Natascha McElhone Picture 9

  Natascha McElhone (pronounced MAC-el-hone) is quickly becoming what Overseas Filmgroup calls "a burgeoning international star" since getting her first film break. She was born on December 14, 1971, in Walton-on-Thames, London, England and raised in Brighton, East Sussex, England by journalist parents. She has one brother, Damon, who writes movie scripts and lives in Hollywood.

Her real name is Natasha Taylor. She is 5' 8" tall. Natascha took lessons in Irish dancing from the age of six to twelve. She attended St. Mary's Hall School for Girls in Brighton from 1982-1986. Her family now resides in Ramelton, a small town in Ireland.

Natascha currently resides in London with her husband, Dr. Martin Hirigoyen Kelly, a reconstructive plastic surgeon. Their little boy Theodore, who is nicknamed 'Bean', is 3 years old. They also have a newborn son Otis. Rounding out their family is a cat named Soup.

The English actress (whose mother is Irish) studied at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art for three years, graduating in 1993, before beginning her career in the theatre. Her early stage credits include starring roles in London and Manchester productions of "Richard III" at Regent's Park, "The Count of Monte Cristo," "The Cherry Orchard" at the Leicester Haymarket and on national tour, and in "Midsummer Night's Dream" at the Open Air Theatre.

  Dangerous Parking (2006) (announced) .... Clare
Big Nothing (2006) (filming) (attached)

Guy X (2005) .... Irene Teal
"Revelations" (2005) (mini) TV Series .... Sister Josepha Montafiore
Ladies in Lavender. (2004) .... Olga
The Other Boleyn Girl (2003) (TV) .... Mary Boleyn
Solaris (2002) .... Rheya
City of Ghosts (2002) .... Sophie
FeardotCom (2002) .... Terry Huston, Dept. of Health
... aka Fear Dot Com (Germany) (USA: promotional title)
Laurel Canyon (2002) .... Sara
Killing Me Softly (2002) .... Deborah
The Contaminated Man (2000) .... Holly Anderson
... aka Bei Berührung Tod (Germany)
... aka Contagion (UK)
Love's Labour's Lost (2000) .... Rosaline
... aka Peines d'amour perdues (Canada: French title) (France)

Ronin (1998) .... Deirdre
What Rats Won't Do (1998) .... Kate Beckenham
The Truman Show (1998) .... Lauren/Sylvia
Mrs. Dalloway (1997) .... Young Clarissa
... aka Virginia Woolf's Mrs. Dalloway
The Devil's Own (1997) .... Megan Doherty
"Karaoke" (1996) (mini) TV Series .... Angie (Third Hostess)
Surviving Picasso (1996) .... Françoise Gilot
"Cold Lazarus" (1996) (mini) TV Series .... Angie (Third Hostess)
A Breed of Heroes (1994) (TV) .... Janet