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).
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Filmography
all 147
Movies 100
TV Shows 47
self 27
Voice 14
Producer 12
Director 3

The Bad Guys 2 (2025)

Smurfs (2025)

Lightscape (2024)

An Almost Christmas Story (2024)

His Three Daughters (2024)

Fantasmas (2024)

The Second Best Hospital in the Galaxy (2024)

Jacqueline Novak: Get on Your Knees (2024)

Poker Face (2023)

Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery (2022)

DC League of Super-Pets (2022)

Loot (2022)

Crush (2022)

Sirens (2022)

What If...? (2021)

The United States vs. Billie Holiday (2021)

Happily (2021)

Sarah Cooper: Everything's Fine (2020)

Lip Service (2020)

Crossing Swords (2020)

High Fidelity (2020)

Awkwafina is Nora From Queens (2020)

John Mulaney & The Sack Lunch Bunch (2019)

Steven Universe Future (2019)

Oh Jerome, No (2019)

Ad Astra (2019)

Uncut Gems (2019)

Russian Doll (2019)

Family (2018)

Explained (2018)

Show Dogs (2018)

Ballmastrz: 9009 (2018)

A Futile and Stupid Gesture (2018)

Big Mouth (2017)

Cabiria, Charity, Chastity (2017)

Handsome: A Netflix Mystery Movie (2017)

Girlfriend's Day (2017)

Antibirth (2016)

Yoga Hosers (2016)

Match Game (2016)

Documentary Now! (2015)

The Late Late Show with James Corden (2015)

The Quitter (2014)

G.B.F. (2014)

7E (2013)

Steven Universe (2013)

Orange Is the New Black (2013)

Clutter (2013)

He's Way More Famous Than You (2013)

The Rambler (2013)

Girl Most Likely (2012)

Girls (2012)

New Girl (2011)

Night Club (2011)

Portlandia (2011)

All About Evil (2010)

Jelly (2010)

Gavin McInnes is a Fucking Asshole (2010)

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen (2009)

Running Away with Blackie (2009)

RuPaul's Drag Race (2009)

Loving Leah (2009)

Free Radio (2008)

Weeds (2005)

Robots (2005)

Blade: Trinity (2004)

Madhouse (2004)

Die, Mommie, Die! (2003)

Zig Zag (2002)

Night Visions (2001)

Fast Sofa (2001)

Freeway II: Confessions of a Trickbaby (2000)

The Auteur Theory (1999)

Detroit Rock City (1999)

Teen Choice Awards (1999)

American Pie (1999)

Will & Grace (1998)

Slums of Beverly Hills (1998)

Everyone Says I Love You (1996)

A Man Called Sarge (1990)

The Simpsons (1989)

Heartburn (1986)

Saturday Night Live (1975)

Golden Globe Awards (1944)

Klara and the Sun

Basketful of Heads
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Known ForActing
GenderFemale
Birthday1979-04-04 (46 years old)
Birth NameNatasha Bianca Lyonne Braunstein
Birth PlaceNew York City, United States
ReligionJudaism
CitizenshipsIsrael, United States
ResidencesLos Angeles · East Village, United States
Also Known As Natasha Leon, Natasha Bianca Lyonne Braunstein, 나타샤 리온, Наташа Лионн, ナターシャ・リオン, 娜塔莎·雷昂, 娜塔莎里昂, ناتاشا لیون, Natasha Bianca Braunstein
AwardsTCA Award for Individual Achievement in Comedy
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