Natascha McElhone
Natascha McElhone | |
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![]() McElhone in May 2018 | |
Born | Natasha Abigail Taylor 14 December 1969 Walton-on-Thames, Surrey, England |
Nationality | British, Irish |
Alma mater | London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1990–present |
Spouse |
Martin Hirigoyen Kelly
(m. 1998; died 2008) |
Children | 3 |
Family | Roy Greenslade (stepfather) |
Natasha McElhone (/ˈmækəlhoʊn/; born Natasha Abigail Taylor, 14 December 1969),[1] is an English actress. She is a graduate of the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art. In film, she is best known for her roles in Ronin (1998), The Truman Show (1998), and Solaris (2002). On television, she has portrayed Karen van der Beek, the long-time partner of Hank Moody, in the Showtime comedy-drama series Californication (2007–2014), First Lady Alex Kirkman in the ABC political drama Designated Survivor[2] (2016–2017), and Laz Ingram in Beau Willimon's Hulu science-fiction series The First (2018).
Early life
She was born Natasha Abigail Taylor in Walton-on-Thames, Surrey on 14 December 1969[3][4] to Noreen McElhone and Michael Taylor, both journalists.[5] She took her mother's maiden name as her stage name.[6] McElhone has a scriptwriter brother, Damon, who lives in Los Angeles; and two half-brothers: Alexander, who lives in Zürich, and Nicholas, who lives in Stockholm. Her parents separated when she was two. Her Irish mother moved the family to Brighton and later married journalist and columnist Roy Greenslade.[7]
McElhone, who took lessons in Irish dancing from ages 6–12, was educated at St. Mark's CofE Primary School, Brighton, St Mary's Hall, Brighton, Fortismere School, London, Camden School for Girls, London and William Ellis, London. She graduated from the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art in 1993.[8]
Career
McElhone began her career in the theatre, including starring roles in Richard III and A Midsummer Night's Dream at the Open Air Theatre, Regent's Park, London, and in The Count of Monte Cristo and The Cherry Orchard at the Haymarket Theatre, Leicester. She made her television debut in the BBC's Bergerac in 1991 (credited on screen as Natascha Taylor) and was seen in an episode of Absolutely Fabulous in 1992.[9]
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McElhone was seen in two episodes of the Dennis Potter TV miniseries Karaoke. Her first major box-office role came with Surviving Picasso (1996), with co-star Anthony Hopkins. One of her most successful films to date has been The Truman Show (1998) with Jim Carrey. She had leading roles opposite Brad Pitt in The Devil's Own (1997), Robert De Niro in Ronin (1998), and George Clooney in Solaris (2002).[8]
Co-starring with Bill Pullman, McElhone appeared in the NBC miniseries Revelations (2005). She starred in a 2006 West End production of Honour at the Wyndham's Theatre alongside Diana Rigg and Martin Jarvis. She then accepted a leading role in the Showtime cable television series Californication as Karen, alongside David Duchovny.[10] In 2009 McElhone became a spokeswoman for Neutrogena.[11] In 2010, she was the voice of Marie in the video game Castlevania: Lords of Shadow from Konami.[12]
McElhone featured as Juliet's mother, Lady Capulet, in Romeo and Juliet (2013), a film adaptation of Shakespeare's play. Douglas Booth and Hailee Steinfeld were the leads, and Damian Lewis played her husband.[13] In 2014, she played the role of Alex Forrest in Fatal Attraction, at the Theatre Royal Haymarket. In 2015, McElhone starred as Sarah Churchill in the Royal Shakespeare Company's production of Helen Edmundson's Queen Anne.[14]
In February 2016, she was cast alongside Kiefer Sutherland in ABC's political drama Designated Survivor, which premiered in September 2016.[15] She left the show in Season 2 to take a role in the Hulu series The First.
Personal life
McElhone married plastic surgeon Martin Hirigoyen Kelly on 19 May 1998.[citation needed] The couple lived in Fulham, South-West London, with their sons Theodore (born 2000) and Otis (born May 2003); their third son, Rex, was born in October 2008, five months after Kelly's death.[citation needed]
On 20 May 2008, 43-year-old Kelly was found slumped in the doorway of his family's home by a fellow doctor, who had him rushed to Chelsea and Westminster Hospital (where he worked). He could not be revived and died one day after his 10th wedding anniversary. A postmortem exam revealed the cause of death to have been dilated cardiomyopathy.[16][17]
After her husband's sudden death, McElhone continued to write letters to him, sometimes documenting the daily trivia of life but also dealing with how she and their young children were coping with their loss. These letters and diary entries formed the basis of her book After You: Letters of Love, and Loss, to a Husband and Father. The book was published in July 2010 (the book is titled After You in the UK Kindle version only).[18][19]
Filmography
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1996 | Surviving Picasso | Françoise Gilot | |
1997 | The Devil's Own | Megan Doherty | |
1997 | Mrs Dalloway | Young Clarissa Dalloway | |
1998 | The Truman Show | Lauren Garland / Sylvia | |
