Natasha Lyonne
Acting • Born 1979-04-04
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
155 credits
Party Monster
Movie • 2003
Brooke
American Pie
Movie • 1999
Jessica
American Pie 2
Movie • 2001
Jessica
But I'm a Cheerleader
Movie • 2000
Megan
Kate & Leopold
Movie • 2001
Darci
Modern Vampires
Movie • 1998
Rachel
Krippendorf's Tribe
Movie • 1998
Shelly
Everyone Says I Love You
Movie • 1996
Djuna 'D.J.' Berlin
Detroit Rock City
Movie • 1999
Christine
If These Walls Could Talk 2
Movie • 2000
Jeanne
Comic Book Villains
Movie • 2002
Judy
Blade: Trinity
Movie • 2004
Sommerfield
Slums of Beverly Hills
Movie • 1998
Vivian Abromowitz
The Grey Zone
Movie • 2001
Rosa
Die, Mommie, Die!
Movie • 2003
Edith Sussman
Madhouse
Movie • 2004
Alice
Freeway II: Confessions of a Trickbaby
Movie • 2000
White Girl (Crystal)
All About Evil
Movie • 2010
Deborah Tennis
Fast Sofa
Movie • 2001
Tamara Jenson
American Reunion
Movie • 2012
Jessica
Outrage: Born in Terror
Movie • 2009
Molly
Girl Most Likely
Movie • 2012
Allyson
Night at the Golden Eagle
Movie • 2002
Amber
Jelly
Movie • 2010
Mona Hammel
Heterosexuals
Movie • 2010
Ellia
America Brown
Movie • 2005
Vera
House Comes with a Bird
Movie • 2022
Penn
His Three Daughters
Movie • 2024
Rachel
The Auteur Theory
Movie • 1999
Rosemary Olsen - Finalist
Tricks of Love
Movie • 2008
Sally
The Rambler
Movie • 2013
Cheryl
He's Way More Famous Than You
Movie • 2013
Natasha Lyonne
Crazy for Love
Movie • 2005
Grace
4:44 Last Day on Earth
Movie • 2012
Tina
Running Away with Blackie
Movie • 2009
Motel Clerk
G.B.F.
Movie • 2014
Mrs. Hoegel
Gavin McInnes is a Fucking Asshole
Movie • 2010
Self (archive footage)
Zig Zag
Movie • 2002
Jenna the Working Girl
Loving Leah
Movie • 2009
Esther
Addicted to Fresno
Movie • 2015
Martha
Sleeping with Other People
Movie • 2015
Kara
#Horror
Movie • 2015
Emma
Night Club
Movie • 2011
Mrs. Keaton
Uncut Gems
Movie • 2019
Boston Player Personnel (voice)
Yoga Hosers
Movie • 2016
Tabitha
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
Movie • 2022
Natasha Lyonne
Hello, My Name Is Doris
Movie • 2015
Sally
Loitering with Intent
Movie • 2014
Kaplan
Klara and the Sun
Movie
Manager
The Intervention
Movie • 2016
Sarah
Mae West: Dirty Blonde
Movie • 2020
Self
Smurfs
Movie • 2025
Mama Poot (voice)
Antibirth
Movie • 2016
Lou
Jack Goes Home
Movie • 2016
Nancy
The Fantastic 4: First Steps
Movie • 2025
Rachel Rozman
Adam Green's Aladdin
Movie • 2016
Mom
A Futile and Stupid Gesture
Movie • 2018
Anne Beatts
Darby Forever
Movie • 2016
Handsome: A Netflix Mystery Movie
Movie • 2017
Detective Fleur Scozzari
Girlfriend's Day
Movie • 2017
Mrs. Taft
Bloomin Mud Shuffle
Movie • 2015
Jock
7E
Movie • 2013
Yael
Cabiria, Charity, Chastity
Movie • 2017
Jules
Night of Too Many Stars: America Unites for Autism Programs
Movie • 2017
Self
Scary Movie 2
Movie • 2001
Megan
Show Dogs
Movie • 2018
Mattie
The Quitter
Movie • 2014
Gloria
Robots
Movie • 2005
Loretta Geargrinder (voice)
Plan B
Movie • 2002
Kaye
Clutter
Movie • 2013
Lisa Bradford
The Immaculate Conception of Little Dizzle
Movie • 2010
Tracy
Honey Boy
Movie • 2019
Mom
Doulo
Movie • 2018
Rena
John Mulaney & The Sack Lunch Bunch
Movie • 2019
Natasha Lyonne
Dennis the Menace
Movie • 1993
Polly
Irresistible
Movie • 2020
Tina
Lip Service
Movie • 2020
Risa The VO Agent
Heartburn
Movie • 1986
Rachel's Niece (uncredited)
Ad Astra
Movie • 2019
Tanya Pincus
The United States vs. Billie Holiday
Movie • 2021
Tallulah Bankhead
Goyband
Movie • 2009
Fani
Have a Good Trip: Adventures in Psychedelics
Movie • 2020
Self
Love, Loss, and What I Wore
Movie • 2020
American Pie: Revealed
Movie • 2004
Self
A Man Called Sarge
Movie • 1990
Arab Girl
Family
Movie • 2018
Juggalette (uncredited)
Nightstalkers, Daywalkers, and Familiars: Inside the World of 'Blade: Trinity'
Movie • 2005
Self
DC League of Super-Pets
Movie • 2022
Merton (voice)
An Almost Christmas Story
Movie • 2024
Pat (voice)
The Bad Guys 2
Movie • 2025
Doom aka Susan (voice)
Ricky Powell: The Individualist
Movie • 2020
Self
Old School
Movie • 2003
Sara
Basketful of Heads
Movie
June
Lightscape
Movie • 2024
Woman in Hotel
Uncanny Valley
Movie
Can We Talk?
