Natasha Henstridge facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Natasha Henstridge
Natasha Henstridge in March 2012
Born	Natasha Tonya Henstridge (1974-08-15) August 15, 1974 (age 51) Triton, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1989–present
Spouse(s)	Damian Chapa ​ ​ (m. 1995; div. 1996)​ Darius Campbell ​ ​ (m. 2011; div. 2018)​
Partner(s)	Liam Waite (1996–2004)
Children	2

Natasha Tonya Henstridge (born August 15, 1974) is a Canadian actress. She became well-known in 1995 with her first movie role in the science-fiction film Species. She also appeared in Species II and Species III. Natasha has starred in many movies and TV shows. These include Maximum Risk (1996), The Whole Nine Yards (2000), The Whole Ten Yards (2004), and Ghosts of Mars (2001). She also acted in TV series like She Spies (2002–2004) and Eli Stone (2008–2009). For her role in Would Be Kings (2008), she won a Gemini Award for Best Actress. From 2019 to 2022, she was in the CBC Television series Diggstown.

Early Life and Modeling

Natasha Henstridge was born in Springdale, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, on August 15, 1974. Her mother, Helen, was a homemaker, and her father, Brian, worked in construction. Natasha grew up in Fort McMurray, Alberta, with her younger brother, Shane.

When she was 14, Natasha entered a modeling contest and placed second. The next year, she went to Paris to start her modeling career. At 15, she was on the cover of the French Cosmopolitan magazine. She appeared on many more magazine covers and in TV commercials for brands like Olay and Old Spice. After becoming a successful model, Natasha started doing commercials and realized she enjoyed acting more. One of her first acting experiences was in a play called Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.

Acting Career

Natasha Henstridge has had a busy career in both movies and television.

Movies

Natasha's first movie was Species in 1995. In the film, she played Sil, a special alien-human creature made from a message from space. Sil escapes from a lab and is chased by a team of experts. The movie was very popular and earned a lot of money.

After Species, Natasha starred in two action movies in 1996: Adrenalin: Fear the Rush and Maximum Risk. In 1998, she played Eve in Species II, a follow-up to her first big movie. She also appeared in smaller independent films like Bela Donna and Dog Park.

Natasha starred in the comedy film The Whole Nine Yards (2000) and its sequel The Whole Ten Yards (2004). In 2001, she took on the lead role of Lieutenant Melanie Ballard in John Carpenter's science fiction movie Ghosts of Mars. She also made a brief appearance as Eve in Species III in 2004.

Television Shows

Natasha has also taken on many roles in television. She appeared in shows like Caracara and The Outer Limits. From 2005 to 2006, she had a recurring role in the ABC drama Commander in Chief. She also hosted a show called Mostly True Stories: Urban Legends Revealed on TLC, which explored different urban legends.

Natasha was part of the TV series She Spies for a few years. She also filmed a TV movie for the Lifetime channel called Widow on the Hill. In 2006, she filmed the CTV miniseries Would Be Kings, for which she won a Gemini Award. She also acted in the video game expansion Kane's Wrath.

In 2008, Natasha played a role in the ABC comedy-drama series Eli Stone. She also worked on the independent drama Anytown. In 2009, she was a guest on The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien. She showed a Newfoundland tradition called "screeching in" during her visit.

In 2011, she appeared in the final episodes of season 9 and the start of season 10 of CSI: Miami. She then starred in CW series The Secret Circle as Dawn Chamberlain. From 2019 to 2022, she starred in the drama series Diggstown.

Personal Life

Natasha Henstridge was married to American actor Damian Chapa from 1995 to 1996.

She later dated American actor Liam Waite from 1996 to 2004. They have two sons together.

Natasha began a relationship with Scottish singer Darius Campbell in 2004. They got engaged and later married on Valentine's Day in 2011. They divorced in 2018.

Filmography

Film

Television

See also

In Spanish: Natasha Henstridge para niños