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About Natalie

Natalie E. Carter native Baltimorean is an American Actress and Neo-Jazz Ethnic/Soul Vocalist. Featured Headline Artist nationally and internationally including Brussels Jazz Festival Belgium, Jakarta’s Jamz and The Parade Musik Trisakti, Indonesia, Jazz Nos Fundos, Brazil, Toyko Tuc, Japan, and numerous venues in Holland and Germany.

On the Domestic front she’s performed at New York City Jazz Festival, NYC's Second Avenue FestivaL, Jazz On The Hudson music series, New York Good Will Games, New Hope Festival For The Arts, Norfolk AFRAM FestivaL, Mayfair Festival of The Arts, PA, The Baltimore Artscape Festival, Unity Center of New York City, Chapman Robert’s Broadway Jazz Festival and Jazz By The Riverside New York Music series. Released her "Mind Body & Soul, I Surrender" CD with live performance of Ms. Carter’s video Documentary "Hail Mary The Black Madonna”.

Regional and off Broadway Musical Theater credits include: DOT, Big River, Nymph Errant, One Mo' Time, Five By Tenn, Aint’ Misbehavin, Mahalia Jackson The Musical, The Colored Museum, From the Mississippi Delta and European tour of the Josephine Musical portraying Ethel Waters. Currently residing in New York city working in film and television, TV Credits include re-curring co-star as Lillian Hayes in the Original Netflix series Orange Is The New Black, Law and Order, Awkwafina Is Nora From Queens, Blue Bloods, The Black List, Tracey Morgan’s The Last O.G., Wu-Tang: An American Saga.

Feature films include Eighth Grade, To Dust, The Challenger, Millie and the Lords, Another Earth, Pariah, Scenes From An Empty Church, Inside The Rain. Short Films The Forever Tree, Driving Fish, and most recently Look Back At It. Her role in the short Finding You won her Best Supporting actress in the Asians On Film Festival.

For a complete list of Film & TV Credits visit: http://www.imdb.me/nataliecarter.

Graduate of Carnegie-Mellon University B.F.A in Drama. Ms. Carter received an Award of Distinction On-Camera Talent from the Videographer Awards for her work in the Documentary "Look Where I Stand Achievement Centers.” and is the first African-American recipient of the Princess Grace Statuette Award.

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Acting Reel

Marc Miller (Backstage)

“....a formidable Natalie E. Carter”

New York Times

“A Stand out”

Elisabeth Vincentelli, New York Post

“Most Vocally Assured”

Olivia Jane Smith, Newyorktheatrereview.blogspot.com

“"Carter has a rich, throaty voice that she uses to great effect here in Carter seemed to be having so much fun that we couldn’t help but do the same”

The Atlanta Journal- Constitution

“Versatile and Charming”

Salt Lake Tribune

“Beautiful Voice”

The Cleveland Monitor

“Energetic and Sterling”

New York Amsterdam News

“High-spirited renditions got the crowd involved”

Charles Isherwood, New York Times

“High-spirited renditions got the crowd involvedMs. Carter is winning leading a chorus of harem girls in funny novelty number”

Paulanne Simmons

“Carter's gospel singing provides some of the best moments…”

Diana Barth

“…particular mention deserved by Natalie Carter, who displays a resounding gospel singing voice.”

Byrne Harrison, StageBuzz

“Standout performances given by Natalie E. Carter as Mother DuClos.”

Drew Pisarra, New York Magazine

“...charismatic Natalie E. Carter enough bravura showmanship...milking the most out of center stage.”