A tall, cool beauty, Natascha McElhone (pronounced MAC-el-hone) became a star overnight with her portrayal of Francoise Gilot opposite Anthony Hopkins' artist in the Merchant-Ivory production "Surviving Picasso" (1996).
Born near London and raised in Brighton, McElhone honed her craft in various stage productions throughout Britain. The elegant brunette with expressive eyes and high cheekbones studied at LAMBDA and landed her first stage role in "The Count of Monte Cristo" in the early 1990s. After amassing other credits (including a stint performing Shakespeare at an open-air theater in London), McElhone was cast as the mistress of the famous Spanish painter in "Surviving Picasso". She subsequently appeared in the British TV production of "Karaoke" (1996), written by Dennis Potter and landed feature roles as Brad Pitt's love interest in Alan J. Pakula's "The Devil's Own" (1997) and the young version of the title character in "Mrs. Dalloway" (1998). A co-starring role opposite Robert De Niro in the actioner "Ronin" followed by a primary supporting role in Peter Weir's "The Truman Show" (both 1998) exposed McElhone to a larger audience. She was next featured in Kenneth Branagh's musical adaptation of "Love's Labour's Lost" (2000).
In 2002, McElhorne co-starred with Stephen Dorff in the feature thriller "Feardotcom". McElhorne played an ambitious researcher who join forces with a detective (Dorff) to find the answers behind the mysterious death of four people who died after logging on to a popular website. She was also seen in the thriller "Killing me Softly" (2002) starring Heather Graham and Joseph Fiennes as well as the space thriller "Solaris." (2002)
- Also Credited As:
Natascha Taylor, Natasha McElhone, Natasha Taylor
- Born:
Natasha Taylor on March 23, 1971 in Hampstead, London, England, United Kingdom
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Job Titles:
Actor
Family
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Brother: Damon McElhone.
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Mother: Noreen Taylor. Irish; separated from McElhone s father c. 1973
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Son: Otis Hirigoyen. Born c. 2003; father, Martin Hirigoyen Kelly
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Son: Theodore Hirigoyen. Born c. 2000; father, Martin Hirigoyen Kelly
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Step-father: Roy Greenslade. Worked at the Mirror
Significant Others
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Husband: Martin Hirigoyen Kelly. Married May 19, 1998 until his death on May 20, 2008 from a heart attack
Education
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London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art, London, England, 1993
Milestones
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1991 Made acting debut on British television in an episode of Bergerac
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1993 Cast in production of The Count of Monte Cristo in Manchester, England
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1995 Appeared in A Midsummer Night s Dream and Richard III in open-air productions in London s Regent Park; spotted by Israel Merchant and filmmaker James Ivory
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1996 Feature film debut in the Merchant-Ivory production Surviving Picasso
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1997 Appeared opposite Brad Pitt in The Devil s Own
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1998 Co-starred with Robert De Niro in Ronin
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1998 Played Jim Carrey s ex-lover in The Truman Show
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2000 Appeared in Kenneth Branagh s musical adaptation of Shakespeare s Love s Labour s Lost
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2002 Co-starred in the thriller feature Feardotcom
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2002 Landed female lead opposite George Clooney in the sci-fi epic Solaris
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2005 Cast as Sister Josepha Montafiore in the NBC miniseries, Revelations
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2006 Co-starred with David Schwimmer and Simon Pegg in the indie film, Big Nothing
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2007 Cast as David Duchovny s ex-girlfriend on the Showtime series, Californication
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Raised in Brighton, England