• Natasha Lyonne is an American film and television actress. Lyonne grew up in an Orthodox Jewish household and lived in Israel with her family during her childhood. Upon her parents divorce Lyonne moved back to New York and lived with her mother and older brother Adam in a one-bedroom apartment. Lyonne began acting at an early age with her first role as "Opal" on Pee-wee's Playhouse

• Fast Facts:

  1. Born: April 4, 1979
  2. Birthplace: [[New York City[[
  3. Breakout Role: Slums of Beverly Hills
  4. Had a song ( Rufus Wainwright's "Natasha") written about her
  5. In January 2008, she appeared in a Broadway play, Two Thousand Years.

• Hospitalization

  In August 2005, the New York Post reported that Lyonne was in Beth Israel Medical Center in Manhattan under a pseudonym. She reportedly suffered from hepatitis C, a heart infection, a collapsed lung and was also allegedly undergoing methadone treatment for a heroin addiction.

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