Natasha Bianca Lyonne BraunsteinΒ (/liΛoΚn/lee-OHN;Β born April 4, 1979) is an American actress, writer, director, and producer. Lyonne started her career as aΒ teen actressΒ 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 fiveΒ Primetime Emmy Awards and twoΒ Golden Globe Awards. She was named one of theΒ 100 most influential people in the worldΒ byΒ Time MagazineΒ in 2023.
Lyonne started her career as a child actress, making her first uncredited appearance inΒ HeartburnΒ (1986), recurring inΒ Pee-wee's PlayhouseΒ (1986), and supporting inΒ Dennis the MenaceΒ (1993). She transitioned to taking on teen roles in severalΒ independent films such asΒ Everyone Says I Love YouΒ (1996),Β Slums of Beverly HillsΒ (1998),Β But I'm a CheerleaderΒ (1999), andΒ Party MonsterΒ (2003) as well as in broad comedic films such asΒ American PieΒ (1999),Β American Pie 2Β (2001),Β Scary Movie 2Β (2001), andΒ American Reunion (2012).
She found a career resurgence andΒ Emmy Award nominations for her performances asΒ Nicky NicholsΒ on theΒ NetflixΒ comedy-drama seriesΒ Orange Is the New BlackΒ (2013β2019), aΒ software engineerΒ stuck in aΒ time loopΒ in the Netflix's comedy-drama seriesΒ Russian DollΒ (2019β2022), and a woman who can tell when people are lying in theΒ PeacockΒ crime comedy seriesΒ Poker FaceΒ (2023βpresent), 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 filmΒ His Three DaughtersΒ (2024).
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