Natashia Williams
{{short description|American actress}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Natashia Williams
| image = Natashia Williams as ‘Lucy’ filming on the set of Vampire Diaries.jpg
| alt =
| caption = Natashia Williams in 2017 as "Lucy" filming on the set of The Vampire Diaries
| birth_name =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1978|8|2}}
| birth_place = U.S.
| othername = Natashia Williams-Blach
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| occupation = Actress, model, singer, author
| years_active = 1995–present
| spouse = Brevin Blach
}}
Natashia Williams-Blach (born August 2, 1978) is an American actress known for appearing in TV shows like The Vampire Diaries{{cite web |title=The Vampire Diaires Casting News: Natashia Williams Heading to Mystic Falls |url=https://www.dreadcentral.com/news/19738/the-vampire-diaires-casting-news-natashia-williams-heading-to-mystic-falls/?amp |website=dreadcentral.com|date=23 September 2010 }} and She Spies.
Biography
Natashia Williams began her film and television career at the age of 16, appearing first on Saved by the Bell: The New Class. After graduating high school, she would go on to accept a scholarship to attend the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA).{{cite web |last1=Yoon |first1=Linda |title='Tossing ethnic identities together' |url=https://archive.org/details/ucladailybruin170losa |website=archive.org |publisher=Daily Bruin Archives; Daily Bruin, Page 3 & 9; Tuesday, February 25, 1997 (Micro Film Page 607 & 610)|access-date=20 April 2024 |ref=Microfilm pages 607, 610}} While juggling studies and acting work, she gave her account of race relations on campus, and navigating as a biracial of dual Afro-European heritage.{{cite web |last1=Yoon |first1=Linda |title='Color lines not a barrier to equality in interracial relationships' |url=https://archive.org/details/ucladailybruin170losa/page/n775/mode/2up?q=Natasha+Williams |website=archive.org |publisher=Daily Bruin Archives; Daily Bruin, Page 3 & 14; Monday, March 10, 1997 (Micro Film Page 758 & 763)|access-date=20 April 2024 |ref=Microfilm pages 758, 763}} Shortly thereafter she landed her first movie role in Def Jam's How to Be a Player.
While still modeling, Williams appeared in both movies and television shows such as Son of the Beach, Smart Guy, Malcolm and Eddie, The Parkers, Girlfriends and the film Two Can Play That Game. She also appeared in several music videos from 1997 to 2003 for notable music artists such as Ginuwine, Montell Jordan, Usher, Sting, and Joe.
Williams first starring role on a series occurred on the show So Little Time alongside the Olsen Twins. Shortly after, Williams co-starred in She Spies{{cite web |last1=Grego |first1=Melissa |title=NBC sets syndie synergy 'Spies' to quickly hit nat'l syndication in fall |url=https://variety.com/2002/tv/news/nbc-sets-syndie-synergy-1117865183/ |website=Variety.com |date=10 April 2002 |publisher=Variety Magazine}} with Kristen Miller and Natasha Henstridge. Although purchased for syndication, it lasted two seasons due to declining ratings.{{cite web |title=She Spies 2004 |url=https://www.moviestillsdb.com/tv/she-spies-i315064/xOguQ1 |website=moviestillsdb.com}}
She then starred alongside Romeo Miller in the series Romeo! on Nickelodeon, playing Angeline Miller for the last two seasons.
