Biography
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 and two Golden Globe Awards. She was named one of the 100 most influential people in the world by Tim...
Known For
Complete Filmography

The Bad Guys 2
2025
as Doom (voice)
The now-reformed Bad Guys are trying (very, very hard) to be good, but instead find themselves hijacked into a high-stakes, globe-trotting heist, mast...

The Fantastic Four: First Steps
2025
Against the vibrant backdrop of a 1960s-inspired, retro-futuristic world, Marvel's First Family is forced to balance their roles as heroes with the st...

Smurfs
2025
as Mama Poot (voice)
When Papa Smurf is mysteriously taken by evil wizards, Razamel and Gargamel, Smurfette leads the Smurfs on a mission into the real world to save him. ...

Lightscape
2024
as Woman in Hotel
Lightscape is a captivating, hallucinatory portrait of the contemporary world, addressing a future hovering on the horizon. Accelerating through the d...

An Almost Christmas Story
2024
as Pat (voice)
A young owl meets a lost little girl in New York City. Together, they try to get home for Christmas.

His Three Daughters
2024
as Rachel
Emotions run high when three estranged sisters reunite in a cramped New York City apartment to watch over their ailing father during his final days.

His Three Daughters
2024
Executive Producer
Emotions run high when three estranged sisters reunite in a cramped New York City apartment to watch over their ailing father during his final days.

Jacqueline Novak: Get on Your Knees
2024
Director, Executive Producer
Comedian Jacqueline Novak delivers a funny and philosophical meditation on sex, coming-of-age and a certain body part in this intimate stand-up specia...

Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
2022
as Natasha Lyonne
World-famous detective Benoit Blanc heads to Greece to peel back the layers of a mystery surrounding a tech billionaire and his eclectic crew of frien...

DC League of Super-Pets
2022
as Merton (voice)
When Superman and the rest of the Justice League are kidnapped, Krypto the Super-Dog must convince a rag-tag shelter pack - Ace the hound, PB the potb...

Crush
2022
Producer
When an aspiring young artist is forced to join her high school track team, she uses it as an opportunity to pursue the girl she's been harboring a lo...

House Comes with a Bird
2022
as Penn
It’s quintessentially late afternoon Californian sun. The eponymous house gently hosts a number of clipped social encounters. Each of these denotes dy...

Sirens
2022
Executive Producer
True to their name, Slave to Sirens — the first and only all-woman thrash metal band in the Middle East — are utterly magnetic. Amid a backdrop of pol...

The United States vs. Billie Holiday
2021
as Tallulah Bankhead
Billie Holiday spent much of her career being adored by fans. In the 1940s, the government targeted Holiday in a growing effort to racialize the war o...

Happily
2021
Thanks
Tom and Janet have been happily married for years. But a visit from a mysterious stranger leads to a dead body, a lot of questions, and a tense couple...

Sarah Cooper: Everything's Fine
2020
Writer, Executive Producer, Director
Comedian and Trump lip-synching sensation Sarah Cooper tackles politics, race and other light topics in a sketch special packed with celebrity guests.

Lip Service
2020
as Risa The VO Agent
A woman records erotica fantasy audiobooks from her bedroom closet while her own life is far from perfect.

Irresistible
2020
as Tina
A Democratic political consultant helps a retired Marine colonel run for mayor in a small, conservative Wisconsin town.

Mae West: Dirty Blonde
2020
as Self
Mae West achieved great acclaim in every entertainment medium that existed during her lifetime, spanning eight decades of the 20th century. A full-tim...

Ricky Powell: The Individualist
2020
as Self
Ricky Powell boasts a quintessential New York story, rising to fame as a street photographer in the 80’s and 90’s and touring with the Beastie Boys, c...

Have a Good Trip: Adventures in Psychedelics
2020
as Self
Celebrities recall their most mind-bending trips via animations, reenactments and more in this comedic documentary exploring the story of psychedelics...

Love, Loss, and What I Wore
2020
The amusing and heartwarming play uses clothing and accessories and the memories they trigger to tell funny and often poignant stories that all women ...

John Mulaney & The Sack Lunch Bunch
2019
as Natasha Lyonne
John Mulaney and his kid pals tackle existential topics for all ages with catchy songs, comedy sketches and special guests in a nostalgic variety spec...

Honey Boy
2019
as Mom
The story of a child star attempting to mend his relationship with his law-breaking, alcohol-abusing father over the course of a decade, loosely based...

Ad Astra
2019
as Tanya Pincus
The near future, a time when both hope and hardships drive humanity to look to the stars and beyond. While a mysterious phenomenon menaces to destroy ...

Uncut Gems
2019
as Boston Player Personnel (voice)
A charismatic New York City jeweler always on the lookout for the next big score makes a series of high-stakes bets that could lead to the windfall of...

