Natasha Charles Parker

Birthplace

Pennsylvania, USA

Biography

Natasha was born and raised in a small town near Pittsburgh, PA. She began performing at a young age in local theatre and studied at CLO Academy throughout elementary and middle school. During high school, she participated in the National Forensics League competitions and qualified for the National Tournament. She was also involved in all of the school plays and musicals. Natasha went on to attend the University of North Carolina at Wilmington where she attained a B.A. in Film and Communication Studies with a Theatre Minor. She worked as an intern for "Dawson's Creek" and as a tour guide at Screen Gems Studios. Throughout college, Natasha also worked doing voiceovers for Japanese animation and upon graduation, was offered a position in Singapore where she dubbed dozens of Japanese animated series and live action series into English. Following her venture in Singapore, Natasha moved to New York City and began working for Fox 4 Kids TV and for Cartoon Network for series including "Winx Club" and "Pokemon." She founded a theatre company, Apple Girl Productions and worked as the Producing Director for their Off Broadway production and several of their reading series. She went on to book a starring role Off Broadway in the World Premiere of "WASPs in Bed" at the Beckett Theatre and received a New York Times acclaimed performance. Upon moving to Los Angeles, Natasha was praised by the Los Angeles Times for her portrayal of the legendary Linda Lovelace in "The Deep Throat Sex Scandal" at the Zephyr Theatre. She went on to work with The Visceral Company and starred in the World Premiere of "The Baby" which won a Best of Fringe award for 2013. In film and television, Natasha has been seen in the indie feature "Promoted" alongside Samm Levine and Estelle Harris and in "The Ascension" opposite Corbin Bernsen. She is also an actor/writer/producer for "Timber the Series," a comedy series based on actual Tinder dates, which just won an award for Best Comedy in the Best Shorts Festival and was accepted as an official entry in the Big Vision Empty Wallet Kickstart Diversity Program.