Natasha Klauss
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Natasha Alexandra Rastapkavicius Arrondo (Russian Cyrillic
: Наташа Александра Растапкавициус Аррондо; born 25 June 1975), professionally known as Natasha Klauss, is a Colombian
actress of Colombia
n and Lithuania
n descent, best known for her roles in Telemundo
telenovela
s La Venganza
, Pasión de Gavilanes
and Zorro: La Espada y la Rosa
.
, Atlántico
, Colombia
to a Lithuania
n Russia
n father and a Colombia
n mother. She has an older sister, Tatiana. Klauss originally aspired to be a ballerina
dancer after taking lessons, dreaming of performing in the Bolshoi Theatre
. One year before her graduation
, however, she injured her knee in a car accident, ending her career in dance. Natasha then decided to study acting instead of dancing.
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. Klauss then starred alongisde 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. 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
. The following year Klauss appeared in series Novia para Dos
.
Russian language
Russian is a Slavic language used primarily in Russia, Belarus, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan. It is an unofficial but widely spoken language in Ukraine, Moldova, Latvia, Turkmenistan and Estonia and, to a lesser extent, the other countries that were once constituent republics...
: Наташа Александра Растапкавициус Аррондо; born 25 June 1975), professionally known as Natasha Klauss, is a Colombian
Colombian people
Colombian people are from a multiethnic Spanish speaking nation in South America called Colombia. Colombians are predominantly Roman Catholic and are a mixture of Europeans, Africans, and Amerindians.-Demography:...
actress of Colombia
Colombia
Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the...
n and Lithuania
Lithuania
Lithuania , officially the Republic of Lithuania is a country in Northern Europe, the biggest of the three Baltic states. It is situated along the southeastern shore of the Baltic Sea, whereby to the west lie Sweden and Denmark...
n descent, best known for her roles in Telemundo
Telemundo
Telemundo is an American television network that broadcasts in Spanish. The network is the second-largest Spanish-language content producer in the world, and the second-largest Spanish-language network in the United States, behind Univision....
telenovela
Telenovela
A telenovela is a limited-run serial dramatic programming popular in Latin American, Portuguese, and Spanish television programming. The word combines tele, short for televisión or televisão , and novela, a Spanish or Portuguese word for "novel"...
s La Venganza
La Venganza (2002 telenovela)
La Venganza , is a Spanish-language telenovela produced by the United States-based television network Telemundo and RTI Colombia. This limited-run series ran for 127 episodes from November 4, 2002 to May 16, 2003...
, Pasión de Gavilanes
Pasión de gavilanes
Pasión de Gavilanes was a popular Colombian telenovela that ran for 188 episodes, from 2003 to 2004. Written by Julio Jiménez, it was produced by RTI Colombia in conjunction with the Telemundo network and with the participation of Caracol TV company. In Colombia, it was broadcast by Caracol TV...
and Zorro: La Espada y la Rosa
Zorro: La Espada y la Rosa
Zorro: La Espada y la Rosa is a Spanish-language telenovela based on Johnston McCulley's characters. Telemundo aired it from February 12 to July 23, 2007. This limited-run serial shows the masked crusader as a hero torn between his fight for justice and his love for a beautiful woman...
.
Early life
Natasha Klauss was born in BarranquillaBarranquilla
Barranquilla is an industrial port city and municipality located in northern Colombia, near the Caribbean Sea. The capital of the Atlántico Department, it is the largest industrial city and port in the Colombian Caribbean region with a population of 1,148,506 as of 2005, which makes it Colombia's...
, Atlántico
Atlántico Department
Atlántico is a department of Colombia, located in northern Colombia with the Caribbean sea to its north, the Bolívar Department to its south, and the Magdalena Department to its east separated by the Magdalena River...
, Colombia
Colombia
Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the...
to a Lithuania
Lithuania
Lithuania , officially the Republic of Lithuania is a country in Northern Europe, the biggest of the three Baltic states. It is situated along the southeastern shore of the Baltic Sea, whereby to the west lie Sweden and Denmark...
n Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
n father and a Colombia
Colombia
Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the...
n mother. She has an older sister, Tatiana. Klauss originally aspired to be a ballerina
Ballerina
A ballerina is a title used to describe a principal female professional ballet dancer in a large company; the male equivalent to this title is danseur or ballerino...
dancer after taking lessons, dreaming of performing in the Bolshoi Theatre
Bolshoi Theatre
The Bolshoi Theatre is a historic theatre in Moscow, Russia, designed by architect Joseph Bové, which holds performances of ballet and opera. The Bolshoi Ballet and Bolshoi Opera are amongst the oldest and most renowned ballet and opera companies in the world...
