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Natasha Bassett
Bassett in 2019
Born
Sydney, Australia
OccupationActress
Years active2005–present

Natasha Bassett is an Australian actress and screenwriter born in Sydney, New South Wales.[1][2]

Career

Bassett went on her first audition at 14, landed the lead role in the Australian Theatre for Young People's production of Romeo and Juliet,[3] moving on to study, write, and perform at the National Institute of Dramatic Art.[4] This led to Bassett performing under the artistic direction of Cate Blanchett in Sydney Theatre Company's stage production of "Bookends".[5]

Bassett landed the lead in the MTV film Dungoona (2009) and appeared on several Australian television series, Rake (2010), Wild Boys (2011), and Cops L.A.C. (2010), while attending classes. After graduating high school, she appeared in P.J. Hogan's film Mental (2012), alongside Toni Collette and Liev Schreiber, and traveled to Paris to play the lead in the feature, The Last Goodbye (2013).[6]

At 19, she was awarded a screenwriting scholarship from the ArtStart Screenwriters Program, where she wrote and directed her short film, Kite (2013).[7] The short was featured in the Rhode Island International Film Festival, Balinale International Film Festival, and the Big Bear Lake International Film Festival.[8]

Bassett moved to New York City, studied at the Atlantic Acting School, and relocated to Los Angeles for the NBC series Camp (2013).[9][10] Shortly after landing, she booked Fox network sitcom No Place Like Home[11] and made her "breakout role” as 50s-era starlet Gloria DeLamour in the Coen Bros' Hail, Caesar! (2016) with George Clooney, Scarlett Johansson and Channing Tatum.[12][13]

Bassett continued to play several film roles in the United States starring in thrillers, House by the Lake, The Pale Door, Desolate, Spinning Man, opposite Guy Pearce, Pierce Brosnan and Minnie Driver, and indie drama Katie Says Goodbye with Mary Steenburgen, as well as comedy film Spy Intervention, ABC series Operation Buffalo and 12 Mighty Orphans with Luke Wilson, Martin Sheen and Robert Duvall.[10] Bassett played Britney Spears in the Lifetime biopic Britney Ever After in 2017.[14]

Bassett appears in Baz Luhrmann's Elvis as Dixie Locke, Elvis Presley's first girlfriend, alongside Austin Butler and Tom Hanks. To promote the film, Bassett, walked the red carpet at the Cannes Film Festival in May 2022. The film received a 10-minute standing ovation.[15]

She portrayed the lead role in romantic comedy Don't You Be My Neighbor! opposite Abhay Deol; the film's release date is yet to be announced.[16]

Bassett has been writing a noir thriller novel.[17][18]

Public image and acting style

Vanity Fair has named Bassett “The Australian Powerhouse” who "isn’t just an actress—she also writes and directs.”[18] She was ranked on the ‘Maxim Hot 100’ list for 2022.[19]

Known to bring levity to any role,[13] the actress enjoys complexity, telling Vogue, "there's nothing better than trying to make some sense of the human condition through different complex characters and being able to share that with other people”.[17]

Bassett has been a vocal supporter of women’s rights saying that "Women are now the protagonists and won’t just be there to serve a man’s story or fill in the background,” indicating her agency for women’s progress and that it should be about men and women sharing the space.[20][21]

Personal life

Growing up in Australia, Bassett received the Gold Duke of Edinburgh Award for her survival trips and community service throughout the country.[22]

She is an avid baker and was dubbed ‘LA’s Best Cookie Baker’ after winning Bakecamp competitions around Los Angeles. Her cookies are inspired by Australian desserts and nostalgic childhood flavors.[23][17]

Bassett was in an on and off again relationship with Elon Musk.[24][25]

She is working towards her physics degree through Harvard's Online Program,[26] and speaks fluent French.[22]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2012 Mental Kay
2013 Kite Babysitter short
2013 The Last Goodbye Stella
2016 Katie Says Goodbye Sara
2016 Hail, Caesar! Gloria DeLamour
2016 House by the Lake Gwen
2016 Desolate Kayla May
2018 Spinning Man Carrie
2020 Spy Intervention Alexandra
2021 The Pale Door Pearl
2020 12 Mighty Orphans Opal
2022 Elvis Dixie Locke
TBA Don’t You Be My Neighbor! Emily

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2009 Dungoona Gemma TV film
2010 I Rock Timpani 1 episode
2010 Cops L.A.C. Brooke Lucas 1 ep.
2011 Rake Tara 3 ep.
2013 Camp Chloe 9 ep.
2013 In Your Dreams Natalie 1 ep.
2014 Here's Your Damn Family Emma 1 ep.
2017 Britney Ever After Britney Spears TV film
2020 Operation Buffalo Alice miniseries, 5 ep.

