Overall Look: athletic build, curvey, sexy, girl next door, professional, corporate/business, mother, attractive, pretty, beautiful, approachable, friendly, sweet, nice hair, sparkly eyes, great smile, great teeth
Portrayable Ethnicity:
Caucasian / White
European
Latina
Mediterranean
Mixed
========================================================== Notable Performance Skills:
fluent in Russian, versatile actress, great facial/physical expressions, improvisation, comedic timing, host, green screen, TelePrompTer, good with kids, good with animals, willing to cut/dye hair, easily pick up and immitate accents, valid US passport
Member's Performance Skills:
Aerobics, Billiards-Pool, Bowling, Driving - car, Frisbee - general, Green screen, Host, Ice Skating, Improvisation, Jump Rope, Kick Boxing, Ping-Pong, Swimming - general ability, Teleprompter, Yoga
Recent noteworthy acting experience (use the format on the Before Applying page):
FEATURE FILM:
"Bloom" - Lead (Kat) - post production - Dir. Chris W Dolan "Pinsky" - Supporting (Kiki Selibovsky) - 2017 - Dir. Amanda Lundquist
Trinity - Supporting (Maria) - 2016 - Dir. Skip Shea "Having Fun Up There" - Lead (Carla) - 2014 - Dir. Frankie Frain
"I Am Monroe?" - Supporting (Grace Goddard/demonic angel) - post prod. - Dir. Jocelyn Padilla
SHORT FILM:
"Invisible" - Supporting (Allison Scrivner) - post prod. - Dir. Torie Wojick
"In This Moment" - Lead (Serra) - 2016 - Dir. Nelson Reis
"Dark Light of Day" - Lead (Dani) - post prod. - Dir. Raz Cunningham
"The Day After the Company Party" - Supporting (Liz) - 2013 - Dir. Emilio Mauro "Once in a Blue Pill" - Lead (Ally) - post prod. - Dir. Lance Reinstierna "Nicky" - Supporting (Angela) - 2013 - Dir. Dom Portalla "Mallas, MA" - Lead (Maria) - 2013 - Dir. Sean Meehan (48HFF Boston)
"Octopus" - Principal (Minnie) - 2014 - Dir. Paul Villanova "Cyclic" - Supporting (Claudia Rosado) - 2014 - Dir. Sean Carmichael + Paul Speziale "Thorns" - Principal (Mother) - 2016 - Dir. Chris Dolan "The Premise" - Principal (Rebecca West) - post prod. - Dir. Josh Therriault "Theodore of the Absurd" - Supporting (Daisy/Tina/Stella Skirmish) - 2012 - Dir. Brad Glanden
"Penta" - Supporting (Paula) - 2015 - Dir. Andrea Mark Wolanin "Moving Stone" - Lead (Lena) - 2014 - Dir. Chris Dolan "Clean" - Lead (Stephanie) - 2012 - Dir. Eva Williams
"Respirations" - Principal (Woman) - 2015 - Dir. James Zibailo "The Next Stage" - Principal (Liz) - 2012 - Dir. Marc Bachmann
WEB SERIES:
"Just Another Day" - Principal (Annie) - regular - Door 2 Mind Prod.
"Fade To Reality" - Guest Star (Charlie) - Skitcom Prod.
THEATER:
"The Lady's not for Burning" - Lead (Jennet Jourdemayne) - 2011 - Theater@First
"Zalmen or the Madness of God" - Supporting (Nina) - 2011 - Official Selection of 2011 Harvard Arts First Festival
"An Octomom Conceives" - Ensemble (Nurse) - 2011 - SlamBoston Uncensored! / Another Country Prod.
HOST:
"Massachusetts Independent Film Festival" (2013 - present) - video host
MUSIC VIDEO:
"She Was Never Really There" | Arthur Nasson - lead - 2012 - Dir. Jeff Haynes & Arthur Nasson
FEATURED PUBLICATIONS:
Imagine Magazine (Pg. 29) - Maria Natapov (featured spotlight) - March, 2013
CLASSES:
"Acting for Film" - teacher: Jock MacDonald - Straeon Acting Studios
"BU Actor's Lab" - teachers: Jan Egleson & Carolyn Pickman
"Actor's Retreat" - teacher: Molli Benson - Acting Coach
"Meisner Intensive" - teacher: Scott Fielding - Michael Chekhov Actors Stutio Boston
"Improv Level 1" - teacher: Patrick French - ImprovBoston
VOICE ARTISTS ONLY [you must have a professional demo to upload]: illustrative 1-word descriptions for this actor's voice (e.g. conversational, announcer, warm, etc.):
Kate Avallone
Mar 25, 2015
Wendy Hartman
Congrats on your award Maria!!
Apr 7, 2015
Mark S. Cartier
Thanks for bringing me on board, Maria.
Nov 23, 2015