Natasha Lyonne Overview

Born in New York, Lyonne began her professional career at the age of six, after demonstrating her aptitude by reading newspapers outloud on the subway. Her parents found her an agent and soon she was cast as Opal in the original Pee-Wee's Playhouse. After a stint as a contact player on As the World Turns, she made her feature film debut as Meryl Streep's niece in the Mike Nichols film Heartburn, based on the book by Nora Ephron. When her parents marriage began to fall apart, the family moved to... See All