Natalie West

Natalie West
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1988–present

Natalie West is an American television, film and stage actress best known for her role as Crystal Anderson-Conner on the 1988–2018 TV series Roseanne.

Career

West's career began in the early 1980s when she starred in several plays in Chicago area theaters. Her major break came when she won the role of Crystal Anderson Conner, Roseanne's friend and, later, Dan's stepmother, on Roseanne. She was a regular cast member for seasons three and four and a recurring guest star before and afterward. Her final appearance was in the season eight premiere in 1995. Soon after she took a hiatus from film and television to focus on her stage career. She appeared in the 2018 revival of the show with also renewed for eleventh season.^[1] However, on May 29, 2018, in the wake of controversial remarks made by Barr on Twitter regarding Valerie Jarrett (an advisor of former president Barack Obama), ABC cancelled the revival after a single season.^[2]^[3]^[4]

In 2004, she acted in the independent film Life Sentence. She later appeared in a few more independent films over the years. In 2012, she starred in her first leading film role in the independent comedy-drama film Nate & Margaret, playing Margaret.^[5] She has continued to perform in several Chicago theatre productions including with A Red Orchid Theatre where she is an ensemble member.

Her films include Bushwhacked (1995), Life Sentence (2004) The Poker House (2007) and Nate & Margaret (2012).

Awards

1984 – Joseph Jefferson Award for Actress in a Supporting Role in a Play for Life and Limb at the Wisdom Bridge Theatre in Chicago
2010 – Joseph Jefferson Award for Actress in a Supporting Role in a Play for Abigail's Party at A Red Orchid Theatre in Chicago
2012 – Equity Joseph Jefferson Award for Actress in a Supporting Role in a Play for The Butcher of Baraboo at A Red Orchid Theatre in Chicago

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role
1995	Bushwhacked	Mrs. Fishman
2004	Life Sentence	Louise
2008	The Poker House	Dolly
2012	Nate & Margaret	Margaret
2015	Under Covers	Camille

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1988–1995, 2018	Roseanne	Crystal Anderson	60 episodes
1989	Do You Know the Muffin Man	Paula Stockman	TV movie
1993	Darkness Before Dawn	Mrs. Guard	TV movie
2010	Bad Sides	Herself	Episode: “Pilot”
2018 & 2024	The Conners	Crystal Anderson	3 episodes

References

^ "Twitter". twitter.com.
^ Pallotta, Frank; Stelter, Brian (May 29, 2018). "ABC cancels 'Roseanne' after star's Twitter comments". CNN Money. Retrieved May 29, 2018.
^ Park, Andrea (May 29, 2018). "ABC cancels "Roseanne" after Barr's tweet". CBS News. CBS Interactive. Retrieved May 29, 2018.
^ Chandelis R. Duster (May 29, 2018). "ABC cancels "Roseanne" after show's star compared Obama adviser to 'ape'". NBC News. NBCUniversal Media, LLC. Retrieved May 29, 2018.
^ Catsoulis, Jeannette (2012-06-21). "She's Not His Mother". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-11-25.