Linn Natassia Malthe (; born 19 January 1974) is a
Norwegian
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*Something of, from, or related to Norway, a country in northwestern Europe
* Norwegians, both a nation and an ethnic group native to Norway
* Demographics of Norway
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model
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and
actress
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.
Early life and career
Malthe is the second of two daughters. She was born in Oslo, Norway, to a Norwegian father and Malaysian mother from
Kota Kinabalu
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,
Sabah
Sabah () is a States and federal territories of Malaysia, state of Malaysia located in northern Borneo, in the region of East Malaysia. Sabah borders the Malaysian state of Sarawak to the southwest and the North Kalimantan province of Indone ...
. Her parents met while on a trip to
Toronto
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. She is usually credited by her birth name but is sometimes credited as "Lina Teal".
In Scotland and Norway, Malthe went to dance schools at the Goh Ballet Academy, and the
Norwegian National Opera and Ballet
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respectively, where she sang and danced while finishing high school. Later she moved to London, England to study musical theater. From there she went to Los Angeles and landed her first part on television.
In 2005, Natassia Malthe, along with
Jennifer Garner
Jennifer Anne Garner (born April 17, 1972) is an American actress. Born in Houston, Texas, and raised in Charleston, West Virginia, Garner studied theater at Denison University and began acting as an understudy for the Roundabout Theatre Compan ...
, was nominated at the
MTV Movie Awards
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for Best Kiss.
In 2009, Malthe starred as an elf bounty-hunter and sorceress-in-training in the Sci Fi Channel miniseries ''
Knights of Bloodsteel
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It originally aired on April 19, 2009 on SyFy.Dhanphir Agent named Rayne in the action-adventure movie
BloodRayne
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The franchise ...
:
The Third Reich
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.
Personal life
In 2017, Malthe joined numerous other women in accusing film producer
Harvey Weinstein
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