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Natasha T. Henstridge (born August
15, 1974) is a Canadian fashion model turned actress. Her most notable
on-screen roles include Species, The Whole Nine Yards (both including
sequels) and the Canadian TV mini-series Would Be Kings, for which she won
the Gemini Award for best actress. She most recently played the role of
Taylor Wethersby in the TV Series Eli Stone.
Henstridge was born in Springdale, Newfoundland and Labrador, the daughter
of Helen, a homemaker, and Brian Henstridge, a biker/contractor. She was
raised in Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada with younger brother, Shane.
At the age of thirteen, she entered the Casablanca Modeling Agency's "Look
of the Year" contest and was chosen first runner-up. The following year,
Henstridge went to Paris to pursue her modeling ambitions. At fifteen, she
was featured on her first magazine cover, the French edition of
Cosmopolitan. Several magazine covers followed and Henstridge went on to
do television commercials for products such as Olay, Old Spice, and Lady
Stetson. Her modeling career established, Henstridge moved on to a career
in movies.
In her 1995 film debut Species, Henstridge played Sil, a genetically
engineered alien/human hybrid created from a message received by SETI, who
breaks free from the captivity of a laboratory. Pursued by a team of
experts who band together to stop her before she multiplies, Sil embarks
on a killing spree while also discovering her powerful instinct to mate.
Species was an instant hit, raking in $113 Million (USD). Notable for its
sexual content, the film won Henstridge the MTV Movie award for "best
kiss" for a scene in which her character, while kissing an aggressive
would-be suitor, impales his head on her tongue. In 1998, she played Eve,
a more ambiguous genetic duplicate of Sil, in Species II, which was a
failure at the box office.
A few smaller independent movies followed, including Bela Donna and Dog
Park, with varied box office returns. She also starred opposite
Jean-Claude Van Damme in the action/adventure movie Maximum Risk. In 2000,
she starred in The Whole Nine Yards and its 2004 sequel The Whole Ten
Yards. Despite having some reservations about the sci-fi genre, she signed
up for John Carpenter's Ghosts of Mars (2001) in the lead role. The film
was not well-received, with a 21% rating in Rotten Tomatoes. In 2004, she
briefly appeared as Eve in Species III.
She is known for her confident intimate or sex scenes with her co-actors,
example of which can be seen in Species (1995) or Steal (2002).
She has played a number of roles on television, for example in Caracara
and The Outer Limits. From 2005 to 2006, Henstridge had a recurring role
in the cancelled ABC drama Commander in Chief, which starred Geena Davis
as a fictional female U.S. President. She also hosted Mostly True Stories:
Urban Legends Revealed on TLC, a show about urban legends.
Natasha guest starred in the South Park first season episode "Tom's
Rhinoplasty" as a substitute teacher, and was credited as "the chick from
Species".
Henstridge was working on the TV show She Spies, prior to its
cancellation. She has also completed a TV movie for the Lifetime channel
titled Widow on the Hill. In 2006 she filmed the CTV original mini-series
Would Be Kings in Hamilton, Ontario, for which she won a Gemini Award.
She also starred in the expansion set to the video game Command and
Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars, entitled Kane's Wrath.
In 2008 Natasha played a role on the new ABC show, Eli Stone. She has also
been involved with two new productions, joining the cast of Dave
Rodriguez's "Anytown", an indie drama that examines a racist high school
attack and its aftermath. Henstridge will play a news anchor covering an
attack on an Indian-American boy by two fellow students who videotape the
crime. The event forces her to examine the media's post-September 11 role
in fueling hate crimes committed by youth. She has also been involved with
the production of Should've Been Romeo from American Independent Pictures.
Henstridge was married to actor Damian Chapa twice. However, the second
marriage lasted only a few months and the couple divorced in 1996. She has
two sons by actor Liam Waite, named Tristan River, born October 1998, and
Asher Sky, born September 2001. Her long-term partner was Scottish-Iranian
singer-songwriter and actor Darius Danesh, however they have recently
broken off their engagement as of January 2010. |
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Let the Game Begin (2010) ....