References

  1. ^ Gomez, Patrick (18 February 2017). "Britney Spears Lifetime Movie: Meet Natasha Bassett". people.com. Archived from the original on 11 March 2022. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
  2. ^ Tietjen, Alexa (16 February 2017). "Lights, Camera, Python: Natasha Bassett on Becoming Britney Spears". WWD. Archived from the original on 7 September 2022. Retrieved 1 March 2017.
  3. ^ Gilchrist, Ava. "Player Of Games, Elon Musk, Is Rumoured To Be Linked To This Australian Actress". ELLE. Archived from the original on 11 March 2022. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
  4. ^ Style, C. California (22 June 2022). "Why We're All Shook Up Over Elvis Star Natasha Bassett". C Magazine®. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
  5. ^ "The young actresses leading Hollywood's next Aussie invasion". celebrity.nine.com.au. 11 September 2015. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
  6. ^ "Elon Musk Has Been Spotted On A Romantic Vacation In The South Of France With *This* Australian Actress". ELLE. 2 June 2022. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
  7. ^ "AiF member Natasha Bassett's short film Kite accepted into Rhode Island Film Festival". Australians in Film. Archived from the original on 2 December 2017. Retrieved 28 February 2017.
  8. ^ "Who is Natasha Bassett? Everything we know about Elon Musk's rumoured actor girlfriend". Yahoo Life. 22 February 2022. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
  9. ^ "Natasha Bassett on dancing with Elvis' ex-girlfriend Dixie Locke in preparation for her performance in Baz Luhrmann's new biopic". Hero. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
  10. ^ a b "Natasha Bassett | Rotten Tomatoes". www.rottentomatoes.com. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
  11. ^ Casamento, Jo (1 March 2014). "Hollywood opens its door for Indiana Evans". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
  12. ^ Lawrence, Christopher (5 February 2016). "Coen brothers exorcise their pent-up silliness with 'Hail, Caesar!'". Las Vegas Review-Journal. Archived from the original on 14 March 2016. Retrieved 24 February 2017.
  13. ^ a b Bowden, Ebony (25 August 2016). "Australian actress Natasha Bassett to play Britney Spears in Lifetime film". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
  14. ^ Helligar, Jeremy (23 January 2017). "Aussie actress Natasha Bassett nails breakdown-era Britney Spears in Ever After". Nine Digital. Archived from the original on 11 April 2019. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
  15. ^ D'Alessandro, Anthony; Tartaglione, Nancy (25 May 2022). "Baz Luhrmann's 'Elvis' Rocks Cannes With 10-Minute Standing Ovation". Deadline. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
  16. ^ Whittock, Jesse (13 August 2024). "'Elvis' Actress Natasha Bassett & 'Trial By Fire' Star Abhay Deol To Lead Indie Rom-Com 'Don't You Be My Neighbor!'". Deadline. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
  17. ^ a b c Roffey, Emma (31 May 2016). "Australian actress Natasha Bassett on working with the Coen brothers, Bondi and baking". Vogue.
  18. ^ a b Bradley, Laura (17 February 2017). "Meet the Australian Powerhouse Bringing Britney Spears to Lifetime". Vanity Fair. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
  19. ^ "Margot Robbie tops Maxim's Hot 100 for a record third time". news.com.au. 26 October 2022.
  20. ^ "Natasha Bassett on Elvis, Hail Caesar & Her Dream Director". Polyester. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
  21. ^ Hunter, Natalie (30 May 2022). "Natasha Bassett: 5 Things About Elon Musk's Girlfriend Who's On Vacation With Him In St. Tropez". Hollywood Life. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
  22. ^ a b "Meet Natasha Bassett, The Australian Actor Who Is Dating Elon Musk". www.shethepeople.tv. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
  23. ^ Kesa, Ingrid (21 August 2024). "Australian Actress Natasha Bassett On Nature, Vegan Cookies & The Coen". RIISE. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
  24. ^ Isaacson, Walter (2023). Elon Musk. New York: Simon & Schuster. ISBN 978-1-9821-8128-4. OCLC 1395888338.
  25. ^ Neveling, Andre (21 February 2022). "Who is Elon Musk's new actress girlfriend, Natasha Bassett?". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
  26. ^ Seth, Kenisha (2021). "Natasha Bassett starring in the Elvis movie out this month". PhotoBook Magazine. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
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