Mindy Cohn

Melinda Heather "Mindy" Cohn (born May 20, 1966) is an American actress and comedian. She is known for her role as Natalie Green in The Facts of Life, and for being the voice of Velma Dinkley in the Scooby-Doo franchise since 2002. She resides in Beverly Hills.

Early life and career

Cohn was born in Los Angeles, California, and was raised Jewish. She was discovered by actress Charlotte Rae when Rae and other producers of The Facts of Life visited Westlake School in Bel Air, California, while doing research for the show. Cohn was cast as Natalie Green and portrayed the character for the series' entire run (1979–88), as well in the reunion movie (2001). Her work on The Facts of Life was honored when she was ranked 43rd on VH1's List of 100 Greatest Kid Stars.

Education

Cohn has a degree in cultural anthropology from Loyola Marymount University and is a founding member of the weSpark cancer support center.

Later career

Cohn has continued her acting career outside of The Facts of Life. In 1984 she had a leading role as the daughter alongside Stockard Channing in RKO's video production of "Table Settings". In 1986, she appeared in The Boy Who Could Fly playing the part of Geneva. She also had guest appearances in other popular TV shows, including Charles In Charge (playing Buddy's sister Bunny, a young alcoholic, in the 1988 episode "Bottle Baby"), and two guest appearances in the second season of the cop drama 21 Jump Street (playing Rosa in the 1987 episode "Christmas In Saigon" and the 1988 episode "Chapel of Love"). In 2004 Cohn appeared in the WB comedy The Help. In 2010, Cohn played the role of Violet, the leading character in Casper Andreas's movie Violet Tendencies, and appeared on the Season 8 premiere of TLC's What Not to Wear on October 29, 2010. She appeared in an episode of Hot in Cleveland on July 13, 2011, on Secret Life of the American Teenager on March 26, 2012, and in The Middle on May 21, 2014.