Profile
Ethnicity
European
Location
Auckland, New Zealand
Height
165 cm
Age Range
31–42
Website
Career Highlights
Natalie is a British-born New Zealand actress who is best known for her role as nurse Jill Kingsbury on the long-running hospital drama Shortland Street. Other television credits include roles on popular Kiwi shows The Almighty Johnsons and Auckland Daze, along with Netflix’s Roman Empire and Amazon Prime series American Playboy: The Hugh Hefner Story. Most recently, Natalie has appeared in feature films There Is No I In Threesome and Nude Tuesday. She also has extensive experience in theatre with a lengthy list of stage credits; most notably with lead roles in Assassins and The Blind Date Project - which were performed at Auckland’s Silo Theatre.
Awards.
| 2022 | NZTV Awards Finalist - Best Drama Series & Best Drama Script - The Pact / NZOA | ||
Feature Film.
| 2020 | Nude Tuesday | Angelique (Supporting) | Dir. Armagan Ballantyne |
| 2019 | There is no I in Threesome | Zoe | Monsoon Pictures International Dir. Jan Oliver Lucks |
| 2018 | The Other Side of Heaven 2 | Jean Groberg | Dir. Mitch Davis |
| 2017 | Monogam-ish Proof of Concept | Zoe (Lead) | Catch Casting - AKL Dir. J. Ollie Lucks |
Short Film.
| 2007 | Bad Trip | English Girl | New Zealand Drama School Productions Dir. Louis Sutherland |
| 2006 | Wrapped | Anushka le Coq | New Zealand Drama School Productions Dir. John Callen |
Television.
| 2017 | Roman Empire Series 2 | Servilia (Guest) | Stephen David Entertainment Dir. John Ealer |
| 2016 | 1953 // American Playboy: The Hugh Hefner Story | London Reporter (1978) | Dir. Richard Lopez |
| 2016 | Funny Girls | Mediaworks | |
| 2016 | Our NZ Escape | Herself (Presenter) | Tui Productions |
| 2015 | It's a Date Role | Carly | Princess Pictures / ABC Dir. Peter Hellier |
| 2015 | The Yeti Show | Perendale Dir. Paul Casserly | |
| 2015 | Timothy - Pilot | The Nurse | ABC Dir. Erin White |
| 2012 | Auckland Daze | Natalie (Recurring Guest) | Brown Sugar Apple Grunt Productions Dir. Kiel McNaugton |
| 2012 | The Almighty Johnsons | Natalie (Guest) | South Pacific Productions |
| 2011 | Auckland Daze | Natalie | Brown Sugar Apple Grunt Productions Ltd Dir. Kiel McNaughton |
| 2010 | Feedback | Natalie (Core Cast) | Great Southern TV Ltd Dir. Matt Heath |
| 2010 | Shortland Street | Jill Kingsbury (Core ) | South Pacific Pictures |
| 2008 | Diplomatic Immunity Series 1 | Grace | South Pacific Pictures |
| 2006 | Tough Act | Ensemble | Dir. Stuart McKenzie |
Theatre.
| 2019 | The Blind Date Project | Anna | Silo Theatre Dir. Sophie Roberts |
| 2018 | Perplex | Lead - Various | Dir. Silo Theatre |
| 2014 | The Blind Date | Anna (Lead) | Silo Theatre Dir. Tanya Goldberg |
| 2013 | White Rabbit, Red Rabbit | Silo Theatre Dir. Nassim Soleimanpour | |
| 2011 | Toys | Royale Productions Dir. Cameron Rhodes/Toby Leach | |
| 2010 | Assassins | Squeaky Fromme (Lead) | Silo Theatre Dir. Oliver Driver |
| 2010 | The Vagina Monologues | Natalie (Solo) | The Basement Theatre Dir. Craig Hall & Sam Shore |
| 2009 | A Song For The Ugly Kids | Various | Bats Theatre, The Basement |
| 2009 | Ensemble Project | Lead | Silo Theatre Dir. Oliver Driver, Michael Hurst |
| 2009 | Whero's New Net | Red | Dir. Sam Scott |
| 2008 | Blinkers & Spurs - Auckland Season, Basement Theatre | Lead | Medlock & Musgrove Productions |
| 2008 | Blinkers & Spurs - Melbourne Fringe Festival | Lead | Medlock & Musgrove Productions Dir. Sophie Roberts |
| 2008 | Blinkers & Spurs - Wellington Fringe Festival | Lead | Medlock & Musgrove Productions |
| 2008 | The Reindeer Monologues | Comet | Dir. Camerson Rhodes |
| 2007 | Arcadia | Thomasina | New Zealand Drama School Productions Dir. Tim Spite |
| 2007 | Company | Amy | New Zealand Drama School Productions Dir. Laurel Collins |
| 2007 | Video | Performer/Dancer/Collaborator | Unitec |
| 2006 | Henry VI, parts I, II, III | Queen Margaret, Hulme, Soldier | New Zealand Drama School Productions Dir. Daved O'Donnell |
| 2006 | The Laramie Project | Leigh Fondakowski, Rebecca Hilliker, Jen, Mike Mickelson | New Zealand Drama School Productions Dir. Miranda Harcourt |
| 2005 | Henry VI, Part II | Margaret | New Zealand Drama School Productions Dir. Vanessa Byrnes |
| 2005 | Toi Cabaret | Solo/Ensemble singing | New Zealand Drama School Productions Dir. Adrian Barnes |
Web Series.
| 2020 | Sextortion | Belinda Bellows (Core) |
Training.
| The Bridge Project Shakespeare Masterclass - 2009, Dakin Matthews | |||
| Contemporary Dance, Unitec NZ - 2007, Kristian Larsen, Tamihana Paurini, Malia Johnston, Charles Koroneho, Charene Griggs | |||
| Devising Stories, Complicite, London - 2007, Antonio Gil Martinez | |||
| Neutral Mask, Complicite, London - 2007, Marcello Magni | |||
| Bachelor of Performing Arts, Toi Whakaari - 2005 |