Who is Russian Doll actress Natasha Lyonne and what other TV shows has she been in?

We’re excited to see filmmaker Rian Johnson (“Looper,” “Star Wars: The Last Jedi“) make his television debut with “Poker Face,” a murder mystery streaming drama starring Natasha Lyonne (“Russian Doll“) that follows a traditional procedural format similar to iconic shows like “Murder She Wrote” or “Columbo.” Lyonne plays a sleuth working to solve different murders in each episode.

Natasha Lyonne is opening up about the deeper meaning inside the season two ending of Russian Doll.

Russian Doll stars Natasha Lyonne and Charlie Barnett have opened up about season two’s ending.The Netflix series returned last week for its long-awaited second outing, this time seeing Nadia Vulvokov (Lyonne) travelling back in time as she finds herself in the body of her mother (Chloë Sevigny).In the final episode, Nadia – having given birth to herself – steals the baby version of herself, collapsing time and finding herself in familiar series locations such as the birthday party in season one and the Yeshiva school that previously served as a location on the show.Nadia eventually returns the baby after pleadings from Alan (Charlie Barnett) and a number of Ruths – and Lyonne has now cleared up any confusion over whether Ruth is dead despite this appearance, confirming that she passed away “in that space between episode six and seven”.“Time is what gives life its order,” she explained to Entertainment Weekly. “And its meaning, on some level, is that it is finite.“These are ideas that are well-explored, but I think that Nadia is so hard-headed — or wants so badly to be able to affect some kind of change, or fix things — and in trying to rearrange the past, there is a karmic consequence wherein she misses that present moment.”The finale also sees Nadia and Alan find themselves in ‘the Void’ after getting hit by another train, having to face their demons and learn lessons to resolve them.“Season one was about breaking through these boundaries of death.

Entertainment Weekly. Lyonne likened it to a “surrealist” experience, and described “The Godfather” star as “very chatty” on set. “He had an oxygen tank and he just kind of held my boob because that was in the script.

Lyonne), an eccentric New York woman who was caught in a time loop, repeating the day of her 36th birthday, often dying — by getting hit by a car, or in one memorably horrifying episode, falling into a sidewalk cellar door — before waking up that same morning. Her path crossed with Alan (Charlie Barnett), a depressed man who was also stuck in a time loop, and they realized they had to help each other.

Prior to his death in 2004, legendary actor Marlon Brando had signed on to appear in “Scary Movie 2” — and while he dropped out of the film for health reasons, Natasha Lyonne shared her recollections of filming a scene with the Oscar winner before his exit.

Lily Moayeri If you weren’t familiar with Harry Nilsson before the first season of Netflix’s “Russian Doll,” you certainly knew his song “Gotta Get Up” after it recurred on all eight of the show’s episodes — every time Natasha Lyonne’s Nadia repeatedly reawakens on the same night after dying in different ways. The second season of the series, now streaming on Netflix, doesn’t have a specific tethering song, but it serves up some choice cuts from the ’70s and ’80s, including Depeche Mode’s “Personal Jesus,” Bauhaus’ “Bela Lugosi’s Dead,” Falco’s “Der Kommissar,” Van Halen’s “Runnin’ With the Devil” and Nena’s “99 Luftballons.”These needle drops are apropos considering the central theme of the new season is time travel — whenever Nadia takes the subway. “We wanted the music to feel authentic and line up with the eras,” says Brienne Rose, music supervisor for “Russian Doll,” co-created and co-written by Lyonne.

Selome Hailu SPOILER ALERT: Do not read if you haven’t watched Season 2 of “Russian Doll.”As an adoptee, Charlie Barnett has been able to use “Russian Doll” to process his own family history.It’s been three years since Season 1 of the Netflix dramedy first brought Barnett’s character, Alan, and series creator Natasha Lyonne‘s Nadia together in a falling elevator, which kills them both instantly — though they wake up again “Groundhog Day”-style and continue dying cyclically until they learn how to help each other out of the loop. While Season 1 fixated on the concept of the present, Season 2 takes Nadia and Alan to the past, where they find themselves inhabiting their ancestors’ bodies and witnessing first-hand the kinds of family trauma they could have only guessed about before. “I never got the chance to meet my birth mother,” Barnett says.

