Natalie Morales (born February 15, 1985 in Kendall, Florida) is an American actor, writer, and director, best known for her roles as Wendy Watson on The Middleman, Lauren Cruz on the first season of White Collar, and Lucy on Parks and Recreation.
Morales is queer and uses she/her and they/them pronouns.
She is not to be confused with the journalist of the same name on Today.
Filmography
Film
- Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps (2010) as Churchill Schwartz Trader (Laura)
- Going the Distance (2010) as Brandy
- Battle of the Sexes (2017) as Rosie Casals
- Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018) as Miss Calleros
- Stuber (2019) as Nicole Manning
- The Little Things (2021) as Detective Jamie Estrada
- Language Lessons (2021) as Cariño
- No Hard Feelings (2023) as Sarah
Television
- CSI: Miami (2006) as Anya Boa Vista (episode: "Darkroom")
- The Middleman (2008) as Wendy Watson (12 episodes)
- White Collar (2019-10) as Lauren Cruz (9 episodes)
- Parks and Recreation (2010-15) as Lucy (12 episodes)
- The Cape (2011) as Kia (episode: "The Lich - Part 1")
- The Newsroom (2012) as Kaylee (2 episodes)
- 90210 (2012-13) as Ashley Howard (5 episodes)
- Trophy Wife (2013-14) as Meg Gomez (14 episodes)
- Girls (2014-15) as Clementine (3 episodes)
- The Grinder (2015-16) as Claire Lacoste (21 episodes)
- Grace and Frankie (2017) as Melissa (episode: "The Musical")
- Powerless (2017) as Green Fury (2 episodes)
- Crashing (2017) as Stephanie (episode: "The Baptism")
- Imaginary Mary (2017) as Rebecca (episode: "In a World Where Worlds Collide")
- Bojack Horseman (2017-18) as Yolanda and Mindy Buenaventura (4 episodes)
- Room 104 (2018) as Jess (episode: "A Nightmare")
- Abby's (2019) as Abby (10 episodes)
- Harley Quinn (2019) as Lois Lane (episode: "Finding Mr. Right")
- Dead to Me (2020-22) as Michelle Gutierrez (8 episodes)
- Solar Opposites (2020-22) as Mrs. Perez / Additional Voices (3 episodes)
- Home Movie: The Princess Bride (2020) as Inigo Montoya (episode: "Chapter Ten: To The Pain!")
- Mr. Mayor (2021) as Susan Karp (episode: "Respect in the Workplace")
- The Morning Show (2022) as Kate Danton
As Director
- Language Lessons (2021)
- Plan B (2021)
- Room 104 (2018, 2020)