1998 | What Rats Won't Do | Kate Beckenham | |
1998 | Ronin | Deirdre | |
2000 | Love's Labour's Lost | Lady Rosaline | |
2000 | Contaminated Man | Holly Anderson | |
2002 | Laurel Canyon | Sara | |
2002 | FeardotCom | Terry Huston | |
2002 | Killing Me Softly | Deborah Tallis | |
2002 | City of Ghosts | Sophie | |
2002 | Solaris | Rheya Kelvin | |
2004 | Ladies in Lavender | Olga Daniloff | |
2005 | Guy X | Sgt. Irene Teal | |
2006 | Big Nothing | Penelope Wood | |
2008 | The Secret of Moonacre | Loveday de Noir | |
2008 | Blessed | Lou | |
2010 | The Kid | Gloria | |
2013 | The Sea | Connie Grace | |
2013 | Romeo and Juliet | Lady Capulet | |
2014 | Believe | Erica Gallagher | |
2016 | Mr. Church | Marie Brooks | |
2016 | London Town | Sandrine Baker |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1990 | The Ruth Rendell Mysteries | Helen Blake | 2 episodes |
1991 | Bergerac | Louise Calder | Episode: "Snow in Provence" |
1994 | Absolutely Fabulous | Art Gallery Assistant | Episode: "Death" |
1994 | Minder | Vanessa | Episode: "All Quiet on the West End Front" |
1994 | Cadfael | Cecily Corde | Episode: "The Sanctuary Sparrow" |
1994 | Screen One | Janet | Episode: "A Breed of Heroes" |
1996 | Karaoke | Angie | 2 episodes |
1996 | Cold Lazarus | Angie | 2 episodes |
2003 | The Other Boleyn Girl | Mary Boleyn | Television film |
2005 | Revelations | Sister Josepha Montafiore | Miniseries |
2007 | The Company | Elizabet Nemeth | Miniseries |
2007–2014 | Californication | Karen | 84 episodes |
2009 | 10 Minute Tales | Woman | Television short; segment: "Deep & Crisp & Even" |
2010 | Thorne: Sleepyhead | Anne Coburn | Episodes 1-3 |
2015 | Saints & Strangers | Elizabeth Hopkins | Miniseries |
2016–2017 | Designated Survivor | First Lady Alex Kirkman | Series regular (Season 1 and 2) |
2018 | The First[20] | Laz Ingram | Series regular |
2022 | Halo | Dr. Catherine Halsey | Series regular[21] |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2010 | Castlevania: Lords of Shadow[12] | Marie Belmont | |
2014 | Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2 | Marie Belmont |
Awards
Year | Nominated work | Award | Category | Result |
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1999 | Ronin | MTV Movie Awards | Best Action Sequence (shared with Robert De Niro) | Nominated[22] |
2003 | Solaris | Saturn Award | Best Actress | Nominated[22] |
2003 | Irish Film and Television Awards | Best Actress in Film | Nominated[22] | |
2005 | Revelations | Satellite Award | Outstanding Actress in a Miniseries or a Motion Picture Made for Television | Nominated[22] |
References
- ^ "Natascha McElhone". Empire. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
- ^ Andreeva, Nellie (5 February 2016). "'Designated Survivor' Casts Kal Penn, Maggie Q, Natascha McElhone, Italia Ricci". Deadline Hollywood.
- ^ "Index entry". FreeBMD. ONS. Retrieved 25 February 2016.
- ^ Gráinne Faller (10 October 2009). "Shot in the Arm". The Irish Times. Archived from the original on 22 August 2018. Retrieved 22 August 2018.
- ^ "Natascha McElhone: my family values". The Guardian.
- ^ "Natascha McElhone". Retrieved 11 May 2013.
- ^ Greenslade, Roy (15 March 2007). "Comedy role for X-Files star Duchovny". The Guardian. London, UK. Retrieved 19 May 2010.
- ^ a b "Natascha McElhone- Biography". Yahoo! Movies. Archived from the original on 27 July 2014. Retrieved 11 May 2013.
- ^ "Absolutely Fabulous Guest Stars". TV.com. Retrieved 11 May 2013.
- ^ "Interview: Natascha McElhone on becoming a writer". www.scotsman.com.
- ^ Clott, Sharon. "Neutrogena Casts Natascha McElhone; Valentino Does 'Fearless' Eyes". NY Mag. Retrieved 11 May 2013.
- ^ a b "Konami Announces Castlevania: Lords of Shadow is Now Available". IGN. 5 October 2010. Retrieved 11 May 2013.
- ^ Fernandez, Jay A. (1 February 2012). "'Homeland' Star Damian Lewis Cast in 'Romeo and Juliet' (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on 27 March 2015.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2 December 2015. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ Andreeva, Nellie (5 February 2016). "'Designated Survivor' Casts Kal Penn, Maggie Q, Natascha McElhone, Italia Ricci". Deadline. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
- ^ Booth, Jenny (21 May 2008). "Natascha McElhone's plastic surgeon husband dies at couple's home". The Times. UK. Retrieved 21 May 2008.
- ^ Watts, Geoff (July 2008). "Obituary: Martin Hirigoyen Kelly". The Lancet. 372 (9632): 24. doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(08)60979-4.
- ^ Day, Elizabeth (3 July 2010). "After You: Letters of Love, and Loss, to a Husband and Father by Natascha McElhone". The Guardian. Retrieved 11 May 2013.
- ^ McElhone, Natascha (2010). After you: letters of love, and loss, to a husband and father. London: Viking. ISBN 9780670919093.
- ^ Andreeva, Nellie (27 September 2017). "Natascha McElhone To Star in Beau Willimon's 'The First' Hulu Series, Will Depart 'Designated Survivor'".
- ^ Petski, Denise (2 August 2019). "'Halo': Natascha McElhone & Bokeem Woodbine Among Six Cast In Showtime Series Based On Xbox Franchise".
- ^ a b c d "Awards for Natascha McElhone". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 11 May 2013.
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