Natasha Lyonne
Born 1979
Known for Russian Doll, But I'm a Cheerleader, American Pie.
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).
Movie Credits
Antibirth (2016)
The Intervention (2016)
All About Evil (2010)
But I'm a Cheerleader (2000)
Freeway II: Confessions of a Trickbaby (1999)
The Auteur Theory (1999)
Slums of Beverly Hills (1998)
His Three Daughters (2024)
Handsome: A Netflix Mystery Movie (2017)
Addicted to Fresno (2015)
Clutter (2013)
Outrage: Born in Terror (2009)
Die, Mommie, Die! (2003)
Everyone Says I Love You (1996)
Show Dogs (2018)
Adam Green's Aladdin (2016)
Yoga Hosers (2016)
#Horror (2015)
The Rambler (2013)
Goyband (2008)
America Brown (2004)
Madhouse (2004)
Fast Sofa (2001)
John Mulaney & The Sack Lunch Bunch (2019)
Jack Goes Home (2016)
Bloomin Mud Shuffle (2015)
Tricks of Love (2008)
Party Monster (2003)
Comic Book Villains (2002)
Night at the Golden Eagle (2002)
Zig Zag (2002)
Darby Forever (2016)
Hello, My Name Is Doris (2015)
Sleeping with Other People (2015)
7E (2013)
Loving Leah (2009)
Kate & Leopold (2001)
Krippendorf's Tribe (1998)
Modern Vampires (1998)
Loitering with Intent (2014)
Smurfs (2025)
DC League of Super-Pets (2022)
The United States vs. Billie Holiday (2021)
Irresistible (2020)
Ricky Powell: The Individualist (2020)
Honey Boy (2019)
He's Way More Famous Than You (2013)
Girl Most Likely (2012)
The Immaculate Conception of Little Dizzle (2009)
Blade: Trinity (2004)
Detroit Rock City (1999)
A Man Called Sarge (1990)
Roommates (2026)
The Bad Guys 2 (2025)
The Fantastic 4: First Steps (2025)
An Almost Christmas Story (2024)
Girlfriend's Day (2017)
The Grey Zone (2001)
If These Walls Could Talk 2 (2000)
American Pie: Revealed (2004)
American Pie 2 (2001)
American Pie (1999)
Dennis the Menace (1993)
Have a Good Trip: Adventures in Psychedelics (2020)
The Quitter (2014)
Crazy for Love (2005)
American Reunion (2012)
4:44 Last Day on Earth (2011)
Night of Too Many Stars: America Unites for Autism Programs (2017)
G.B.F. (2013)
Robots (2005)
Plan B (2001)
Scary Movie 2 (2001)
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery (2022)
A Futile and Stupid Gesture (2018)
Family (2018)
Ad Astra (2019)
Heartburn (1986)
