Natasha Lyonne
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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.
Known for
Credits
The Fantastic 4: First Steps (2025)
as Rachel Rozman
The Bad Guys 2 (2025)
as Doom aka Susan (voice)
American Pie (1999)
as Jessica
Scary Movie 2 (2001)
as Megan
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery (2022)
as Natasha Lyonne
Smurfs (2025)
as Mama Poot (voice)
DC League of Super-Pets (2022)
as Merton (voice)
Blade: Trinity (2004)
as Sommerfield
Robots (2005)
as Loretta Geargrinder (voice)
Uncut Gems (2019)
as Boston Player Personnel (voice)
Dennis the Menace (1993)
as Polly
American Pie 2 (2001)
as Jessica
Roommates (2026)
as Hannah
American Reunion (2012)
as Jessica
Ad Astra (2019)
as Tanya Pincus
His Three Daughters (2024)
as Rachel
An Almost Christmas Story (2024)
as Pat (voice)
But I'm a Cheerleader (2000)
as Megan
Kate & Leopold (2001)
as Darci
Everyone Says I Love You (1996)
as Djuna 'D.J.' Berlin
Sleeping with Other People (2015)
as Kara
Honey Boy (2019)
as Mom
Irresistible (2020)
as Tina
Yoga Hosers (2016)
as Tabitha
Show Dogs (2018)
as Mattie
Hello, My Name Is Doris (2015)
as Sally
The Grey Zone (2001)
as Rosa
Heartburn (1986)
as Rachel's Niece (uncredited)
Klara and the Sun (2026)
as Manager
The United States vs. Billie Holiday (2021)
as Tallulah Bankhead
Party Monster (2003)
as Brooke
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert (2025)
as Self
Have a Good Trip: Adventures in Psychedelics (2020)
as Self
Slums of Beverly Hills (1998)
as Vivian Abromowitz
A Futile and Stupid Gesture (2018)
as Anne Beatts
Detroit Rock City (1999)
as Christine
Pathetic Fallacy (—)
Actor
If These Walls Could Talk 2 (2000)
as Jeanne
American Pie: Revealed (2004)
as Self
4:44 Last Day on Earth (2012)
as Tina
Marvel Studios' The Fantastic Four: First Steps - World Premiere (2025)
as Self - 'Rachel Rozman'
Girl Most Likely (2012)
as Allyson
The Intervention (2016)
as Sarah
Loving Leah (2009)
as Esther
Madhouse (2004)
as Alice
John Mulaney & The Sack Lunch Bunch (2019)
as Natasha Lyonne
Addicted to Fresno (2015)
as Martha
Krippendorf's Tribe (1998)
as Shelly
Handsome: A Netflix Mystery Movie (2017)
as Detective Fleur Scozzari
#Horror (2015)
as Emma
Old School (2003)
as Sara
Nightstalkers, Daywalkers, and Familiars: Inside the World of Blade Trinity (2005)
as Self
Family (2018)
as Juggalette (uncredited)
Ricky Powell: The Individualist (2020)
as Self
Freeway II: Confessions of a Trickbaby (2000)
as White Girl (Crystal)
Outrage: Born in Terror (2009)
as Molly
Bloomin Mud Shuffle (2015)
as Jock
Modern Vampires (1998)
as Rachel
Girlfriend's Day (2017)
as Mrs. Taft
Heterosexuals (2010)
as Ellia
Night of Too Many Stars: America Unites for Autism Programs (2017)
as Self
House Comes with a Bird (2022)
as Penn
Crazy for Love (2005)
as Grace
Zig Zag (2002)
as Jenna the Working Girl
Doulo (2018)
as Rena
The Auteur Theory (1999)
as Rosemary Olsen - Finalist
Die, Mommie, Die! (2003)
as Edith Sussman
Jack Goes Home (2016)
as Nancy
All About Evil (2010)
as Deborah Tennis
The Rambler (2013)
as Cheryl
He's Way More Famous Than You (2013)
as Natasha Lyonne
Loitering with Intent (2014)
as Kaplan
Mae West: Dirty Blonde (2020)
as Self
Antibirth (2016)
as Lou
Fast Sofa (2001)
as Tamara Jenson
Night Club (2011)
as Mrs. Keaton
Plan B (2002)
as Kaye
Adam Green's Aladdin (2016)
as Mom
Goyband (2009)
as Fani
Comic Book Villains (2002)
as Judy
April Fool (1989)
Actor
The Immaculate Conception of Little Dizzle (2010)
as Tracy
Gavin McInnes is a Fucking Asshole (2010)
as Self (archive footage)
Lightscape (2024)
as Woman in Hotel
America Brown (2005)
as Vera
ChikaBOOM!! (2026)
Actor
Night at the Golden Eagle (2002)
as Amber
The Quitter (2014)
as Gloria
Darby Forever (2016)
Actor
A Man Called Sarge (1990)
as Arab Girl
Clutter (2013)
as Lisa Bradford
Jelly (2010)
as Mona Hammel
Love, Loss, and What I Wore (2020)
Actor
Can We Talk? (—)
as Joan Rivers
Lip Service (2020)
as Risa The VO Agent
Uncanny Valley (—)
Actor
Basketful of Heads (—)
as June
Tricks of Love (2008)
as Sally
Darlene (—)
as Annie
Running Away with Blackie (2009)
as Motel Clerk
7E (2013)
as Yael
G.B.F. (2014)
as Mrs. Hoegel