User:Natalia K. Grace

Natalia K. Grace (born Natalia Kucharina) is an actress, stand-up comedian and a contemporary performer. Raised in Ryazan, Russia, she has been performing on stage as a contemporary visual artist and a dancer since the age of 5. After High School she moved to Moscow to attend National Research University - Higher School of Economics where she secured her degree in Financial Management. Upon graduation she worked as a successful business executive in Moscow before deciding to change careers and pursue her acting passion as a professional. She won a talent based scholarship to study acting for film in New York Film Academy and moved to Los Angeles. Having graduated in Winter 2015, She performed as a lead on the Los Angeles theatre scene. Collaborated with many talented directors. Among others she worked with Mary McGuckian on A Girl From Mogadishu (2019-2020) and Dennis Dugan on Love, Weddings & Other Disasters (2020). She played the leading part of Ms. Verdez in the horror film Play With Me (dir. by Rob Lee, 2016). She practices her comedy and improv skills at The Groundlings, UCB, Westside Comedy Theatre and performs stand-up in Los Angeles.