Movie
Joan Rivers
Roommates
Movie • 2026
Hannah
April Fool
Movie • 1989
Marvel Studios' The Fantastic Four: First Steps - World Premiere
Movie • 2025
Self - 'Rachel Rozman'
American Dream: The 21 Savage Story
Movie • 2024
The Knights of Prosperity
TV • 2007
New Girl
TV • 2011
Gretchen
Pee-wee's Playhouse
TV • 1986
Opal
Night Visions
TV • 2001
Bethany Daniels (segment "If a Tree Falls...")
Poker Face
TV • 2023
Charlie Cale
Grounded for Life
TV • 2001
Gretchen
Will & Grace
TV • 1998
Gillian
Orange Is the New Black
TV • 2013
Nicky Nichols
Weeds
TV • 2005
Tiffany
Girls
TV • 2012
Rickey
Comedy Bang! Bang!
TV • 2012
Katie
Late Night with Seth Meyers
TV • 2014
Self
The Eric Andre Show
TV • 2012
Self
Free Radio
TV • 2008
Natasha Lyonne
Portlandia
TV • 2011
Madison
The Late Late Show with James Corden
TV • 2015
Self - Guest
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
TV • 1999
Gia Eskas
Portlandia
TV • 2011
Laura's Friend
Portlandia
TV • 2011
Danielle
Party Legends
TV • 2016
The $100,000 Pyramid
TV • 2016
Self
Saturday Night Live
TV • 1975
Self - Host
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
TV • 2014
Self - Guest
The Second Best Hospital in the Galaxy
TV • 2024
Nurse Tup (voice)
Oh Jerome, No
TV • 2019
Gretchen
Ballmastrz: 9009
TV • 2018
Gaz Digzy (voice)
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
TV • 2014
Self
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
TV • 2009
Self - Guest
Match Game
TV • 2016
Self - Panelist
Teen Choice Awards
TV • 1999
Self
Steven Universe
TV • 2013
Smoky Quartz (voice)
Russian Doll
TV • 2019
Nadia Vulvokov
The View
TV • 1997
Self
Documentary Now!
TV • 2015
Carla Meola
Portlandia
TV • 2011
Carrie's Friend #2
RuPaul's Drag Race
TV • 2009
Self - Guest Judge
Saturday Night Live
TV • 1975
Self - Cameo (uncredited)
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
TV • 2015
Self
Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens
TV • 2020
Woman in Hair Salon
Explained
TV • 2018
Narrator (voice)
Steven Universe Future
TV • 2019
Smoky Quartz (voice)
The Simpsons
TV • 1989
Sophie (voice)
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
TV • 2015
Self
Golden Globe Awards
TV • 1944
Self - Presenter
Big Mouth
TV • 2017
Suzette (voice)
Crossing Swords
TV • 2020
Norah (voice)
Conan
TV • 2010
Self
Fantasmas
TV • 2024
Suzanna
What If...?
TV • 2021
Byrdie (voice)
Off Script with The Hollywood Reporter
TV • 2023
Self
Everybody's Live with John Mulaney
TV • 2025
Self - Director, Performer and Writer
Big Mouth
TV • 2017
Ms. Dunn (voice)
Pee-wee as Himself
TV • 2025
Self
Late Night with Seth Meyers
TV • 2014
Self - Guest
Child Star Confidential
TV • 2006
Self (archive footage)