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I have a deep compassion for the idea that it's okay to be myself. The idea that anything 'other' is bad and wrong and broken is so wildly off base.

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Natasha Lyonne
Age: 45
Born: 1979
Born: April 4
Actor
Character Actor
Film Actor
Film Actress
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Screenwriter
Showrunner
Television Actor
Television Producer
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Manhattan borough
New York City
Natasha Bianca Lyonne Braunstein
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