Nathalie Paulding

Born in Hollywood, Florida, Nathalie moved to New York to begin her professional career on Broadway in Les Miserables. She attended Professional Children's School and NYU. She went on to act in three Broadway productions most notably replacing Natalie Portman as Anne Frank in The Diary of Anne Frank after a nationwide search at the age of 13. She played Young Alma in Summer and Smoke opposite Jesse Eisenberg to critical acclaim and was awarded best dramatic actress in the New Jersey Star Ledger as Helen Keller in The Miracle Worker. Her television roles include All My Children's Bianca Montgomery in the critically acclaimed anorexia storyline and the recurring role of Sunny in John Wells' Third Watch with Bobby Cannavale. Notable film credits include Larry Clark's Bully, with Michael Pitt, Nick Stahl, and Kelli Garner, Vadim Perelman's The Life Before Her Eyes with Uma Thurman and Evan Rachel Wood, and Bringing Rain with Adrian Grenier. Nathalie originated the role of Monica in John Guare's Lake Hollywood at The Signature Theatre and Matryosha in Elizabeth Egloff's adaptation of Dostoyevsky's The Devils at New York Theatre Workshop. She had the honor of playing Frankie Addams in The Member of the Wedding to opening night guest Julie Harris at The Ford's Theatre. Known to top casting directors in NY and LA, Nathalie has also had the privilege of being cast in film readings with Alec Baldwin, Jennifer Jason Leigh, John Slattery, Hugh Grant, and Drew Barrymore. Her favorite experience thus far was when the late Mali Finn included her audition reel in the top 10 for James Cameron for the lead role in a project called Battle Angel which later became Avatar. In addition to acting, Nathalie is a trained singer and has been coached by some of NYC's best vocal coaches including Liz Caplan and privately at The Metropolitan Opera. She was vocal soloist with the Boca Pops and sang at the MTV Music Awards with Michael Jackson. She has studied dance at The School of American Ballet and Broadway Dance.