel Clerk
2008
- Free Radio as Natasha Lyonne
- Tricks of Love as Sally
2006
- Child Star Confidential as Self (archive footage)
2005
- Weeds as Tiffany
- Robots as Loretta Geargrinder (voice)
- Crazy for Love as Grace
- America Brown as Vera
2004
- Blade: Trinity as Sommerfield
- Madhouse as Alice
- American Pie: Revealed as Self
2003
- The Ellen DeGeneres Show as Self
- Party Monster as Brooke
- Die, Mommie, Die! as Edith Sussman
- Old School as Sara
2002
- Zig Zag as Jenna the Working Girl
- Plan B as Kaye
- Night at the Golden Eagle as Amber
- Comic Book Villains as Judy
2001
- Grounded for Life as Gretchen
- Scary Movie 2 as Megan
- American Pie 2 as Jessica
- Night Visions as Bethany Daniels (segment "If a Tree Falls...")
- Kate & Leopold as Darci
- The Grey Zone as Rosa
- Fast Sofa as Tamara Jenson
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
- Teen Choice Awards as Self
- The Auteur Theory as Rosemary Olsen - Finalist
1998
- Will & Grace as Gillian
- Slums of Beverly Hills as Vivian Abromowitz
- Krippendorf's Tribe as Shelly
- Modern Vampires as Rachel
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
- Pee-wee's Playhouse as Opal
- Heartburn as Rachel's Niece (uncredited)
1975
- Saturday Night Live as Self - Host
1944
- Golden Globe Awards as Self - Presenter