Natasha Bianca Lyonne Braunstein was born on April 4, 1979 in New York, USA. The daughter of a Jewish family, Lyonne spent her early childhood between New York and Israel. Lyonne, who started acting at a very early age, appeared in the television show "Pee-wee's Playhouse" when she was only six years old and appeared in various films as a child actor. One of his best-known roles during this period is in the movie "Dennis the Menace" (1993).
In his youth, he attracted attention with his performance in Woody Allen's movie "Everyone Says I Love You" (1996). However, his real breakthrough came with his performance in the 1998 independent film "Slums of Beverly Hills". He received praise from critics for his role in this film and proved his talent despite his young age.
In 1999, she became a name known to the masses with the character of Jessica in the movie "American Pie", which brought her to worldwide fame and made her an iconic character. He reprized the same role in the sequels of the series, "American Pie 2" (2001) and "American Pie: Reunion" (2012). Throughout the 2000s, he appeared in films of many different genres, such as "Scary Movie 2" (2001) and "Blade: Trinity" (2004).
The project that gave him a significant revival in his career was the Netflix series "Orange Is the New Black", which started in 2013 and turned into a huge phenomenon. He received critical acclaim for his character Nicky Nichols, a prisoner with a humorous and tragic past, and was nominated for an Emmy Award for this role.
His performance in the series, which continued for seven seasons, made him one of the most sought-after names in Hollywood again.
After "Orange Is the New Black", Lyonne also highlighted her creative side. She reached a new peak in her career with the 2019 Netflix series "Russian Doll", which she created, wrote, directed and starred in with Amy Poehler and Leslye Headland. This series, which deals with the theme of time loops, received full marks from critics and brought Lyonne many more Emmy nominations.
In 2023, he continued his success in the leading role by playing the character of Charlie Cale, who has the ability to understand whether people are lying or not, in the TV series "Poker Face" created by Rian Johnson, and he received Golden Globe and Emmy nominations for this role.
Productions in which he took part
He took part in a total of 160 productions; 12 of the most well-known are listed.
- The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (2015)
- Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen (2009) โ Self - Guest
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999) โ Gia Eskas
- The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (2014) โ Self - Guest
- The Late Late Show with James Corden (2015) โ Self - Guest
- The Simpsons (1989) โ Sophie (voice)
- Late Night with Seth Meyers (2014)
- The View (1997)
- Saturday Night Live (1975) โ Self - Host
- Conan (2010)
- RuPaul's Drag Race (2009) โ Self - Guest Judge
- Golden Globe Awards (1944) โ Self - Presenter
Production and imprint information was taken from TMDB.