. One year before her graduation
Graduation
Graduation is the action of receiving or conferring an academic degree or the ceremony that is sometimes associated, where students become Graduates. Before the graduation, candidates are referred to as Graduands. The date of graduation is often called degree day. The graduation itself is also...
, however, she injured her knee in a car accident, ending her career in dance. Natasha then decided to study acting instead of dancing.
Career
Klauss began her acting career in television series and plays, portraying small roles mostly. In 2002 Klauss portrayed a lesbianLesbian
Lesbian is a term most widely used in the English language to describe sexual and romantic desire between females. The word may be used as a noun, to refer to women who identify themselves or who are characterized by others as having the primary attribute of female homosexuality, or as an...
Sandra Guzmán in the Telemundo
Telemundo
Telemundo is an American television network that broadcasts in Spanish. The network is the second-largest Spanish-language content producer in the world, and the second-largest Spanish-language network in the United States, behind Univision....
telenovela
Telenovela
A telenovela is a limited-run serial dramatic programming popular in Latin American, Portuguese, and Spanish television programming. The word combines tele, short for televisión or televisão , and novela, a Spanish or Portuguese word for "novel"...
La Venganza
La Venganza (2002 telenovela)
La Venganza , is a Spanish-language telenovela produced by the United States-based television network Telemundo and RTI Colombia. This limited-run series ran for 127 episodes from November 4, 2002 to May 16, 2003...
, co–starring Gabriela Španić
Gabriela Spanic
Gabriela Spanic , or Gaby Spanic, is an award-winning Venezuelan actress best known for her roles in telenovelas. Her twin sister is model/actress Daniela Spanic. She has a younger sister Patricia, and two brothers Antonio and Adiel...
and Catherine Siachoque
Catherine Siachoque
'Catherine Siachoque is a Colombian actress best known for her roles in numerous telenovelas.-Career:...
; she won prestigious awards such as Premios Mara de Venezuela and TVyNovelas Award for Best Supporting Actress for her portrayal. Klauss then starred alongisde Michel Brown
Michel Brown
Michel Brown is an Argentine actor. Brown became one of Latin-America and Spain's most popular performers after starring as Franco Reyes in the popular telenovela, Pasión de Gavilanes.He was discoveredy by Argentine producer Cris Morena for her teen variety show Jugate Conmigo...
, Danna García
Danna García
Danna Maria García Osuna is a Colombian actress best known for her roles in telenovelas.The daughter of Colombian singer Claudia Osuna, Danna began her career at the age of four...
, Paola Rey
Paola Rey
Paola Andrea Rey Arciniegas is a Colombian actress and model.She has worked in a number of Colombian telenovelas, including The Baby Sister, Pasión de Gavilanes, and La mujer en el espejo.She has appeared in several films, including Como el gato y el raton, which won awards in several international...
, Mario Cimarro
Mario Cimarro
Mario Antonio Cimarro Paz is a Cuban actor.-Biography:Cimarro was born in Havana, Cuba to Antonio Luis Cimarro and Maria Caridad Paz. He has one sister, Maria Antonia Cimarro Paz...
and Juan Alfonso Baptista
Juan A. Baptista
Juan Alfonso Baptista Diaz is a Venezuelan actor best known for his roles in Pasión de Gavilanes and La Mujer En El Espejo.-Biography:...
in hit telenovela Pasión de Gavilanes
Pasión de gavilanes
Pasión de Gavilanes was a popular Colombian telenovela that ran for 188 episodes, from 2003 to 2004. Written by Julio Jiménez, it was produced by RTI Colombia in conjunction with the Telemundo network and with the participation of Caracol TV company. In Colombia, it was broadcast by Caracol TV...
