Natalie Zea: Lady of the Week #5 (Jan. 2013)

[Aragorn]

Natalie Zea
("The Following," "Justified," "Dirty Sexy Money")
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Born in Houston and raised in Monahans, Texas, Natalie Zea entered New York City's American Musical and Dramatic Academy in 1993. She appeared in off-Broadway productions of The Three Sisters and A Midsummer Night's Dream, while her debut film role was that of Lana Tisdel in a short independent version of Boys Don't Cry. She later appeared in an uncredited role in the 1999 Oscar-winning feature version of the true-life story. A role in the short-lived WB drama series D.C. (2000) was followed by a much lengthier run as Gwen Hotchkiss on NBC's Passions. Zea replaced actress Liza Huber, the original Gwen, in 2000, who returned to the role when Natalie left the soap in 2002.

The Following: The FBI estimates there are currently up to 300 active serial killers in the United States. What would happen if these killers had a way of communicating and connecting with each other? What if they were able to work together and form alliances? What if one brilliant and charismatic, yet psychotic mastermind was able to bring them all together and activate a cult of believers following his every command?

When notorious serial killer Joe Carroll (James Purefoy) escapes from death row, the FBI calls former agent Ryan Hardy (Kevin Bacon) to consult on the case. Having since withdrawn from the public eye, Hardy was responsible for Carroll's capture in 2003, after Carroll murdered 14 female students on the Virginia college campus where he taught literature.

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Week #2 (Jan.): Alexandra Daddario
Week #3 (Jan.): Leslie Mann
Week #4 (Jan.): Jessica Chastain

[Guy Gardener]

I can't get over what a vapid airhead she played in Dirty Sexy Money, which is a testament to Natalie as an actress that what she pretends is her personality is so realistically horrible that that illusion eclipses everything else god gave her.

[BigFoot]

I've liked her in everything I've seen her in, plus she's gorgeous. So thumbs up.

[Yoda]

She kind of looks like Blake Lively, which for me is a very bad thing. Down.

[BigFoot]

^ What's wrong with Lively?

[Guy Gardener]

She was fine on Saturday Night Live... But the writers Room on Gossip Girl must have hated her, considering how they treated her character, and we have to wonder why.

[Yoda]

BigFoot wrote:

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^ What's wrong with Lively?

She is just one of those women who are generally accepted as hot that I just don't think is attractive. I don't think I've had a disconnect with the average guy about a celebrity this big since Kate Hudson.

[Australis]

Think she's very good on Justified, and easy on the eyes.

[Agent Richard07]

BigFoot wrote:

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I've liked her in everything I've seen her in, plus she's gorgeous. So thumbs up.

Agreed. That pretty much says it for me.

[Aragorn]

I think I first saw her on the short-lived Eyes TV series starring Tim Daly:

[Enterprise is Great]

I first remember her from Eyes and gave her thumbs up then as I do now.

[Gary Mitchell]

Sideways.

[Temis the Vorta]

Damn you guys are fussy. Split 50/50 hot or not? I thought she was an easy win.

[Guy Gardener]

It's because we can't smell her.

[RJDiogenes]

Well, I've never seen her in anything, which always makes it harder, and that one clip makes her seem very unappealing. However, in several of the pictures, she's very cute-- notably the one with the pink top and the one with the yellowish dress and straightish hair. In a couple of pictures, she looks a bit like Lauren on Lost Girl. I'm wavering between Sideways and Up. I wish there was less glam and more dungarees or bikinis, but the pink top shot tips me toward Up.