Natascha McElhone

Birthday: 14 December 1969, Surrey, England, UK

Birth Name: Natasha Abigail Taylor

Height: 173 cm

Natascha McElhone was born in Walton on Thames, London. She attended several schools, Camden School for Girls being the last.Natascha McElhone established herself as a talented leading actress when she left drama school in 1993 to play the lead in her first film, Merchant Ivory's Surviving Picasso, opposite Anthony Hopkins.She quickly followed this with Peter Weir's film, The Truman Show; Alan J. Pakula's The Devil's Own, with Brad Pitt and Harrison Ford; and John Frankenheimer's action epic Ronin, in which she co-starred with Robert De Niro. She also played Rosalind to Kenneth Branagh's Berowne in his musical version of William Shakespeare's Love's Labour's Lost.In 2003, McElhone co-starred with George Clooney in Steven Soderbergh's futuristic love story, Solaris. McElhone starred in TNT's mini-series The Company, a Golden Globe-nominated drama. In 2005, she starred in NBC's Emmy-nominated mini-series, Revelations.Natascha McElhone stars opposite David Duchovny in the Golden Globe-winning Showtime series Californication.McElhone also stars in the children's fantasy film, The Secret Of Moonacre Manor, with Ioan Gruffud. She shared the title role in Mrs Dalloway with Vanessa Redgrave directed by Oscar winning director Marleen Gorris. McElhone's other major film credits include City Of Ghosts, with Matt Dillon and Gerard Depardieu; Laurel Canyon, with Christian Bale and Francis McDormand; and Ladies In Lavender, with Dame Judi Dench and Dame Maggie Smith.She has most recently starred in The Kid and in two other British feature films 'The Theatre Of Dreams' with Toby Stephens and Brian Cox and in Julian Fellowes' adaptation of 'Romeo And Juliet' to be released March 2013. She has just completed filming 'The Sea' starring with Rufus Sewell, Ciaran Hinds and Charlotte Rampling also to be released in 2013. Show less «

I think TV, I think right now, and I speak for many shows. Not just our show. That TVs now in it's z...Show more »

I think TV, I think right now, and I speak for many shows. Not just our show. That TVs now in it's zenith. It's how the 70s were for movies-the 2000's are for TV. I think it's a phenomenal time for TV and to be involved in it. And I, as you know, this show slightly preempted me that curve, but God am I glad that it worked out that way. Because I really, I didn't have much experience with TV. I had mostly done movies and some plays. So I was very lucky to end up in a show that was not only successful, but was sort of groundbreaking in its own way, or at least it pushed some boundaries! Show less «

I always keep myself busy. I'm writing. Or I'm creating something. Or I'm doing stuff with the kids....Show more »

I always keep myself busy. I'm writing. Or I'm creating something. Or I'm doing stuff with the kids. I'm up incredibly early in the morning; I go to bed incredibly late at night. Show less «

Now I'm the sole breadwinner... I have to work. I have to try and work non-stop, actually, to make t...Show more »

Now I'm the sole breadwinner... I have to work. I have to try and work non-stop, actually, to make things work. Show less «

Somebody said something wonderful to me the other day, Martin's best mate, he said, 'But Tash, you t...Show more »

Somebody said something wonderful to me the other day, Martin's best mate, he said, 'But Tash, you talk about status quo, there is no such thing as status quo, things change all the time, and if this hasn't taught you that... Show less «

I wanted to know whether the character was going to be 'the wife' or 'the girlfriend', which bores m...Show more »

I wanted to know whether the character was going to be 'the wife' or 'the girlfriend', which bores me to tears and is endemic. I think it's incumbent on actresses to bring something else to the part which isn't in the script. Show less «

[on '"Californication" (2007)'] David (Duchovny) always said the thing that drew him to the story or...Show more »

[on '"Californication" (2007)'] David (Duchovny) always said the thing that drew him to the story originally was this idea that a couple met and they had 'it.' They had that thing, they had the spark. They were in love. And they lost it, destroyed it, and then tried to get it back. And couldn't. That maybe you don't get a second chance. Show less «

My kids are still flourishing, it's remarkable to me. And growing and learning more and more. I did ...Show more »

My kids are still flourishing, it's remarkable to me. And growing and learning more and more. I did think that if perhaps the roots of the tree were gone, the branches would no longer flower, but they are. That's remarkable. Show less «

I think the difference between finding happiness, or moments of happiness, is how you choose to inte...Show more »

I think the difference between finding happiness, or moments of happiness, is how you choose to interpret things. That's a rather shocking responsibility. That we're responsible for our own happiness. It's not those around us. Show less «

I think I was ambitious. I still am. A lot of the stuff that was coming my way was stuff I just didn...Show more »

I think I was ambitious. I still am. A lot of the stuff that was coming my way was stuff I just didn't want to do, so it might have seemed like lack of ambition to shy away from that, but if it sticks in your throat... I just wanted to do what I wanted to do and which I thought said something. Show less «

Extraordinary things have come about since Martin's death. And I don't know if that's to compensate....Show more »

Extraordinary things have come about since Martin's death. And I don't know if that's to compensate... it's also an attitude, it's how you look at things. It's a choice how you perceive the events of your life. Show less «

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