Natasha Lyonne
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).
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Movies (113)
Klara y el sol
2026 · Manager
Pathetic Fallacy
2026 · The Spider (voice)
ChikaBOOM!!
2026
Compañeras de cuarto
2026 · Hannah
All Heart
2025 · Executive Producer
Si pudiera, te daría una patada
2025 · Thanks
The Bad Guys 2
2025 · Doom aka Susan (voice)
The Fantastic 4: First Steps
2025 · Rachel Rozman
Marvel Studios' The Fantastic Four: First Steps - World Premiere
2025 · Self - 'Rachel Rozman'
Smurfs
2025 · Mama Poot (voice)
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
2025 · Self
Lightscape
2024 · Woman in Hotel
Casi un cuento navideño
2024 · Pat (voice)
Las tres hijas
2024 · Rachel, Executive Producer
Jacqueline Novak: Get on Your Knees
2024 · Director, Executive Producer
Glass Onion: Un misterio de Knives Out
2022 · Natasha Lyonne
Sirens
2022 · Executive Producer
DC Liga De Supermascotas
2022 · Merton (voice)
Crush
2022 · Producer
House Comes with a Bird
2022 · Penn
Los Estados Unidos contra Billie Holiday
2021 · Tallulah Bankhead
Tanta felicidad me mata
2021 · Thanks
Sarah Cooper: Everything's Fine
2020 · Writer, Director, Executive Producer
Lip Service
2020 · Risa The VO Agent
Irresistible
2020 · Tina
Mae West: Dirty Blonde
2020 · Self
Ricky Powell: The Individualist
2020 · Self
Buen viaje: Aventuras psicodélicas
2020 · Self
Love, Loss, and What I Wore
2020
John Mulaney & The Sack Lunch Bunch
2019 · Natasha Lyonne
Diamantes en bruto
2019 · Boston Player Personnel (voice)
Honey Boy: un niño encantador
2019 · Mom
Ad Astra: Hacia las estrellas
2019 · Tanya Pincus
Family
2018 · Juggalette (uncredited)
Superagente canino
2018 · Mattie
Doulo
2018 · Rena
Un gesto fútil y estúpido: La historia de Doug Kenney
2018 · Anne Beatts
Night of Too Many Stars: America Unites for Autism Programs
2017 · Self
Handsome: A Netflix Mystery Movie
2017 · Detective Fleur Scozzari
El día de la novia
2017 · Mrs. Taft
Antibirth
2016 · Lou, Producer
Cómo Interferir en un Matrimonio
2016 · Sarah
Yoga Hosers
2016 · Tabitha
Adam Green's Aladdin
2016 · Mom
Jack Goes Home
2016 · Nancy
Darby Forever
2016 · The Baddest Girl
Mi nombre es Doris
2015 · Sally
#Horror
2015 · Emma
Addicted to Fresno
2015 · Martha
Nunca entre amigos
2015 · Kara
Bloomin Mud Shuffle
2015 · Jock
The Quitter
2014 · Gloria
Loitering with Intent
2014 · Kaplan
G.B.F.
2014 · Mrs. Hoegel
7E
2013 · Yael
Casi Perfecta
2013 · Allyson
Clutter
2013 · Lisa Bradford
He's Way More Famous Than You
2013 · Natasha Lyonne
The Rambler
2013 · Cheryl
American Pie 8: El Reencuentro
2012 · Jessica
4:44 El último día en la Tierra
2012 · Tina
Night Club
2011 · Mrs. Keaton
The Immaculate Conception of Little Dizzle
2010 · Tracy
All About Evil
2010 · Deborah Tennis
Heterosexuals
2010 · Ellia
Jelly
2010 · Mona Hammel
Gavin McInnes is a Fucking Asshole
2010 · Self (archive footage)
Goyband
2009 · Fani
Running Away with Blackie
2009 · Motel Clerk
Loving Leah
2009 · Esther
Outrage: Born in Terror
2009 · Molly
Tricks of Love
2008 · Sally
America Brown
2005 · Vera
Nightstalkers, Daywalkers, and Familiars: Inside the World of Blade Trinity
2005 · Self
Robots
2005 · Loretta Geargrinder (voice)
Crazy for Love
2005 · Grace
Blade: Trinity
2004 · Sommerfield
Madhouse
2004 · Alice
American Pie: Revealed
2004 · Self, Thanks
Die, Mommie, Die!
