Natalie Joy Johnson (born May 24, 1978) is an American actress.
Early life and education
Johnson was born in
Baltimore
Baltimore ( , locally: or ) is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Maryland, fourth most populous city in the Mid-Atlantic, and the 30th most populous city in the United States with a population of 585,708 in 2020. Baltimore was d ...
, Maryland. She attended
Mount Hebron High School in
Ellicott City, Maryland
Ellicott City is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in, and the county seat of, Howard County, Maryland, United States. Part of the Baltimore metropolitan area, its population was 65,834 at the 2010 census, making it the mo ...
, and earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in theatre from
Mary Washington College
The University of Mary Washington (UMW) is a public liberal arts university in Fredericksburg, Virginia. Founded in 1908 as the Fredericksburg Teachers College, the institution was named Mary Washington College in 1938 after Mary Ball Washing ...
.
Career
In 2006, Johnson made her solo cabaret debut at
Joe's Pub in a concert directed by
Ben Rimalower
Ben Rimalower (born May 12, 1976) is an American theatre director, writer, producer, and performer. He is best known for writing and performing the critically acclaimed long-running hit off Off-Broadway solo play ''Patti Issues''. He is also a co ...
.
In 2008 she appeared in a national commercial for
Bank of America.
Johnson originated the role of Enid Hoopes in ''
Legally Blonde'' and in 2008 performed as Paulette in the national tour of ''Legally Blonde''. Some of her
Off Broadway
An off-Broadway theatre is any professional theatre venue in New York City with a seating capacity between 100 and 499, inclusive. These theatres are smaller than Broadway theatres, but larger than off-off-Broadway theatres, which seat fewer tha ...
roles include Sinéad in ''
But I'm a Cheerleader'' and Nadia in ''
bare: a pop opera''. Johnson joined the Broadway production of ''
Kinky Boots'' on December 23, 2013, in the role of Pat.
In 2010, she appeared in the film ''
When in Rome''.
References
External links
Personal site*
*
American film actresses
Living people
1978 births
University of Mary Washington alumni
American musical theatre actresses
Actresses from Baltimore
21st-century American actresses
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