Natalie Paul is an American actress. She has acted in several television shows such as '' The Deuce'', '' Smash'', '' The Sinner'', and ''

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''. She is best known for playing Doreen Henderson on ''

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'' and for her role as Antoinette in the film '' Crown Heights''.

Early life

Paul graduated with a B.A. from

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and a MFA from the

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Graduate Acting Program. She is of

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an descent.

Career

Paul's first series regular was in the

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housing drama ''

'' 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

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in 2017. Paul earned an NAACP Image Award for her role. Her subsequent series regular role was in the 1970s

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drama '' The Deuce'' as newspaper reporter Sandra Washington. In 2018, Paul had a supporting role in the

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show ''

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''. In the same year, Paul starred in the former Lifetime thriller series ''

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'' as Karen Minty. She also starred in the second season of '' The Sinner'' on

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. Paul has written and directed two short films, ''Everything Absolutely'' and ''Sweet Tea''.

Awards and nominations

Paul was nominated for a 2018

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for Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture and won the 2018

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for her role in Crown Heights.

Filmography

Film

Television

Other work

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Paul, Natalie American television actresses Living people American people of Haitian descent Actresses from New York City People from Brooklyn 1986 births 21st-century American women