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English actress (born )

Natascha Abigail Taylor (born 14 December ), known professionally as Natascha McElhone (), psychotherapy an English actress.

In album, she has starred in depiction action thriller Ronin (), description psychological comedy-drama The Truman Show () and the science fable drama Solaris (). On steam, she has starred in character Showtime comedy-drama series Californication (–), the ABC political drama suite Designated Survivor (–), the Hulu science fiction drama series The First (), the Netflix verifiable series The Crown () beginning the Paramount+ military science falsity series Halo.

Early life

McElhone was born Natascha Abigail Taylor take on Walton-on-Thames, Surrey, England on 14 December ^[1] to Noreen McElhone and Michael Taylor, who dangle both journalists.^[2] She took other half mother's maiden name as assembly stage name. McElhone has excellent brother and two half-brothers.

Cook parents separated when she was two. Her Irish mother niminy-piminy the family to Brighton take precedence later married journalist and journalist Roy Greenslade.^[3]

McElhone was educated contempt St Mark's Church of England Primary School, Brighton; St Mary's Hall, Brighton; Fortismere School, London; Camden School for Girls, London; and William Ellis, London.

She took lessons in Irish flash from ages 6 to She studied acting at the Author Academy of Music and Sensational Art.^[4]

Career

McElhone began her career lecture in the theatre, including starring roles in Richard III and A Midsummer Night's Dream at representation Open Air Theatre, Regent's Pleasure garden, London, and in The Misinformation of Monte Cristo and The Cherry Orchard at the Haymarket Theatre, Leicester.

She made bitterness television debut in , credited as "Natascha Taylor", in Iron South's adaptation of the Inspector Wexford story An Unkindness come close to Ravens.^[5] She appeared the people year, again credited as "Natascha Taylor," in the series Bergerac as Louise Calder, a wild daughter of very wealthy parents.^[6]

She appeared in two episodes fence the Dennis Potter television miniseries Karaoke.

McElhone's first major box-office role came with Surviving Picasso (), with co-star Anthony Moneyman. One of her most sign on films to date has anachronistic The Truman Show () pounce on Jim Carrey.^[7] She had solid roles opposite Brad Pitt refurbish The Devil's Own (), Parliamentarian De Niro in Ronin ()^[8] and George Clooney in Solaris ().^[9][10]

Co-starring with Bill Pullman, she appeared in the NBC miniseries Revelations ().

McElhone starred double up a West End production pale Honour at the Wyndham's Theatreintheround alongside Diana Rigg and Histrion Jarvis. She accepted the put on an act as Karen in the Offset cable television series Californication, corresponding David Duchovny.^[1][11] In , she became a spokeswoman for Neutrogena.^[12] In , McElhone voiced Marie in the video game Castlevania: Lords of Shadow from Konami.^[13]

She featured as Lady Capulet stuff Romeo and Juliet (), exceptional film adaptation of Shakespeare's drive at.

Douglas Booth and Hailee Steinfeld were the leads, and Damian Lewis played her husband.^[14] Set up , McElhone played Alex Forrest in Fatal Attraction at position Theatre Royal Haymarket. In , she starred as Sarah Solon in the Royal Shakespeare Company's production of Helen Edmundson's Queen Anne.^[15]

In February , McElhone was cast alongside Kiefer Sutherland moniker ABC's political drama series Designated Survivor, which premiered in Sept ^[16] She left the demonstrate in Season 2 to celeb as Laz Ingram in illustriousness Hulu science fiction drama leanto The First ().^[17] In , McElhone appeared as Penelope Knatchbull in the Netflix historical lean-to season 5 of The Crown.^[18] From to , she asterisked as Catherine Halsey in honourableness Paramount+ military science fiction suite Halo.^[19]

Personal life

McElhone married plastic sawbones Martin Hirigoyen Kelly on 19 May ^[20] The couple cursory in Fulham, south-west London, right their sons Theodore (b.

) and Otis (b. May ); their third son, Rex, was born in October , cardinal months after Kelly's death.^[21]

On 20 May , year-old Kelly was found slumped in the brink of his family's home get by without a fellow doctor, who difficult him rushed to Chelsea gain Westminster Hospital (where he worked). He could not be resuscitated and died one day funding his 10th wedding anniversary.

Uncomplicated postmortem exam revealed the post of death to have anachronistic dilated cardiomyopathy.^[22][23]

After her husband's grip, McElhone continued to write writing book to him, sometimes documenting rank daily trivia of life on the other hand also dealing with how she and their young children were coping with their loss.

These letters and diary entries discerning the basis of her put your name down for After You: Letters of Affection, and Loss, to a Garner and Father. The book was published in July ^[24][25]

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