Natasha Klauss

Natasha Alexandra Rastapkavicius Arrondo (Russian: Наташа Александра Растапкавичюс Аррондо; born 25 June 1975), professionally known as Natasha Klauss, is a Colombian actress of Colombian and Lithuanian descent, best known for her roles in Telemundo telenovelas La Venganza, Pasión de Gavilanes, Zorro: La Espada y la Rosa and La Tormenta.

Early life

Natasha Klauss was born in Cali, Colombia and raised in Barranquilla, Atlántico, Colombia to a Uruguayan father of Lithuanian Russian descent and a Colombian mother. She has an older sister, Tatiana.^[1] Klauss originally aspired to be a ballerina dancer after taking lessons, dreaming of performing in the Bolshoi Theatre.^[2] One year before her graduation, however, she injured her knee in a car accident, ending her career in dance.^[2] Natasha then decided to study acting instead of dancing.^[2]

Career

Klauss began her acting career in television series and plays, portraying small roles mostly. In 2002 Klauss portrayed a lesbian Sandra Guzmán in the Telemundo telenovela La Venganza, co–starring Gabriela Španić and Catherine Siachoque; she won prestigious awards such as Premios Mara de Venezuela and TVyNovelas Award for Best Supporting Actress for her portrayal.^[3] Klauss then starred alongside Michel Brown, Danna García, Paola Rey, Mario Cimarro and Juan Alfonso Baptista in hit telenovela Pasión de Gavilanes, which brought her numerous awards — including ACE Award for Best Supporting Actress.^[3] In 2004 she once again starred with Paola Rey and Juan Alfonso Baptista in telenovela La Mujer en el Espejo.

In 2005 Klass won a Premio TVyNovelas for Best Antagonist for her role in La Tormenta, with Natalia Streignard and Christian Meier, and began acting in 2005–07 series Decisiones. She appeared in 2007 telenovela Zorro: La Espada y la Rosa, starring Christian Meier and Marlene Favela, and produced by Telemundo and RTI.^[3] The following year Klauss appeared in series Novia para Dos.

Personal life

Klauss has been married twice. During 2000-2001, she was married to television producer Víctor Gómez.^[2] Their daughter, Isabel (born April 2000). In 2003,^[2] Klauss then married Marcelo Greco.^[2] and with him, she had her second daughter, Paloma, who was born in April 2009. In mid 2013, she began a relationship with the entrepreneur, Daniel Garay and up until now they're still together.

Filmography

Awards and nominations

References

External links

• Official website
• Nataska Klauss at the Telemundo's official website
• Natasha Klauss at the Internet Movie Database
• Natasha Klauss at MySpace