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Natalia Dyer
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About Natalia Dyer
Widely recognized for her role as Nancy Wheeler in Netflix’s Sci-fi horror series “Stranger Things,” Natalia Dyer is an actress based in America. The 25-year-old actress is widely appreciated for her Blue Eyes and her beauty. In a short career of just twelve years, the actress has already appeared in 17 movies, a music video and two television series, and several short films. She has also been nominated for three award functions for her role in “Stranger Things.” She was also seen in the role of Davina in “I Believe in Unicorns.”
| Quick facts | |
|---|---|
| Full Name | Natalia Danielle Dyer |
| Date of Birth | January 13, 1995 |
| Birth place | Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Parent(s) | Allen Miles Dyer (Father) Karen Dyer (Mother) |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Partner(s) | Charlie Heaton |
| Net Worth | US $2 Million |
Early Life
Born in Nashville on 13th January 1995, Natalia Danielle Dyer is one of the three children of the family. Her father, Allen Miles Dyer, was a Vanderbilt University graduate and had a degree in Law and Medicine and works as a clinical engineer. Her mother, Karen Dyer Young, graduated from Arizona State University and met Allen while working at the Vanderbilt University inpatient care. She is a fitness instructor and a physiologist. Natalia’s parents are currently divorced.
During her time in elementary school, she became a part of drama camp after she faked a sprained ankle while in a sports camp. This was the phase she took a complete interest in acting. She completed her high school from the Nashville School of Arts, where she studied music, dance, theatre, liberal and visual arts. She completed her college in 2015. She is a New York University graduate.
Career
Natalia Dyer made her debut from the 2009 movie “Hannah Montana: The Movie” as Clarissa Granger. In the 2010 short film “Too Sunny for Santa,” where she played the role of Janie. She was also a cast of the 2011 adventure film “The Greening of Whitney Brown,” where she took upon the role of Lily. She was also seen as a part of the 2012 film “Blue Like Jazz” as Grace, a box-office disaster.
She was then featured in the 2013 horror film “Don’t Let Me Go” as Banshee. The film received a mixed response from the critics but did not do well at the box-office. She was then featured as the lead role in the independent movie “I Believe in Unicorns” as Davina. The film premiered at SXSW in 2014.
She then worked on two short films, “The City at Night” as Adeline in 2014 and “Till Dark” as Lucy in 2015, after which she was seen in the role of Marie in the 2016 film “Long Nights Short Mornings.” She was then part of Karen Maine’s short film “Yes, God, Yes” as Alice.
Natalia Dyer’s breakthrough came in when she was announced as one of the main casts in Netflix’s sci-fi series “Stranger Things” in 2016 as Nancy Wheeler. Her performance in the series has earned her three award functions nominations. For performing the role of Nancy, she had watched all the 1980 classic shows and movies like “The Clash,” “Close encounters of 3rd kind,” and many others.
During her work at “Stranger Things,” she has also appeared in “Mountain Rest” as Clara in 2018, in the short film “After Her” as Hailey in 2018, in “After Darkness” as Clara in 2019; the film was a disaster in both box office in critics reviews. She played the role of Coco in the 2019 satirical horror “Velvet Buzzsaw,” which was released in the 2019 Sundance Film Festival. The film received an average response from the critics.
Natalia Dyers reprised her role as Alice in the 2019 comedy-drama “Yes, God, Yes” by Karen Maine, based on her short film released in 2017. Dyer was also a part of “The Nearest Human Being” as Monique and in “Tuscaloosa” as Virginia. She is all set to be featured in the upcoming horror thriller “Things Heard and Seen,” whose release date is still to be announced. She has also portrayed the role of Jane Eyre in an episode of “Acting for a Cause.”
Natalia Dyer was also featured in the music video of James Bay’s “Wild Love” in 2018. She has also modeled for products like Milk Bar, Essie, Longchamp, Shopbop, Sandro Paris, and few others and works with WME & One Entertainment agency.
Awards
Her acting career ranging from 2008 to present, Natalia has been nominated in three award functions, all for her performance as Nancy Wheeler in “Stranger Things.” She has won the “Screen Actors Guild Awards” in the category “Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series” in 2017.
Personal life
Natalia Dyer is in a relationship with her co-star Charlie Heaton from “Stranger Things” since 2016. Their relation became public after their red-carpet debut as a couple in September of 2016. From Charlie’s previous relation with drummer/vocalist Akiko Matsuura, he has a son named Archie. Dyer has a fear of flying and is not a fan of the horror genre. She is a dog lover and owns a dog, Ozzy. Natalia is reported as having Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder when she was a kid. She has a massive crush on Orlando Bloom and is a big-time fan of Leonardo Dicaprio and Kate Winslet.
Natalia Dyers listed cooking, reading, and baking as her favorite hobbies and is a fan of the Lamborghini brand and Netflix’s original series “Orange Is the New Black.” She has over six million followers in her official Instagram handle and over 300k followers in her official twitter handle.
Net Worth
According to celebritynetworth.com, Natalia Dyer has an estimated net worth of $2 million. She was paid a salary of $150,000 per episode for “Stranger Things.”
