Natalie was born in Montebello, California on April 10, 1987 and currently lives in Southern California.
At a young age she was drawn to the stage when she was part of a Hawaiian/Tahitian dance group with her mom. Since then she has performed in many school plays. In High School she performed in The Diary of Anne Frank, Mumbo Jumbo, The Miracle Worker and Agnes of God and was voted “Most Likely to Win An Oscar” by her peers. She also received “Best Dramatic Monologue” from her Advanced Drama class.
In love with the idea of becoming an actress, she pursued her dream by training with the well known June Chandler Workshop in Studio City, CA. In 2004, she appeared in a made for school commercial “English for Success” that was seen in classrooms throughout the Los Angeles Unified School District In 2006, she was a cable TV commercial spokesperson for the Los Angeles City College board for promoting Junior College transfers into Universities.
Her most recent breakthrough is the lead role of Alondra in the feature film, Alondra Smiles, directed by Conchita Villa and produced by Juan Villa of Villa Media Productions. Currently, Alondra Smiles is in the Film Festival circuit and has won many prestigious awards including…
The International Family Film Festival (Hollywood)
The Director's Gold Award,
The Reel Rasquache Film Festival (Los Angeles)
The Audience Award,
The Heart of England International Film Festival (England)
The Best International Feature Film,
The Indie Gathering Film Festival (Ohio)
The Best Feature Film,
Alondra Smiles was nominated for Best Feature Film at the IMAGEN AWARDS in August 2008.
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