Natasha Bassett | |
Birth Date: | 21 October 1992 |
Birth Place: | Sydney, Australia |
Occupation: | Actress |
Years Active: | 2005–present |
Natasha Bassett (born 21 October 1992)[1] is an Australian actress.
Bassett was born in Sydney. She began acting in high school and moved to New York at age nineteen to pursue a career in acting.[2]
Bassett started acting at the age of 13.[3] She landed the lead role in the Australian Theatre for Young People's production of Romeo and Juliet[4] and studied at the National Institute of Dramatic Art.
Bassett landed the lead in the MTV film Dungoona (2009) and appeared on several Australian television series, Rake (2010), Wild Boys (2011), and Cops L.A.C. (2010), while attending classes. After graduating high school, she appeared in the film Mental.
At 19, she was awarded a screenwriting scholarship from the ArtStart Screenwriters Program, where she wrote and directed her short film, Kite (2013).[5] The short was featured in the Rhode Island International Film Festival, Balinale International Film Festival, and the Big Bear Lake International Film Festival.
Bassett moved to New York City, studied at the Atlantic Acting School, and relocated to Los Angeles for the NBC series Camp (2013). She appeared in the indie drama Katie Says Goodbye (2016) and as 50s-era starlet Gloria DeLamour in Hail, Caesar! (2016).[6]
Bassett played Britney Spears in the Lifetime biopic Britney Ever After in 2017.[7]
Bassett had a relationship with American businessman Elon Musk. Musk has described Bassett as "an occasional girlfriend."[8] [9]
Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
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2012 | Mental | Kay | ||
2013 | Kite | Babysitter | short | |
2013 | The Last Goodbye | Stella | ||
2016 | Katie Says Goodbye | Sara | ||
2016 | Hail, Caesar! | Gloria DeLamour | ||
2016 | House by the Lake | Gwen | ||
2016 | Desolate | Kayla May | ||
2018 | Spinning Man | Carrie | ||
2020 | Spy Intervention | Alexandra | ||
2021 | The Pale Door | Pearl | ||
2020 | 12 Mighty Orphans | Opal | ||
2022 | Elvis | Dixie Locke |
Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
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2009 | Dungoona | Gemma | TV film | |
2010 | I Rock | Timpani | 1 episode | |
2010 | Cops L.A.C. | Brooke Lucas | 1 ep. | |
2011 | Rake | Tara | 3 ep. | |
2013 | Camp | Chloe | 9 ep. | |
2013 | In Your Dreams | Natalie | 1 ep. | |
2014 | Here's Your Damn Family | Emma | 1 ep. | |
2017 | Britney Ever After | TV film | ||
2020 | Operation Buffalo | Alice | miniseries, 5 ep. |