Natalie Jackson Mendoza was born on 12 August 1978 and is an Australian actress.
18 Facts About Natalie Mendoza
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Natalie Mendoza is best known for her roles as Jackie Clunes, in the British drama series Hotel Babylon and as Juno Kaplan in the horror film The Descent, as well as its sequel, The Descent Part 2.
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Natalie Mendoza was born in Hong Kong in 1978, to mother Robin Jackson, an Australian television personality of German descent, and father Noel Natalie Mendoza, a jazz pianist and arranger of Filipino descent.
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Natalie Mendoza was raised in Sydney, Melbourne, and Hong Kong.
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Natalie Mendoza went to school and trained in London and New York.
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Natalie Mendoza performed in many musicals such as Cats, Miss Saigon, The Music of Lloyd Webber Concert Tour, Oh What A Night, 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, as the lead Frugue girl in Sweet Charity, and took the role of Eponine in the 10th Anniversary Australasian Tour of Les Miserables.
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In 1998 Natalie Mendoza formed the band Jackson Natalie Mendoza with her sister Rebecca.
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Natalie Mendoza filmed several US series including Farscape and played Liat in ABC's South Pacific opposite Harry Connick Jr.
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In 2003 Natalie Mendoza returned to England to focus her attention on acting.
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Natalie Mendoza trained as an actor at the prestigious Bristol Old Vic Theatre School, training in Classical Theatre.
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Natalie Mendoza appeared on stage in many classical theatre and modern theatre productions, including Coup d'Etat at MTC, Five Kinds of Silence, The Vagina Monologues, Macbeth, Romeo and Juliet, and The Importance of Being Earnest.
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In 2005, Natalie Mendoza was cast in a lead role Juno in the film The Descent.
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In 2007 Natalie Mendoza guest-starred in the Doctor Who audio dramas Absolution and The Girl Who Never Was.
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Natalie Mendoza filmed The Descent 2 sequel and horror film Surviving Evil, which she wrote the title track for, "Alone Again".
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Natalie Mendoza workshopped the lead role of Molly in Matthew Warchus' production of Ghost which was based on the original screenplay by Bruce Rubin.
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In 2010, Natalie Mendoza originated the role of Arachne in the Broadway musical Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark.
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Natalie Mendoza won her first film festival entry as best director, best writer, and best film at the 72-hour film festival in Los Angeles 2011.
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Natalie Mendoza appeared in the Leos Carax-directed musical film Annette, starring Adam Driver and Marion Cotillard.