Natasha Lyonne

Natasha Lyonne is an American actress, director, writer, and producer. Lyonne began modelling when she was in the first grade, then made her acting debut with a role on “Pee-wee’s Playhouse” in 1986.

She has gone on to appear in more than 100 film and television projects, such as “Slums of Beverly Hills” (1998), “American Pie” (1999), “But I’m a Cheerleader” (1999), “Scary Movie 2” (2002), “New Girl” (2011), and “Weeds” (2012).

She starred as Nicky Nichols in the Netflix comedy-drama series Orange Is the New Black (2013–2019), for which she received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination.

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Biography and Early Life

Natasha Lyonne was born Natasha Bianca Lyonne Braunstein on April 4, 1979, in New York City. She grew up in an Orthodox Jewish household with mother Ivette and father Aaron, a race car driver, boxing promoter, and radio host.

She has an older brother named Adam. The family lived in Great Neck, New York, for the first eight years of Natasha’s life. They moved to Israel for a year and a half. While living in Israel, Lyonne took part in the production of “April Fool,” an Israeli children’s film, and became interested in acting.

After her parents divorced, Natasha and Adam returned to New York City with their mother.

Age, Height, Weight & Body Measurement

So, how old is Natasha Lyonne in 2021 and what is her height and weight? Well, Natasha Lyonne’s age is 42 years old as of today’s date 2nd August 2021 having been born on 4 April 1979. Though, she is 5′ 2″ in feet and inches and 160 cm in Centimetres tall, she weighs about 132 lbs in Pound and 60kg in Kilograms. Her eye color is Green and hair color is Blonde.

Education

Lyonne attended a private Jewish school called Ramaz School. She was expelled after she was caught selling marijuana on school grounds. This led to Ivette later moving the family to Miami.

Natasha studied at Miami Country Day School, but she left before earning her diploma and enrolled in a film program at the New York University Tisch School of the Arts instead.

She left Tisch before she finished her first year because she couldn’t afford the tuition. She attended New York University for a brief time, studying film and philosophy.

Personal Life: Dating, Boyfriends, Husband, Kids

Natasha dated Edward Furlong from 1998 to 1999 and Adam Goldberg from 2001 to 2004.

In 2014, she began a relationship with Fred Armisen of “Saturday Night Live”, which is still ongoing. Natasha directed Armisen in the 2017 short film “Cabiria, Charity, Chastity,” and she has co-starred with him on “Portlandia” and “Documentary Now!”.

Is Natasha Lyonne Lesbian?

Natasha Lyonne is not homosexual. She is straight and has been married to Fred Armisen for seven years now.

Professional Career

As a young kid, Natasha was signed by the Ford Modeling Agency. She was cast as Opal on Pee-wee’s Playhouse at six, followed by film appearances in A Man Called Sarge and Dennis the Menace.

Natasha was cast in the Woody Allen-directed Everyone Says I Love You (1996) at age sixteen. This led to roles in various movies over the next ten years, including starring roles in the independent features Slums of Beverly Hills (1998).

Natasha made her New York stage debut in the award-winning New Group production of Mike Leigh’s Two Thousand Years. She appeared in Shia LaBeouf’s autobiographical film Honey Boy in 2019. From 2013 to 2019, she appeared as Nicky Nichols in the critically acclaimed Netflix series Orange Is the New Black.

The role is Natasha’s first television job as a series regular. Her performance in the 2019 Netflix series Russian Doll has been praised as “astonishing”.

Awards

Natasha Lyonne has won many awards, some of which are mentioned below:

• Angel Film Award for Best Supporting Female Actor for “Tricks of a Woman” (2008)
• Best Actress for “Night Club” (2011)

Additionally, for her film work, she has received nominations from the Chicago Film Critics Association Awards (“Slums of Beverly Hills”), Fangoria Chainsaw Awards (“Antibirth”), and Teen Choice Awards (“Slums of Beverly Hills”). In the Netflix comedy-drama series Russian Doll (2019–present), she also co-created, produced, wrote, and directed for which she received nominations for three Primetime Emmy Awards.

Net Worth, Salary & Earnings of Natasha Lyonne in 2021

As of 2021, Natasha Lyonne has an estimated net worth of $6 Million. She has earned all this money over a diverse career spanning film, television, and theatre.

She has been a part of several commercially successful movies such as American Pie 2, Comic Book Villains, Party Monster, My Suicidal Sweetheart, American Reunion, and many more.

Natasha was also seen in popular television series including Night Visions, Orange Is the New Black, Steven Universe, An Emmy for Megan, Crossing Swords, and others.

Natasha Lyonne is a critically acclaimed actress, director, writer and producer. Though she had a difficult childhood, it did not affect her career. Her work in television, theatre and movies has been notable and nothing short of praiseworthy.