Natasha Alam
Наташа Алам
Natasha Alam in 2009
Born
Natalia Anatolievna Shimanchuk

(1973-03-10) March 10, 1973
Tashkent, Uzbek SSR, USSR
Nationality
  • Uzbekistani
  • American
Alma materTashkent State Technical University
Occupation(s)Actress
Model
Years active2002–present
Spouse
Amir Ebrahim Pahlavi Alam
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(m. 1998; div. 2004)​
PartnerJoe Campana
Children1
Websitenatashaalam.me

Natasha Alam (Russian: Наталья Анатольевна Шиманчук; born Natalia Anatolievna Shimanchuk, born March 10, 1973)[1] is an Uzbekistani–American actress and model.[2][3] Alam has starred on True Blood and been a cover model for Maxim and Playboy.[4][5]

Early life

Natasha Alam was born and raised in Tashkent, Uzbek SSR, Soviet Union in a Russian family.[1][6] She attended school with the aim of becoming a clothing designer.[6] She attended the Tashkent State Technical University for aviation school. Modeling at school led to modeling at events and eventually moving to Moscow, where she signed with an agency. An Italian modeling agency later signed her, and she moved to Italy.[6]

Career

Her first acting role was on the television show Fastlane (2002). She went on to appear on television shows including CSI, NYPD Blue, Nip/Tuck, The Unit, Entourage, and American Heiress. She also played the recurring role of Ava, a Forrester model, in The Bold and the Beautiful from 2004 to 2007. Films she has appeared in include the 2007 horror movie Shadow Puppets and the 2008 comedy The Women.[1][7]

In 2010, she appeared in the third season of True Blood as Yvetta, an exotic dancer at Fangtasia, from Estonia. In July of that year, she appeared on the cover, and in the pictorial, of Playboy.[8] The following year, she shot an anti-bullying film with Joe Reitman, and that August. 27 took part in Rock the Mansion, a fashion show for an anti-bullying campaign, at the Playboy Mansion.[6]

Personal life

Sometime after moving to Italy, Alam met Iranian prince Amir Ebrahim Pahlavi Alam and moved with him to New York City.[6][2] The couple broke up, then reunited, married in 1998, and moved to London, where she began taking acting lessons.[1][6] Alam said in 2001 that she then "ran away to Los Angeles because I wanted to act."[6] [3] In 2001,[7] her husband joined her, but they divorced in 2004.[1][6] She and her partner, Joe Campana had a daughter, Valentina, in 2009.[6]

Filmography

Film

Film
YearFilmRoleNotes
2006Spy Games: The Black Wolf HuntTanyaTV movie(Russian)
2006Shadow PuppetsAmber
2008In Twilight's ShadowCarlisleShort
2008The WomenNatasha
2009War WolvesErika Moore
2009No Cell Phones AllowedJuliaShort
2010The Black BelleBelle Gunness
2010Bring Me the Head of Lance HenriksenNatasha
2011Guy Suave: Homicidal SpyWetsy SwolleninskiTV movie
2013HuffLaci
2014Dead SeaSkipper
2015An Act of WarIvana
2015Risk for Honor
2016The Code of CainSara Ogden
2016Bunker: Project 12Irina
2018Beverly Hills BanditsFrancine Reed
2020AladdinKarma
upcomingThe PharmNikitapost-production
upcomingSocial DistancingNatalie Rosepre-production

TV Series

TV series
YearTV SeriesRoleNotes
2002FastlaneKatiya FederovSeason 1 Episode 3: "Gone Native"
2003Just Shoot Me!HellenaSeason 7 Episode 22: "Evaluate This!"
2004-2007The Bold and the BeautifulAvaRecurring
2005CSISvetlana MeltonSeason 5 Episode 13: "Nesting Dolls"
2005NYPD BlueElenaSeason 12 Episode 19: "Bale to the Chief"
2005Less than PerfectDaniellaSeason 3 Episode 19: "Claude's Extreme Makeover"
2005WantedInezSeason 1 Episode 2: "The Wild Bunch"
2006Nip/TuckAnaliseSeason 4 Episode 4: "Shari Noble"
2007The UnitRussian GirlSeason 2 Episode 21: "Bedfellows"
2007EntourageAnikaSeason 4 Episode 4: "Sorry, Harvey"
2007American HeiressDrunk girlRecurring
2008My Own Worst EnemyStewardessSeason 1 Episode 5: "The Night Train to Moscow"
2010Important Things with Demetri MartinNatashaRecurring
2010True BloodYvettaRecurring
2012Resident Evil 6Helena Harper (facial model)
2013Body of ProofTatyanaSeason 3 Episode 6: "Fallen Angel"
2013NCIS: Los AngelesVeronica PisconovRecurring
2016It's Always Sunny in PhiladelphiaTatianaSeason 11 Episode 3: "The Gang Hits the Slopes"

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Lee, Elizabeth (January 17, 2008). "Incognito princess works as Forrester model!". SoapCentral.com. Archived from the original on October 10, 2012.
  2. 1 2 Lombardi, Lisa (15 January 2008). "MY FIRST TIME: NATASHA ALAM". Maxim.
  3. 1 2 "Haute Secrets San Francisco: True Blood's Natasha Alam, Hollywood's Rising Star". Haute Living. 14 February 2011.
  4. ↑ "Natasha Alam". Playboy. Archived from the original on July 17, 2015. Retrieved January 26, 2016.
  5. ↑ "Natasha Alam". Maxim. Retrieved January 26, 2016.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Exclusive: Natasha Alam on True Blood, Skarsgard, & Her Anti-Bullying Message". True-Blood.net. July 19, 2011. Archived from the original on October 6, 2015. Retrieved January 26, 2016.
  7. 1 2 Sparborth, Christian Höhne (February 4, 2005). "CSI Guest Actor Perspective - Natasha Alam". (interview) CSIFiles.com. Archived from the original on June 10, 2015. Retrieved January 26, 2016.
  8. ↑ "'True Blood' Newbie Natasha Alam On Shooting Nude Scenes With Alexander Skarsgard & Posing For Playboy | Access Online". Access. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
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