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.
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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External links
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Filmography (Movies)
The Bad Guys 2
Character:Doom aka Susan (voice)
Release Date:24/07/2025
The Fantastic 4: First Steps
Character:Rachel Rozman
Release Date:23/07/2025
Marvel Studios' The Fantastic Four: First Steps - World Premiere
Character:Self - 'Rachel Rozman'
Release Date:21/07/2025
Smurfs
Character:Mama Poot (voice)
Release Date:05/07/2025
Lightscape
Character:Woman in Hotel
Release Date:16/11/2024
An Almost Christmas Story
Character:Pat (voice)
Release Date:14/10/2024
His Three Daughters
Character:Rachel
Release Date:05/09/2024
American Dream: The 21 Savage Story
Character:
Release Date:08/01/2024
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
Character:Natasha Lyonne
Release Date:23/11/2022
DC League of Super-Pets
Character:Merton (voice)
Release Date:27/07/2022
House Comes with a Bird
Character:Penn
Release Date:23/03/2022
The United States vs. Billie Holiday
Character:Tallulah Bankhead
Release Date:31/03/2021
Lip Service
Character:Risa The VO Agent
Release Date:12/10/2020
Irresistible
Character:Tina
Release Date:01/07/2020
Mae West: Dirty Blonde
Character:Self
Release Date:16/06/2020
Ricky Powell: The Individualist
Character:Self
Release Date:30/05/2020
Have a Good Trip: Adventures in Psychedelics
Character:Self
Release Date:11/05/2020
Love, Loss, and What I Wore
Character:
Release Date:04/05/2020
John Mulaney & The Sack Lunch Bunch
Character:Natasha Lyonne
Release Date:24/12/2019
Honey Boy
Character:Mom
Release Date:28/09/2019
Ad Astra
Character:Tanya Pincus
Release Date:17/09/2019
Uncut Gems
Character:Boston Player Personnel (voice)
Release Date:30/08/2019
Family
Character:Juggalette (uncredited)
Release Date:19/08/2018
Show Dogs
Character:Mattie
Release Date:18/05/2018
Doulo
Character:Rena
Release Date:18/05/2018
A Futile and Stupid Gesture
Character:Anne Beatts
Release Date:24/01/2018
Night of Too Many Stars: America Unites for Autism Programs
Character:Self
Release Date:18/11/2017
Cabiria, Charity, Chastity
Character:Jules
Release Date:14/09/2017
Handsome: A Netflix Mystery Movie
Character:Detective Fleur Scozzari
Release Date:05/05/2017
Girlfriend's Day
Character:Mrs. Taft
Release Date:24/01/2017
Antibirth
Character:Lou
Release Date:02/09/2016
The Intervention
Character:Sarah
Release Date:26/08/2016
Yoga Hosers
Character:Tabitha
Release Date:08/07/2016
Adam Green's Aladdin
Character:Mom
Release Date:15/04/2016
Jack Goes Home
Character:Nancy
Release Date:14/03/2016
Darby Forever
Character:
Release Date:18/02/2016
Hello, My Name Is Doris
Character:Sally
Release Date:27/11/2015
#Horror
Character:Emma
Release Date:20/11/2015
Addicted to Fresno
Character:Martha
Release Date:02/10/2015
Sleeping with Other People
Character:Kara
Release Date:26/06/2015
Bloomin Mud Shuffle
Character:Jock
Release Date:11/04/2015
The Quitter
Character:Gloria
Release Date:12/09/2014
Loitering with Intent
Character:Kaplan
Release Date:18/04/2014
G.B.F.
Character:Mrs. Hoegel
Release Date:17/01/2014
7E
Character:Yael
Release Date:10/12/2013
Clutter
Character:Lisa Bradford
Release Date:07/06/2013
He's Way More Famous Than You
Character:Natasha Lyonne
Release Date:10/05/2013
The Rambler
Character:Cheryl
Release Date:21/01/2013
Girl Most Likely
Character:Allyson
Release Date:07/09/2012
American Reunion
Character:Jessica
Release Date:04/04/2012
4:44 Last Day on Earth
Character:Tina
Release Date:23/03/2012
Night Club
Character:Mrs. Keaton
Release Date:11/04/2011
The Immaculate Conception of Little Dizzle
Character:Tracy
Release Date:12/05/2010
All About Evil
Character:Deborah Tennis
Release Date:01/05/2010
Heterosexuals
Character:Ellia
Release Date:20/04/2010
Jelly
Character:Mona Hammel
Release Date:23/01/2010
Gavin McInnes is a Fucking Asshole
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:10/01/2010
Goyband
Character:Fani
Release Date:01/07/2009
Running Away with Blackie
Character:Motel Clerk
Release Date:10/04/2009
Loving Leah
Character:Esther
Release Date:25/01/2009
Outrage: Born in Terror
Character:Molly
Release Date:01/01/2009
Tricks of Love
Character:Sally
Release Date:04/12/2008
America Brown
Character:Vera
Release Date:28/10/2005
Nightstalkers, Daywalkers, and Familiars: Inside the World of 'Blade: Trinity'
Character:Self
Release Date:13/07/2005
Robots
Character:Loretta Geargrinder (voice)
Release Date:10/03/2005
Crazy for Love
Character:Grace
Release Date:01/03/2005
Blade: Trinity
Character:Sommerfield
Release Date:08/12/2004
Madhouse
Character:Alice
Release Date:30/07/2004
American Pie: Revealed
Character:Self
Release Date:02/01/2004
Die, Mommie, Die!
