Natasha Henstridge

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Biography

After placing high in an international modeling contest, Henstridge went on to grace the covers of fashion magazines and appear in dozens of commercials. Her film debut came with the science fiction thriller "Species" (1995), cast as Sil, the deadly by-product of alien and human bio-engineering. From there, Henstridge went on to star in several film and TV movies - among them the Jean-Claude Van Damme slugfest "Maximum Risk" (1996), the …
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Job Title

Actor

Born

Natasha Tonya Henstridge on August 15, 1974 in Canada

Career Milestones

Appeared in commercials for Lady Stetson, Olay and Old Spice

1988

Began modeling at age 14, moved to Paris

1989

Landed first magazine cover, the French edition of Cosmopolitan

1995

Made feature acting debut in "Species," playing a genetically engineered Alien/Human Hybrid

1996

Co-starred with Jean-Claude Van Damme in "Maximum Risk"

1998

Played a clone of the alien in the sequel "Species II"

2000

Cast opposite Bruce Willis and Matthew Perry in "The Whole Nine Yards"

2000

Had pivotal supporting role in "Bounce"

2001

Played the female lead in John Carpenter's "Ghosts of Mars"; replaced an injured Courtney Love

2002

Had title role in the Showtime movie "Beauty and Power: The Judith Exner Story"

2002

Starred in the short-lived action series "She Spies" (NBC)

2004

Reprised role of Cynthia Oseransky for "The Whole Ten Yards"

2005

Cast as chief of staff, Jayne Murray on ABC's drama "Commander-in-Chief"

2008

Cast on the short-lived ABC series, "Eli Stone"

2010

Co-starred opposite Tom Everett Scott in the Lifetime Movie Network crime drama "The Devil's Teardrop"

Awards

1996

MTV Movie Award for Best Breakthrough Performance in Species