Biography
Who is Natascha McElhone?
Early life and education
Natascha McElhone was born Natascha Abigail Taylor in Walton-on-Thames, United Kingdom. Her parents were journalists named Noreen McElhone and Michael Taylor. When she was two years old, her parents separated, and she moved to Brighton with her mother. She has one brother named Damon and two half-brothers, Nicholas and Alex.
During her childhood, she attended several schools including St Mark's Church of England Primary School, St Mary's Hall, and Camden School for Girls. Between the ages of six and twelve, she took lessons in Irish dancing. She later pursued professional acting training at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art.
Stage and early career
She began her professional career in the theatre using the name Natascha Taylor. Her early stage work included roles in productions like Richard III and A Midsummer Night's Dream at the Open Air Theatre in London. She also performed in The Count of Monte Cristo and The Cherry Orchard at the Haymarket Theatre in Leicester.
Her television debut occurred in 1990 with an appearance in an adaptation of the Inspector Wexford story An Unkindness of Ravens. Following this, she appeared in the series Bergerac and the Dennis Potter miniseries Karaoke. She eventually adopted her mother's maiden name, McElhone, as her professional stage name.
Film and television success
Natascha McElhone gained major box-office notice with her role in the 1996 film Surviving Picasso alongside Anthony Hopkins. She appeared in several well-known films throughout the late 1990s and early 2000s, including The Truman Show, The Devil's Own, Ronin, and Solaris. She also played Lady Capulet in a 2013 adaptation of Romeo and Juliet.
Her television career includes a long-running role as Karen in the Showtime series Californication. She played First Lady Alex Kirkman in Designated Survivor and Penelope Knatchbull in The Crown. Recently, she starred as Dr. Catherine Halsey in the science fiction series Halo and appeared in Young Sherlock.
Personal life and writing
She married plastic surgeon Martin Hirigoyen Kelly on May 19, 1998. The couple lived in Fulham and had three sons together. Her husband passed away in May 2008 due to dilated cardiomyopathy.
Following his death, she wrote letters to him regarding their life and the experience of coping with loss. These personal writings were published in 2010 as a book titled After You: Letters of Love, and Loss, to a Husband and Father.
Birthday and age
Natascha McElhone was born on December 14, 1971, which makes Natascha 54 years old today. That birthday falls under the Sagittarius sign. Natascha shares the date with 29 other famous people.
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