Natasha Lyonne
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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).
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Known For
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Saturday Night Live
The Simpsons
Weeds
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
The Late Late Show with James Corden
What If...?
Teen Choice Awards
Big Mouth
Everybody's Live with John Mulaney
The Eric Andre Show
Late Night with Seth Meyers
RuPaul's Drag Race
Will & Grace
The $100,000 Pyramid
Fantasmas
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens
Explained
Steven Universe
Golden Globe Awards
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Girls
New Girl
Oh Jerome, No
Crossing Swords
Steven Universe Future
Uncut Gems
Orange Is the New Black
Ad Astra
A Futile and Stupid Gesture
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
Scary Movie 2
Robots
American Reunion
Pee-wee's Playhouse
Have a Good Trip: Adventures in Psychedelics
American Pie 2
Dennis the Menace
American Pie
American Pie: Revealed
The Bad Guys 2
Girlfriend's Day
The Fantastic 4: First Steps
The United States vs. Billie Holiday
Detroit Rock City
Smurfs
Irresistible
DC League of Super-Pets
Honey Boy
Blade: Trinity
The Second Best Hospital in the Galaxy
Modern Vampires
Sleeping with Other People
John Mulaney & The Sack Lunch Bunch
#Horror
Yoga Hosers
His Three Daughters
Handsome: A Netflix Mystery Movie
Poker Face
Russian Doll
But I'm a Cheerleader
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Production Credits
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