Natalie Morales (born February 15, 1985) is an American actress. She
starred in the ABC Family series The Middleman and had a main role on
the first season of the USA Network series White Collar. In 2010, she
appeared in the feature films Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps and
Going the Distance. Morales also had a starring role in the Fox comedy
series The Grinder, the NBC sitcom Abby's, and a recurring role on the
NBC sitcom Parks and Recreation. Morales currently has a recurring
role in the Netflix series Dead to Me.A native of Kendall, Florida,
Morales is of Cuban descent. She attended St. Agatha Catholic School
and Southwest Miami Senior High School. She participated in the
University of Miami's Dow Jones Minority High School Journalism
Workshop.Morales had a guest appearance on CSI: Miami in 2006, and
played a character in Pimp My Ride that year, a video game version of
the MTV television series. Her first major role was in The Middleman,
a sci-fi dramedy which aired on the ABC Family network for one season.
She starred as Wendy Watson; the series was adapted from the comic
book, The Middleman. Morales also starred in and executive produced a
Web series, titled Quitters. The series was an official selection of
the 3rd annual ITVFest (Independent Television Festival) in Los
Angeles in August 2008.In 2009, Morales joined the cast of the USA
Network television series White Collar for the first season. She
portrayed Lauren Cruz, a junior FBI agent. In May 2010, after her
dismissal from the White Collar cast, Morales began appearing in the
NBC sitcom Parks and Recreation, appearing as Lucy, girlfriend of Aziz
Ansari's character Tom Haverford and bartender at The Snakehole
Lounge.
starred in the ABC Family series The Middleman and had a main role on
the first season of the USA Network series White Collar. In 2010, she
appeared in the feature films Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps and
Going the Distance. Morales also had a starring role in the Fox comedy
series The Grinder, the NBC sitcom Abby's, and a recurring role on the
NBC sitcom Parks and Recreation. Morales currently has a recurring
role in the Netflix series Dead to Me.A native of Kendall, Florida,
Morales is of Cuban descent. She attended St. Agatha Catholic School
and Southwest Miami Senior High School. She participated in the
University of Miami's Dow Jones Minority High School Journalism
Workshop.Morales had a guest appearance on CSI: Miami in 2006, and
played a character in Pimp My Ride that year, a video game version of
the MTV television series. Her first major role was in The Middleman,
a sci-fi dramedy which aired on the ABC Family network for one season.
She starred as Wendy Watson; the series was adapted from the comic
book, The Middleman. Morales also starred in and executive produced a
Web series, titled Quitters. The series was an official selection of
the 3rd annual ITVFest (Independent Television Festival) in Los
Angeles in August 2008.In 2009, Morales joined the cast of the USA
Network television series White Collar for the first season. She
portrayed Lauren Cruz, a junior FBI agent. In May 2010, after her
dismissal from the White Collar cast, Morales began appearing in the
NBC sitcom Parks and Recreation, appearing as Lucy, girlfriend of Aziz
Ansari's character Tom Haverford and bartender at The Snakehole
Lounge.
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