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Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
April 4, 1979
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
Also Known As
- Natasha Leon
- Natasha Bianca Lyonne Braunstein
- Natasha Bianca Braunstein
Natasha Lyonne
3.0 Popularity
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.
Known For
7.7
Doom aka Susan (voice)
The Bad Guys 2
2025
7.0
Rachel Rozman
The Fantastic 4: First Steps
2025
6.1
Self - 'Rachel Rozman'
Marvel Studios' The Fantastic Four: First Steps - World Premiere
2025
5.9
Mama Poot (voice)
Smurfs
2025
8.1
Self
Pee-wee as Himself
2025
5.0
Self - Director, Performer and Writer
Everybody's Live with John Mulaney
2025
0.0
Woman in Hotel
Lightscape
2024
7.1
Pat (voice)
An Almost Christmas Story
2024
6.9
Rachel
His Three Daughters
2024
6.3
Suzanna
Fantasmas
2024
Credits
The Bad Guys 2
as Doom aka Susan (voice)
2025
7.7
The Fantastic 4: First Steps
as Rachel Rozman
2025
7.0
Marvel Studios' The Fantastic Four: First Steps - World Premiere
as Self - 'Rachel Rozman'
2025
6.1
Smurfs
as Mama Poot (voice)
2025
5.9
Pee-wee as Himself
as Self
2025
8.1
Everybody's Live with John Mulaney
as Self - Director, Performer and Writer
2025
5.0
Lightscape
as Woman in Hotel
2024
0.0
An Almost Christmas Story
as Pat (voice)
2024
7.1
His Three Daughters
as Rachel
2024
6.9
Fantasmas
as Suzanna
2024
6.3
The Second Best Hospital in the Galaxy
as Nurse Tup (voice)
2024
6.8
Off Script with The Hollywood Reporter
as Self
2023
6.0
Poker Face
as Charlie Cale
2023
7.5
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
as Natasha Lyonne
2022
7.0
DC League of Super-Pets
as Merton (voice)
2022
7.2
House Comes with a Bird
as Penn
2022
6.2
What If...?
as Byrdie (voice)
2021
8.1
The United States vs. Billie Holiday
as Tallulah Bankhead
2021
6.5
Lip Service
as Risa The VO Agent
2020
0.0
Irresistible
as Tina
2020
6.0
Mae West: Dirty Blonde
as Self
2020
6.8
Crossing Swords
as Norah (voice)
2020
6.0
Ricky Powell: The Individualist
as Self
2020
4.8
Have a Good Trip: Adventures in Psychedelics
as Self
2020
6.6
Love, Loss, and What I Wore
2020
0.0
Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens
as Woman in Hair Salon
2020
6.8
John Mulaney & The Sack Lunch Bunch
as Natasha Lyonne
2019
7.1
Steven Universe Future
as Smoky Quartz (voice)
2019
8.2
Honey Boy
as Mom
2019
7.0
Oh Jerome, No
as Gretchen
2019
6.2
Ad Astra
as Tanya Pincus
2019
6.1
Uncut Gems
as Boston Player Personnel (voice)
2019
7.2
Russian Doll
as Nadia Vulvokov
2019
7.4
Family
as Juggalette (uncredited)
2018
6.5
Explained
as Narrator (voice)
2018
7.5
Show Dogs
as Mattie
2018
6.0
Doulo
as Rena
2018
0.0
Ballmastrz: 9009
as Gaz Digzy (voice)
2018
6.3
🎬
Lie Detector
as Self
2018
5.5
A Futile and Stupid Gesture
as Anne Beatts
2018
6.5
Night of Too Many Stars: America Unites for Autism Programs
as Self
2017
6.4
Big Mouth
as Suzette (voice)
2017
7.6
Big Mouth
as Ms. Dunn (voice)
2017
7.6
Cabiria, Charity, Chastity
as Jules
2017
4.3
Handsome: A Netflix Mystery Movie
as Detective Fleur Scozzari
2017
5.3
Girlfriend's Day
as Mrs. Taft
2017
5.0
Antibirth
as Lou
2016
4.9
The Intervention
as Sarah
2016
5.9
Yoga Hosers
as Tabitha
2016
4.6
Party Legends
2016
7.5
The $100,000 Pyramid
as Self
2016
7.0
Match Game
as Self - Panelist
2016
6.4
Adam Green's Aladdin
as Mom
2016
6.8
Jack Goes Home
as Nancy
2016
5.2
Darby Forever
2016
4.9
Hello, My Name Is Doris
as Sally
2015
6.4
#Horror
as Emma
2015
3.5
Addicted to Fresno
as Martha
2015
5.2
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as Self
2015
6.2
Documentary Now!
as Carla Meola
2015
7.0
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
as Self
2015
6.2
Sleeping with Other People
as Kara
2015
6.3
Bloomin Mud Shuffle
as Jock
2015
3.9
The Late Late Show with James Corden
as Self - Guest
2015
5.3
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
as Self
2014
4.6
The Quitter
as Gloria
2014
0.0
Loitering with Intent
as Kaplan
2014
4.2
Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self
2014
5.3
Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self - Guest
2014
5.3
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as Self
2014
5.9
G.B.F.
