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). Description above from the Wikipedia article Natasha Lyonne, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Cast

Party Monster

(Brooke)

American Pie

(Jessica)

American Pie 2

(Jessica)

But I'm a Cheerleader

(Megan)

Kate & Leopold

(Darci)

Modern Vampires

(Rachel)

Krippendorf's Tribe

(Shelly)

Everyone Says I Love You

(Djuna 'D.J.' Berlin)

Detroit Rock City

(Christine)

If These Walls Could Talk 2

(Jeanne)

Comic Book Villains

(Judy)

Blade: Trinity

(Sommerfield)

Slums of Beverly Hills

(Vivian Abromowitz)

The Grey Zone

(Rosa)

Die, Mommie, Die!

(Edith Sussman)

Madhouse

(Alice)

Freeway II: Confessions of a Trickbaby

(White Girl (Crystal))

All About Evil

(Deborah Tennis)

Fast Sofa

(Tamara Jenson)

American Reunion

(Jessica)

Outrage: Born in Terror

(Molly)

Girl Most Likely

(Allyson)

Night at the Golden Eagle

(Amber)

Jelly

(Mona Hammel)

Heterosexuals

(Ellia)

America Brown

(Vera)

House Comes with a Bird

(Penn)

His Three Daughters

(Rachel)

The Auteur Theory

(Rosemary Olsen - Finalist)

Tricks of Love

(Sally)

The Rambler

(Cheryl)

He's Way More Famous Than You

(Natasha Lyonne)

My Suicidal Sweetheart

(Grace)

4:44 Last Day on Earth

(Tina)

Running Away with Blackie

(Motel Clerk)

G.B.F.

(Mrs. Hoegel)

Gavin McInnes is a Fucking Asshole

(Self (archive footage))

Zig Zag

(Jenna the Working Girl)

Loving Leah

(Esther)

Addicted to Fresno

(Martha)

Sleeping with Other People

(Kara)

#Horror

(Emma)

Night Club

(Mrs. Keaton)

Uncut Gems

(Boston Player Personnel (voice))

Yoga Hosers

(Tabitha)

Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery

(Natasha Lyonne)

Hello, My Name Is Doris

(Sally)

Loitering with Intent

(Kaplan)

Klara and the Sun

(Manager)

The Intervention

(Sarah)

Mae West: Dirty Blonde

(Self)

Smurfs

(Mama Poot (voice))

Antibirth

(Lou)

Jack Goes Home

(Nancy)

The Fantastic 4: First Steps

(Rachel Rozman)

Adam Green's Aladdin

(Mom)

A Futile and Stupid Gesture

(Anne Beatts)

Darby Forever

Handsome: A Netflix Mystery Movie

(Detective Fleur Scozzari)

Girlfriend's Day

(Mrs. Taft)

Bloomin Mud Shuffle

(Jock)

7E

(Yael)

Cabiria, Charity, Chastity

(Jules)

Night of Too Many Stars: America Unites for Autism Programs

(Self)

Scary Movie 2

(Megan)

Show Dogs

(Mattie)

The Quitter

(Gloria)

Plan B

(Kaye)

Robots

(Loretta Geargrinder (voice))

Clutter

(Lisa Bradford)

The Immaculate Conception of Little Dizzle

(Tracy)

Honey Boy

(Mom)

Doulo

(Rena)

John Mulaney & The Sack Lunch Bunch

(Natasha Lyonne)

Dennis the Menace

(Polly)

Irresistible

(Tina)

Lip Service

(Risa The VO Agent)

Heartburn

(Rachel's Niece (uncredited))

Ad Astra

(Tanya Pincus)

The United States vs. Billie Holiday

(Tallulah Bankhead)

Goyband

(Fani)

Have a Good Trip: Adventures in Psychedelics

(Self)

Love, Loss, and What I Wore

American Pie: Revealed

(Self)

Family

(Juggalette (uncredited))

A Man Called Sarge

(Arab Girl)

Nightstalkers, Daywalkers, and Familiars: Inside the World of 'Blade: Trinity'

(Self)

DC League of Super-Pets

(Merton (voice))

An Almost Christmas Story

(Pat (voice))

The Bad Guys 2

(Doom aka Susan (voice))

Ricky Powell: The Individualist

(Self)

Old School

(Sara)

Basketful of Heads

(June)

Lightscape

(Woman in Hotel)

Uncanny Valley

Can We Talk?

(Joan Rivers)

Roommates

April Fool

Marvel Studios' The Fantastic Four: First Steps - World Premiere

(Self - 'Rachel Rozman')

The Knights of Prosperity

New Girl

(Gretchen)

Pee-wee's Playhouse

(Opal)

Night Visions

(Bethany Daniels (segment "If a Tree Falls..."))

Poker Face

(Charlie Cale)

Grounded for Life

Will & Grace

(Gillian)

Orange Is the New Black

(Nicky Nichols)

Weeds

(Tiffany)

Girls

(Rickey)

Comedy Bang! Bang!

(Katie)

Late Night with Seth Meyers

(Self)

The Eric Andre Show

(Self)

Free Radio

(Natasha Lyonne)

Portlandia

(Madison)

The Late Late Show with James Corden

(Self - Guest)

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

(Gia Eskas)

Portlandia

(Laura's Friend)

Portlandia

(Danielle)

Party Legends

The $100,000 Pyramid

(Self)

Saturday Night Live

(Self - Host)

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

(Self)

The Second Best Hospital in the Galaxy

(Nurse Tup (voice))

Oh Jerome, No

(Gretchen)

Ballmastrz: 9009

(Gaz Digzy (voice))

Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

(Self)

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

(Self - Guest)

Match Game

(Self - Panelist)

Teen Choice Awards

(Self)

Steven Universe

(Smoky Quartz (voice))

Russian Doll

(Nadia Vulvokov)

The View

(Self)

Documentary Now!

(Carla Meola)

Portlandia

(Carrie's Friend #2)

RuPaul's Drag Race

(Self - Guest Judge)

Saturday Night Live

(Self - Cameo (uncredited))

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

(Self)

Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens

(Woman in Hair Salon)

Explained

(Narrator (voice))

Steven Universe Future

(Smoky Quartz (voice))

The Simpsons

(Sophie (voice))

Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

(Self)

Golden Globe Awards

(Self - Presenter)

Big Mouth

(Suzette (voice))

Crossing Swords

(Norah (voice))

Conan

(Self)

Fantasmas

(Suzanna)

What If...?

(Byrdie (voice))

Off Script with The Hollywood Reporter

(Self)

Everybody's Live with John Mulaney

(Self - Director, Performer and Writer)

Big Mouth

(Ms. Dunn (voice))

Pee-wee as Himself

(Self)

Lie Detector

(Self)

Late Night with Seth Meyers

(Self - Guest)