Family
2018
as Juggalette (uncredited)
Kate Stone is career-focused with a brash attitude that keeps relationships at an arm's length. When her estranged brother calls asking her to baby-si...

Show Dogs
2018
as Mattie
Max, a macho, solitary Rottweiler police dog is ordered to go undercover as a primped show dog in a prestigious Dog Show, along with his human partner...

Doulo
2018
as Rena
Danny is recently out of prison and trying to make it as a male doula. Despite receiving certification through the mail, he combats sexism and a profo...

A Futile and Stupid Gesture
2018
as Anne Beatts
In a life full of triumph and failure, "National Lampoon" co-founder Doug Kenney built a comedy empire, molding pop culture in the 1970s.

Night of Too Many Stars: America Unites for Autism Programs
2017
as Self
Jon Stewart returns to television to host a live show presented from The Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York. Benefiting NEXT for Autism, the...

Cabiria, Charity, Chastity
2017
as Jules
Cabiria, Charity, Chastity follows Chastity, on a surreal journey through a parallel plane, as she realizes that in order to face her future, she must...

Cabiria, Charity, Chastity
2017
Director, Writer
Cabiria, Charity, Chastity follows Chastity, on a surreal journey through a parallel plane, as she realizes that in order to face her future, she must...

Handsome: A Netflix Mystery Movie
2017
as Detective Fleur Scozzari
LA homicide detective Gene Handsome's knack for solving mysteries is matched only by his inability to make sense of his own problems.

Girlfriend's Day
2017
as Mrs. Taft
When he's caught up in a deadly conspiracy, an unemployed greeting card writer must create the perfect card for a new holiday to save his skin.

Antibirth
2016
as Lou
In a desolate community full of drug-addled Marines and rumors of kidnapping, a wild-eyed stoner named Lou wakes up after a crazy night of partying wi...

Antibirth
2016
Producer
In a desolate community full of drug-addled Marines and rumors of kidnapping, a wild-eyed stoner named Lou wakes up after a crazy night of partying wi...

The Intervention
2016
as Sarah
A weekend getaway for four couples takes a sharp turn when one of the couples discovers the entire trip was orchestrated to host an intervention on th...

Yoga Hosers
2016
as Tabitha
Two teenage yoga enthusiasts team up with a legendary man-hunter to battle with an ancient evil presence that is threatening their major party plans.

Adam Green's Aladdin
2016
as Mom
In this retelling of the classic tale, Aladdin is an out of work indie-rock singer living in a video-game-world ruled by a perverted technology-obsess...

Jack Goes Home
2016
as Nancy
After his father is killed in a car crash, Jack travels home to Colorado to help nurse his mother (who was injured in the crash) back to health. There...

Darby Forever
2016
Follows the fantasies of Darby, a shopgirl at “Bobbins & Notions,” a fabric store in a nameless town that is both ordinary and bizarre. The custom...

Hello, My Name Is Doris
2015
as Sally
A self-help seminar inspires a sixty-something woman to romantically pursue her younger co-worker.

#Horror
2015
as Emma
Inspired by actual events, a group of 12 year old girls face a night of horror when the compulsive addiction of an online social media game turns a mo...

Addicted to Fresno
2015
as Martha
Two co-dependent sisters, a recovering sex addict and a lonely lesbian who work as hotel maids in Fresno, go to ludicrous lengths to cover up an accid...

Sleeping with Other People
2015
as Kara
Can two serial cheaters get a second chance at love? After a one-night stand in college, New Yorkers Lainey and Jake meet by chance twelve years later...

Bloomin Mud Shuffle
2015
as Jock
Middle-aged Lonnie hasn't done much since he graduated high school. His only shot at greatness is to take his relationship to the next level.

The Quitter
2014
as Gloria
When a failed baseball player's ex-girlfriend moves back to the neighborhood with her seven-year-old daughter, he realizes he carries more regrets tha...

Loitering with Intent
2014
as Kaplan
Fledgling screenwriters retreat to a quiet country manor to work on their script, but a constellation of needy characters produces constant interrupti...

G.B.F.
2014
as Mrs. Hoegel
The bitter fight for supremacy between the three most popular girls at North Gateway High takes an unexpected turn when their classmate, Tanner, is ou...

7E
2013
as Yael
A young man struggles with unexplained events inside a New York apartment where tenants are not who they appear to be.

Clutter
2013
as Lisa Bradford
Charlie Bradford, an aspiring filmmaker in his 30s, is doing the best he can to distance himself from the chaos of his childhood home. But his eccentr...