as Mrs. Hoegel
2014
5.9
7E
as Yael
2013
3.8
Steven Universe
as Smoky Quartz (voice)
2013
8.4
Orange Is the New Black
as Nicky Nichols
2013
7.7
Clutter
as Lisa Bradford
2013
6.0
He's Way More Famous Than You
as Natasha Lyonne
2013
4.3
The Rambler
as Cheryl
2013
4.8
Girl Most Likely
as Allyson
2012
5.6
Comedy Bang! Bang!
as Katie
2012
6.2
The Eric Andre Show
as Self
2012
7.9
Girls
as Rickey
2012
6.3
American Reunion
as Jessica
2012
6.3
4:44 Last Day on Earth
as Tina
2012
4.7
New Girl
as Gretchen
2011
7.4
Night Club
as Mrs. Keaton
2011
0.0
Portlandia
as Madison
2011
7.0
Portlandia
as Laura's Friend
2011
7.0
Portlandia
as Danielle
2011
7.0
Portlandia
as Carrie's Friend #2
2011
7.0
Conan
as Self
2010
7.1
The Immaculate Conception of Little Dizzle
as Tracy
2010
5.2
All About Evil
as Deborah Tennis
2010
5.9
Heterosexuals
as Ellia
2010
10.0
Jelly
as Mona Hammel
2010
7.0
Gavin McInnes is a Fucking Asshole
as Self (archive footage)
2010
0.0
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
as Self - Guest
2009
5.1
Goyband
as Fani
2009
4.0
Running Away with Blackie
as Motel Clerk
2009
0.0
RuPaul's Drag Race
as Self - Guest Judge
2009
7.5
Loving Leah
as Esther
2009
6.9
Outrage: Born in Terror
as Molly
2009
3.5
Tricks of Love
as Sally
2008
5.0
Free Radio
as Natasha Lyonne
2008
0.0
The Knights of Prosperity
2007
7.0
America Brown
as Vera
2005
5.7
Weeds
as Tiffany
2005
7.5
Nightstalkers, Daywalkers, and Familiars: Inside the World of 'Blade: Trinity'
as Self
2005
5.7
Robots
as Loretta Geargrinder (voice)
2005
6.5
My Suicidal Sweetheart
as Grace
2005
5.3
Blade: Trinity
as Sommerfield
2004
5.9
Madhouse
as Alice
2004
5.7
American Pie: Revealed
as Self
2004
6.0
Die, Mommie, Die!
as Edith Sussman
2003
6.5
Party Monster
as Brooke
2003
5.8
🎬
Old School
as Sara
2003
0.0
Comic Book Villains
as Judy
2002
5.2
Zig Zag
as Jenna the Working Girl
2002
5.7
Night at the Golden Eagle
as Amber
2002
4.2
Kate & Leopold
as Darci
2001
6.3
The Grey Zone
as Rosa
2001
6.6
American Pie 2
as Jessica
2001
6.2
Night Visions
as Bethany Daniels (segment "If a Tree Falls...")
2001
7.2
Scary Movie 2
as Megan
2001
5.8
Fast Sofa
as Tamara Jenson
2001
3.8
Grounded for Life
as Gretchen
2001
6.8
Plan B
as Kaye
2001
4.3
But I'm a Cheerleader
as Megan
2000
7.0
Freeway II: Confessions of a Trickbaby
as White Girl (Crystal)
2000
5.5
If These Walls Could Talk 2
as Jeanne
2000
6.5
The Auteur Theory
as Rosemary Olsen - Finalist
1999
3.9
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Gia Eskas
1999
7.9
Detroit Rock City
as Christine
1999
6.7
Teen Choice Awards
as Self
1999
9.1
American Pie
as Jessica
1999
6.6
Modern Vampires
as Rachel
1998
4.9
Will & Grace
as Gillian
1998
6.8
Slums of Beverly Hills
as Vivian Abromowitz
1998
6.3
Krippendorf's Tribe
as Shelly
1998
4.6
The View
as Self
1997
4.3
Everyone Says I Love You
as Djuna 'D.J.' Berlin
1996
6.4
Dennis the Menace
as Polly
1993
5.9
A Man Called Sarge
as Arab Girl
1990
2.1
The Simpsons
as Sophie (voice)
1989
8.0
April Fool
1989
2.0
Pee-wee's Playhouse
as Opal
1986
7.1
Heartburn
as Rachel's Niece (uncredited)
1986
6.0
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Host
1975
7.0
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
1975
7.0
Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Presenter
1944
7.2
🎬
Basketful of Heads
as June
N/A
0.0
Klara and the Sun
as Manager
N/A
0.0
🎬
Uncanny Valley
N/A
0.0
🎬
Can We Talk?
as Joan Rivers
N/A
0.0
🎬
Roommates
N/A
0.0