Natalie Banks (née Buchanan; formerly Balsom, previously Laurence and Vega) is a fictional character from the ABC soap opera, One Life to Live played by Melissa Archer. Natalie first appeared onscreen on July 16, 2001. Archer remains with the series until the finale episode on January 13, 2012. The character's original birth date is September 23, 1986, when fraternal twin Jessica is born in that day's episode on-screen; her birth year was later revised to 1978.