Natasha T. Henstridge is a Canadian fashion model turned actress.
The daughter of Helen, a homemaker, and Brian Henstridge, a biker/contractor. She was raised in Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada with younger brother, Shane.
At the age of thirteen, she entered the Casablanca Modeling Agency's "Look of the Year" contest and was chosen first runner-up. The following year, Henstridge went to Paris to pursue her modeling ambitions. At fifteen, she was featured on her first magazine cover, the French edition of Cosmopolitan. Several magazine covers followed and Henstridge went on to do television commercials for products such as Olay, Old Spice, and Lady Stetson. Her modeling career established, Henstridge moved on to a career in movies.
Her film debut was in 1995 "Species". Species was an instant hit, raking in $113 Million (USD). In 2000, she starred in The Whole Nine Yards and its 2004 sequel The Whole Ten Yards. In 2004, she briefly appeared in Species III.
She has played a number of roles on television, for example in Caracara and The Outer Limits. From 2005 to 2006, Henstridge had a recurring role in the cancelled ABC drama Commander in Chief, which starred Geena Davis as a fictional female U.S. President. She also hosted Mostly True Stories: Urban Legends Revealed on TLC, a show about urban legends.
Henstridge was married to actor Damian Chapa. She has two sons by actor Liam Waite, named Tristan River, born October 1998, and Asher Sky, born September 2001.
Her long-term partner was Scottish-Iranian singer-songwriter and actor Darius Danesh, however they broke off their engagement in January 2010.