Natasha Henstridge is a Canadian actress who came to the film industry from the modeling business. Her acting career has been going on for over twenty years. Among other things, on account of her roles in such films as "Species", "Maximum Risk" and "Nine Yards."
Achievements in the modeling business
Natasha Henstridge was born in the Canadian town of Springdale in 1974. Already at the age of fourteen, she managed to take second place in a beauty contest organized by the Casablanca agency.
The following year, Henstridge went to Paris and worked as a model in that city for several years. During this period, she has appeared on the cover of Cosmopolitan magazine and has also appeared in advertisements for brands such as Olay and Old Spice. Then, from Paris, the girl moved to New York, where she continued her career as a model.
Henstridge's work in the nineties
In 1994, nineteen-year-old Henstridge managed to sign a contract with the film company MGM to participate in three films. The first picture, in which Natasha starred, was called "The Individual". It was released in 1995. Natasha got the role of the Forces - an individual that arose as a result of the crossing of human DNA and alien DNA. According to the plot, Seal escapes from the scientific laboratory and is looking for a suitable partner in order to conceive offspring. The picture was well received by the audience, and Natasha, in turn, won the MTV Movie Awards in the Best Kiss nomination.
In 1996, a new film with Natasha's participation was released - "Maximum Risk". And her partner in this case was the legendary Jean-Claude Van Damme. This was followed by the role of Delon (a police girl chasing a dangerous mutant maniac) in the film "Adrenaline: Fear of the Chase." For this role, the Femme Fatale edition put Natasha in first place in the list of the sexiest actresses who played in fantastic action films.
In 1998, Brazilian filmmaker Fabio Barreto entrusted Natasha Henstridge to play the main character in his melodrama, Donna Fair. And back in 1998, she starred in the sequel to the movie "Species" (it was called "Species 2"), where she again appeared in the form of a creature with alien DNA.
Then Henstridge had several more outstanding works in films, including high-budget films. For example, she played the female killer Cynthia in the detective comedy "Nine Yards" (here her filming partners were Bruce Willis and Matthew Perry) and the beauty Mimi Prager in the melodrama "Alien Ticket"
Career as an actress in the 21st century
In 2000, the famous master of the horror genre John Carpenter invited Natasha Henstridge to star in his fantastic horror film "Ghosts of Mars". Alas, in the end this film turned out to be a failure and could not pay off at the box office.
From 2002 to 2004, Natasha Henstridge played one of the main roles in the TV series "Spies". In the same 2004, the actress was noted for her performance in the films "Species 3" and "Nine Yards 2".
Since the mid-2000s, Natasha Henstridge has appeared mainly in television films and television series. For example, she played leading roles in the TV series Become Kings (2008) and Eli Stone (2008-2009). In addition, Henstridge has participated in such multi-part projects as "Beautiful to Death" (2010), "Miami Crime Scene" (2011), "Secret Circle" (2011-2012), Beauty and the Beast (2015), etc. etc.
Personal life
In 1995, the actress became the wife of actor Damian Chap. However, this marriage was not very successful and did not last long.
From 1996 to 2004, Natasha lived with Liam Waite (also an actor) and gave birth to two boys from him, their names are Tristan River and Asher Sky. Interestingly, the relationship between Liam and Natasha was not officially registered.
Then a new big love appeared in Henstridge's life - the Scottish singer and theatrical figure Darius Campbell. She lived with him for only two years - from 2011 to 2013, after which she filed for divorce.
It is also worth noting that in November 2017, when the #MeToo movement was on the rise, Henstridge, along with six other actresses, accused filmmaker Brett Ratner of sexual harassment.
