Natasha Henstridge facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Natasha Henstridge
Henstridge at Canadian Film Centre in March 2012
Born	Natasha Tonya Henstridge (1974-08-15) August 15, 1974 (age 50) Springdale, 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 for her first movie, the science-fiction film Species. She also appeared in its sequels, Species II and Species III.

Natasha Henstridge has starred in many films and TV shows. Some of her popular roles include Maximum Risk (1996) and The Whole Nine Yards (2000). She also appeared in The Whole Ten Yards (2004) and Ghosts of Mars (2001). On television, she starred in She Spies (2002–2004) and Eli Stone (2008–2009). She won a Gemini Award for Best Actress for her role in Would Be Kings (2008). From 2019 to 2022, she was part of the CBC Television series Diggstown.

Early Life

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

Acting Career

Film Roles

Natasha Henstridge's first movie was Species in 1995. In this science-fiction film, she played Sil. Sil was a special being, part alien and part human. She was created from a message sent by SETI. Sil escapes from a lab, and the story follows what happens next. Species was a big success.

In 1998, Natasha played Eve in Species II. Eve was another special character, similar to Sil. Between the Species movies, Natasha also starred in action films. These included Adrenalin: Fear the Rush and Maximum Risk in 1996.

Later, she appeared in other movies like Dog Park. She also starred in the comedy The Whole Nine Yards (2000) and its follow-up, The Whole Ten Yards (2004). In 2001, she took on the lead role of Lieutenant Melanie Ballard in John Carpenter's film Ghosts of Mars. In 2004, she made a brief appearance as Eve in Species III.

TV Shows

Natasha Henstridge has had many roles on television. She appeared in shows like Caracara and The Outer Limits. From 2005 to 2006, she had a regular role on the ABC show Commander in Chief. In this show, she played the chief of staff for a fictional female U.S. president.

She also hosted a show called Mostly True Stories: Urban Legends Revealed on TLC. This show explored different urban legends. Natasha was also a guest voice in an episode of South Park called "Tom's Rhinoplasty".

Natasha starred in the TV series She Spies from 2002 to 2004. 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 her work in this series, she won a Gemini Award. She also appeared in the video game Kane's Wrath.

In 2008, Natasha played a role in the ABC comedy-drama series Eli Stone. She also joined the cast of Anytown, a drama about a high-school attack. In 2009, she was a guest on The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien. On the show, she shared a fun tradition from Newfoundland called "screeching in." This involved getting Conan O'Brien to drink a special rum and kiss a large fish.

In 2011, she appeared in the final episode of season 9 and the first episode of season 10 of CSI: Miami. She played Agent Renee Locklear. After that, she 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.

In 2004, she started a relationship with Scottish singer Darius Campbell. They got engaged and later married on Valentine's Day in 2011. They filed for divorce in 2013, and their divorce was finalized in 2018.

Filmography

Film

Television

See also

In Spanish: Natasha Henstridge para niños