Natalia Dyer was born on January 13 1995 in Nashville Tennessee She is an American actress known primarily for her role as Nancy Wheeler in the Netflix science fiction drama series Stranger Things Her career began around the age of twelve in 2009 in the family comedic drama Hannah Montana The Movie 2009 starring Miley Cyrus It was not until her late teens did she land her breakthrough role on Netflixs horror drama series Stranger Things 2016 On January 29 2017 at the 23rd Screen Actors Guild Awards show Dyer and the cast of Stranger Things became cowinners for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series Fans can see her upcoming features including After Darkness 2017 and Mountain Rest 2018