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Natalie Morales Actor Ethnicity: Everything On Her Parents

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Mia Horton

Published Feb 15, 2026

Actor-director Natalie Morales holds South American ethnicity. Learn more about her parents and family life, below.

Natalie Morales is an actor and director. She started her career from Television series and then shifted to movies and direction.

Morales has played various roles in some of the most popular movies and TV series including Wall Street: Money Never SleepsGoing the DistanceThe GrinderParks & Recreation, and Dead to Me.

Natalie Morales Actor Ethnicity

Natalie Morales’s ethnicity is South American.

She is of Cuban descent and was born on February 15, 1985, in Kendall, Florida. She is 36 years old and was raised in a Christian family in Florida.

Morales attended St. Agatha Catholic School for early schooling and went to South Miami Senior High School in Florida. Later, she enrolled at Dow Jones Minority High School at the University of Miami. She participated in the Journalism Workshop and studied Theatre at Miami Dade College.

Her first major role was on season one of the ABC Family network’s The Middleman, a sci-fi dramedy. Her directorial debut was Plan B, a teen comedy starring Victoria Moroles and Kuhoo Verma in 2021.

Meet Natalie Morales Parents And Family

Natalie Morales’s parents are Mario Morales Jr. and Penelope Morales. Her father is a businessman; whereas, her mother is a housewife.

Talking about her family, Natalie’s family consists of four members including her husband and their two beautiful children. Natalie is married to her husband Joe Rhodes and they have two sons, Luke Hudson Rhodes and Joseph Stockton Rhodes.

Natalie often shares pictures of her family on her social media platforms. We can find her on Instagram under the username @nataliemoralesloves where she has a verified account with 82k followers. She has shared 303 posts on the platform.

Find Out Natalie Morales Nationality And Origin

Natalie Morales’s nationality is American.

Talking about her origin, Natalie is a native of Kendall, Florida, and is of Cuban descent.

We can find her bio on her IMDb page.