Natascha McElhone
Natascha McElhone | |
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Born | Natascha Abigail Taylor 14 December 1969 Walton-on-Thames, Surrey, England |
Alma mater | London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1990–present |
Spouse |
Martin Hirigoyen Kelly
(m. 1998; died 2008) |
Children | 3 |
Relatives | Roy Greenslade (stepfather) |
Natascha Abigail Taylor (born 14 December 1969
Early life
She was born Natascha Abigail Taylor in
McElhone was educated at St Mark's CofE Primary School, Brighton; St Mary's Hall, Brighton; Fortismere School, London;
Career
McElhone began her career in the theatre, including starring roles in
McElhone appeared in two episodes of the
Co-starring with Bill Pullman, McElhone appeared in the NBC miniseries Revelations (2005). She starred in a 2006 West End production of Honour at the Wyndham's Theatre alongside Diana Rigg and Martin Jarvis. She accepted a leading role in the Showtime cable television series Californication as Karen, alongside David Duchovny.[11] In 2009 McElhone became a spokeswoman for Neutrogena.[12] In 2010, she was the voice of Marie in the video game Castlevania: Lords of Shadow from Konami.[13]
McElhone featured as Juliet's mother,
In February 2016, she was cast alongside
Personal life
McElhone married
On 20 May 2008, 43-year-old Kelly was found slumped in the doorway of his family's home by a fellow doctor, who had him rushed to Chelsea and Westminster Hospital (where he worked). He could not be revived and died one day after his 10th wedding anniversary. A postmortem exam revealed the cause of death to have been dilated cardiomyopathy.[19][20]
After her husband's death, McElhone continued to write letters to him, sometimes documenting the daily trivia of life but also dealing with how she and their young children were coping with their loss. These letters and diary entries formed the basis of her book After You: Letters of Love, and Loss, to a Husband and Father. The book was published in July 2010.[21][22]
Filmography
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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1996 | Surviving Picasso | Françoise Gilot | ||
1997 | The Devil's Own | Megan Doherty | ||
1997 | Mrs Dalloway | Young Clarissa Dalloway | ||
1998 | The Truman Show | Lauren Garland / Sylvia | ||
1998 | What Rats Won't Do | Kate Beckenham | ||
1998 | Ronin | Deirdre | ||
2000 | Love's Labour's Lost | Lady Rosaline | ||
2000 | Contaminated Man | Holly Anderson | ||
2002 | Laurel Canyon | Sara | ||
2002 | FeardotCom | Terry Huston | ||
2002 | Killing Me Softly | Deborah Tallis | ||
2002 | City of Ghosts | Sophie | ||
2002 | Solaris | Rheya Kelvin | ||
2004 | Ladies in Lavender | Olga Daniloff | ||
2005 | Guy X | Sgt. Irene Teal | ||
2006 | Big Nothing | Penelope Wood | ||
2008 | The Secret of Moonacre | Loveday de Noir | ||
2008 | Blessed | Lou | ||
2010 | The Kid | Gloria | ||
2013 | The Sea | Connie Grace | ||
2013 | Romeo and Juliet
|
Lady Capulet
|
||
2014 | Believe | Erica Gallagher | ||
2016 | Mr. Church | Marie Brooks | ||
2016 | London Town | Sandrine Baker | ||
2021 | Carmen | Carmen |
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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1990 | The Ruth Rendell Mysteries | Helen Blake | 2 episodes | |
1991 | Bergerac | Louise Calder | Episode: "Snow in Provence" | |
1994 | Absolutely Fabulous | Art Gallery Assistant | Episode: "Death" | |
1994 | Minder | Vanessa | Episode: "All Quiet on the West End Front" | |
1994 | Cadfael | Cecily Corde | Episode: "The Sanctuary Sparrow" | |
1994 | Screen One | Janet | Episode: "A Breed of Heroes" | |
1996 | Karaoke | Angie | 2 episodes | |
1996 | Cold Lazarus | Angie | 2 episodes | |
2003 | The Other Boleyn Girl | Mary Boleyn | Television film | |
2005 | Revelations
|
Sister Josepha Montafiore | Miniseries | |
2007 | The Company
|
Elizabet Nemeth | Miniseries | |
2007-2014 | Californication | Karen | 84 episodes | |
2009 | 10 Minute Tales | Woman | Television short; segment: "Deep & Crisp & Even" | |
