Natalie was raised on the island of Maui. She studied Performance Art at the University of Hawai’i under veteran artist, Mary Babcock. During her undergraduate studies she wrote and performed her own work, collaborated on experimental art and participated in local Fringe Festivals. Natalie left Honolulu and began performing stand up comedy and improv in New York city. Natalie then gravitated to theater. She was cast in a production of The Cherry Orchard at Michael Howard Studios, which then led her to enroll in a full-time, Meisner conservatory. Natalie went on to graduate from The Neighborhood Playhouse.