Natalia Tena

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Natalia Tena (2012)

Natalia "Nat" Gastiain Tena (born November 1, 1984 in London ) is a British actress and musician of Spanish origin .

Life

Natalia Tena's parents, Jesus Gastiain and Maria Tena, come from Spain and she was born in London. She adopted her mother's name as the official name. Natalia grew up in Petersfield , Hampshire , and attended Bedales School . Her mother tongue is Spanish and she is fluent in English .

In her spare time, Tena plays jukeboxes in various British clubs with her band Molotov . She would like to spend more time on this in the future and limit acting.

Career

Movie

In 2002, at the age of 18, Tena made her acting debut. She stood in front of the camera with Hugh Grant for directors Chris and Paul Weitz and played Ellie in the film About a Boy or: The Day of the Dead Duck . Further film roles followed. In 2005 she starred in the multi- Oscar nominated comedy Lady Henderson presented the revue dancer Peggy at the side of Judi Dench and Bob Hoskins .

Tena gained greater international fame through the role of auror Nymphadora Tonks , who she embodied for the first time in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix in 2007 . From 2011 to 2016 she was seen as Osha in the award-winning fantasy series Game of Thrones .

In Germany , Tena is mainly dubbed by Kathrin Gaube . Uschi Hugo did this in the film About a Boy .

theatre

In addition to her work as a film actress, Tena also plays in the theater. In 2004 she made her stage debut in Gone to Earth at Bristol Old Vic . In the 2009 season she appeared in the classic by William Shakespeare as Othello's wife Desdemona .

Social Commitment

Tena has been supporting the human rights organization Survival International since January 2013 . She spoke an accompanying text in English and Spanish for one of her films about indigenous peoples in Colombia .

Filmography (selection)

Tena in Brussels (2016)

Theater roles

  • 2004: Gone to Earth as Hazel Woodus
  • 2004: Brontë as Cathy / Bertha Mason
  • 2005: Sitting Pretty as Zelda
  • 2006: Nights at the Circus as Fewers
  • 2008: The Clean House as Matilde
  • 2009: Othello as Desdemona
  • 2019: Europe as Katia

Web links

Commons : Natalia Tena  - collection of images

Individual evidence

  1. Natalia Tena. (No longer available online.) In: flixster.com. Archived from the original on November 25, 2009 ; Retrieved November 12, 2009 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.flixster.com
  2. Natalia Tena. In: tv.com. Retrieved November 12, 2009 .
  3. Crazy Latina. In: Oxford Mail. Retrieved November 12, 2009 .
  4. ^ Reviews - Gone to Earth. In: The British Theater Guide. Retrieved November 12, 2009 .
  5. Natalia Tena speaks for survival