Nathalie Kelley
Kelley in 2020
Born (1984-03-03) 3 March 1984 (age 39)
Lima, Peru
NationalityAustralian
OccupationActress
Years active2005–present
Spouse
Jordy Burrows
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(m. 2018; sep. 2020)​

Nathalie Kelley (born 3 March 1984) is a Peruvian-Australian actress, known for her role as Neela in the 2006 action film The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift, and for her roles in various television series including Body of Proof (2011–2012), Unreal (2015), The Vampire Diaries (2016–2017), Dynasty (2017–2018) and The Baker and the Beauty (2020).

Early life

Kelley was born 3 March 1984,[1] in Lima, Peru, to a Peruvian mother and an Argentine father.[2] They moved to Sydney when she was three. She attended North Sydney Girls High School.[2]

Career

In 2005, Charmed executive producers Brad Kern, Aaron Spelling and E. Duke Vincent developed a one-hour pilot for The WB titled Mermaid.[2][3] Kelley was cast as the series protagonist Nikki, a mermaid who is rescued by a young man when she washes ashore in Miami. The pilot was not picked up as a result of The WB and UPN merging into The CW; the resulting network passed on the show.[2][4]

In June 2006, Kelley received her breakout role as Neela in the film The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift, the third installment of Fast & Furious franchise.[2] In March 2008, Kelley appeared in the low-budget drama crime film Loaded alongside Jesse Metcalfe. In March 2011, Kelley had a small role in the retro comedy film Take Me Home Tonight, which starred Topher Grace, Anna Faris and fellow Australian Teresa Palmer. The film was shot in Los Angeles in 2007 but its release was delayed by Universal Pictures for unknown reasons. The following month, Kelley appeared as the protagonist in the low-budget horror film Urban Explorer, which follows a group of four urban explorers who explore an underground world beneath metropolitan Berlin.

In 2010, Kelley played the love interest in the music video for the Bruno Mars song "Just the Way You Are". In August 2011, Kelley signed on in a major recurring role in the second season of the ABC crime drama television series Body of Proof. Kelley appeared as Dani Alvarez in ten episodes and made her final appearance in the episode "Going Viral Part One".[5] In 2012, Kelley played a vampire princess in the video clip "Luna Llena" from Puerto Rican reggaeton duo Baby Rasta & Gringo. In 2014, she won a regular role in the Lifetime series Unreal.[6] In 2016, Kelley was cast as Carmen Castillo in the TV pilot sequel to the 1999 film Cruel Intentions,[7] but the project did not go to series.[8][9] From 2016 to 2017, Kelley appeared as Sybil in the final season of The CW television series The Vampire Diaries.

Kelley starred as Cristal in the first season of The CW's Dynasty reboot, from 2017 to 2018.[10][11] In 2020, she debuted in the lead role of Noa Hamilton in the ABC series The Baker and the Beauty.[12][13]

Personal life

Kelley began dating Jordan "Jordy" Burrows in 2018.[14][15] That April, she confirmed in an Instagram post that they were engaged,[16] and they married on 29 April 2018.[17] They separated in 2020.[18]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes Ref(s)
2006 The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift Neela [19][20][21]
2008 Loaded April [citation needed]
2011 Take Me Home Tonight Beth [22]
Urban Explorer Lucia aka The Depraved [citation needed]
2012 The Man Who Shook the Hand of Vicente Fernandez Pretty Annie [citation needed]
2014 Infiltrators Gin Cross [23]
With You Aurelia Short film [citation needed]
2018 In Like Flynn Zaca [24]

Television

Year Title Role Notes Ref(s)
2005 Mermaid Nikki Television pilot [25]
2010 Lone Star Sofia Episode: "Reverse" [26]
2011 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Monica Gimble/DJ Drang Episode: "Hitting for the Cycle" [26]
2011–2012 Body of Proof Dani Alvarez Recurring role (season 2); 10 episodes [26][27]
2015 Unreal Grace Main role (season 1); 10 episodes [28][29]
Urban Cowboy Gaby Fox pilot [30]
2016 Mistresses Kristen Sorbonne Episode: "Bridge Over Troubled Water" [31]
Cruel Intentions Carmen Unaired NBC pilot [32][29][33]
2016–2017 The Vampire Diaries Sybil Recurring role; 11 episodes [34][35]
2017–2018 Dynasty Cristal Carrington/Celia Machado Main role (season 1); 22 episodes [36][37]
2020 The Baker and the Beauty Noa Hamilton Lead role [38][39][40]
2021 To Catch a Spy Chloe Day Hallmark movie [41]

