Natasha Henstridge

Natasha Henstridge (born August 15, 1974) is a Canadian actress who has starred in movies such as Species and Species II. Born in Springdale, Newfoundland, Canada to parents Brian and Helen, she was raised in a trailer park in Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada.

Modeling

At the age of 14 Henstridge went to Paris to start a career in modeling after being first runner up in the worldwide Look of the Year contest, sponsored by the Casablanca Modeling Agency, who also has represented Cindy Crawford and Naomi Campbell. At age 15 she was on the cover of the French edition of Cosmopolitan.

Movies

Henstridge was cast at age 21 in the 1995 science fiction movie Species which did well and put her in the spotlight. Her fame did not last, however, as her roles in subsequent films were less popular. She had roles in Maximum Risk, Adrenalin: Fear the Rush, and Standoff.

In 1998 she starred in Species II, which did not fare nearly as well as its prequel, and in 2000 in The Whole Nine Yards. She has also done a few roles on television, such as South Park and The Outer Limits.

On October 14, 1998 she had a son, Tristan River Waite, with fiancé and actor Liam Waite. Henstridge was earlier married to actor Damian Chapa for short while in 1995.

Selected Filmography

  • Species III (2004)
  • The Whole Ten Yards (2004)
  • She Spies (2002)
  • Ghosts of Mars (2001)
  • The Whole Nine Yards (2000)
  • Species II (1998)
  • Species (1995)

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Henstridge was earlier married to actor Damian Chapa for short while in 1995. She was buried in Melrose Abbey Memorial Park Cemetery, Anaheim, California. On October 14, 1998 she had a son, Tristan River Waite, with fiancé and actor Liam Waite. Chemotherapy did little to slow the course of the disease and she died the following year in West Hollywood, California. In 1998 she starred in Species II, which did not fare nearly as well as its prequel, and in 2000 in The Whole Nine Yards. She has also done a few roles on television, such as South Park and The Outer Limits. While appearing in the television series Capitol in 1982, she was diagnosed with colon cancer and she played many of her scenes in a wheelchair. She had roles in Maximum Risk, Adrenalin: Fear the Rush, and Standoff. Her acting career began to decline after the demise of "The Addams Family" in 1966, and while she continued to act, her roles were sporadic.

Her fame did not last, however, as her roles in subsequent films were less popular. In 1964 she began playing Morticia Addams in the television series The Addams Family, a role which brought her success as a comedienne and a Golden Globe Award nomination. Henstridge was cast at age 21 in the 1995 science fiction movie Species which did well and put her in the spotlight. By 1963 she and Spelling were separated, and by 1964 they were divorced. At age 15 she was on the cover of the French edition of Cosmopolitan. In 1958 she shared a Golden Globe Award for "Most Promising Newcomer" with Sandra Dee and Diane Varsi, and appeared with Elvis Presley in King Creole. At the age of 14 Henstridge went to Paris to start a career in modeling after being first runner up in the worldwide Look of the Year contest, sponsored by the Casablanca Modeling Agency, who also has represented Cindy Crawford and Naomi Campbell. She appeared in Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1957), and received a nomination for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for The Bachelor Party (1957).

Born in Springdale, Newfoundland, Canada to parents Brian and Helen, she was raised in a trailer park in Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada. Donna Reed was cast in her role. Natasha Henstridge (born August 15, 1974) is a Canadian actress who has starred in movies such as Species and Species II. A role in House of Wax (1953) brought her good reviews, and she was cast in From Here to Eternity (also 1953), but illness forced her withdrawal. Species (1995). In 1953 she married aspiring filmmaker Aaron Spelling, and her film career began to gain momentum. Species II (1998). She secured a contract with Paramount Studios and made her first film in 1952.

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