2010 | Thorne: Sleepyhead | Anne Coburn | Episodes 1-3 | |
2015 | Saints & Strangers | Elizabeth Hopkins | Miniseries | |
2016-2017 | Designated Survivor | First Lady Alex Kirkman | Series regular (Season 1 and 2) | |
2018 | The First | Laz Ingram | Series regular | [23] |
2022 | Hotel Portofino
|
Bella Ainsworth | Series regular | |
2022-present | Halo | Dr. Catherine Elizabeth Halsey | Series regular; also producer | [citation needed] |
2022 | The Crown | Penelope Knatchbull, Lady Romsey | Main role ( Season 5 )
|
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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2010 | Castlevania: Lords of Shadow | Marie Belmont | [13] | |
2014 | Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2 |
Awards
This section of a biography of a living person does not include any references or sources. (January 2023) |
Year | Nominated work | Award | Category | Result |
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1999 | Ronin | MTV Movie Award
|
Best Action Sequence (shared with Robert De Niro) | Nominated |
2003 | Solaris | Saturn Award
|
Best Actress | Nominated |
2003 | IFTA Award
|
Best Actress in Film | Nominated | |
2005 | Revelations | Satellite Award
|
Outstanding Actress in a Miniseries or a Motion Picture Made for Television | Nominated |
2010 | The Kid | Irina Palm | Worst British Supporting Actress | Won |
2022 | Halo | WIN Award
|
Actress Drama Series | Nominated |
References
- ^ Cadwalladr, Carole (26 April 2009). "The interview: Natascha McElhone". The Guardian. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
- ^ Andreeva, Nellie (5 February 2016). "'Designated Survivor' Casts Kal Penn, Maggie Q, Natascha McElhone, Italia Ricci". Deadline Hollywood.
- ^ a b "The Crown: Seven takeaways from the latest series of Netflix's royal drama". BBC News. 5 November 2022. Retrieved 9 November 2022.
- ^ a b Hibberd, James (11 January 2024). "Halo Season 2 Trailer Shows Dark Space Action, Has New Showrunner". The Hollywood Reporter.
- ISSN 0029-7712. Retrieved 24 May 2023.
- ^ Biographyyahoo.com Archived 27 July 2014 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Greenslade, Roy (28 February 2014). "Mike Taylor - the Daily Mirror night editor who loved to laugh". The Guardian.
- ^ "Meet our LAMDA Acting Alumni". lamda.ac.uk. Retrieved 6 June 2023.
- ^ "An Unkindness of Ravens".
- ^ "Natascha McElhone- Biography". Yahoo! Movies. Archived from the original on 27 July 2014. Retrieved 11 May 2013.
- ^ "Interview: Natascha McElhone on becoming a writer". www.scotsman.com.
- ^ Clott, Sharon (30 January 2009). "Neutrogena Casts Natascha McElhone; Valentino Does 'Fearless' Eyes". NY Mag. Retrieved 11 May 2013.
- ^ a b "Konami Announces Castlevania: Lords of Shadow is Now Available". IGN. 5 October 2010. Retrieved 11 May 2013.
- ^ Fernandez, Jay A. (1 February 2012). "'Homeland' Star Damian Lewis Cast in 'Romeo and Juliet' (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on 27 March 2015.
- ^ "Cast and creative | Royal Shakespeare Company". Archived from the original on 2 December 2015. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
- ^ Andreeva, Nellie (5 February 2016). "'Designated Survivor' Casts Kal Penn, Maggie Q, Natascha McElhone, Italia Ricci". Deadline. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
- ^ Gráinne Faller (10 October 2009). "Shot in the Arm". The Irish Times. Archived from the original on 22 August 2018. Retrieved 22 August 2018.
- ^ Natascha McElhone Opens Up About Delivering Rex Alone. People.com, 7 May 2009
- ^ Booth, Jenny (21 May 2008). "Natascha McElhone's plastic surgeon husband dies at couple's home". The Times. UK. Retrieved 21 May 2008.
- S2CID 54309762.
- ^ Day, Elizabeth (3 July 2010). "After You: Letters of Love, and Loss, to a Husband and Father by Natascha McElhone". The Guardian. Retrieved 11 May 2013.
- ISBN 9780670919093.
- ^ Andreeva, Nellie (27 September 2017). "Natascha McElhone To Star in Beau Willimon's 'The First' Hulu Series, Will Depart 'Designated Survivor'".
External links
- Natascha McElhone at IMDb