Natasha Henstridge Biography
Born: August 15, 1974
Model-turned-actress Natasha Henstridge first earned fame -- to say nothing of notoriety -- as Sil, the human-alien clone with a deadly need to mate and reproduce in Species (1995). Due to the strenuous demands of her character, the blonde, willowy Henstridge was required to spend much of the film naked, something that inspired plenty of testosterone-laced men's magazine profiles but little chance for critical respect. However, the actress persevered, gradually finding work in films that focused on her verbal skills rather than her ability to shed her clothing.
Originally hailing from Springdale, Newfoundland, Henstridge grew up in Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada. Leaving home at 14 to pursue a modeling career, she moved to Paris, eventually becoming successful enough to grace the cover of French Cosmopolitan when she was only 15. Henstridge also appeared in ads for Oil of Olay and Lady Stetson, but she soon realized that she was meant for a more creatively stimulating calling. Whether her starring role in Species could be deemed creatively stimulating is arguable, but it did provide Henstridge with her breakthrough. Unfortunately, she next opted for near-nonentity status in such critical missteps as the Jean-Claude Van Damme vehicle Maximum_Risk (1996) and Species II (1998), which was nowhere near as commercially successful as its predecessor.
Henstridge broke into new territory with the romantic comedy Dog_Park (1998), co-starring alongside Janeane_Garofalo and Luke_Wilson. She continued to flex her comedic muscles in 2000 with The_Whole_Nine_Yards, sharing the screen with a cast that included Matthew_Perry, Bruce_Willis, and Michael_Clarke_Duncan. Later that year, she appeared in Bounce, a romantic drama about a man (Ben_Affleck) who falls in love with the widow (Gwyneth_Paltrow) of the plane crash victim to whom he had given his seat on a doomed airplane. Rebecca Flint Marx, Rovi
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