Natalie Morales is an American actor and director best known for her recurring role on the NBC sitcom Parks and Recreation (2009–2015).
Of her more than 60 credited acting roles, other notable performances include The Newsroom (2012–2014), Girls (2012–2017), The Grinder (2015–2016), Battle of the Sexes (2017), Abby’s (2019) (playing a bi lead), and Dead to Me (2019–2022). She debuted as a director with the 2021 Hulu comedy Plan B. She also directed and co-wrote the independent film Language Lessons in 2021, which won the SXSW Film Festival Audience Award and was nominated for Best Feature FIlm at the Berlin International Film Festival.
Morales has been very open about her attraction to both men and women. In a 2018 interview with Paste Magazine about the series Abby’s, she said:
I’m also the first bisexual lead on a network. Not just me as a person, but the character is bisexual. [Editor’s note: Morales’ character, Abby, is bisexual, but Morales herself identifies as queer.]