Natalie Paul

Natalie Paul is an American actress. She has acted in several television shows such as The Deuce, Smash, The Sinner, and Power. She is best known for playing Doreen Henderson on Show Me a Hero and for her role as Antoinette in the film Crown Heights.

Early life Paul graduated with a B.A. from Yale University and a MFA from the New York University Tisch School of the Arts Graduate Acting Program. She is of Haitian descent.

Career Paul's first series regular was in the Yonkers housing drama Show Me a Hero as the budding community organizer Doreen Henderson. Her first film role was in Crown Heights in which she played the female lead. The film won several accolades, including the Audience Award at the Sundance Film Festival in 2017. Paul earned an NAACP Image Award for her role. Her subsequent series regular role was in the 1970s Times Square drama The Deuce as newspaper reporter Sandra Washington.

In 2018, Paul had a supporting role in the HBO show Random Acts of Flyness. In the same year, Paul starred in the former Lifetime thriller series You as Karen Minty. She also starred in the second season of The Sinner on USA. Paul has written and directed two short films, Everything Absolutely and Sweet Tea.

Awards and nominations Paul was nominated for a 2018 NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture and won the 2018 Black Reel Award for Outstanding Actress for her role in Crown Heights.

Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 2017 Crown Heights Antoinette 2023 Shooting Stars Gloria James

Television Year Title Role Notes 2013 Smash Actor #5 Episodes: "Musical Chairs", "The Fringe", and "The Read-Through" 2014 Boardwalk Empire Beatrice Carson Episodes: "Friendless Child" and "The Good Listener" 2015 Show Me a Hero Doreen Henderson Main role 2016 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Zahara Letts Episode: "Intersecting Lives" 2016 Power Candie Episodes: "Don't Worry Baby" and "I Got This on Lock" 2016 Luke Cage Dana Stryker Episode: "Take It Personal" 2017 The Deuce Sandra Washington Main role (season 1) 2018 The Sinner Heather Novack Main role (season 2) 2018 You Karen Minty Guest role 2019 Mr. Mercedes A. D. A. Sarah Pace Recurring role 2019 The Blacklist Francesca Campbell / Mila LaPorte Recurring role

Other work Year Title Role Director Writer Producer Notes 2012 Everything Absolutely Lady Short film; co-director 2015 Sweet Tea Nicki Short film