Natasha Lyonne continues to push boundaries as an Emmy- and Golden Globe nominated producer, actor, writer and director with more than three decades in the industry to her name. Known for co-creating the acclaimed series Russian Doll and her pivotal roles in Orange is the New Black and Poker Face, Lyonne’s work is traced with golden stars.
Q&A with Community Curated Series director Ted Chiang.
Natasha Lyonne co-created the Netflix series Russian Doll, which won three Emmy Awards, a total of 14 Emmy nominations including Comedy Series and Lead Actress for Lyonne, a Gotham Award nomination and a Golden Globe acting nomination for Lyonne after premiering in 2019. She produced, wrote and directed the series, in which she starred alongside Greta Lee, Charlie Barnett and Chloe Sevigny.
As a young child, Lyonne was signed by the Ford Modeling Agency and at the age of six, she was cast as Opal on Pee-wee’s Playhouse. She is well known for her acclaimed performances in Slums of Beverly Hills, the beloved comedy directed by Tamara Jenkins, and co-starring Alan Arkin and Marisa Tomei; the coming-of age comedy But I’m a Cheerleader, with Clea Duvall and RuPaul; and Everyone Says I Love You. Additional film credits include: The Grey Zone, Sleeping with Other People, Hello, My Name is Doris, Blade: Trinity, Party Monster, James Mangold’s Kate & Leopold, American Pie, America Pie 2, Detroit Rock City, A Futile & Stupid Gesture and Irresistible.
Ted Chiang, this year’s Community Curated Series director, has won four Hugo, four Nebula, and six Locus Awards, and his fiction has been reprinted in Best American Short Stories. His first collection Stories of Your Life and Others has been translated into twenty-one languages, and the title story was the basis for the Oscar-nominated film Arrival. His second collection Exhalation was chosen by The New York Times as one of the 10 Best Books of 2019
