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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Known For
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The Simpsons
1989
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American Pie
1999
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Ad Astra
2019
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Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
2022
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Uncut Gems
2019
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American Pie 2
2001
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Scary Movie 2
2001
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Robots
2005
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American Reunion
2012
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What If...?
2021
Acting
2025
Smurfs
as Mama Poot (voice)
2025
The Fantastic 4: First Steps
as Rachel Rozman
2025
Marvel Studios' The Fantastic Four: First Steps - World Premiere
as Self - 'Rachel Rozman'
2025
Everybody's Live with John Mulaney
as Self - Director, Performer and Writer
(1 episode)
2025
Pee-wee as Himself
as Self
(2 episodes)
2024
His Three Daughters
as Rachel
2024
An Almost Christmas Story
as Pat (voice)
2024
Lightscape
as Woman in Hotel
2024
American Dream: The 21 Savage Story
2024
The Second Best Hospital in the Galaxy
as Nurse Tup (voice)
(8 episodes)
2023
Poker Face
as Charlie Cale
(22 episodes)
2023
Off Script with The Hollywood Reporter
as Self
(1 episode)
2022
House Comes with a Bird
as Penn
2022
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
as Natasha Lyonne
2022
DC League of Super-Pets
as Merton (voice)
2021
The United States vs. Billie Holiday
as Tallulah Bankhead
2021
What If...?
as Byrdie (voice)
(2 episodes)
2020
Mae West: Dirty Blonde
as Self
2020
Irresistible
as Tina
2020
Lip Service
as Risa The VO Agent
2020
Have a Good Trip: Adventures in Psychedelics
as Self
2020
Love, Loss, and What I Wore
2020
Ricky Powell: The Individualist
as Self
2020
Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens
as Woman in Hair Salon
(1 episode)
2020
Crossing Swords
as Norah (voice)
(1 episode)
2019
Uncut Gems
as Boston Player Personnel (voice)
2019
Honey Boy
as Mom
2019
John Mulaney & The Sack Lunch Bunch
as Natasha Lyonne
2019
Ad Astra
as Tanya Pincus
2019
Oh Jerome, No
as Gretchen
(1 episode)
2019
Russian Doll
as Nadia Vulvokov
(15 episodes)
2019
Steven Universe Future
as Smoky Quartz (voice)
(1 episode)
2018
A Futile and Stupid Gesture
as Anne Beatts
2018
Show Dogs
as Mattie
2018
Doulo
as Rena
2018
Family
as Juggalette (uncredited)
2018
Ballmastrz: 9009
as Gaz Digzy (voice)
(21 episodes)
2018
Explained
as Narrator (voice)
(1 episode)
2017
Handsome: A Netflix Mystery Movie
as Detective Fleur Scozzari
2017
Girlfriend's Day
as Mrs. Taft
2017
Cabiria, Charity, Chastity
as Jules
2017
Night of Too Many Stars: America Unites for Autism Programs
as Self
2017
Big Mouth
as Suzette (voice)
(3 episodes)
2017
Big Mouth
as Ms. Dunn (voice)
(3 episodes)
2016
Yoga Hosers
as Tabitha
2016
The Intervention
as Sarah
2016
Antibirth
as Lou
2016
Jack Goes Home
as Nancy
2016
Adam Green's Aladdin
as Mom
2016
Darby Forever
2016
Party Legends
2016
The $100,000 Pyramid
as Self
(1 episode)
2016
Match Game
as Self - Panelist
(1 episode)
2015
Addicted to Fresno
as Martha
2015
Sleeping with Other People
as Kara
2015
#Horror
as Emma
2015
Hello, My Name Is Doris
as Sally
2015
Bloomin Mud Shuffle
as Jock
2015
The Late Late Show with James Corden
as Self - Guest
(1 episode)
2015
Documentary Now!
as Carla Meola
(1 episode)
2015
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as Self
(1 episode)
2015
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
as Self
(1 episode)
2014
G.B.F.
as Mrs. Hoegel
2014
Loitering with Intent
as Kaplan
2014
The Quitter
as Gloria
2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self
(2 episodes)
2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as Self - Guest
(4 episodes)
2014
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
as Self
(2 episodes)
2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self - Guest
(1 episode)
2013
The Rambler
as Cheryl
2013
He's Way More Famous Than You
as Natasha Lyonne
2013
7E
as Yael
2013
Clutter
as Lisa Bradford
2013
Orange Is the New Black
as Nicky Nichols
(81 episodes)
2013
Steven Universe
as Smoky Quartz (voice)
(3 episodes)
2012
American Reunion
as Jessica
2012
Girl Most Likely
as Allyson
2012
4:44 Last Day on Earth
as Tina
2012
Girls
as Rickey
(1 episode)
2012
Comedy Bang! Bang!
