Actress Lyonne Files Restraining Order Against Father

Natasha Lyonne has asked a New York judge to grant her a restraining order against her estranged father.

The American Pie actress appeared in a Manhattan Family Court on Friday after filing a request for an order of protection against radio personality Aaron Braunstein.

However, the judge postponed the case until Monday after Braunstein's lawyer was called away due to a family emergency, reports the New York Post.

Braunstein reportedly abandoned Lyonne and her brother Adam as kids when he divorced their mother Yvette.

The 30-year-old star who played Jessica in the hit comedy will return to the big screen this year with a comedy horror film All About Evil.

The film centres around a librarian who inherits her father's beloved but failing old movie house. In order to save the family business she discovers her inner serial killer - and a legion of rabid gore fans .