Natasha Lyonne
Known For
Acting
Born
1979-04-04 in New York City, New York, USA
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). Description above from the Wikipedia article Natasha Lyonne, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Most Known For
The Simpsons
as Sophie (voice)
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Gia Eskas
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
as Self - Guest
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as Self - Guest
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as Self
Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self
Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self - Guest
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Host
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
Conan
as Self
Orange Is the New Black
as Nicky Nichols
The View
as Self
New Girl
as Gretchen
The Late Late Show with James Corden
as Self - Guest
RuPaul's Drag Race
as Self - Guest Judge
Will & Grace
as Gillian
What If...?
as Byrdie (voice)
Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Presenter
Steven Universe
as Smoky Quartz (voice)
Weeds
as Tiffany