Natalie Zea

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Natalie Zea
Houston, Texas
, U.S.
OccupationActress
Years active1995–present
Spouse
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(m. 2014)​
Children1

Natalie Zea (born March 17, 1975) is an American actress known for her performances on television. Zea began her acting career in theatre. Her first major role was on the

Karen Darling, where she starred from 2007 to 2009. Zea also has made many guest appearances on television, starred in a number of independent and made-for-television movies, and had recurring roles in The Shield, Hung, Californication, and The Unicorn
.

In 2010, Zea began starring as Winona Hawkins in the

TBS sitcom The Detour. In 2020, Zea had a recurring role as Shannon in the CBS sitcom The Unicorn
.

Early life

Zea was born in

Dove, Snickers, and Hellman's Salad Dressing.[2]

Career

1995–2009

Zea began her career in an Off-Broadway theatre, appearing in productions of The

Hotchkiss family, in the NBC daytime soap opera Passions. She appeared in the show on a regular basis from November 15, 2000, to October 3, 2002. On her leaving, Zea said "I have decided not to renew my contract with Passions. Although I enjoyed my experience, and learned quite a bit, especially initially, I know that the best thing for my career, and my craft, is to pursue new challenges. So after some deliberation, an amicable parting of ways seemed to be the best decision".[3] Zea is the second actress who played the role of Gwen. Susan Lucci's daughter Liza Huber
played the role from July 5, 1999, to November 8, 2000, and again, after Zea left the show.

In 2004, Zea was cast in a recurring role in the FX police drama series The Shield. She played the role of Lauren Riley, a love interest of Michael Chiklis' character Vic Mackey. The following year, Zea won her first series regular role on primetime television, on the ABC drama series, Eyes opposite Tim Daly. The series was canceled after a single season. Her next major role was on the ABC primetime soap opera/comedy-drama Dirty Sexy Money opposite Jill Clayburgh, Donald Sutherland and Peter Krause. Zea played spoiled socialite Karen Darling. The soap aired from 2007 to 2009, and was canceled after two seasons.[4] In 2009, she had a recurring role during the first season of the HBO comedy series Hung.[5] She also had many guest-starring roles, on CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Two and a Half Men, Without a Trace, Medium, Franklin & Bash, and Person of Interest.

2010–present

In 2010, Zea began starring as series regular during the first three seasons of the FX drama

Lifetime movie Burden of Evil (2012).[10][11]

In 2013, Zea starred in the major role of Dr. Claire Matthews, the estranged wife of a serial killer in the Fox drama series,

Amazon comedy pilot The Rebels.[13] The pilot premiered in February 2014, but not was picked up to series.[14] Later in that year, Zea was cast in two independent films: Too Late in the female lead role opposite John Hawkes, and The Grey Lady as lead character.[15][16]

On August 4, 2014, it was announced that Zea was cast as lead character in the straight-to-series ordered

TBS vacation comedy The Detour.[20]

On February 26, 2020, Zea began in the lead role of Eve Harris in the NBC apocalyptic drama series La Brea, written by David Appelbaum.[21][22][23]

In 2020, Zea had recurring roles in 9-1-1: Lone Star and The Unicorn.

Personal life

In June 2013, Zea announced her engagement to her former Passions co-star Travis Schuldt after 10 years of dating.[24] The couple married on July 16, 2014, in Hawaii.[25] In June 2015, they announced they were expecting their first child together.[26][27] In October 2015, Zea gave birth to a daughter named Reygan.[28]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
1995 Boys Don't Cry Lana Tisdel Short
1999 Macbeth in Manhattan Samantha/First Witch
Lucid Days in Hell Naomi
2008 From a Place of Darkness Brenda
2010 The Other Guys Christinith
2011 InSight Kaitlyn
The Sexy Dark Ages Gwendolyn Short
Method Actress Short
2012 Burden of Evil Caitlyn Conner TV movie
2013 Sweet Talk Delilah
2015 Grey Lady Melissa Reynolds
Too Late Mary Mahler
2019 Lady Hater Premstar Short
2020 The F**k-It List Kristen
2021 Happily Karen

