Courtesy By Malik Peay ·Updated March 31, 2025 < /> Actress, writer, director, and showwoman (Wonka, Wish) Natasha Rothwell is an expert at orchestrating scenes that possess golden moments of improvised comedy and lived-in characters we are all fond of. Her versatility as a former theater teacher and performer with highly-skilled comedic timing and relatability has earned the actor a bounty of opportunities. Most recently, Rothwell embodies the wellness resort practitioner of Belinda in the latest, third season of The White Lotus; she happens to be the only character that reprises her role throughout the entire series.
“Mike White being able to show how we navigate Blackness is very specific,” Rothwell urges over Zoom. “He gave me the opportunity to populate this world with more color, and Belinda carries that weight, almost defiantly being herself and having to deal with oppressive whiteness.”The 44-year-old’s extensive onscreen career has included the hit HBO show Insecure and her self-produced 2024 Hulu series, How To Die Alone.
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