Natasha Halevi
Natasha Halevi on the red carpet for B.C. Butcher
Born (1982-01-12) January 12, 1982 (age 42)
Ventura, California, U.S.
Other namesTasha Halevi
EducationUniversity of California, Davis (BS, BA)
Occupation(s)Actress, director
Years active2014–present
Spouse
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(m. 2019)​

Natasha Halevi (born January 12, 1982)[1] is an American actress and filmmaker based in Los Angeles, California. She is known for creating and producing Give Me An A, a reproductive rights horror anthology, as well as directing the wraparound and a segment alongside 16 other female directors of the film.[2] She is a founding director with Fatale Collective, creators of the horror anthology Fatale Collective: Bleed. [3] Her directorial work has been released by XYZ Films, Crypt TV, Midnight Pulp and Screambox.[4] She is known for her acting roles as Anaconda in Kansas Bowling's B.C. Butcher released by Troma, the role of Eliza Taylor's best friend in I'll Be Watching, Cara in Lunch Break Feminist Club, and Alexis Shine in They Want Dick Dickster.[5][6][7]

Early life and education

Halevi was born in Ventura, California and attended St. Bonaventure High School. Halevi then studied at the University of California, Davis where she graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in biology and a Bachelor of Arts in dramatic arts.[6] While in college, she also guided for Outdoor Adventures as a rafting, sea kayaking and rock climbing guide.[8]

Career

Early career

Halevi's early career involved work in the outdoors, including guiding climbing, rafting and kayaking as well as being a ranger in Yosemite National Park.[9] Halevi lived in Boulder, Colorado during her early 20s, where she worked in sustainable design, oversaw LEED Certification on over 20 buildings and was awarded the Green Building Guild Leadership Initiative Award for her work and education in Integrated Design, which she implemented with building teams and also taught at Universities across California.[10]

Acting

Halevi is known for her roles in horror and dark comedy. Most recently she can be seen in the desert indie horror The Buildout (2023) and tech horror I'll Be Watching (2023) as Eliza Taylor's best friend. She is also a member of the ensemble cast of Kansas Bowling's Cuddly Toys (2022).[1]

In 2014, she received her first feature film role in the dark comedy They Want Dick Dickster starring Robert Ray Shafer, Tim Russ, Tim Abell, and Richard Grieco.[11] In the same year, she received a starring role in B.C. Butcher, directed by Kansas Bowling. In 2015, she played supporting roles in the feature films Toby Goes to Camp and Cop-Aholic.

Directing

Halevi directed multiple segments of the reproductive rights horror anthology Give Me An A including the wraparound project called The Cheerleaders with cameo from Virginia Madsen and Abigail starring Alyssa Milano and Sean Gunn that puts letters of Abigail Adams and John Adams to film.[2][12]

Halevi directed a segment of the anthology Fatale Collective: Bleed with Fatale Collective and is one of the original directors of the group of female horror directors. Fatale Collective members include Lola Blanc, Danin Jacquay, Francesca Maldonado, and Megan Rosati. Fatale Collective: Bleed premiered at FilmQuest[13] in 2019 where it won the “Director’s Award for Cinematic Achievement”. The anthology also screened at Fantastic Fest, Overlook Film Festival and the Brooklyn Horror Film Festival.[14][13]

Halevi is the director and part of the cast of Lunch Break Feminist Club which won "Best Ensemble Cast" at the Hollywood and Vine Film Festival on December 12, 2015.[15]

In 2019, Halevi directed Beauty Juice starring Jennifer Holland, Tiffany Shepis and Krista Allen. This film won the Audience Choice Award at the Atlanta Horror Film Festival and went on to stream on Crypt TV, a prestigious horror distributor founded by Jack Davis and Eli Roth and backed by Jason Blum and Blumhouse Productions.[16]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Writer Director Actor Producer Role
2015 Lunch Break Feminist Club Yes Yes Yes Yes Cara
2016 B.C. Butcher No No Yes No Anaconda
2018 Dick Dickster No No Yes No Alexis
2018 Swamp Women Kissing Booth No No Yes Yes Buela
2019 Beauty Juice Yes Yes No Yes
2019 Fatale Collective: Bleed Yes Yes Yes Yes Mom (Voice)
2020 After Ray Yes Yes Yes No Cole
2018 Primitiva No No No Yes

Personal life

She married actor Sean Gunn in 2019.[17]

References

  1. ^ a b "Natasha Halevi". IMDb. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Give Me An A Producer Natasha Halevi Interview". 3 April 2023.
  3. ^ "Exclusive: You Need To See Fatale Collective Bleed".
  4. ^ "The Crypt Holdings posted a video "Beauty Juice \ Featured Creature \ Short Film" on YouTube". Owler.
  5. ^ Mozz, Danny (28 October 2015). "Troma Acquires Kansas Bowling's B.C. Butcher A Prehistoric Slasher Film". The Shock Chamber. Retrieved 13 December 2015.
  6. ^ a b "UC Davis grad's work chosen for film festival". The Davis Enterprise. 8 December 2015. Archived from the original on 6 December 2015. Retrieved 13 December 2015.
  7. ^ "They Want Dick Dickster Interviews". LAEXTV.com. Retrieved 13 December 2015.
  8. ^ "UCD alumna in series accepted into the Hollywood & Vine Film Festival". UC Davis. 11 November 2015. Retrieved 13 December 2015.
  9. ^ "10Thungs You Didn't Know About Natasha Halevi". 28 July 2019.
  10. ^ "Leadership Initiative Award Winner- Tasha Halevi". Colorado Green Building Guild. Archived from the original on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 14 December 2015.
  11. ^ "Arrivals Featuring Natasha Halevi". Getty Images. Retrieved 14 December 2015.
  12. ^ "'Give Me An A', Natasha Halevi's Hellish Assortment Of Horror And Dark Humor Sends A Message To All". filmcombatsyndicate.com. 5 October 2022. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
  13. ^ a b Millican, Josh (27 August 2019). "FilmQuest 2019 Announces Full Line Up". Dread Central.
  14. ^ Barkan, Jonathan (13 September 2019). "Fantastic Fest 2019 Exclusive: Character Posters For Shorts Anthology BLEED". Dread Central. Retrieved 21 November 2019.
  15. ^ Enterprise Staff (16 December 2015). "UCD grad's web series wins two festival awards". The Davis Enterprise. No. Arts Section. Retrieved 16 December 2015.
  16. ^ Ramos, Dino-Ray (15 November 2017). "OBB Pictures And Eli Roth's Crypt TV Partner To Produce Horror Projects". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
  17. ^ Strohm, Emily (22 July 2019). "Gilmore Girls' Sean Gunn Marries Actress Natasha Halevi — Inside Their Picnic Wedding Ceremony!". People.

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