as Katie
(1 episode)
2012
The Eric Andre Show
as Self
(1 episode)
2011
Night Club
as Mrs. Keaton
2011
New Girl
as Gretchen
(1 episode)
2011
Portlandia
as Madison
(1 episode)
2011
Portlandia
as Laura's Friend
(1 episode)
2011
Portlandia
as Danielle
(1 episode)
2011
Portlandia
as Carrie's Friend #2
(1 episode)
2010
All About Evil
as Deborah Tennis
2010
Jelly
as Mona Hammel
2010
Heterosexuals
as Ellia
2010
Gavin McInnes is a Fucking Asshole
as Self (archive footage)
2010
The Immaculate Conception of Little Dizzle
as Tracy
2010
Conan
as Self
(2 episodes)
2009
Outrage: Born in Terror
as Molly
2009
Running Away with Blackie
as Motel Clerk
2009
Loving Leah
as Esther
2009
Goyband
as Fani
2009
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
as Self - Guest
(3 episodes)
2009
RuPaul's Drag Race
as Self - Guest Judge
(1 episode)
2008
Tricks of Love
as Sally
2008
Free Radio
as Natasha Lyonne
(1 episode)
2007
The Knights of Prosperity
2006
Child Star Confidential
as Self (archive footage)
(1 episode)
2005
America Brown
as Vera
2005
Crazy for Love
as Grace
2005
Robots
as Loretta Geargrinder (voice)
2005
Weeds
as Tiffany
(1 episode)
2004
Blade: Trinity
as Sommerfield
2004
Madhouse
as Alice
2004
American Pie: Revealed
as Self
2003
Party Monster
as Brooke
2003
Die, Mommie, Die!
as Edith Sussman
2003
Old School
as Sara
2002
Comic Book Villains
as Judy
2002
Night at the Golden Eagle
as Amber
2002
Zig Zag
as Jenna the Working Girl
2002
Plan B
as Kaye
2001
American Pie 2
as Jessica
2001
Kate & Leopold
as Darci
2001
The Grey Zone
as Rosa
2001
Fast Sofa
as Tamara Jenson
2001
Scary Movie 2
as Megan
2001
Night Visions
as Bethany Daniels (segment "If a Tree Falls...")
(1 episode)
2001
Grounded for Life
as Gretchen
(1 episode)
2000
But I'm a Cheerleader
as Megan
2000
If These Walls Could Talk 2
as Jeanne
2000
Freeway II: Confessions of a Trickbaby
as White Girl (Crystal)
1999
American Pie
as Jessica
1999
Detroit Rock City
as Christine
1999
The Auteur Theory
as Rosemary Olsen - Finalist
1999
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Gia Eskas
(1 episode)
1999
Teen Choice Awards
as Self
(1 episode)
1998
Modern Vampires
as Rachel
1998
Krippendorf's Tribe
as Shelly
1998
Slums of Beverly Hills
as Vivian Abromowitz
1998
Will & Grace
as Gillian
(1 episode)
1997
The View
as Self
(1 episode)
1996
Everyone Says I Love You
as Djuna 'D.J.' Berlin
1993
Dennis the Menace
as Polly
1990
A Man Called Sarge
as Arab Girl
1989
April Fool
1989
The Simpsons
as Sophie (voice)
(4 episodes)
1986
Heartburn
as Rachel's Niece (uncredited)
1986
Pee-wee's Playhouse
as Opal
(13 episodes)
1975
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Host
(1 episode)
1975
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
(1 episode)
1944
Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Presenter
(1 episode)
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Klara and the Sun
as Manager
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Basketful of Heads
as June
—
Uncanny Valley
—
Can We Talk?
as Joan Rivers
—
Pathetic Fallacy
Directing
2024
Jacqueline Novak: Get on Your Knees
Director
2023
Poker Face
Director
2020
Sarah Cooper: Everything's Fine
Director
2020
High Fidelity
Director
2019
Russian Doll
Director
2017
Cabiria, Charity, Chastity
Director
2013
Orange Is the New Black
Director
—
Uncanny Valley
Director
—
Bambo
Director
Writing
2023
Poker Face
Writer
2020
Sarah Cooper: Everything's Fine
Writer
2019
Russian Doll
Story
2019
Russian Doll
Writer
2017
Cabiria, Charity, Chastity
Writer
—
2034
Story
—
Uncanny Valley
Writer
—
Bambo
Writer
Production
2025
All Heart
Executive Producer
2024
His Three Daughters
Executive Producer
2024
Jacqueline Novak: Get on Your Knees
Executive Producer
2024
The Second Best Hospital in the Galaxy
Executive Producer
2023
Poker Face
Executive Producer
2022
Crush
Producer
2022
Sirens
Executive Producer
2022
Loot
Executive Producer
2020
Sarah Cooper: Everything's Fine
Executive Producer
2019
Russian Doll
Executive Producer
2016
Antibirth
Producer
2000
Freeway II: Confessions of a Trickbaby
Associate Producer
—
Basketful of Heads
Producer
—
Uncanny Valley
Producer
—
Bambo
Producer
Crew
2025
If I Had Legs I'd Kick You
Thanks
2021
Happily
Thanks
2004
American Pie: Revealed
Thanks
Creator
2019
Russian Doll
Creator