Music videos

Year Artist Song title Role Ref(s)
2010 Bruno Mars "Just the Way You Are" Love interest
2012 Baby Rasta & Gringo "Luna Llena" Love Interest
2018 Rhye "Song for you" Love Interest [42]

References

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  2. ^ a b c d e Bodey, Michael (14 June 2006). "Kelley in hot seat". NEWS.com.au. Archived from the original on 13 April 2008. Retrieved 18 July 2015.
  3. ^ "Scifi 411 - Upcoming TV Shows". scifi411.com. Archived from the original on 22 November 2014.
  4. ^ Moore, Anne (21 March 2006). "Exclusive TV Profile: CHARMED CREATOR BRAD KERN BIDS FAREWELL TO HIS WITCHY, WITCHY WAYS". IFMagazine.com. Archived from the original on 17 October 2006. Retrieved 18 July 2015.
  5. ^ Body of Proof Review: Outbreak!, TV Fanatic, 28 March 2012
  6. ^ Goldberg, Lesley (4 November 2013). "Rules of Engagement, Mad Men Alums Among 4 Cast in Lifetime's Unreal". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 9 February 2014.
  7. ^ Petski, Denise (26 February 2016). "Cruel Intentions Casts Nathalie Kelley; Michelle Mitchenor In Infamous". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 26 February 2016.
  8. ^ Wagmeister, Elizabeth (31 October 2016). "Cruel Intentions Not Moving Forward at NBC, Sony TV Shopping Reboot". Variety. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
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  10. ^ Mitovich, Matt Webb (31 May 2017). "Fall TV First Impression: Dynasty". TVLine. Retrieved 12 September 2017.
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  13. ^ "ABC Invites You to the Ultimate Date Night on Monday, April 13". The Futon Critic. 29 January 2020.
  14. ^ "Vampire Diaries star Zach Roerig: Shock separation by Nathalie Kelley!" (in German). 28 February 2018. Retrieved 18 April 2018 – via Newsbuzzters.com.
  15. ^ natkelley (11 April 2018). "You are such a good man @jordyburrows". Archived from the original on 24 December 2021. Retrieved 18 April 2018 – via Instagram.
  16. ^ natkelley (18 April 2018). "After a decade of living in the US ... I'm about to marry my boy from Berowra". Archived from the original on 24 December 2021. Retrieved 18 April 2018 – via Instagram.
  17. ^ natkelley (29 April 2018). "Stories". Retrieved 30 April 2018 – via Instagram.
  18. ^ lucymanly (14 June 2020). "Romance is over for Sydney glamour couple". Retrieved 25 March 2021 – via www.smh.com.au.
  19. ^ Smith, Neil (25 June 2006). "The Fast And The Furious: Tokyo Drift review". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
  20. ^ Aldridge, Dave. "The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift – review". Radio Times. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
  21. ^ "The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift Review". IGN. 15 June 2006. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
  22. ^ "Take Me Home Tonight (2011)". BFI. Archived from the original on 22 October 2020. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
  23. ^ "Infiltrators". Amazon Prime Video. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
  24. ^ "Movie Review: See the Origins of Errol in 'In Like Flynn'". Movie Nation. 29 January 2019. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
  25. ^ "Dynasty: did you know that Nathalie Kelley (Cristal) was to play in a Charmed spin-off?". Daily Hind News. 21 June 2020. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
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  31. ^ "Season 4, Episode 8 'Bridge Over Troubled Water'". TV Guide.
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  34. ^ Ausiello, Michael (27 June 2016). "Ask Ausiello: Spoilers on Once, Grey's, Walking Dead, Supernatural, Legends, Suits, TVD, Blindspot and More". TVLine. Retrieved 7 July 2016.
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  36. ^ Seddon, Dan (19 April 2020). "Dynasty star Nathalie Kelley says she struggled on the show before her surprising exit". Digital Spy. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
  37. ^ Iannucci, Rebecca (14 April 2020). "Dynasty's Nathalie Kelley Sheds Light on Her Controversial Exit: 'I Wasn't Up to the Challenge' of Playing Cristal". news.yahoo.com. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
  38. ^ Aviles, Gwen (13 April 2020). "'The Beauty and the Baker's' Nathalie Kelley talks about the new Latino TV series". NBC News. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
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  40. ^ D'Addario, Daniel (13 April 2020). "'The Baker and the Beauty': TV Review". Variety. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
  41. ^ Gelman, Vlada (20 April 2021). "TVLine Items: CW Vets' Spy Movie, Netflix Orders Wings of Fire and More". TVLine. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
  42. ^ Lavin, Will (16 February 2018). "RHYE's new single "Song For You" is guaranteed to melt your soul". JOE.co.uk. Retrieved 26 October 2020.

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