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