Natalia Castellanos

Natalia's adoration for acting began as a bubbly child entertaining guests at her family's large dinner parties. It was evident early on -- Natalia would lead a life dedicated to the performing arts. Always smiling, Natalia played the piano, sang and danced, catering her show for the audience where she was currently living. Born in a small country known as Suriname, Natalia called many countries home: Romania, Jamaica, Poland and Venezuela. The daughter of a Latin American diplomat, Natalia's life experience is a global one.Natalia's acting career began in Kingston, Jamaica working as Jennifer Grey's body-double in the feature film, Ritual. This experience on-set convinced Natalia she had found her calling. Upon moving to the U.S., Natalia experienced an abundance of commercial success. She booked several large spots including Cingular's World Cup campaign and McDonald's cross promotion with Pirates of the Caribbean.Upon concluding her degree in Mass Communication at Florida International University, Natalia remained in South Florida. Natalia's sexy appeal and ability to speak fluent Spanish allowed her to book voice-over accounts for international conglomerates like Gap, Hallmark and McDonalds. As well as the voice for the bilingual channel MTV Tr3s.Most recently, you can see Natalia as the Spanish Newscaster on Battleship starring Liam Neeson. She has appeared as a guest star on The Closer, as a recurring character on the pilot The Doctor, as a co-star in the The Mentalist, Prime Suspect, The Forgotten, starring Christian Slater, in addition to the already classic, CSI: NY. Natalia was a guest host for E! News Now as well as the host of the second season of MTV's hit series, The X-Effect. She was also one of the hosts for My Games Fever, an interactive game show on all Fox owned and operated MyNetworkTV stations, which aired live and commercial-free on weekday afternoons.Natalia enjoys baking, hiking, taking photos and believes it's a blessing to be working as an actress. Show less «