He's Way More Famous Than You
2013
as Natasha Lyonne
When once-up-and-coming indie film starlet Halley Feiffer loses her boyfriend, her agent and her career in one fell swoop she finally realizes that so...

The Rambler
2013
as Cheryl
After being released from prison, a man known as The Rambler stumbles upon a strange mystery as he attempts a dangerous journey through treacherous ba...

Girl Most Likely
2012
as Allyson
A failed New York playwright stages a suicide in an attempt to win back her ex, only to wind up in the custody of her gambling-addict mother.

American Reunion
2012
as Jessica
The characters we met a little more than a decade ago return to East Great Falls for their high school reunion. In one long-overdue weekend, they will...

4:44 Last Day on Earth
2012
as Tina
A look at how a painter and a successful actor spend their last day together before the world comes to an end.

Night Club
2011
as Mrs. Keaton
Three friends - aided by one of the residents - start a night club in a retirement home, after taking a job there working the night shift to put thems...

The Immaculate Conception of Little Dizzle
2010
as Tracy
After he loses his high-paying job, Dory takes a gig as a night janitor in order to pay rent. Alone late at night inside a market research firm, he so...

All About Evil
2010
as Deborah Tennis
A mousy librarian inherits her father's beloved but failing old movie house. In order to save the family business, she discovers her inner serial kill...

Heterosexuals
2010
as Ellia
Three couples navigate romance in the Big Apple while managing an ever-increasing series of personal hurdles.

Jelly
2010
as Mona Hammel
The young lady Jelly gets into a crisis when her boyfriend Luke dumps her.

Gavin McInnes is a Fucking Asshole
2010
as Self (archive footage)
Once again, this DVD is a compilation of every video I’ve ever done (outside of Vice) thread together with an elaborate film magic trick involving old...

Goyband
2009
as Fani
Once front man of the 90s mega-hit boy band Eye Candy, Bobby Starr's solo career is definitely so low! Eight years later, headlining kids' birthday pa...

Running Away with Blackie
2009
as Motel Clerk
"Running Away With Blackie" takes a complex and thought-provoking look into the lonely and desperate life of Jetty. Jetty, having a history of drug ab...

Loving Leah
2009
as Esther
When Leah's husband Benjamin dies suddenly, Benjamin's brother Jake is stunned to learn he is expected to marry the childless Leah to carry on his bro...

Outrage: Born in Terror
2009
as Molly
Christine takes her best friend with another couple for a final vacation when she goes to close up and sell her family's hunting lodge in the remote w...

Tricks of Love
2008
as Sally
When a desperate fashion photographer bets his rival he can turn an ordinary girl into a super-model, he has no idea of the consequences -- especially...

America Brown
2005
as Vera
A coming-of-age drama that centers on a young quarterback from West Texas, a priest in New York, and the two women in their lives.

Nightstalkers, Daywalkers, and Familiars: Inside the World of 'Blade: Trinity'
2005
as Self
Documentary on the making of 'Blade: Trinity'.

Robots
2005
as Loretta Geargrinder (voice)
Rodney Copperbottom is a young robot inventor who dreams of making the world a better place, until the evil Ratchet takes over Bigweld Industries. Now...

My Suicidal Sweetheart
2005
as Grace
A suicidal comedy about two young lovers who get married and escape from a mental institution in search of new ways to die...and the white light.

Blade: Trinity
2004
as Sommerfield
For years, Blade has fought against the vampires in the cover of the night. But now, after falling into the crosshairs of the FBI, he is forced out in...

Madhouse
2004
as Alice
A young psychiatric intern unearths secrets about the mental health facility in which he works.

American Pie: Revealed
2004
as Self
Documentary about the making of American Pie (1999), American Pie 2 (2001) and American Wedding (2003).

Die, Mommie, Die!
2003
as Edith Sussman
Angela Arden is a washed up, has-been singing star who is trapped in a hateful marriage to film producer Sol Sussman. In an attempt to escape her marr...

Party Monster
2003
as Brooke
The New York club scene of the 80s and 90s was a world like no other. Into this candy-colored, mirror ball playground stepped Michael Alig, a wannabe ...
Old School
2003
as Sara
Comedy follows a group of twentysomethings who work in a nostalgia shop and reminisce about the horrors of high school.

Comic Book Villains
2002
as Judy
When word hits the street that a nearby elderly gentleman has a cache of old, rare, and very valuable mint condition comic books, rival comic book sho...

Zig Zag
2002
as Jenna the Working Girl
An autistic 15-year-old boy steals money from his boss to provide rent for his abusive father, who uses the money to repay a loan shark.

Night at the Golden Eagle
2002
as Amber
Two elderly criminals spend their final night in Los Angeles, California at the Golden Eagle Hotel prior to their departure to Las Vegas, Nevada, to l...

