Linn Natassia Malthe (; born 19 January 1974) is a Norwegian

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and

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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

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. Her parents met while on a trip to

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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

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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

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, was nominated at the

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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''. She also does fashion modeling and is among the ''Girls of Maxim'' and ''Toro Women''. In 2011, Malthe starred as a Dhanphir Agent named Rayne in the action-adventure movie

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Personal life

In 2017, Malthe joined numerous other women in accusing film producer

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of sexual improprieties.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Malthe, Natassia 1974 births Living people Norwegian television actresses Norwegian film actresses Actresses from Oslo Norwegian people of Malaysian descent Norwegian female models 20th-century Norwegian actresses 21st-century Norwegian actresses Models from Oslo