Natalie Paul
Born1986 (age 37–38)
New York City, US
EducationYale University (BA)
New York University (MFA)
OccupationActress
Years active2013–present
Height5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)

Natalie Paul is an American actress. She has acted in several television shows such as The Deuce, Smash, The Sinner, and Power. She is best known for playing Doreen Henderson on Show Me a Hero and for her role as Antoinette in the film Crown Heights.[1][2]

Early life

Paul graduated with a B.A. from Yale University and a MFA from the New York University Tisch School of the Arts Graduate Acting Program.[3] She is of Haitian descent.[4]

Career

Paul's first series regular was in the Yonkers housing drama Show Me a Hero as the budding community organizer Doreen Henderson.[5][6] Her first film role was in Crown Heights in which she played the female lead.[7][8] The film won several accolades, including the Audience Award at the Sundance Film Festival in 2017. Paul earned an NAACP Image Award for her role. Her subsequent series regular role was in the 1970s Times Square drama The Deuce as newspaper reporter Sandra Washington.[9][10][11]

In 2018, Paul had a supporting role in the HBO show Random Acts of Flyness. In the same year, Paul starred in the former Lifetime thriller series You as Karen Minty.[12]

She also starred in the second season of The Sinner on USA.[13]

Paul has written and directed two short films, Everything Absolutely and Sweet Tea.[14]

Awards and nominations

Paul was nominated for a 2018 NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture and won the 2018 Black Reel Award for Outstanding Actress for her role in Crown Heights.[15]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2017 Crown Heights Antoinette
2023 Shooting Stars Gloria James

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2013 Smash Actor #5 Episodes: "Musical Chairs", "The Fringe", and "The Read-Through"
2014 Boardwalk Empire Beatrice Carson Episodes: "Friendless Child" and "The Good Listener"
2015 Show Me a Hero Doreen Henderson Main role
2016 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Zahara Letts Episode: "Intersecting Lives"
2016 Power Candie Episodes: "Don't Worry Baby" and "I Got This on Lock"
2016 Luke Cage Dana Stryker Episode: "Take It Personal"
2017 The Deuce Sandra Washington Main role (season 1)
2018 The Sinner Heather Novack Main role (season 2)
2018 You Karen Minty Guest role
2019 Mr. Mercedes A. D. A. Sarah Pace Recurring role
2019 The Blacklist Francesca Campbell / Mila LaPorte Recurring role

Other work

Year Title Role Director Writer Producer Notes
2012 Everything Absolutely Lady Yes Yes Short film; co-director
2015 Sweet Tea Nicki Yes Yes Short film

References

  1. ^ The Deadline Team (2014-09-02). "HBO Miniseries Show Me A Hero Adds Cast". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 2017-10-14.
  2. ^ Nguyen, Hanh (2017-07-26). "The Deuce Creator David Simon: Porn Drama Isn't 'Trafficking in Misogynistic Imagery or Objectification'". IndieWire. Retrieved 2017-10-09.
  3. ^ Jessica Tong (2015-04-23). "A talk with up and coming actress Natalie Paul by Jessica Tong, Programs & Outreach Coordinator". Haiti Cultural Exchange. Archived from the original on 2020-11-24. Retrieved 2017-10-14.
  4. ^ Press, ed. (26 January 2014). "Pryce in Brooklyn two-hander". Trinidad and Tobago Guardian. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
  5. ^ Hale, Mike (2015-08-13). "Review: Show Me a Hero Focuses on a Mayor in the Maelstrom of Desegregation". The New York Times. Retrieved 2017-10-14.
  6. ^ Lawson, Richard (2015-08-13). "Show Me a Hero Is a Stirring Companion Piece to The Wire". Vanity Fair. Retrieved 2017-10-14.
  7. ^ Turan, Kenneth (2017-08-24). "Review Crown Heights tells a timely, fact-based tale of wrongful incarceration". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2017-10-15.
  8. ^ "Lakeith Stanfield, Nnamdi Asomugha, Natalie Paul Discuss Crown Heights". MSN. 2017-01-23. Retrieved 2017-10-21.
  9. ^ Rosenberg, Alyssa (2017-10-09). "The Deuce Season 1, Episode 5 review: 'What Kind of Bad?'". The Washington Post. Retrieved 2017-10-09.
  10. ^ Cochrane, Lauren; Marriott, Hannah; Ferrier, Morwenna (2017-09-01). "Offred, Prince, or a Walnut Whip? The thinking person's style icons for autumn". The Guardian. Retrieved 2017-10-15.
  11. ^ Olivia Armstrong. "Natalie Paul Knows What Sandra Washington Is Really After". HBO. Retrieved 2017-10-21.
  12. ^ Mitchell, Molli (January 10, 2019). "You on Netflix cast: Who plays Karen in You? Who is Natalie Paul?". Express. Retrieved January 13, 2019.
  13. ^ Fishman, Scott. "Natalie Paul Says Things Are Going to Get Faster on Season 2 of The Sinner". Retrieved 31 October 2018 – via tvinsider.com.
  14. ^ "Natalie Paul". Brooklyn Arts Council. Retrieved 2017-10-15.
  15. ^ "NAACP Image Awards Nominees: Netflix, OWN Lead In TV; Universal, Annapurna, Open Road Top Film". Deadline Hollywood. 2017-11-20. Retrieved 2017-11-20.

External links

Black Reel Award for Outstanding Actress
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