Character:Edith Sussman
Release Date:31/10/2003
Party Monster
Character:Brooke
Release Date:05/09/2003
Old School
Character:Sara
Release Date:01/01/2003
Comic Book Villains
Character:Judy
Release Date:03/09/2002
Zig Zag
Character:Jenna the Working Girl
Release Date:14/06/2002
Night at the Golden Eagle
Character:Amber
Release Date:17/05/2002
Plan B
Character:Kaye
Release Date:22/03/2002
Kate & Leopold
Character:Darci
Release Date:25/12/2001
The Grey Zone
Character:Rosa
Release Date:13/09/2001
American Pie 2
Character:Jessica
Release Date:10/08/2001
Scary Movie 2
Character:Megan
Release Date:04/07/2001
Fast Sofa
Character:Tamara Jenson
Release Date:15/06/2001
But I'm a Cheerleader
Character:Megan
Release Date:07/07/2000
Freeway II: Confessions of a Trickbaby
Character:White Girl (Crystal)
Release Date:13/05/2000
If These Walls Could Talk 2
Character:Jeanne
Release Date:05/03/2000
The Auteur Theory
Character:Rosemary Olsen - Finalist
Release Date:03/11/1999
Detroit Rock City
Character:Christine
Release Date:13/08/1999
American Pie
Character:Jessica
Release Date:09/07/1999
Modern Vampires
Character:Rachel
Release Date:19/10/1998
Slums of Beverly Hills
Character:Vivian Abromowitz
Release Date:14/08/1998
Krippendorf's Tribe
Character:Shelly
Release Date:27/02/1998
Everyone Says I Love You
Character:Djuna 'D.J.' Berlin
Release Date:06/12/1996
Dennis the Menace
Character:Polly
Release Date:09/06/1993
A Man Called Sarge
Character:Arab Girl
Release Date:02/02/1990
April Fool
Character:
Release Date:01/04/1989
Heartburn
Character:Rachel's Niece (uncredited)
Release Date:25/07/1986
Television Appearances
Pee-wee as Himself
Character:Self
Everybody's Live with John Mulaney
Character:Self - Director, Performer and Writer
Fantasmas
Character:Suzanna
The Second Best Hospital in the Galaxy
Character:Nurse Tup (voice)
Off Script with The Hollywood Reporter
Character:Self
Poker Face
Character:Charlie Cale
What If...?
Character:Byrdie (voice)
Crossing Swords
Character:Norah (voice)
Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens
Character:Woman in Hair Salon
Steven Universe Future
Character:Smoky Quartz (voice)
Oh Jerome, No
Character:Gretchen
Russian Doll
Character:Nadia Vulvokov
Explained
Character:Narrator (voice)
Ballmastrz: 9009
Character:Gaz Digzy (voice)
Big Mouth
Character:Suzette (voice)
Big Mouth
Character:Ms. Dunn (voice)
Party Legends
Character:
The $100,000 Pyramid
Character:Self
Match Game
Character:Self - Panelist
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Character:Self
Documentary Now!
Character:Carla Meola
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
Character:Self
The Late Late Show with James Corden
Character:Self - Guest
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Character:Self
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Character:Self
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Character:Self - Guest
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Character:Self
Steven Universe
Character:Smoky Quartz (voice)
Orange Is the New Black
Character:Nicky Nichols
Comedy Bang! Bang!
Character:Katie
The Eric Andre Show
Character:Self
Girls
Character:Rickey
New Girl
Character:Gretchen
Portlandia
Character:Madison
Portlandia
Character:Laura's Friend
Portlandia
Character:Danielle
Portlandia
Character:Carrie's Friend #2
Conan
Character:Self
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Character:Self - Guest
RuPaul's Drag Race
Character:Self - Guest Judge
Free Radio
Character:Natasha Lyonne
The Knights of Prosperity
Character:
Child Star Confidential
Character:Self (archive footage)
Weeds
Character:Tiffany
Night Visions
Character:Bethany Daniels (segment "If a Tree Falls...")
Grounded for Life
Character:Gretchen
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Character:Gia Eskas
Teen Choice Awards
Character:Self
Will & Grace
Character:Gillian
The View
Character:Self
The Simpsons
Character:Sophie (voice)
Pee-wee's Playhouse
Character:Opal
Saturday Night Live
Character:Self - Host
Saturday Night Live
Character:Self - Cameo (uncredited)
Golden Globe Awards
Character:Self - Presenter
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