Originally from Metro Detroit, Natasha has spent over a decade acting in Chicago and Los Angeles, appearing on Empire, Chicago P.D., Netflix’s Easy, the Emmy-nominated Brown Girls, Spike Lee’s Chiraq and more. In Chicago, Natasha completed full comedy programs at The Second City and Improv Olympic (iO Chicago) for improv and writing. She has also performed in over 100 comedy shows from Improv, The Harold to sketch comedy in almost all of Chicago’s comedy festivals and venues. In 2022, she completed what she calls a year-long “director’s bootcamp”, serving as Director’s Assistant to Sam Bailey on Marvel’s IRONHEART for Disney+.
As a writer, her scripts have won, placed, and been officially selected in both local and international festivals. Her long-term vision is to move between creative and executive lanes- acting, writing, directing and producing- while championing underrepresented voices and expanding how audiences understand culture, consciousness and the human condition.
Beyond film and television, Natasha is also a nonfiction writer in the body, mind, spirit space. Her work explores holistic healing, mental health and esoteric wisdom, drawing from her own lived experience with chronic illness, trauma and spirituality. Through her essays and forthcoming book, she weaves together ancient traditions, energy, natural medicine, psychology and personal narrative. Guiding readers toward self-awareness, empowerment, embodiment and a connection to their higher-self.
Whether on screen, on the page or behind the camera, Natasha’s mission is to entertain while elevating: to create art that heals, stories that liberate and spaces where people feel seen, understood and valued. She is committed to working with integrity, mindfulness and anti-racist values, creating work that is both impactful and inclusive.
Natasha also works as a podcast and content producer, creative director, and freelance designer/artist. She holds a B.A. in Marketing from the Eli Broad College of Business at Michigan State University. Through every facet of her creative life, she strives to inspire others to discover their purpose, honor their heritage, heal and move through the world with compassion.