, which brought her numerous awards — including ACE Award for Best Supporting Actress. In 2004 she once again starred with Paola Rey and Juan Alfonso Baptista in telenovela La Mujer en el Espejo
La mujer en el espejo
La Mujer en el Espejo is the title of a Colombian telenovela that first aired in Colombia in 1997 and was later remade & aired again in Colombia in 2004 by Telemundo and was later aired in at least 16 countries.-Plot:...
.
In 2005 Klass won a Premio TVyNovelas for Best Antagonist for her role in La Tormenta
La Tormenta
La Tormenta is a Colombian 2005 - 2006 telenovela originally produced by RTI Colombia and broadcast by Telemundo and Caracol TV, starring Natalia Streignard and Christian Meier...
, with Natalia Streignard
Natalia Streignard
Natalia Martínez-Negri Streignard is a famous Venezuelan actress who is working in telenovelas and soap operas.-Biography:Streignard was born in Madrid, Spain to an Argentine mother and a German father...
and Christian Meier
Christian Meier
Christian Dietrich Meier Zender is a well-known Peruvian actor and singer in Latin America.-Biography:Christian Dietrich Meier Zender was born in Lima, Peru, the youngest of four children. He is the son of Gladys Zender, Miss Universe 1957, and Antonio Meier. His father is from Peru and his mother...
, and began acting in 2005–07 series Decisiones
Decisiones
Decisiones is a Telemundo-produced Spanish-language television anthology of steamy melodramas about passion and sex in the modern world. The hour-long series features impassioned people thrust into amorous adventures and pushed to their breaking points...
. She appeared in 2007 telenovela Zorro: La Espada y la Rosa
Zorro: La Espada y la Rosa
Zorro: La Espada y la Rosa is a Spanish-language telenovela based on Johnston McCulley's characters. Telemundo aired it from February 12 to July 23, 2007. This limited-run serial shows the masked crusader as a hero torn between his fight for justice and his love for a beautiful woman...
, starring Christian Meier and Marlene Favela
Marlene Favela
Silvia Marlene Favela Meraz is a Mexican actress. She studied at "Centro de Educación Artística de Televisa in Mexico City and is also a model...
, and produced by Telemundo
Telemundo
Telemundo is an American television network that broadcasts in Spanish. The network is the second-largest Spanish-language content producer in the world, and the second-largest Spanish-language network in the United States, behind Univision....
and RTI
RTI
- Broadcasters :* Radiodiffusion Television Ivoirienne - The state broadcaster of Ivory Coast* Radio Taiwan International* Reti Televisive Italiane, Mediaset group * RTI Colombia, a TV production company- Other companies :...
. The following year Klauss appeared in series Novia para Dos
Novia para dos
Novia para dos is a 1956 Argentine film....
.
Personal life
Klauss has been married two times. She was married from 2000-2001 to television producer Víctor Gómez. Their daughter, Isabel (born April 2000), lives with her. Klauss then married with Marcelo Greco in 2003. She born a their daughter,Paloma in April 2009Filmography
| Television | |||
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| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1996 | Señora Bonita | Girl | Cameo Appearance |
| Cazados | Laura | ||
| 1997 | Prisioneros del Amor | Girl | Cameo Appearance |
| 1998 | Corazón Prohibido Corazón Prohibido "Corazón Prohibido" is a song by Gloria Estefan, released as the first single from her eighth studio album Gloria! in Latin America, instead of "Heaven's What I Feel".-Song history:... |
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| 2000 | La Caponera | Amparito | |
| Entre Amores | Graciela | ||
| 2002 | Maria Madrugada | Aida | |
| 2002–2003 | La Venganza La Venganza (2002 telenovela) La Venganza , is a Spanish-language telenovela produced by the United States-based television network Telemundo and RTI Colombia. This limited-run series ran for 127 episodes from November 4, 2002 to May 16, 2003... |
Sandra Guzmán | Premio Mara de Venezuela for Best Supporting Actress Premio TVyNovelas for Best Supporting Actress |
| 2002–2004 | Pasión de Gavilanes Pasión de gavilanes Pasión de Gavilanes was a popular Colombian telenovela that ran for 188 episodes, from 2003 to 2004. Written by Julio Jiménez, it was produced by RTI Colombia in conjunction with the Telemundo network and with the participation of Caracol TV company. In Colombia, it was broadcast by Caracol TV... |
