Natalie Morales (actress)

Natalie Morales
Morales at the San Diego Comic Con 2009
Born	1985 (age 25–26)

Natalie Morales (born 1985) is an American actress of Cuban descent.

Growing up, she attended St. Agatha Catholic School before going to Southwest High School, and participated in the University of Miami Dow Jones Minority High School Journalism Workshop.^[1] Morales is best known for having played Wendy Watson on The Middleman, a sci-fi dramedy adaptation of the comic of the same name, which aired on the ABC Family cable network for one season. It was her first major role, after a guest appearance on CSI: Miami in 2005, and a character in the video game version of MTV's Pimp My Ride.^[2] Morales is also the star and Executive Producer of a sitcom pilot, Quitters,^[3] which was an official selection of the 3rd Annual Los Angeles ITVFest (Independent Television Festival) in August 2008.^[4][5]

Morales portrayed Special Agent Lauren Cruz in the first season of USA Network TV series White Collar. In May 2010, Morales began appearing in the NBC sitcom Parks and Recreation, portraying Lucy, girlfriend of Aziz Ansari's character Tom Haverford and bartender at The Snakehole Lounge.

Morales appeared in Oliver Stone's 2010 film Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps, a sequel to his 1987 film Wall Street.^[6]

References

1. ^ "Miami Montage". http://workshop.com.miami.edu/2001/page1.htm. 
2. ^ "Slice of SciFi Interview With "The Middleman" Star Natalie Morales". http://www.sliceofscifi.com/2008/06/04/slice-of-scifi-interview-with-the-middleman-star-natalie-morales/. 
3. ^ Quitters at the Internet Movie Database
4. ^ "Independent Television Festival 2008 : Quitters". http://itvfest.bside.com/2008/films/quitters_itvfest2008. Retrieved October 29, 2011. 
5. ^ "ITVFest 2008 by ITVFest - International Television Festival on Myspace". http://www.myspace.com/itvfest/blog/413335739. Retrieved October 29, 2011. 
6. ^ "Who's that Girl? Natalie Morales Goes from TV to "Wall Street"". http://www.latina.com/blogs/vivo-por-tivo/who%E2%80%99s-girl-natalie-morales-goes-tv-wall-street. 

External links

• Natalie Morales at the Internet Movie Database
• Morales' Biography on ABCFamily.com^{[dead link]}
• Interview at WickedInfo.com

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Name	Morales, Natalie
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Short description	American actress
Date of birth	1985
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