Kate & Leopold
2001
as Darci
When her scientist ex-boyfriend discovers a portal to travel through time -- and brings back a 19th-century nobleman named Leopold to prove it -- a sk...

The Grey Zone
2001
as Rosa
The story of Auschwitz's twelfth Sonderkommando — one of the thirteen consecutive "Special Squads" of Jewish prisoners placed by the Nazis in the excr...

American Pie 2
2001
as Jessica
After a year apart - attending different schools, meeting different people - the guys rent a beach house and vow to make this the best summer ever. As...

Scary Movie 2
2001
as Megan
While the original parodied slasher flicks like Scream, Keenen Ivory Wayans's sequel to Scary Movie takes comedic aim at haunted house movies. A group...

Fast Sofa
2001
as Tamara Jenson
Rick, a dope fiend, believes his goal in life is to track down Ginger, a famous porn star who is currently staying in her Beverly Hills hideaway. Rick...

Plan B
2001
as Kaye
A bookkeeper who thinks she killed three mobsters is subsequently promoted by her boss to be a hitman.

But I'm a Cheerleader
2000
as Megan
Megan is an all-American girl. A cheerleader. She has a boyfriend. But Megan doesn't like kissing her boyfriend very much. And she's pretty touchy wit...

Freeway II: Confessions of a Trickbaby
2000
as White Girl (Crystal)
A twisted teenage prostitute and an equally deranged vicious killer manage to escape from the pen and embark on a non-stop orgy of violence and debauc...

Freeway II: Confessions of a Trickbaby
2000
Associate Producer
A twisted teenage prostitute and an equally deranged vicious killer manage to escape from the pen and embark on a non-stop orgy of violence and debauc...

If These Walls Could Talk 2
2000
as Jeanne
The stories of three lesbian couples -- who live in the same house at different periods of time -- who are at a crossroads in their lives. In 1961, Ed...

The Auteur Theory
1999
as Rosemary Olsen - Finalist
At an absurdly self-indulgent student film festival, the directors of the (mostly terrible) short films start getting killed off one by one and a budd...

Detroit Rock City
1999
as Christine
In 1978, a Kiss concert was an epoch-making event. For the four teen fans in Detroit Rock City getting tickets to the sold-out show becomes the focal ...

American Pie
1999
as Jessica
At a high-school party, four friends find that losing their collective virginity isn't as easy as they had thought. But they still believe that they n...

Modern Vampires
1998
as Rachel
A vampire hunter in southern California discovers that his son has been murdered by a gang of the undead and thus goes on a quest for revenge.

Slums of Beverly Hills
1998
as Vivian Abromowitz
In 1976, a lower-middle-class teenager struggles to cope living with her neurotic family of nomads on the outskirts of Beverly Hills.

Krippendorf's Tribe
1998
as Shelly
After squandering his grant money, despondent and recently widowed anthropologist James Krippendorf must produce hard evidence of the existence of a h...

Everyone Says I Love You
1996
as Djuna 'D.J.' Berlin
A New York girl sets her father up with a beautiful woman in a shaky marriage while her half sister gets engaged.

Dennis the Menace
1993
as Polly
Mr. Wilson's ever-present annoyance comes in the form of one mischievous kid named Dennis. But he'll need Dennis's tricks to uncover a collection of g...

A Man Called Sarge
1990
as Arab Girl
In the midst of WWII, a group of half-witted soldiers lead by a slightly smarter sergeant, battle the Germans and especially Von Kraut in the desert.

Heartburn
1986
as Rachel's Niece (uncredited)
Rachel is a food writer at a New York magazine who meets Washington columnist Mark at a wedding and ends up falling in love with him despite her reser...

Klara and the Sun
N/A
as Manager
Klara, an Artificial Friend designed to prevent loneliness, is purchased by a mother and her bright teen daughter, Josie. Josie, who suffers from a my...
Basketful of Heads
N/A
as June
June discovers that every bad guy she decapitates leaves a talking head behind. With every kill, June adds a new voice to her twisted Greek chorus — a...
Uncanny Valley
N/A
Teenage Mila begins to lose her grip on reality as a globally popular augmented reality video game starts glitching feverishly with increasingly dange...
Can We Talk?
N/A
as Joan Rivers
A biopic about comedian and entertainer Joan Rivers
Untitled AI Thriller
N/A
Story
Basketful of Heads
N/A
Producer
June discovers that every bad guy she decapitates leaves a talking head behind. With every kill, June adds a new voice to her twisted Greek chorus — a...
Uncanny Valley
N/A
Writer, Director, Producer
Teenage Mila begins to lose her grip on reality as a globally popular augmented reality video game starts glitching feverishly with increasingly dange...