Sara "Sarita" Elizondo | Premio ACE for Best Supporting Actress Orquidea de Oro for Best Actress Premio Dos de Oro for Best International Actress |
| 2004–2005 | La Mujer en el Espejo La mujer en el espejo La Mujer en el Espejo is the title of a Colombian telenovela that first aired in Colombia in 1997 and was later remade & aired again in Colombia in 2004 by Telemundo and was later aired in at least 16 countries.-Plot:... |
Luzmila | |
| 2005–2007 | Decisiones Decisiones Decisiones is a Telemundo-produced Spanish-language television anthology of steamy melodramas about passion and sex in the modern world. The hour-long series features impassioned people thrust into amorous adventures and pushed to their breaking points... |
Liliana | |
| 2005 | La Tormenta La Tormenta La Tormenta is a Colombian 2005 - 2006 telenovela originally produced by RTI Colombia and broadcast by Telemundo and Caracol TV, starring Natalia Streignard and Christian Meier... |
Isabela Montilla | Premio TVyNovelas for Best Antagonist |
| 2007 | Zorro: La Espada y la Rosa Zorro: La Espada y la Rosa Zorro: La Espada y la Rosa is a Spanish-language telenovela based on Johnston McCulley's characters. Telemundo aired it from February 12 to July 23, 2007. This limited-run serial shows the masked crusader as a hero torn between his fight for justice and his love for a beautiful woman... |
Sor Suplicios | |
| 2008 | Novia para Dos Novia para dos Novia para dos is a 1956 Argentine film.... |
Tania Toquica Murillo | |
| 2010–2011 | Los Herederos Del Monte Los Herederos Del Monte Los Herederos Del Monte is a Spanish-language telenovela to be produced by the United States-based television network Telemundo and RTI Colombia, with Colombia as location.... |
Berta Soto | |
| 2011 | Confidencial - De vuelta a la vida | Angela Guarin | |
| 2011-2012 | Sierra morena Sierra Morena The Sierra Morena is one of the main systems of mountain ranges in Spain.It stretches for 400 kilometres East-West across southern Spain, forming the southern border of the Meseta Central plateau of the Iberian Peninsula, and providing the watershed between the valleys of the Guadiana to the... |
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Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | For | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Premio Mara de Venezuela | Best Supporting Actress | La Venganza La Venganza (2002 telenovela) La Venganza , is a Spanish-language telenovela produced by the United States-based television network Telemundo and RTI Colombia. This limited-run series ran for 127 episodes from November 4, 2002 to May 16, 2003... |
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| 2004 | Premio TVyNovelas | Best Supporting Actress | ||
| Premios ACE | Best Supporting Actress | Pasión de Gavilanes Pasión de gavilanes Pasión de Gavilanes was a popular Colombian telenovela that ran for 188 episodes, from 2003 to 2004. Written by Julio Jiménez, it was produced by RTI Colombia in conjunction with the Telemundo network and with the participation of Caracol TV company. In Colombia, it was broadcast by Caracol TV... |
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| Orquidea de Oro | Best Actress | |||
| Premios Dos de Oro | Best International Actress | |||
| 2006 | Premio TVyNovelas | Best Antagonist | La Tormenta La Tormenta La Tormenta is a Colombian 2005 - 2006 telenovela originally produced by RTI Colombia and broadcast by Telemundo and Caracol TV, starring Natalia Streignard and Christian Meier... |
External links
- Official Website
- Nataska Klauss at the TelemundoTelemundoTelemundo is an American television network that broadcasts in Spanish. The network is the second-largest Spanish-language content producer in the world, and the second-largest Spanish-language network in the United States, behind Univision....
's official website - Natasha Klauss at the Internet Movie DatabaseInternet Movie DatabaseInternet Movie Database is an online database of information related to movies, television shows, actors, production crew personnel, video games and fictional characters featured in visual entertainment media. It is one of the most popular online entertainment destinations, with over 100 million...
- Natasha Klauss at MySpaceMySpaceMyspace is a social networking service owned by Specific Media LLC and pop star Justin Timberlake. Myspace launched in August 2003 and is headquartered in Beverly Hills, California. In August 2011, Myspace had 33.1 million unique U.S. visitors....