Mindy Cohn
About
Biography
Biography
Mindy Cohn played the sweet and smiley Natalie Green on the popular '80s sitcom "The Facts of Life" from 1979 to 1988. Born in Los Angeles in 1966, she was discovered by the show's star, Charlotte Ray, and its producers during their visit to Westlake High School to do research for the show. While working on the series Cohn found plenty of extracurricular work -- she made guest appearances on "The Facts of Life"'s parent series, "Diff'rent Strokes," as well as "21 Jump Street," "Charles in Charge," and the feature film "The Boy Who Could Fly." Even though the '90s were less generous to the talented actress, and she showed reluctance to play too heavily on her child-star success, she launched a comeback with the 2001 TV movie "The Facts of Life Reunion." The roles that followed, in small-budget films "Under the Gun" and "Swing," and the series "One on One" and "Kim Possible," led to her taking over as the voice of Velma in the 2000s' new "Scooby-Doo" franchise of cartoons, videos, and video games. On top of her continuing work on "Scooby-Doo," Cohn earned a degree in cultural anthropology from Loyola Marymount University.
Filmography
Cast (Feature Film)
Cast (Special)
Life Events
1978
Was discovered by actress and future co-star Charlotte Rae while attending Westlake School in Bel Air, CA
1979
Landed a breakthrough role as sweet prep school student Natalie Green on "The Facts of Life" (NBC)
1986
Made her feature film debut in "The Boy Who Could Fly"
1987
Guest starred on two episodes of "21 Jump Street" (Fox)
1988
Guest starred on "Charles In Charge" (CBS), playing Buddy's young alcoholic sister Bunny
2001
Joined the original cast for "The Facts of Life Reunion" (ABC)
2002
Voiced Velma Dinkley on The WB animated series "What's New Scooby Doo?"
2004
Cast as Maggie the Cook on The WB's short-lived series "The Help"
2007
Earned positive reviews for her role in the Daniel Waters directed comedy film "Sex and Death 101"
2010
Reprised her role of Velma on "Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated" for the Cartoon Network
2012
Landed a recurring role on ABC Family's "The Secret Life of the American Teenager"
