What is Natalie Zea?
'''Natalie Zea''' (born in [[Houston]], [[Texas]], March 17, 1975) is an [[United States|American]] [[television]], [[theatre|stage]] and [[movie]] [[actress]]. She began her acting career with an Off-[[Broadway]] theatre. Zea appeared in productions for the ''Three Sisters'' and ''[[A Midsummer Night's Dream]]''. In November 2000, she began playing the [[businessperson|businesswoman]] and [[socialite]] Gwen Hotchkiss in the [[National Broadcasting Company|NBC]] [[soap opera]] ''[[Passions (soap opera)|Passions]]''.<ref>{{cite web|title=Natalie Zea|publisher=The People Pill|url=https://peoplepill.com/people/natalie-zea|access-date=August 3, 2021}}</ref> Zea played the rich Hotchkiss family member from November 15, 2000 until October 3, 2002. After she left ''Passions'', [[Liza Huber]] (the daughter of actress [[Susan Lucci]]) replaced her and resumed playing Hotchkiss. In 2004, Zea became a cast member in FX's police drama television series ''The Shield''. She played the character Lauren Riley in the series. One year after that, Zea became a cast member in the role of Trish Agermeyer in the [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] television drama series ''Eyes''.<ref>{{cite web|title=Natalie Zea|publisher=The Biography Gist|url=https://biographygist.com/natalie-zea|access-date=August 3, 2021}}</ref> The series was canceled after its only season. Later, she had guest roles in the television programs ''[[CSI: Crime Scene Investigation]]'', ''[[Two and a Half Men]]'' and ''Without a Trace''. In the 2010s, Zea played regular roles during several television dramas. The shows included ''[[Californication (TV series)|Californication]]'', ''[[Justified (TV series)|Justified]]'' and ''The Detour''. ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Zea, Natalie}} [[Category:Soap opera actors]] [[Category:American television actors]] [[Category:American stage actors]] [[Category:American movie actors]] [[Category:Actors from Houston]] [[Category:1975 births]] [[Category:Living people]] {{us-actor-stub}}