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Natasha Lyonne
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American actress (born 1979)
Film & TV
New York City, New York, USA
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…
Known for
- Klara and the Sun — Manager2026
- Roommates — Hannah2026
- ChikaBOOM!2026
- Smurfs — Mama Poot (voice)2025
- The Fantastic 4: First Steps — Rachel Rozman2025
- The Bad Guys 2 — Doom aka Susan (voice)2025
- Marvel Studios' The Fantastic Four: First Steps - World Premiere — Self - 'Rachel Rozman'2025
- Everybody's Live with John Mulaney — Self - Director, Performer and Writer2025
- Pee-wee as Himself — Self2025
- His Three Daughters — Rachel2024
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Key facts
- Born
- Natasha Bianca Lyonne Braunstein , ( 1979-04-04 ) April 4, 1979 (age 47) , New York City , U.S.
- Occupations
- Actress director comedian producer writer tech executive
- Years active
- 1986–present
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Bianca
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- New York City
- Occupation
- film director
- Languages spoken
- Modern Hebrew
- Religion
- Orthodox Judaism
- Image
- Natasha Lyonne by Gage Skidmore.jpg
- Residence
- Los Angeles
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- Commons category
- Natasha Lyonne
- date of birth
- 1979-04-04
- start of work period
- 1986-00-00
- social media followers
- 590064
- ethnic group
- Israeli Jews
- name in native language
- Natasha Lyonne
- birth name
- Natasha Bianca Lyonne Braunstein
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Encyclopedic overview
Natasha Bianca Lyonne Braunstein (/liˈoʊn/ lee-OHN; born April 4, 1979) is an American actress, director, comedian, producer, writer, and tech executive. Lyonne started her career as a child actress before expanding her career taking on mature roles in film and television, for which she was nominated for five Primetime Emmy Awards and two Golden Globe Awards, and named one of the 100 most influential people in the world by Time Magazine in 2023. Lyonne made her first uncredited appearance in Heartburn (1986), had a recurring role in Pee-wee's Playhouse (1986), and a supporting role 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 the American Pie film series (1999–2012).
She found a career resurgence and Emmy Award-nominations for her performances as Nicky Nichols in the Netflix series Orange Is the New Black (2013–2019), co-created, wrote, directed, and executive produced the Netflix series Russian Doll (2019–2022), and starred in the Peacock series Poker Face (2023–2025) and the Netflix film His Three Daughters (2024).
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