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Natasha Bianca Lyonne Braunstein, known professionally as Natasha Lyonne, is an American actress. She is best known for her portrayal of Nicky Nichols in the Netflix series Orange Is the New Black (2013–2019), for which she received an Emmy Award nomination in 2014, and for her role as Jessica in the American Pie film series (1999–2012). She is also a co-creator, executive producer, and writer for the 2019 Netflix series Russian Doll, on which she plays the lead role of Nadia Vulvokov. Lyonne was nominated for a second Emmy Award for the role in 2019.
Born
Wednesday, 04 April 1979
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Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| His Three Daughters | Rachel | 2024 |
| The Second Best Hospital in the Galaxy | Nurse Tup / Nurse Tup (voice) / Hormsh / Half Shorts | 2024 |
| Ballmastrz: Rubicon | Gaz | 2023 |
| Poker Face | Charlie Cale | 2023 |
| Glass Onion | Natasha Lyonne | 2022 |
| DC League of Super-Pets | Merton / Merton (voice) | 2022 |
| House Comes with a Bird | Penn | 2022 |
| Ten Year Old Tom | Irene | 2021 |
| HouseBroken | Oliver / Gross Iguana / Older Rat | 2021 |
| Mae West: Die verruchte Blonde | Self | 2021 |
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| His Three Daughters | Rachel | 2024 |
| The Second Best Hospital in the Galaxy | Nurse Tup / Nurse Tup (voice) / Hormsh / Half Shorts | 2024 |
| Ballmastrz: Rubicon | Gaz | 2023 |
| Poker Face | Charlie Cale | 2023 |
| Glass Onion | Natasha Lyonne | 2022 |
| DC League of Super-Pets | Merton / Merton (voice) | 2022 |
| House Comes with a Bird | Penn | 2022 |
| Ten Year Old Tom | Irene | 2021 |
| HouseBroken | Oliver / Gross Iguana / Older Rat | 2021 |
| Mae West: Die verruchte Blonde | Self | 2021 |
| The United States vs. Billie Holiday | Tallulah Bankhead | 2021 |
| The Drew Barrymore Show | Self / Self - Guest | 2020 |
| Irresistible | Tina | 2020 |
| Crossing Swords | Norah | 2020 |
| Ricky Powell: The Individualist | Self | 2020 |
| Have a Good Trip | Self - Actress / Self | 2020 |
| Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens | Woman in Hair Salon | 2020 |
| John Mulaney & the Sack Lunch Bunch | Herself / Natasha Lyonne | 2019 |
| Honey Boy | Mom | 2019 |
| Bless the Harts | Debbie Donatello | 2019 |
| Cake | Gretchen | 2019 |
| Oh Jerome, No | Gretchen | 2019 |
| 2019 Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards | Self - Presenter | 2019 |
| Ad Astra | Tanya Pincus | 2019 |
| Uncut Gems | Boston Player Personnel (voice) / Boston Player Personnel | 2019 |
| Family | Juggalette | 2019 |
| Russian Doll | Nadia Vulvokov | 2019 |
| Show Dogs | Mattie | 2018 |
| The $100,000 Pyramid | Self - Celebrity Player | 2018 |
| Explained | Self - Narrator | 2018 |
| An Emmy for Megan | Self | 2018 |
| Ballmastrz 9009 | Gaz Digzy | 2018 |
| A Futile and Stupid Gesture | Anne Beatts | 2018 |
| Corporate | Gretchen | 2018 |
| Big Mouth | Suzette / Nadia Vulvokov | 2017 |
| Will & Grace | Gillian | 2017 |
| Cabiria, Charity, Chastity | Jules | 2017 |
| Handsome: A Netflix Mystery Movie | Detective Fleur Scozzari | 2017 |
| Girlfriend's Day | Mrs. Taft | 2017 |
| Jack Goes Home | Nancy | 2016 |