In 2006, she then booked the pilot, Filthy Gorgeous, about the New York sub world of high-class escorts, also starring Isabella Rossellini. The pilot was not picked up although the single episode aired on Showtime Networks as a feature film. She also filmed a cameo appearance in the Anna Faris comedy Smiley Face.{{cite web |title=Smiley Face- Full Cast & Crew |url=https://www.tvguide.com/movies/smiley-face/cast/2000140527/ |website=tvguide.com |publisher=TV Guide}}
Following guest-star stints on both CSI Miami and CSI New York,{{cite web |title=CSI NY, Oedipus Hex |url=https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=aVDEim5owQc&pp=sAQB |website=csifiles.com| date=5 December 2021 }} she auditioned for season 7 of American Idol, succeeding through to the Top 25 before being eliminated.{{cite web |title=Idol contestants in Miami: What we know |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/tv/la-et-miamiidol7feb07-story.html |website=Los Angeles Times |date=7 February 2008 }}
Williams then stars in the Paramount Pictures psychological thriller, Circle of Eight, and also had a minor recurring role on The Vampire Diaries.{{cite web |title=Natashia Williams to Guest Star on The Vampire Diaries |date=23 September 2010 |url=https://www.tvfanatic.com/2010/09/natashia-williams-to-guest-star-on-the-vampire-diaries/}}
In 2013, Williams also wrote a book based on her life and career, Mind Over Model, An Internal Journey Through The World Of Externals.{{cite book |title=Mind Over Model: An Internal Journey Through The World Of Externals | isbn=978-1481825702 | last1=Williams | first1=Natashia | date=18 April 2016 | publisher=CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform }} The following year she started Gypsy Posh By TOSH, an artisan crafted jewelry line, as both owner and designer.{{cite web |title=Meet Natashia 'TOSH' Blach, Owner; Designer at GYPSYPOSH BY TOSH |url=https://shoutoutla.com/meet-natashia-tosh-blach-owner-designer-gypsyposh-by-tosh/ |website=shoutoutLA.com |publisher=Shoutout LA Online Magazine}}{{cite web |title=Meet NATASHIA BLACH |url=https://canvasrebel.com/meet-natashia-blach/ |website=canvasrebel.com |publisher=Canvas Rebel Magazine}}
She wrote and performs on the eleventh track: "Shady," from the second solo studio album Digital Bullet by RZA going by the pseudonym ‘Bobby Digital’, alongside the music group Intrigue.
In July 2006, she performed live on stage, singing with Corey Feldman and his Band ‘The Truth Movement’ at the renowned House Of Blues in Hollywood, California.{{cite web |last1=Bezjian |first1=Michael |title=Corey Feldman's 35th Birthday Bash |url=https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/news-photo/truth-movement-during-corey-feldmans-35th-birthday-bash-at-news-photo/110000398 |website=gettyimages.com |date=11 March 2011 |publisher=Wireimage |ref=Editorial #110000398}}{{cite web |last1=Bezjian |first1=Michael |title=Corey Feldman's 35th Birthday Bash |url=https://www.gettyimages.co.nz/detail/news-photo/natashia-williams-during-corey-feldmans-35th-birthday-bash-news-photo/109989361 |website=gettyimages.co.nz |date=11 March 2011 |publisher=Wireimage |ref=Editorial # 109989361}}
Natashia has been married to Brevin Blach{{cite web |last1=Tullberg |first1=Michael |title=Major League Baseball The Players Alliance "Game Changers Celebration" Black Carpet Event |url=https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/news-photo/brevin-blach-attends-the-players-alliances-game-changers-news-photo/1409432983 |website=gettyimages.com |date=18 July 2022 |publisher=Getty Images}} since December 2006; they have two children.{{cite web |title=Natashia Williams; Actor, Writer |url=https://www.amazon.com/prime-video/actor/Natashia-Williams/amzn1.dv.gti.ae5fef89-3d92-44cb-bfde-6ad5042b904a/ |website=Amazon.com |publisher=IMDb}}
Filmography
=Film=
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable"| Notes |
|---|
| 1997
| Def Jam's How to Be a Player | Pink Bikini Girl | |
| 1999
| Trippin' | Denia, Snap's Girl | |
| 2001
| Sexy Young Girl | |
| 2006
| Filthy Gorgeous | Keisha | TV Movie |
| 2007
| Motorcycle Rider | |
| 2009
| Circle of Eight | India |
=Television=
=Music Videos=
References
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Sources
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20170807192558/http://www.mtv.com/news/1496280/mya-brian-mcknight-ben-moody-on-tsunami-benefit-song/ Tsunami Benefit Song] MTV
- [https://give.losangelesmission.org/production?cl=LAM&pg=main&amt=20,30,40 Donate to Los Angeles Mission] Transform a Life
- [https://www.gypsyposh.com/ GypsyPosh website]
- [https://www.amazon.com/Mind-Over-Model-Internal-Externals/dp/1481825704 Mind Over Model Internal Externals]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20160307142936/http://www.mtv.com/news/2749910/so-little-time-where-are-they-now/ So Little Time. Where are they now?] MTV
- [http://benjaminshareswallpapers.mobi/natashia-williams-50/ Natashia Williams]
- [https://variety.com/2002/tv/reviews/she-spies-1200547281/ She Spies] Variety
- [https://books.google.com/books/about/San_Diego_Magazine.html?id=FgMEAAAAMBAJ San Diego Magazine]
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