Natalie Paul Explained

Natalie Paul
Birth Place:New York City, US
Education:Yale University (BA)
New York University (MFA)
Occupation:Actress
Years Active:2013–present

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

YearTitleRoleNotes
2017Crown HeightsAntoinette
2023Shooting StarsGloria James

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2013SmashActor #5Episodes: "Musical Chairs", "The Fringe", and "The Read-Through"
2014Boardwalk EmpireBeatrice CarsonEpisodes: "Friendless Child" and "The Good Listener"
2015Show Me a HeroDoreen HendersonMain role
2016Zahara LettsEpisode: "Intersecting Lives"
2016PowerCandieEpisodes: "Don't Worry Baby" and "I Got This on Lock"
2016Luke CageDana StrykerEpisode: "Take It Personal"
2017The DeuceSandra WashingtonMain role (season 1)
2018The SinnerHeather NovackMain role (season 2)
2018YouKaren MintyGuest role
2019Mr. MercedesA. D. A. Sarah PaceRecurring role
2019The BlacklistFrancesca Campbell / Mila LaPorteRecurring role

Other work

YearTitleRoleDirectorWriterProducerNotes
2012Everything AbsolutelyLadyShort film; co-director
2015Sweet TeaNickiShort film

Notes and References

  1. Web site: HBO Miniseries Show Me A Hero Adds Cast. . The Deadline Team. 2014-09-02. 2017-10-14.
  2. Web site: The Deuce Creator David Simon: Porn Drama Isn't 'Trafficking in Misogynistic Imagery or Objectification'. IndieWire. Hanh. Nguyen. 2017-07-26. 2017-10-09.
  3. Web site: A talk with up and coming actress Natalie Paul by Jessica Tong, Programs & Outreach Coordinator. Haiti Cultural Exchange. Jessica Tong. 2015-04-23. 2017-10-14. 2020-11-24. https://web.archive.org/web/20201124011833/http://haiticulturalx.org/an-n-pale-a-talk-with-up-and-coming-actress-natalie-paul-by-jessica-tong-programs-outreach-coordinator. dead.
  4. Web site: Pryce in Brooklyn two-hander . Press . 26 January 2014 . . 28 August 2018.
  5. Web site: Review: Show Me a Hero Focuses on a Mayor in the Maelstrom of Desegregation. The New York Times. Mike. Hale. 2015-08-13. 2017-10-14.
  6. Web site: Show Me a Hero Is a Stirring Companion Piece to The Wire. Vanity Fair. Richard. Lawson. 2015-08-13. 2017-10-14.
  7. Web site: Review Crown Heights tells a timely, fact-based tale of wrongful incarceration. Los Angeles Times. Kenneth. Turan. 2017-08-24. 2017-10-15.
  8. Web site: Lakeith Stanfield, Nnamdi Asomugha, Natalie Paul Discuss Crown Heights. MSN. 2017-01-23. 2017-10-21.
  9. News: The Deuce Season 1, Episode 5 review: 'What Kind of Bad?'. . Alyssa . Rosenberg. 2017-10-09. 2017-10-09.
  10. Web site: Offred, Prince, or a Walnut Whip? The thinking person's style icons for autumn . The Guardian. Lauren . Cochrane . Hannah . Marriott . Morwenna . Ferrier . 2017-09-01. 2017-10-15.
  11. Web site: Natalie Paul Knows What Sandra Washington Is Really After. HBO. Olivia Armstrong. 2017-10-21.
  12. Web site: You on Netflix cast: Who plays Karen in You? Who is Natalie Paul?. Express. Mitchell. Molli. January 10, 2019. January 13, 2019.
  13. Web site: Fishman . Scott . Natalie Paul Says Things Are Going to Get Faster on Season 2 of The Sinner . 5 September 2018 . tvinsider.com . 31 October 2018.
  14. Web site: Natalie Paul. Brooklyn Arts Council. 2017-10-15.
  15. Web site: NAACP Image Awards Nominees: Netflix, OWN Lead In TV; Universal, Annapurna, Open Road Top Film. Deadline Hollywood. 2017-11-20. 2017-11-20.