Natasha Rothwell

Personal context

Summary

Natasha Rothwell is an actor, writer, producer, and director known for Insecure, The White Lotus, and the series she created and starred in, How to Die Alone. Her comedy often centers on the inner lives of black women, body image, friendship, and self-worth. She has described herself as a body-positive feminist, advocated for women’s and LGBTQIA+ rights, and marched against immigration policies and police killings of black people. She has called for intersectional feminism and deliberately hired women of color to direct How to Die Alone, while publicly criticizing the decline of DEI representation in studio leadership.