Jennifer Maas TV Business WriterSPOLER ALERT: Do not read if you have not yet watched “Matryoshka,” the Season 2 finale episode of “Russian Doll.”In Season 2, “Russian Doll” broke out of its first season’s “Groundhog Day”-style time-loop format with a “Quantum Leap”-like time-travel device that allowed Nadia (Natasha Lyonne) and Alan (Charlie Barnett) to jump into the bodies of their deceased loved ones by taking a trip on the New York City subway. Nadia becomes her mother, Lenora “Nora” (Chloë Sevigny), in the East Village in 1982, and grandmother Vera (Irén Bordán, younger version Ilona McCrea), in World War II-era Budapest, while Alan is inhabiting his grandmother Agnes (Carolyn Michelle Smith) in Germany during the Cold War in 1944.

Natasha Lyonne, co-creator/executive producer Amy Poehler and cast member Chloe Sevigny spoke about the pressures of living up to expectations from the groundbreaking first season.«Having never been a musician, I can only imagine that it's similar to a sophomore album,» Lyonne told ET during the New York premiere on Tuesday night. «I guess it's healthy for getting it done.

Natasha Lyonne and Chloe Sevigny step out in their stunning looks for the season two premiere of Russian Doll held at The Bowery Hotel on Tuesday night (April 19) in New York City.

Netflix series, “Russian Doll,” which premieres April 20.“I’ve obviously had a very checkered past, to say the least, and I’ve been very open about it,” she told The Post in her signature sandpaper voice. “And it’s like along the way you’re supposed to kinda go digging for some other meaning to life other than self-destruction.”Discussing her high-profile struggle with drug addiction in the early aughts, she told The Post, “I don’t think you can take Hitler out of the equation, the way I moved through my teenage years especially.

Jennifer Maas TV Business WriterSPOLER ALERT: Do not read if you have not watched “Ariadne,” the Season 1 finale of “Russian Doll.”It’s been more than three years since the first season of “Russian Doll” launched on Netflix, and as such, even the most die-hard fans of the Natasha Lyonne time-loop dramedy need to forgive themselves if they don’t remember exactly how the first-season ending played out. But it is important we get that straight now if you want to enjoy Season 2 right when it launches Wednesday.So here to clear up what she considers a “misnomer” about the conclusion to “Russian Doll” Season 1, which had a lot of threads to follow in its closing moments, for Variety is star and co-creator Lyonne herself.

Natasha Lyonne has said that she and Fred Armisen broke up over a swimming pool. The Russian Doll star first began dating Saturday Night Live alum Armisen in 2014, with the couple living together in Los Angeles during the pandemic. In a new interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Lyonne confirmed that she and the comedian had recently split for an unusual reason.

The Bubble actor Fred Armisen had broken up.  Natasha Lyonne — the star of Russian Doll, whose second season is among a number of exciting Netflix premieres coming in April — and Portlandia creator Fred Armisen started dating in 2014. They were introduced by his former Saturday Night Live co-star Maya Rudolph and reportedly split time between her place in Manhattan and his house in Los Angeles.

Natasha Lyonne and Fred Armisen are going their separate ways after eight years together. Lyonne confirmed the split to while discussing the highly anticipated return of her Netflix series, .Their relationship was brought up when the 43-year-old New York native was asked if she's currently living in Los Angeles. «I'm not. I had been there living with Fred [Armisen] and during COVID,» Lyonne revealed.«I honestly think we broke up because I wanted a swimming pool,» she continued.

After nearly eight years as a couple, Natasha Lyonne and Fred Armisen have gone their separate ways.

Growing apart. After nearly eight years together, Natasha Lyonne and Fred Armisen have officially split.