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2000 D.C. - Episode: "Blame"
2001 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Needra Fenway Episode: "Gentle, Gentle"
2002 MDs Ghost Episode: "R.I.P."
2000–02 Passions
Gwen Hotchkiss Winthrop
 Regular Cast
2004 The Shield Lauren Riley Recurring Cast: Season 3
2005 Two and a Half Men Colleen Episode: "We Called It Mr. Pinky"
Eyes Trish Agermeyer Main Cast
2006 Freddie Sally Episode: "Freddie and the Hot Mom"
Without a Trace Jennifer Nichols Episode: "Crossroads"
Just Legal - Episode: "The Rainmaker"
2007–09 Dirty Sexy Money
Karen Darling
 Main Cast
2009 Hung Jemma Recurring Cast: Season 1
Medium Sophie Cullen Episode: "Deja Vu All Over Again"
2010 The Defenders ADA Meredith Kramer Recurring Cast
Law & Order: Los Angeles Sarah Goodwin Episode: "Hondo Field"
2010–15 Justified Winona Hawkins Main Cast: Season 1-3, Recurring Cast: Season 4-6
2011 Franklin & Bash Isabella Kaplowitz Episode: "She Came Upstairs to Kill Me"
Royal Pains Judy Windland Episode: "Traffic"
Person of Interest Diane Hanson Episode: "Pilot"
2012–13 Californication Carrie Recurring Cast: Season 5, Guest: Season 6
2013 Under the Dome Maxine Seagrave Recurring Cast: Season 1
2013–14 The Following Claire Matthews Main Cast: Season 1, Recurring Cast: Season 2
2016–19 The Detour Robin Randall Main Cast
2017 White Famous Amy Von Getz Recurring Cast
2020 9-1-1: Lone Star Zoe Episodes: "Studs" & "Awakening"
2020–21 The Unicorn Shannon Guest: Season 1, Recurring Cast: Season 2
2021–24 La Brea Eve Harris Main Cast: Season 1-2, Guest: Season 3
2023 Justified: City Primeval Winona Hawkins Episode: "The Question"
2024 Chicago Med Jackie Nelson, R.N. Guest: Season 9, Recurring Cast: Season 10

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  4. ^ "Dirty Sexy Money: Underwood Believes the ABC TV Show is Over". TV Series Finale. 2009-01-05. Retrieved 2014-01-01.
  5. ^ "Natalie Zea adds some dirty, sexy money to Hung". Aoltv.com. Retrieved 2014-01-01.
  6. ^ Matt Webb Mitovich (2012-04-03). "Natalie Zea on Justified Season 3 Contract Status". TVLine. Retrieved 2014-01-01.
  7. ^ a b Nellie Andreeva (June 23, 2011). "Natalie Zea Closes Deal To Continue On 'Justified', Books Arc On 'Californication'". Deadline. Retrieved 29 September 2014.
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  9. ^ Ford, Allan (2010-08-06). "The Other Guys Review". FilmoFilia. Retrieved 2014-01-01.
  10. ^ "'InSight,' Directed by Richard Gabai — Review". The New York Times. September 1, 2011. Retrieved 29 September 2014.
  11. ^ ""Burden of Evil" Preview". Lifetime. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 29 September 2014.
  12. ^ "Keck's Exclusives: The Following's Natalie Zea Going Under the Dome". TVGuide.com. 2013-06-10. Retrieved 2014-01-01.
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  15. ^ Borys Kit (April 5, 2012). "Oscar Nominee John Hawkes to Star in Indie Thriller 'Too Late'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 30 September 2014.
  16. ^ Jen Yamato (April 28, 2014). "Natalie Zea Set For Indie Thriller 'Grey Lady' Opposite Eric Dane". Deadline. Archived from the original on October 6, 2014. Retrieved 30 September 2014.
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  19. ^ Lesley Goldberg (23 November 2014). "ABC's 'Members Only' Not Moving Forward (Exclusive) - Hollywood Reporter". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 23 November 2014.
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  22. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (February 26, 2020). "Natalie Zea To Star In NBC Drama Pilot 'La Brea'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved January 12, 2021.
  23. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (March 4, 2021). "'La Brea': Eoin Macken To Star, Jon Seda To Return As NBC Series Also Casts Jack Martin & Lily Santiago". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved March 4, 2021.
  24. ^ "Natalie Zea & Travis Schuldt Engaged : People.com". People. Archived from the original on June 28, 2013. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
  25. ^ Webber, Stephanie; Meilan, Ingrid (July 18, 2014). "The Following's Natalie Zea Marries Travis Schuldt!". Us Weekly. Retrieved February 29, 2020.
  26. ^ "Natalie Zea Expecting First Child". People. June 11, 2015. Retrieved February 29, 2020.
  27. ^ Corneau, Allison (June 12, 2015). "Justified's Natalie Zea Is Pregnant!". Us Weekly. Retrieved February 29, 2020.
  28. ^ Leon, Anya (November 5, 2015). "Natalie Zea Welcomes Daughter Reygan". People. Retrieved September 11, 2019.
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