| The Realest Real | Herself / Natasha Lyonne | 2016 |
| Antibirth | Lou | 2016 |
| Party Legends | Self | 2016 |
| Match Game | Self - Celebrity Panelist | 2016 |
| Yoga Hosers | Tabitha | 2016 |
| Adam Green's Aladdin | Mom | 2016 |
| Animals. | VHS Copy of 'Can't Hardly Wait' | 2016 |
| The Intervention | Sarah | 2016 |
| Chelsea | Self | 2016 |
| Hello, My Name Is Doris | Sally | 2015 |
| #Horror | Emma | 2015 |
| The Late Show with Stephen Colbert | Self | 2015 |
| Addicted to Fresno | Martha | 2015 |
| Documentary Now! | Carla Meola | 2015 |
| Close Up with the Hollywood Reporter | Self | 2015 |
| Sleeping with Other People | Kara | 2015 |
| Bloomin Mud Shuffle | Jock | 2015 |
| The Late Late Show with James Corden | Self | 2015 |
| Night of Too Many Stars: America Comes Together for Autism Programs | Herself / Self | 2015 |
| Variety Studio: Actors on Actors | Self / Self - Guest | 2014 |
| The Quitter | Gloria | 2014 |
| Loitering with Intent | Kaplan | 2014 |
| Late Night with Seth Meyers | Self | 2014 |
| 100 Monologues | Self - Performer | 2014 |
| G.B.F. | Mrs. Hogel / Ms. Hoegel | 2014 |
| 7E | Yael | 2013 |
| As Da Art World Might Turn | Zemora | 2013 |
| Celebrity Page | Self | 2013 |
| Steven Universe | Smoky Quartz | 2013 |
| Orange Is the New Black | Nicky Nichols | 2013 |
| Hollywood Game Night | Self - Celebrity Guest / Self - Celebrity Player | 2013 |
| Clutter | Lisa Bradford | 2013 |
| Sanjay and Craig | Chido | 2013 |
| He's Way More Famous Than You | Natasha Lyonne | 2013 |
| Inside Amy Schumer | Stacy / Self | 2013 |
| The Rambler | Cheryl | 2013 |
| Girl Most Likely | Allyson | 2012 |
| Larry King Now | Self - Guest | 2012 |
| Comedy Bang! Bang! | Katie | 2012 |
| The Eric Andre Show | Self | 2012 |
| American Reunion | Jessica | 2012 |
| 4:44 Last Day on Earth | Tina | 2012 |
| Girls | Rickey | 2012 |
| New Girl | Gretchen | 2011 |
| NTSF:SD:SUV | Mrs. Barbato | 2011 |
| Night Club | Mrs. Keaton | 2011 |
| Portlandia | Carrie's Friend #2 / Claire Supporter / Danielle / Laura's Friend / Madison | 2011 |
| Conan | Herself - Guest / Self - Guest / Herself | 2010 |
| The Talk | Self - Guest / Self | 2010 |
| The Immaculate Conception of Little Dizzle | Tracy | 2010 |
| All About Evil | Deborah Tennis | 2010 |
| Heterosexuals | Ellia | 2010 |
| Jelly | Mona Hammel | 2010 |
| Red Carpet Report | Self | 2009 |
| Goyband | Fani | 2009 |
| Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen | Self - Guest | 2009 |
| Running Away with Blackie | Motel Clerk | 2009 |
| Late Night with Jimmy Fallon | Herself - Guest | 2009 |
| RuPaul's Drag Race | Self - Guest Judge | 2009 |
| Loving Leah | Esther | 2009 |
| Outrage: Born in Terror | Molly | 2009 |
| Tricks of Love | Sally | 2008 |
| Free Radio | Self | 2008 |
| Chelsea Lately | Herself - Guest | 2007 |
| The Knights of Prosperity | Female Co-Star | 2007 |
| Child Star Confidential | Self | 2006 |
| America Brown | Vera | 2005 |
| Weeds | Tiffany | 2005 |
| Robots | Loretta Geargrinder (voice) / Loretta Geargrinder | 2005 |
| Crazy for Love | Grace | 2005 |
| The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson | Self - Guest | 2005 |
| Blade: Trinity | Sommerfield | 2004 |
