Natasha Lyonne
104 movies · 31 TV shows
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Apr 4, 1979 (age 47)
- Place of birth
- New York City, New York, USA
- Also known as
- Natasha Leon · Natasha Bianca Lyonne Braunstein
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).
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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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Known for
Natasha Lyonne: movies and TV shows
Acting (122)
- Upcoming Klara and the Sun
as Manager
- Upcoming Basketful of Heads
as June
- Upcoming
- Upcoming Can We Talk?
as Joan Rivers
- Upcoming Darlene
as Annie
- 2026 Pathetic Fallacy
as The Spider (voice)
- 2026
- 2026 Roommates
as Hannah
- 2025 The Bad Guys 2
as Doom aka Susan (voice)
- 2025 The Fantastic 4: First Steps
as Rachel Rozman
- 2025 Smurfs
as Mama Poot (voice)
- 2024 Lightscape
as Woman in Hotel
- 2024 An Almost Christmas Story
as Pat (voice)
- 2024 His Three Daughters
as Rachel
- 2024
- 2023
- 2022 Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
as Natasha Lyonne
- 2022 DC League of Super-Pets
as Merton (voice)
- 2022 House Comes with a Bird
as Penn
- 2021
- 2021 The United States vs. Billie Holiday
as Tallulah Bankhead
- 2020 Lip Service
as Risa The VO Agent
- 2020 Irresistible
as Tina
- 2020
- 2020
- 2020
- 2019 John Mulaney & The Sack Lunch Bunch
as Natasha Lyonne
- 2019 Uncut Gems
as Boston Player Personnel (voice)
- 2019
- 2019 Honey Boy
as Mom
- 2019
- 2019 Ad Astra
as Tanya Pincus
- 2019
- 2019
- 2018 Family
as Juggalette (uncredited)
- 2018
- 2018 Show Dogs
as Mattie
- 2018 Doulo
as Rena
- 2018
- 2018 A Futile and Stupid Gesture
as Anne Beatts
- 2017
- 2017 Handsome: A Netflix Mystery Movie
as Detective Fleur Scozzari
- 2017 Girlfriend's Day
as Mrs. Taft
- 2016 Antibirth
as Lou
- 2016 The Intervention
as Sarah
- 2016 Yoga Hosers
as Tabitha
- 2016
- 2016 Adam Green's Aladdin
as Mom
- 2016 Jack Goes Home
as Nancy
- 2016 Darby Forever
as The Baddest Girl
- 2015 Hello, My Name Is Doris
as Sally
- 2015 #Horror
as Emma
- 2015 Addicted to Fresno
as Martha
- 2015
- 2015 Sleeping with Other People
as Kara
- 2015 Bloomin Mud Shuffle
as Jock
- 2014 The Quitter
as Gloria
- 2014 Loitering with Intent
as Kaplan
- 2014 G.B.F.
as Mrs. Hoegel
- 2013 7E
as Yael
- 2013
- 2013
- 2013 Clutter
as Lisa Bradford
- 2013 He's Way More Famous Than You
as Natasha Lyonne
- 2013 The Rambler
as Cheryl
- 2012 Girl Most Likely
as Allyson
- 2012
- 2012 American Reunion
as Jessica
- 2012 4:44 Last Day on Earth
as Tina
- 2011
- 2011
- 2011 Night Club
as Mrs. Keaton
- 2011
- 2010
- 2010 All About Evil
as Deborah Tennis
- 2010 Heterosexuals
as Ellia
- 2010 Jelly
as Mona Hammel
- 2009 Goyband
as Fani
- 2009 Running Away with Blackie
as Motel Clerk
- 2009 Loving Leah
as Esther
- 2009 Outrage: Born in Terror
as Molly
- 2008 Tricks of Love
as Sally
- 2008
- 2007
- 2005 America Brown
as Vera
- 2005
- 2005 Robots
as Loretta Geargrinder (voice)
- 2005 Crazy for Love
as Grace
- 2004 Blade: Trinity
as Sommerfield
- 2004 Madhouse
as Alice
- 2003 Die, Mommie, Die!
as Edith Sussman
- 2003 Party Monster
as Brooke
- 2003 Old School
as Sara
- 2002 Comic Book Villains
as Judy
- 2002 Zig Zag
as Jenna the Working Girl
- 2002 Night at the Golden Eagle
as Amber
- 2002 Plan B
as Kaye
- 2001 Kate & Leopold
as Darci
- 2001 The Grey Zone
as Rosa
- 2001 American Pie 2
as Jessica
- 2001
- 2001 Scary Movie 2
as Megan
- 2001 Fast Sofa
as Tamara Jenson
- 2001
- 2000 But I'm a Cheerleader
as Megan
- 2000 Freeway II: Confessions of a Trickbaby
as White Girl (Crystal)
- 2000 If These Walls Could Talk 2
as Jeanne
- 1999 The Auteur Theory
as Rosemary Olsen - Finalist
- 1999
- 1999 Detroit Rock City
as Christine
- 1999 American Pie
as Jessica
- 1998 Modern Vampires
as Rachel
- 1998
- 1998 Slums of Beverly Hills
as Vivian Abromowitz
- 1998 Krippendorf's Tribe
as Shelly
- 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
- 1989
- 1986
- 1986 Heartburn
as Rachel's Niece (uncredited)
Behind the camera (26)
- Upcoming Basketful of Heads
Producer
- Upcoming Uncanny Valley
Writer, Director, Producer
- Upcoming Darlene
Producer
- Upcoming 2034
Story
- Upcoming Bambo
Director, Writer, Producer
- Upcoming Red Sea
Producer
- Upcoming The Hunted
Producer
- 2025 All Heart
Executive Producer
- 2025 If I Had Legs I'd Kick You
Thanks
- 2024 His Three Daughters
Executive Producer
- 2024
- 2024 Jacqueline Novak: Get on Your Knees
Director, Executive Producer
- 2023
- 2022 Sirens
Executive Producer
- 2022
- 2022 Crush
Producer
- 2021 Happily
Thanks
- 2020 Sarah Cooper: Everything's Fine
Writer, Executive Producer, Director
- 2020
- 2020
- 2019
- 2016 Antibirth
Producer
- 2013
- 2004 American Pie: Revealed
Thanks
- 2003 Old School
Producer
- 2000 Freeway II: Confessions of a Trickbaby
Associate Producer
Talk shows and appearances (31)
- 2025
- 2025 Pee-wee as Himself
2 episodes
- 2025 Good Hang with Amy Poehler
1 episode
- 2025 Everybody's Live with John Mulaney
1 episode
- 2025
- 2023 Off Script with The Hollywood Reporter
1 episode
- 2020
- 2020
- 2020
- 2017
- 2016 The $100,000 Pyramid
1 episode
- 2016 Match Game
1 episode
- 2015 The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
1 episode
- 2015 Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
1 episode
- 2015 The Late Late Show with James Corden
1 episode
- 2014 Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
2 episodes
- 2014 Late Night with Seth Meyers
3 episodes
- 2014 The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
4 episodes
- 2012 Comedy Bang! Bang!
1 episode
- 2012 The Eric Andre Show
1 episode
- 2010 Conan
3 episodes
- 2010
- 2009 Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
3 episodes
- 2009 RuPaul's Drag Race
1 episode
- 2006 Child Star Confidential
1 episode
- 2005
- 2003 The Ellen DeGeneres Show
1 episode
- 1999 Teen Choice Awards
1 episode
- 1997 The View
1 episode
- 1975 Saturday Night Live
2 episodes
- 1944 Golden Globe Awards
1 episode