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3	Natasha Henstridge (born August 15, 1974 in Springdale, Newfoundland and Labrador) is a Canadian model and actress.
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5	She first became famous for her role as [[MsFanservice frequently naked]] human-alien hybrid Sil in the very successful film ''Film/{{Species}}''. She's since gone on to appear in two other movies from the ''Species'' series, ''Film/TheWholeNineYards'', ''The Whole Ten Yards'', ''Steal'', ''Film/GhostsOfMars'' and the TV series ''Series/SheSpies'' and ''Series/EliStone''.
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7	She provided the voice of the substitute teacher in the ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark'' episode "Tom's Rhinoplasty", being credited as "the chick from ''Species''". She also appeared in ''Series/TheOuterLimits1995'' episode "[[Recap/TheOuterLimits1995S3E1BitsOfLove Bits of Love]]" as Emma.
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9	She is not related to British actress Creator/ElizabethHenstridge.
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11	!!Tropes associated with her include:
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13	* DawsonCasting: Inverted for ''{{Film/Species}}'' where she was playing Sil's adult form - and she was only nineteen herself. She was only six years older than Creator/MichelleWilliams, who was playing Sil as a preteen.
14	* MsFanservice: She has no qualms about showing off her beautiful body in her various roles.
15	* StarDerailingRole: ''Film/GhostsOfMars'' did a lot of damage to her film career, but she found more success on television.
16	* StatuesqueStunner: As a former model, she's tall (5' 9½"177 cm), which even helps her oft exploited sex appeal.
17	* TypeCasting: Her role as Sil typecast her as a FemmeFatale and she took care to avoid roles that were too similar.
18	* WhatCouldHaveBeen:
19	** She was set to play Jill Valentine in ''Film/ResidentEvilApocalypse'' but she had to drop out due to scheduling conflicts.
20	** Among the films she turned down included ''Film/IndependenceDay'' and ''Film/MenInBlack''. She later said she's not very good at judging whether a script is bad.

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