Natassia Malthe
Malthe in 2005
Born
Natassia Linn Malthe

(1974-01-19) 19 January 1974
Other names
  • Natasha Malthe
Occupation(s)Model, actress
Years active1996–present
Children1

Natassia Linn Malthe (/nəˈtɑːʃə/; born 19 November 1974) is a Norwegian model and actress.

Early life and career

Malthe is the second of two daughters. She was born in Oslo, Norway, to a Norwegian father and Malaysian mother from Kota Kinabalu, Sabah.[1] Her parents met while on a trip to Toronto.[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, along with Jennifer Garner, was nominated at the MTV Movie Awards 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]

In 2011, Malthe starred as a Dhanphir Agent named Rayne in the action-adventure movie BloodRayne: The Third Reich.

Personal life

In 2017, Malthe joined numerous other women in accusing film producer Harvey Weinstein of sexual improprieties.[5][6]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
1998 Disturbing Behavior Mary Jo Copeland
1999 Lake Placid Janine
2000 Me, Myself & Irene Bikini Girl
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 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
2020 Backwards Forward Forever Jane
2021 Last Man Down Dr.Zahara
TBA Fight Pride Pre-production
TBA Holiday Boyfriend Announced

Television

Year Title Role Notes
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"
2004 Chicks with Sticks Marcie Rutledge Television film[7]
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"
2014 Klinik unter Palmen Lea Sass Television film
TBA The Pact Lea Sass Episode: "Mean Bastards"

References

  1. 1 2 Randhawa, Naseem (25 November 2011). "Natassia on being Malaysian". Cinema Online. Retrieved 3 March 2012.
  2. "Vicious Teens And Happy Drunk Lead 2005 MTV Movie Awards Nominees". MTV News. 4 May 2005.
  3. Hartinger, Brent (16 April 2009). "Interview: Natassia Malthe Kicks Butt (Often in High Heels!)". thetorchonline.com. Retrieved 13 October 2010.
  4. Morassutti, William (30 November 2009). "Wild Child". Toro. Archived from the original on 31 January 2013. Retrieved 13 October 2010.
  5. "Actress Natassia Malthe says Harvey Weinstein raped her in 2008". Los Angeles Times. 25 October 2017.
  6. Wagmeister, Elizabeth (25 October 2017). "Actress Accuses Harvey Weinstein of Rape, Says He Asked for Threesome During Meeting".
  7. "Chicks with Sticks". Northernstars. Toronto, Ontario: Canadian Independent Visual and Digital Media Association. Archived from the original on 15 April 2021. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
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