Angela
"Impact" .... Dr. Maddie Rhodes (3 episodes, 2009)
... aka Last Impact - Der Einschlag (Germany)
- Episode dated 21 June 2009 (2009) TV episode
- Episode #1.2 (2009) TV episode .... Dr. Maddie Rhodes
- Episode #1.1 (2009) TV episode .... Dr. Maddie Rhodes
"Eli Stone" .... Taylor Wethersby (26 episodes, 2008-2009)
- Flight Path (2009) TV episode .... Taylor Wethersby
- Tailspin (2009) TV episode .... Taylor Wethersby
- Mortal Combat (2009) TV episode .... Taylor Wethersby
- Sonoma (2009) TV episode .... Taylor Wethersby
- Two Ministers (2008) TV episode .... Taylor Wethersby
(21 more)
Anytown (2009) .... Carol Mills
Family Gathering (2009) (TV) .... Lisa Rayborn
Deception (2008/I) .... Simone Wilkinson
Command & Conquer 3: Kane's Wrath (2008) (VG) .... Alexa Kovacs
"Would Be Kings" (2008) TV mini-series
"Shark" .... Nicolette Ross (1 episode, 2007)
- Fall from Grace (2007) TV episode .... Nicolette Ross
"Commander in Chief" .... Jayne Murray (16 episodes, 2005-2006)
- Unfinished Business (2006) TV episode .... Jayne Murray
- Happy Birthday, Madam President (2006) TV episode .... Jayne
Murray
- The Elephant in the Room (2006) TV episode .... Jayne Murray
- Ties That Bind (2006) TV episode .... Jayne Murray
- The Price You Pay (2006) TV episode .... Jayne Murray
(11 more)
Widow on the Hill (2005) (TV) .... Linda Dupree Cavanaugh
Species III (2004) (V) .... Eve
"She Spies" .... Cassie McBain (40 episodes, 2002-2004)
- Remember When (2004) TV episode .... Cassie McBain
- Wedding of the Century (2004) TV episode .... Cassie McBain
- Witness Protection (2004) TV episode .... Cassie McBain
- Stranded (2004) TV episode .... Cassie McBain
- London Calling (2004) TV episode .... Cassie McBain
(35 more)
The Whole Ten Yards (2004) .... Cynthia
Power and Beauty (2002) (TV) .... Judy Exner
Riders (2002) .... Karen
... aka Steal (Canada: English title: working title) (Europe:
English title: DVD title) (France: working title)
... aka Extrême inconduite (Canada: French title)
... aka Riders (France: dubbed version)
... aka Team Riders (France: poster title)
"Mostly True Stories" (2002) TV series .... Host (unknown episodes)
Kevin of the North (2001) .... Bonnie Livengood
... aka Chilly Dogs (USA: video title)
... aka L'aventurier du grand nord (Canada: French title)
Ghosts of Mars (2001) .... Melanie Ballard
... aka John Carpenter's Ghosts of Mars (USA: complete title)
A Girl, Three Guys, and a Gun (2001) .... 5 O'Clock Girl
Second Skin (2000/I) .... Crystal Ball
Bounce (2000) .... Mimi Prager
Jason and the Argonauts (2000) (TV) .... Hypsipyle
The Whole Nine Yards (2000) .... Cynthia Tudeski
It Had to Be You (2000) .... Anna Penn
A Better Way to Die (2000) .... Kelly
Caracara (1999) (TV) .... Rachel Sutherland
... aka The Last Witness (USA)
Dog Park (1998) .... Lorna
... aka Réservé aux chiens (Canada: French title)
Bela Donna (1998) .... Donna
... aka White Dunes
Species II (1998) .... Eve
"Saturday Night Live" .... Job Applicant (1 episode, 1998)
... aka NBC's Saturday Night (USA: complete title)
... aka SNL (USA: informal title)
... aka SNL 25 (USA: alternative title)
... aka Saturday Night (USA: first season title)
... aka Saturday Night Live '80 (USA: sixth season title)
... aka Saturday Night Live 15 (USA: fifteenth season title)
... aka Saturday Night Live 20 (USA: twentieth season title)
... aka Saturday Night Live 25 (USA: twentiefifth season title)
- Steve Buscemi/Third Eye Blind (1998) TV episode (uncredited) ....
Job Applicant
"South Park" .... Ms. Ellen (1 episode, 1998)
- Tom's Rhinoplasty (1998) TV episode (voice) (as The Chick from
Species) .... Ms. Ellen
Standoff (1998) .... Mary
Kill You Twice (1998) (unconfirmed)
"Homeboys in Outer Space" .... Zima (1 episode, 1997)
- Happy Happy, Droid Droid, or Amma Sees Red (1997) TV episode ....
Zima
"The Outer Limits" .... Emma (1 episode, 1997)
... aka The New Outer Limits (USA: promotional title)
- Bits of Love (1997) TV episode .... Emma
Adrenalin: Fear the Rush (1996) .... Delon
... aka Adrenalin
Maximum Risk (1996) .... Alex Minetti
... aka Bloodstone
... aka The Exchange
Species (1995) .... Sil |
