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]
Natasha Alam | |
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Наташа Алам | |
 Natasha Alam in 2009 | |
| Born | Natalia Anatolievna Shimanchuk March 10, 1973 |
| Nationality |
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| Alma mater | Tashkent State Technical University |
| Occupation(s) | Actress Model |
| Years active | 2002–present |
| Spouse | Amir Ebrahim Pahlavi Alam
(m. 1998; div. 2004) |
| Partner | Joe Campana |
| Children | 1 |
| Website | natashaalam |
Early life
editNatasha 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
editHer 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
editSometime 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
editFilm
edit| Film | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
| 2006 | Spy Games: The Black Wolf Hunt | Tanya | TV movie(Russian) |
| 2006 | Shadow Puppets | Amber | |
| 2008 | In Twilight's Shadow | Carlisle | Short |
| 2008 | The Women | Natasha | |
| 2009 | War Wolves | Erika Moore | |
| 2009 | No Cell Phones Allowed | Julia | Short |
| 2010 | The Black Belle | Belle Gunness | |
| 2010 | Bring Me the Head of Lance Henriksen | Natasha | |
| 2011 | Guy Suave: Homicidal Spy | Wetsy Swolleninski | TV movie |
| 2013 | Huff | Laci | |
| 2014 | Dead Sea | Skipper | |
| 2015 | An Act of War | Ivana | |
| 2015 | Risk for Honor | ||
| 2016 | The Code of Cain | Sara Ogden | |
| 2016 | Bunker: Project 12 | Irina | |
| 2018 | Beverly Hills Bandits | Francine Reed | |
| 2020 | Aladdin | Karma | |
| upcoming | The Pharm | Nikita | post-production |
| upcoming | Social Distancing | Natalie Rose | pre-production |
TV Series
edit| TV series | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | TV Series | Role | Notes |
| 2002 | Fastlane | Katiya Federov | Season 1 Episode 3: "Gone Native" |
| 2003 | Just Shoot Me! | Hellena | Season 7 Episode 22: "Evaluate This!" |
| 2004-2007 | The Bold and the Beautiful | Ava | Recurring |
| 2005 | CSI | Svetlana Melton | Season 5 Episode 13: "Nesting Dolls" |
| 2005 | NYPD Blue | Elena | Season 12 Episode 19: "Bale to the Chief" |
| 2005 | Less than Perfect | Daniella | Season 3 Episode 19: "Claude's Extreme Makeover" |
| 2005 | Wanted | Inez | Season 1 Episode 2: "The Wild Bunch" |
| 2006 | Nip/Tuck | Analise | Season 4 Episode 4: "Shari Noble" |
| 2007 | The Unit | Russian Girl | Season 2 Episode 21: "Bedfellows" |
| 2007 | Entourage | Anika | Season 4 Episode 4: "Sorry, Harvey" |
| 2007 | American Heiress | Drunk girl | Recurring |
| 2008 | My Own Worst Enemy | Stewardess | Season 1 Episode 5: "The Night Train to Moscow" |
| 2010 | Important Things with Demetri Martin | Natasha | Recurring |
| 2010 | True Blood | Yvetta | Recurring |
| 2012 | Resident Evil 6 | Helena Harper (facial model) | |
| 2013 | Body of Proof | Tatyana | Season 3 Episode 6: "Fallen Angel" |
| 2013 | NCIS: Los Angeles | Veronica Pisconov | Recurring |
| 2016 | It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia | Tatiana | Season 11 Episode 3: "The Gang Hits the Slopes" |
References
edit- ^ a b c d e Lee, Elizabeth (January 17, 2008). "Incognito princess works as Forrester model!". SoapCentral.com. Archived from the original on October 10, 2012.
- ^ a b Lombardi, Lisa (15 January 2008). "MY FIRST TIME: NATASHA ALAM". Maxim.
- ^ a b "Haute Secrets San Francisco: True Blood's Natasha Alam, Hollywood's Rising Star". Haute Living. 14 February 2011.
- ^ "Natasha Alam". Playboy. Archived from the original on July 17, 2015. Retrieved January 26, 2016.
- ^ "Natasha Alam". Maxim. Retrieved January 26, 2016.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "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.
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ "'True Blood' Newbie Natasha Alam On Shooting Nude Scenes With Alexander Skarsgard & Posing For Playboy | Access Online". Access. 9 June 2010. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
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