Tanya Mosley

I know you've been acting since you were very young. How old were you when you first started?

12 years old is a remarkably young age to feel so directed and passionate in what you do. Were your parents leading you? Were you leading the charge? How did it come about that you took this on at that age?

12 years old is a remarkably young age to feel so directed and passionate in what you do. Were your parents leading you? Were you leading the charge? How did it come about that you took this on at that age?

12 years old is a remarkably young age to feel so directed and passionate in what you do. Were your parents leading you? Were you leading the charge? How did it come about that you took this on at that age?

It wasn't just a public school. You're talking about the school, the high school that the film Fame was based on, right? Yes.

It wasn't just a public school. You're talking about the school, the high school that the film Fame was based on, right? Yes.

It wasn't just a public school. You're talking about the school, the high school that the film Fame was based on, right? Yes.

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What was that first role? What were your roles when you were first starting out at 12?

What was that first role? What were your roles when you were first starting out at 12?

What was that first role? What were your roles when you were first starting out at 12?

You talk quite a bit about your mother and your father's influence. Your mother, this noted photographer. She used to be a staff photographer for the Village Voice, you say. People will say to you, oh, you are the son of Sylvia because she's so well-respected and your father is an educator. But I'm curious, growing up, how did your mother's work and seeing her in her creativity change?

You talk quite a bit about your mother and your father's influence. Your mother, this noted photographer. She used to be a staff photographer for the Village Voice, you say. People will say to you, oh, you are the son of Sylvia because she's so well-respected and your father is an educator. But I'm curious, growing up, how did your mother's work and seeing her in her creativity change?

You talk quite a bit about your mother and your father's influence. Your mother, this noted photographer. She used to be a staff photographer for the Village Voice, you say. People will say to you, oh, you are the son of Sylvia because she's so well-respected and your father is an educator. But I'm curious, growing up, how did your mother's work and seeing her in her creativity change?

maybe influence your thoughts on receptions on what you could be? And had you thought about being anything else? Was acting just like a foregone conclusion?

maybe influence your thoughts on receptions on what you could be? And had you thought about being anything else? Was acting just like a foregone conclusion?

maybe influence your thoughts on receptions on what you could be? And had you thought about being anything else? Was acting just like a foregone conclusion?

This is Fresh Air. I'm Tanya Mosley. This has been quite a year so far for my guest, Natasha Rothwell. She returns to the third season of the popular HBO show The White Lotus. And just this past weekend, her Hulu series How to Die Alone, which she created and starred in, won an Independent Spirit Award for Best Ensemble Cast and a new scripted series.