2003 · Edith Sussman
Party Monster
2003 · Brooke
Old School
2003 · Sara, Producer
Comic Book Villains
2002 · Judy
Zig Zag
2002 · Jenna the Working Girl
Night at the Golden Eagle
2002 · Amber
Plan B
2002 · Kaye
Kate y Leopold
2001 · Darci
The Grey Zone
2001 · Rosa
American Pie 2: Tu Segunda Vez Es Mejor
2001 · Jessica
Scary Movie 2: Otra película de miedo
2001 · Megan
Fast Sofa
2001 · Tamara Jenson
But I'm a Cheerleader
2000 · Megan
Freeway 2
2000 · White Girl (Crystal), Associate Producer
Si estas paredes pudieran hablar 2
2000 · Jeanne
The Auteur Theory
1999 · Rosemary Olsen - Finalist
Detroit Rock City
1999 · Christine
American Pie
1999 · Jessica
Modern Vampires
1998 · Rachel
Slums of Beverly Hills
1998 · Vivian Abromowitz
Krippendorf's Tribe
1998 · Shelly
Everyone Says I Love You
1996 · Djuna 'D.J.' Berlin
Dennis the Menace
1993 · Polly
A Man Called Sarge
1990 · Arab Girl
April Fool
1989
Heartburn
1986 · Rachel's Niece (uncredited)
Basketful of Heads
· June, Producer
Uncanny Valley
· Writer, Director, Producer
Can We Talk?
· Joan Rivers
Darlene
· Annie, Producer
2034
· Story
Bambo
· Director, Writer, Producer
Red Sea
· Producer
The Hunted
· Producer
TV shows (54)
Pee-wee as Himself
2025 · Self
Good Hang with Amy Poehler
2025 · Self - Guest
Estamos todos en vivo con John Mulaney
2025 · Self - Director, Performer and Writer
El segundo mejor hospital de la galaxia
2024 · Nurse Tup (voice), Executive Producer
Off Script with The Hollywood Reporter
2023 · Self
Poker Face
2023 · Charlie Cale, Executive Producer, Writer, Director
Todo el dinero
2022 · Executive Producer
What If...?
2021 · Byrdie (voice)
Cruce de Espadas
2020 · Norah (voice)
Alta Fidelidad
2020 · Director
Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens
2020 · Woman in Hair Salon, Director
Steven Universe: Futuro
2019 · Smoky Quartz (voice)
Oh Jerome, No
2019 · Gretchen
Euphoria
2019 · Hooker
Muñeca rusa
2019 · Nadia Vulvokov, Executive Producer, Story, Writer, Director, Creator
En pocas palabras
2018 · Narrator (voice)
Ballmastrz: 9009*
2018 · Gaz Digzy (voice)
Big Mouth
2017 · Suzette (voice), Ms. Dunn (voice)
Party Legends
2016
The $100,000 Pyramid
2016 · Self
Match Game
2016 · Self - Panelist
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015 · Self
Documentary Now!
2015 · Carla Meola
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
2015 · Self
The Late Late Show with James Corden
2015 · Self - Guest
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
2014 · Self
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014 · Self, Self - Guest
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014 · Self - Guest
Steven Universe
2013 · Smoky Quartz (voice)
Orange Is the New Black
2013 · Nicky Nichols, Director
Comedy Bang! Bang!
2012 · Katie
The Eric Andre Show
2012 · Self
Girls
2012 · Rickey
New Girl
2011 · Gretchen
NTSF:SD:SUV::
2011 · Mrs. Barbato
Portlandia
2011 · Madison, Laura's Friend, Danielle, Carrie's Friend #2
Conan
2010 · Self
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009 · Self - Guest
RuPaul: Carrera de drags
2009 · Self - Guest Judge
Free Radio
2008 · Natasha Lyonne
The Knights of Prosperity
2007
Child Star Confidential
2006 · Self (archive footage)
Weeds
2005 · Tiffany
Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003 · Self
Night Visions
2001 · Bethany Daniels (segment "If a Tree Falls...")
Grounded for Life
2001 · Gretchen
La Ley y el Orden: Unidad de Víctimas Especiales
1999 · Gia Eskas
Teen Choice Awards
1999 · Self
Will & Grace
1998 · Gillian
The View
1997 · Self
Los Simpson
1989 · Sophie (voice)
Pee-wee's Playhouse
1986 · Opal
Saturday Night Live
1975 · Self - Host, Self - Cameo (uncredited)
Golden Globe Awards
1944 · Self - Presenter