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Natasha Lyonne

4th April 1979 New York City, New York, USA Acting

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.

96 Movies 57 TV Shows 1 In Production 161 Credits
Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

Smurfs poster
Smurfs 30th June 2025 as Mama Poot (voice)
Ad Astra poster
Ad Astra 17th September 2019 as Tanya Pincus
Uncut Gems poster
Uncut Gems 30th August 2019 as Boston Player Personnel (voice)
Family poster
Family 19th August 2018 as Juggalette (uncredited)
G.B.F. poster
G.B.F. 17th January 2014 as Mrs. Hoegel
7E poster
7E 10th December 2013 as Yael
Clutter poster
Clutter 7th June 2013 as Lisa Bradford
Jelly poster
Jelly 23rd January 2010 as Mona Hammel
Robots poster
Robots 10th March 2005 as Loretta Geargrinder (voice)
Zig Zag poster
Zig Zag 14th June 2002 as Jenna the Working Girl
Heartburn poster
Heartburn 25th July 1986 as Rachel's Niece (uncredited)
Big Mouth poster
Big Mouth 29th September 2017 as Suzette (voice)
Big Mouth poster
Big Mouth 29th September 2017 as Ms. Dunn (voice)
Girls poster
Girls 15th April 2012 as Rickey
Conan poster
Conan 8th November 2010 as Self
Weeds poster
Weeds 7th August 2005 as Tiffany
Night Visions poster
Night Visions 12th July 2001 as Bethany Daniels (segment "If a Tree Falls...")
Klara and the Sun poster Coming soon
Klara and the Sun 21st October 2026 as Manager