Natascha McElhone

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Recent Role:
Karen Van Der Beek on Californication
Gender:
Female
Born:
3-23-1971
Birthplace:
Hampstead, London, England, UK
Birth Name:
Natasha Taylor
AKA:
Natascha Taylor, Natasha McElhone
She was born on March 23, 1971, in Hampstead, London, England and raised in Brighton, England by journalist parents. Her real name is Natasha Taylor. She took lessons in Irish dancing from the age of six to twelve. She attended St. Mary's Hall School for Girls in Brighton, East Sussex, England from 1982-1986. She currently lives in London with her husband, Dr. Martin Hirigoyen, a plastic surgeon. Her family now resides in a small town in Ireland.

The English actress (whose mother is Irish) studied at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art for three years, graduating in

… More 1993, before beginning her career in the theatre. Her early stage credits include starring roles in London and Manchester productions of "Richard III" at Regent's Park, "The Count of Monte Cristo," "The Cherry Orchard" at the Leicester Haymarket and on national tour, and in "Midsummer Night's Dream" at the Open Air Theatre.

She debuted on British television in Breed of Heroes, a BBC production, playing an army officer. Other television credits include appearances in several popular British series. The most notable of these was her appearance in an episode of Absolutely Fabulous in 1994.

In 1996, Natascha made her film debut in Surviving Picasso and starred in the acclaimed Dennis Potter TV mini-series Karaoke. Since then she has acted in a handful of other films, the most successful of these being The Truman Show, which opened across North America on June 5, 1998.

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    I adore Natascha McElhone! I first saw her in The Truman Show back in the late 90's and was amazed by her! She can be funny warm and kind all at once. Then when I saw her again in Ronin you could see her serious acting side where she played an Irish terrorist to Robert De Niro. She played that role to the maximum and I think that her English/Irish back ground really helped there. After this I saw her again in Solaris in 2002 with George Clooney in another serious thriller and she was amazing again! I could not be more happy when she turned up in Californication with David! Hope this lasts!!

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