Natalie Taylor (née Purcell; born 24 December 1982) is a New Zealand professional basketball player.

Taylor has been re-signed for the BDS Logan Thunder in the Women's National Basketball League (WNBL) for 2011/2012.

She captained her Southeast Missouri State women's basketball team in the 2004-05 & 2005-06 NCAA seasons and broke school history by making the NCAA tournament for the first time in 2006 with an opening game against Stanford University.

She is the younger sister of fellow New Zealand female professional basketball player and Latter-day Saint Charmian Mellars.

She is married to Ezra Taylor (former Queensland Reds Super Rugby player now playing in the Pro14).