Biography of Natascha McElhone

Natascha McElhone (pronounced MAC-el-hone) is quickly becoming what Overseas Filmgroup calls "a burgeoning international star" since getting her first film break. She was born on December 14, 1971, in Walton-on-Thames, London, England and raised in Brighton, East Sussex, England by journalist parents. She has one brother, Damon, who writes movie scripts and lives in Hollywood.

Her real name is Natasha Taylor. She is 5' 8" tall. Natascha took lessons in Irish dancing from the age of six to twelve. She attended St. Mary's Hall School for Girls in Brighton from 1982-1986. Her family now resides in a small town in Ireland.

She currently resides in London with her husband, Dr. Martin Hirigoyen Kelly, a reconstructive plastic surgeon. Her little boy Theodore, who is nicknamed 'Bean', is 2 years old. Her London family also includes a cat named Soup.

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

In 1994, Natascha appeared on British television as an army officer in "A Breed of Heroes," a feature-length BBC production. Other television credits from early in her career include appearances in several popular British series from 1991 to 1994; most notably, she played an art gallery assistant in an episode of "Absolutely Fabulous."

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 many films, the most successful of these being The Truman Show and Ronin; both were released in 1998.

Filmography of Natascha McElhone

• Other Boleyn Girl, The (2003) (TV) Natascha McElhone plays Mary Boleyn
• Solaris (2002) Natascha McElhone plays Rheya
• City of Ghosts (2002) Natascha McElhone plays Sophie
• FeardotCom (2002) Natascha McElhone plays Terry Huston, Dept. of Health ... aka Fear Dot Com (2002) (Germany) (USA: promotional title)
• Laurel Canyon (2002) Natascha McElhone plays Sara
• Killing Me Softly (2002) Natascha McElhone plays Deborah
• Contaminated Man, The (2000) Natascha McElhone plays Holly Anderson ... aka Bei Berührung Tod (2000) (Germany) ... aka Contagion (2000) (UK)
• Love's Labour's Lost (2000) Natascha McElhone plays Rosaline ... aka Peines d'amour perdues (2001) (France)
• Ronin (1998) Natascha McElhone plays Deirdre
• What Rats Won't Do (1998) Natascha McElhone plays Kate Beckenham
• Truman Show, The (1998) Natascha McElhone plays Lauren Garland/Sylvia
• Mrs. Dalloway (1997) Natascha McElhone plays Young Clarissa ... aka Virginia Woolf's Mrs. Dalloway (1997)
• Devil's Own, The (1997) Natascha McElhone plays Megan Doherty
• "Karaoke" (1996) (mini) TV Series Natascha McElhone plays Angie (Third Hostess)
• Surviving Picasso (1996) Natascha McElhone plays Françoise Gilot
• "Cold Lazarus" (1996) (mini) TV Series Natascha McElhone plays Angie (Third Hostess)
• Breed of Heroes, A (1994) (TV) Natascha McElhone plays Janet

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