- Natalie Zea
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Natalie Zea Born March 17, 1975
Harris County, Texas, U.S.Occupation Actress Years active 1995–present Natalie Zea (born March 17, 1975) is an American actress known for her roles as Gwen Hotchkiss on the NBC daytime soap Passions, socialite Karen Darling on Dirty Sexy Money on ABC and Winona Hawkins on Justified on FX.
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Life and career
Career
Zea had a few small film roles before joining the cast of Passions in 2000 as Gwen Hotchkiss, replacing exiting actress Liza Huber. Zea left the show in 2002, and was replaced by Huber.[citation needed]
She has made several different guest appearances in primetime, guest starring on CSI: Crime Scene Investigation in 2001.[citation needed] In 2004, she recurred on the FX cop drama The Shield playing a love interest to Michael Chiklis' Vic Mackey, leaving the show for the short-lived ABC drama Eyes.[citation needed] Her next major role was on the ABC soap Dirty Sexy Money, playing spoiled socialite Karen Darling. Following the series' cancellation after two seasons,[citation needed] Zea recurred on the HBO series Hung. She has appeared as a series regular on the FX drama Justified.
Most recently, Zea portrayed high-powered defense lawyer Sarah Goodwin on Law and Order: Los Angeles. Zea's character defended a female oil rig worker (portrayed by Sprague Grayden) accused of murdering a co-worker.
In 2010, she played Will Ferrell's character's ex-girlfriend, Christinith, in the action comedy The Other Guys.
Life
Zea was born in Harris County, Texas, and attended Monahans High School, graduating in 1993.[citation needed] She then graduated from The American Musical and Dramatic Academy in New York City.[citation needed]
Zea resides with her husband, actor Travis Schuldt (her former co-star in "Passions"), although they are not technically married. They celebrate their anniversary for when they bought property together.[1]
Filmography
Television Year Show Role Notes 2000 D.C. Blame (1.4) 2000–2002 Passions Gwen Winthrop (#2) Series regular 2001 CSI Needra Fenway Gentle, Gentle (1.19) 2002 MDs Ghost R.I.P. (1.6) 2004 The Shield Lauren Riley Recurring role (5 episodes) 2005 Two and a Half Men Colleen We Called It Mr. Pinky (3.5) Eyes Trish Agermeyer Series regular 2006 Just Legal The Rainmaker (1.6) Without a Trace Jennifer Nichols Crossroads (4.24) Freddie Sally Freddie and the Hot Mom (1.20) 2007–2009 Dirty Sexy Money Karen Darling Series regular 2009 Medium Sophie Cullen Deja Vu All Over Again (6.1) Hung Jemma Recurring role (4 episodes) 2010 Justified Winona Hawkins Guest star (1.1), Series regular (1.2-) The Defenders Meredith Kramer Recurring role (3 episodes) Law & Order: Los Angeles Sarah Goodwin Hondo Field (1.6) 2011 Franklin and Bash Isabella Kaplowitz She Came Upstairs to Kill Me (1.2) Person of Interest Diane Hanson Pilot Royal Pains Judy Season 3 Episode 1 Film Year Film Role Notes 1995 Boys Don't Cry Lana Tisdel Short film 1999 Boys Don't Cry Uncredited Lucid Days in Hell Naomi Macbeth in Manhattan Samantha 2008 From a Place of Darkness Brenda 2010 The Other Guys Christinith 2011 InSight Kaitlyn Post-production See also
- Gwen Winthrop
- Hotchkiss family (Passions)
References
External links
Categories:- 1975 births
- Actors from Texas
- American film actors
- American soap opera actors
- American television actors
- Living people
- People from Houston, Texas
- American television actor, 1970s birth stubs
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