Natasha Bianca Lyonne Braunstein (born April 4, 1979) is an American actress, director, writer, and producer. She is best known for her roles as Nicky Nichols on the Netflix comedy-drama series Orange Is the New Black (2013-2019), for which she received an Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Guest Actress. As Nadia Vulvokov on the Netflix series Russian Doll (2019-present), which she also co-created, executive produces, writes, and directs. Lyonne has gotten three Emmy nods for her work on the latter, including Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series.

Lyonne made her New York stage debut in Mike Leigh’s Two Thousand Years, which the award-winning New Group produced. She was a member of the original cast of the award-winning play Love, Loss, and What I Wore, written by Nora and Delia Ephron and based on Ilene Beckerman’s book. In 2010, Lyonne got favorable reviews for her portrayal in Kim Rosenstock’s comedy Tigers Be Still at the Roundabout Theatre Company: “a genuine delight in the flat-out funniest character, the grief-crazed Grace, so thoroughly immersed in self-pity that she has put aside any attempts at propriety”.

Lyonne appeared in New Group’s production of Tommy Nohilly’s Blood From a Stone in 2011, alongside Ethan Hawke and Ann Dowd. The following year, she took part in New Group’s benefit performance of Women Behind Bars. “There’s something about theater that squashes the self-critical voices because you have to be in the moment. I’m glad I didn’t do this before I was ready before I was capable of showing up every day. That is not a skill set I had before,” Lyonne said of her work in the theater.

Natasha Lyonne’s children: Does Natasha Lyonne have children?

Natasha has never been married and has no children.