Aug 15, 1974

Springdale, Newfoundland, Canada

Natasha Henstridge is a Canadian fashion model turned actress. Her most notable roles include Species and Species II. Born in Springdale, Newfoundland, she was raised in Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada. At the age of thirteen, she entered the Casablanca Modeling Agency's "Look of the Year" contest and was chosen first runner-up.
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The following year, Henstridge went to Paris to pursue her modeling ambitions. At fifteen, she was featured on her first magazine cover, the French edition o... ... (read more...) f Cosmopolitan. Several magazine covers followed and Henstridge went on to do television commercials for products such as Olay, Old Spice, and Lady Stetson. Her modeling career established, Henstridge decided to try her luck in movies.
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Her first movie, Species was a box office success raking in $113 Million (USD). Her role as the alien 'Sil', was determined to reproduce with a male at the first opportunity. The film was notable for its sexual content and spawned a sequel Species II, where a male alien was attempting to mate with Eve, a genetic duplicate of Sil. Eve was played as gentle and more docile than the original Sil. The film was a failure at the box office, taking in $19 million (USD) domestically.A few smaller independent movies followed, including Bela Donna and Dog Park, with varied box office returns.

In 2000, she starred in The Whole Nine Yards, which led to its sequel The Whole Ten Yards, and also Ghosts of Mars. The latter was not well-received, with a 21% rating in Rotten Tomatoes [2].

She has played a number of roles on television, such as Caracara, The Outer Limits, She Spies, and in the acclaimed ABC drama Commander in Chief. The show was cancelled after 18 episodes.[citation needed] She also hosted the Mostly True Stories on TLC, a show about urban legends.