Natalie Benally. Actress: Dark Winds. Natalie Benally is a dancer, choreographer, filmmaker, writer, actor and community/language advocate from the Navajo Nation.

Natalie Benally. she/her/hers. Currently based: Occupied Tewa Lands, AKA Albuquerque, NM. Originally from: Dinetah, the Navajo Nation; Gallup, NM. Natalie Benally is a dancer, choreographer, filmmaker, writer, actor and community/language advocate from …

Performing Arts Program Manager Natalie Benally, a first-generation college graduate from the Navajo Reservation, combined her deep cultural roots with a passion for the arts, leading her to become a multifaceted performer and educator.

Natalie Benally is a dance artist, filmmaker, writer, actress and community/language advocate from the Navajo Nation. She has directed and choreographed numerous theater productions. Likewise, Benally has also become involved in film and television productions, both as crew and in creative direction.

Natalie Benally. Actress: Dark Winds. Natalie Benally is a dancer, choreographer, filmmaker, writer, actor and community/language advocate from the Navajo Nation.

In 2016, Natalie performed the lead role of Dory in the Navajo dubbed version of Disney/Pixar’s Finding Nemo. This led her to pursue more work in the film and television industry, both on and off camera. Natalie has appeared as an actor in the AMC series Dark Winds and in a lead role for the FOX/Hulu anthology series ACCUSED.

Natalie Benally was born into the Grey Streaked Ends Clan and the Red Running into Water Clan. As a young Diné girl growing up on the Navajo Reservation, Benally’s first dance studio was the land she was surrounded by, which taught her movement …

As a young Diné girl growing up on the Navajo Reservation, Natalie’s first dance studio was the land she was surrounded by, which taught her movement embedded in cultural re-connection and storytelling. She is also a self-taught hip hop dancer.

Jan 25, 2019 · When Natalie Benally went away to college, her parents weren’t sure she was on the right path. They considered her major in theater to be impractical. Benally, who’d grown up loving to sing and...