Natasha Bianca Lyonne Braunstein (/liˈoʊn/ lee-OHN; born April 4, 1979) is an American actress, writer, director, and producer. Lyonne began her career as a child actress before expanding her career by taking on mature roles in film and television. She is known for her distinctive raspy voice and "tough" persona, and among the awards she has received are nominations for five Primetime Emmy Awards and two Golden Globe Awards. In 2023, Time magazine named her one of the 100 most influential people in the world.

Lyonne began her career as a child actress, first appearing uncredited in the film Fatal Attraction (1986), then regularly appearing in Pee-wee's Playhouse (1986) and playing a supporting role in Dennis the Menace (1993). She transitioned to teenage 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 in broad comedies such as American Pie (1999), American Pie 2 (2001), Scary Movie 2 (2001), and American Reunion (2012).

She experienced a career resurgence and received Emmy Award nominations for her roles as Nicky Nichols in the Netflix comedy-drama series Orange Is the New Black (2013–2019), a software engineer stuck in a time loop in the Netflix comedy-drama series Russian Doll (2019–2022), and a woman who can tell when people are lying in the Peacock crime comedy Poker Face (2023–present); on the latter she also served as co-creator, writer, director, and executive producer. She also starred in the Netflix drama film His Three Daughters (2024).

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