Natassia Malthe
Linn Natassia Malthe (/nəˈtɑːʃə/; born 19 January 1974) is a Norwegian model and actress.
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Born | Linn Natassia Malthe 19 January 1974 |
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Occupation | Model, actress |
Years active | 1996–present |
Early life and career
Natassia is the younger of two daughters. She was born in Oslo, Norway, and is of Malaysian descent. Her mother is from Kota Kinabalu, Sabah.[1] She is usually credited by her birth name but is sometimes credited as "Lina Teal".
In Scotland and Norway, Malthe went to dance schools at the Goh Ballet Academy, and the Norwegian National Opera and Ballet respectively, where she sang and danced while finishing high school. Later she moved to London, England to study musical theater. From there she went to Los Angeles and landed her first part on television.
In 2005, Natassia Malthe, with Jennifer Garner was nominated at MTV Movie Awards for MTV Movie Award for Best Kiss.[2]
In 2009, Malthe starred as an elf bounty-hunter and sorceress-in-training in the Sci Fi Channel miniseries Knights of Bloodsteel.[3] She also does fashion modeling and is among the Girls of Maxim and Toro Women.[4]
Personal life
In 2017, Malthe joined numerous other women in accusing film producer Harvey Weinstein of sexual improprieties, specifically, rape, in her instance.[5][6]
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1998 | Disturbing Behavior | Mary Jo Copeland | |
1999 | Lake Placid | Janine | |
2000 | Me, Myself & Irene | Actor - Actor | |
2002 | 40 Days and 40 Nights | Girl in Bed | |
2002 | Stark Raving Mad | Stacie | |
2002 | Halloween: Resurrection | French Maid | |
2002 | K-9: P.I. | Dirty Dancer | Direct-to-video |
2003 | A Guy Thing | Melanie | |
2004 | Chicks with Sticks | Marcie Rutledge | |
2004 | Maxim Uncovered! Vol. 2 | Model | Video |
2005 | Elektra | Typhoid | |
2005 | Wish You Were Here | Georgie | |
2005 | Bound by Lies | Randi Fuller | |
2005 | Awake | Rebecca | |
2005 | The Beautiful Lady Without Mercy | The Lady | Short film |
2005 | Chaos | Gina Lopez | |
2005 | Devil's Highway | Michelle | Direct-to-video |
2006 | Skinwalkers | Sonja | |
2006 | DOA: Dead or Alive | Ayane | |
2007 | Sex and Death 101 | Bambi | |
2007 | BloodRayne 2: Deliverance | Rayne | |
2008 | The Other Side of the Tracks | Lucinda | |
2008 | Alone in the Dark II | Turner | |
2009 | Slave | Georgie | |
2010 | Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief | Lotus Land Waitress | |
2011 | BloodRayne: The Third Reich | Rayne | Direct-to-video |
2011 | In the Name of the King 2: Two Worlds | Manhattan | Direct-to-video |
2012 | Black Box | Mary | |
2012 | This Means War | Xenia | |
2012 | Dragon's Rage | Perfidia | Direct-to-video |
2013 | Assault on Wall Street | Molly | |
2013 | Vikingdom | Brynna | |
2015 | The Good, the Bad and the Dead | Christine | |
2018 | Battle Drone | Valkyrie | |
2018 | Alpha | Rho | |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1996 | Viper | Trixie | Episode: "Holy Matrimony" |
1997 | Millennium | New Leslie | Episode: "Loin Like a Hunting Flame" |
1998 | First Wave | Maid | Episode: "Hotel California" |
2000 | Dark Angel | Redhead at Party | Episode: "Pilot" |
2001 | Los Luchadores | Princess Sophia | Episode: "Anxiety Attacks" |
2001 | Seven Days | Lana | Episode: "Live: From Death Row" |
2001 | Trapped | Marisa | Television film |
2001 | The Wedding Dress | Lula | Television film |
2002 | The Chris Isaak Show | Olivia Ulmer | Episode: "Family Ties" |
2004 | Call Me: The Rise and Fall of Heidi Fleiss | Charisse | Television film |
2004 | The Dead Zone | Tyler | Episode: "Shadows" |
2004 | Andromeda | Tolek | Episode: "So Burn the Untamed Lands" |
2005 | Confessions of a Sociopathic Social Climber | Frangiapani | Television film |
2005 | Bloodsuckers | Quintana | Television film |
2006 | Dead and Deader | Dr. Boyce | Television film |
2007 | Fallen | Gadreel | Episodes: "The Time of the Redeemer", "Mysterious Ways and All That" |
2009 | Knights of Bloodsteel | Perfidia | 2 episodes |
2009 | The Assistants | Tabitha Tinsdale | Episode: "Rehab" |
2010 | Fringe | Linda | Episode: "What Lies Below" |
References
- Randhawa, Naseem (25 November 2011). "Natassia on being Malaysian". Cinema Online. Retrieved 3 March 2012.
- "Jennifer Garner and Natassia Malthe are nominated for Best Kiss for "Elektra" - MTV Photo Gallery". mtv.com.
- Hartinger, Brent (16 April 2009). "Interview: Natassia Malthe Kicks Butt (Often in High Heels!)". thetorchonline.com. Retrieved 13 October 2010.
- Morassutti, William (30 November 2009). "Wild Child". Toro. Archived from the original on 19 September 2012. Retrieved 13 October 2010.
- "Actress Natassia Malthe says Harvey Weinstein Raped Her In 2008". LATimes.com, October 25, 2017.
- Wagmeister, Elizabeth (25 October 2017). "Actress Accuses Harvey Weinstein of Rape, Says He Asked for Threesome During Meeting".