Natasha Bianca Lyonne Braunstein\u00a0(\/li\u02c8o\u028an\/lee-OHN;\u00a0born April 4, 1979) is an American actress, writer, director, and producer. Lyonne started her career as a\u00a0teen actress\u00a0before 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\u00a0Primetime Emmy Awards and two\u00a0Golden Globe Awards. She was named one of the\u00a0100 most influential people in the world\u00a0by\u00a0Time Magazine\u00a0in 2023.<\/p>\n
Lyonne started her career as a child actress, making her first uncredited appearance in\u00a0Heartburn\u00a0(1986), recurring in\u00a0Pee-wee’s Playhouse\u00a0(1986), and supporting in\u00a0Dennis the Menace\u00a0(1993). She transitioned to taking on teen roles in several\u00a0independent films such as\u00a0Everyone Says I Love You\u00a0(1996),\u00a0Slums of Beverly Hills\u00a0(1998),\u00a0But I’m a Cheerleader\u00a0(1999), and\u00a0Party Monster\u00a0(2003) as well as in broad comedic films such as\u00a0American Pie\u00a0(1999),\u00a0American Pie 2\u00a0(2001),\u00a0Scary Movie 2\u00a0(2001), and\u00a0American Reunion (2012).<\/p>\n
She found a career resurgence and\u00a0Emmy Award nominations for her performances as\u00a0Nicky Nichols\u00a0on the\u00a0Netflix\u00a0comedy-drama series\u00a0Orange Is the New Black\u00a0(2013\u20132019), a\u00a0software engineer\u00a0stuck in a\u00a0time loop\u00a0in the Netflix’s comedy-drama series\u00a0Russian Doll\u00a0(2019\u20132022), and a woman who can tell when people are lying in the\u00a0Peacock\u00a0crime comedy series\u00a0Poker Face\u00a0(2023\u2013present), 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\u00a0His Three Daughters\u00a0(2024).<\/p>\n
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Natasha Bianca Lyonne Braunstein\u00a0(\/li\u02c8o\u028an\/lee-OHN;\u00a0born April 4, 1979) is an American actress, writer, director, and producer. Lyonne started her career as a\u00a0teen actress\u00a0before 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\u00a0Primetime Emmy […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","class_list":["post-26116","movie_engine_person","type-movie_engine_person","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"\n