| Madhouse | Alice | 2004 |
| American Pie Revealed | Herself | 2004 |
| Die, Mommie, Die! | Edith Sussman | 2003 |
| The Ellen DeGeneres Show | Herself | 2003 |
| Party Monster | Brooke | 2003 |
| Cleavage | Self | 2002 |
| Comic Book Villains | Judy | 2002 |
| Zig Zag | Jenna the Working Girl | 2002 |
| Night at the Golden Eagle | Amber | 2002 |
| Last Call with Carson Daly | Herself | 2002 |
| Kate & Leopold | Darci | 2001 |
| The Grey Zone | Rosa | 2001 |
| American Pie 2 | Jessica | 2001 |
| Night Visions | Bethany Daniels (segment "If a Tree Falls...") | 2001 |
| Scary Movie 2 | Megan | 2001 |
| Fast Sofa | Tamara Jenson | 2001 |
| Grounded for Life | Gretchen | 2001 |
| Plan B | Kaye | 2001 |
| If These Walls Could Talk 2 | Jeanne (segment "1972") / Jeanne | 2000 |
| But I'm a Cheerleader | Megan | 2000 |
| The Auteur Theory | Rosemary Olsen - Finalist / Rosemary Olson - Finalist | 1999 |
| Freeway II: Confessions of a Trickbaby | White Girl / Crystal ‘White Girl’ Van Meuther | 1999 |
| Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Gia Eskas | 1999 |
| Detroit Rock City | Christine | 1999 |
| American Pie | Jessica | 1999 |
| When Autumn Leaves | 1999 | |
| Modern Vampires | Rachel | 1998 |
| Will & Grace | Gillian | 1998 |
| Slums of Beverly Hills | Vivian / Vivian Abromowitz | 1998 |
| Krippendorf's Tribe | Shelly | 1998 |
| The View | Herself - Guest / Self | 1997 |
| The Daily Show | Self | 1996 |
| Everyone Says I Love You | DJ / Djuna 'D.J.' Berlin | 1996 |
| Late Night with Conan O'Brien | Herself | 1993 |
| Dennis the Menace | Polly | 1993 |
| A Man Called Sarge | Arab Girl | 1990 |
| The Simpsons | Sophie | 1989 |
| Pee-wee's Playhouse | Opal | 1986 |
| Heartburn | Rachel's Niece | 1986 |
| American Masters | Self | 1986 |
| Entertainment Tonight | Self | 1981 |
| Saturday Night Live | Self / Self - Host | 1975 |
Director Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|
| Jacqueline Novak: Get on Your Knees | 2024 |
| Poker Face | 2023 |
| Sarah Cooper: Everything's Fine | 2020 |
| High Fidelity | 2020 |
| Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens | 2020 |
| Shrill | 2019 |
| Russian Doll | 2019 |
| Cabiria, Charity, Chastity | 2017 |
| Orange Is the New Black | 2013 |
Producer Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|
| His Three Daughters | 2024 |
| The Second Best Hospital in the Galaxy | 2024 |
| Jacqueline Novak: Get on Your Knees | 2024 |
| Poker Face | 2023 |
| Loot | 2022 |
| Crush | 2022 |
| Sirens | 2022 |
| Sarah Cooper: Everything's Fine | 2020 |
| Russian Doll | 2019 |
| Cabiria, Charity, Chastity | 2017 |
| Antibirth | 2016 |
| Freeway II: Confessions of a Trickbaby | 1999 |
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 2023 | Emmy | Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series | Nominated |
| 2020 | Golden Globe | Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy | Nominated |
| 2019 | Emmy | Outstanding Comedy Series | Nominated |
| 2019 | Emmy | Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series | Nominated |
| 2019 | Emmy | Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series | Nominated |
| 2014 | Emmy | Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series | Nominated |
