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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 NBC daytime soap opera Passions (2000–2002), where she played the role of Gwen Winthrop. Her breakout role was on the ABC primetime soap opera Dirty Sexy Money as socialite 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 FX critically acclaimed crime drama series Justified as a regular cast member during the first three seasons and recurring guest star later. In 2013, she also began starring as Claire Matthews in the Fox drama series The Following. Zea played lead character Mickey Holmes-Harris on the canceled-before-airing ABC dramedy series, Members Only, and starred in the 2016–2019 TBS sitcom The Detour. In 2020, Zea had a recurring role as Shannon in the CBS sitcom The Unicorn.
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. In 2009, she had a recurring role during the first season of the HBO comedy series Hung. She also had many guest-starring roles, on , Two and a Half Men, Without a Trace, Medium, Franklin & Bash, and Person of Interest.
In 2013, Zea starred in the major role of Dr. Claire Matthews, the estranged wife of a serial killer in the Fox drama series, The Following. She returned to show in second season on a recurring basis. Also in 2013, she had a recurring role as Maxine Seagrave, a drug and gambling kingpin, on the first season of CBS summer series, Under the Dome. Later in that year, Zea was cast in her first series leading role of the Amazon comedy pilot The Rebels. The pilot premiered in February 2014, but not was picked up to series. 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.
On August 4, 2014, it was announced that Zea was cast as lead character in the straight-to-series ordered ABC primetime soap opera, Members Only. She plays the role of Mickey Holmes-Harris the "most well-educated and put-together member of the family that founded the country club around which the show is centered." Members Only was cancelled by ABC before premiere. On December 2, 2014, Zea was cast as lead opposite Jason Jones in the TBS vacation comedy The Detour.
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.
In 2020, Zea had recurring roles in and The Unicorn.
| 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 | |
| 2000 | D.C. | - | Episode: "Blame" |
| 2001 | Needra Fenway | Episode: "Gentle, Gentle" | |
| 2002 | MDs | Ghost | Episode: "R.I.P." |
| 2000–02 | Passions | Gwen 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 |
| 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 | 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 | Winona Hawkins | Episode: "" | |
| 2024–present | Chicago Med | Jackie Nelson, R.N. | Guest: Season 9 Recurring Cast: Season 10–present |
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