The journey so far

A young girl with curly brown hair, smiling widely and showing her missing front teeth, wearing a leopard print top and a colorful shirt. She appears to be in a lively setting with a blue and red background.
A woman with shoulder-length brown hair sticking out her tongue and making a silly face, wearing a black tank top, against a neutral background.
Natalie Lauren Headshot by Jennie Scott

Natalie is from a rural area on the Norfolk-Suffolk boarder. During a trip to the Christmas Panto aged 9, she first discovered Acting and begged to join a weekend theatre group. Through youth and community organisations like these, she had early opportunities to work as an Actor and Model.

Natalie later studied Psychology & Philosophy at the University of Oxford, receiving a Danson Foundation Bursary and becoming the first in her family to go to University. During the summer holidays, she returned to Norwich to work with the Norfolk Summer School: a charitable, access programme designed to support brilliant students from low socioeconomic backgrounds and state-sector schools to make competitive University applications.

Keen to pursue Acting further, Natalie was awarded a Leathersellers Foundation Grant which enabled her to take up a place at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland - a school renowned for delivering the highest quality Actor training, as well as skills in Writing, Producing and Directing.

Upon graduating, Natalie moved back to the South East, to be closer to home and build a portfolio career across Acting, Filmmaking, and Mentoring. She was selected as one of the BFI Network x Film Hub South East’s “Future Producers” in 2024.

In 2025, she was award for her Commitment to Education Equity, and founded a social-impact production company called MIMESIC. In 2026, her debut short film will screen as part of the Official Selection for an Academy Award Qualifying Festival in the US. She will also undertake production of the very anticipated short film Unauthorised Absence.