Natasha Halevi

Natasha Halevi is an American actress and director based in Los Angeles, California. She is known for her role as Anaconda in Troma's B.C.Butcher, as Cara in Lunch Break Feminist Club, and as Alexis Shine in They Want Dick Dickster.[1][2][3]

Natasha Halevi
Natasha Halevi on the red carpet for B.C. Butcher
Other namesTasha Halevi
EducationBiology B.S., Dramatic Arts B.A.
Alma materUniversity of California, Davis
OccupationActress, director
Years active2013–present
Spouse(s)
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(m. 2019)​

Early life

Halevi studied at the University of California, Davis where she graduated with a Biology B.S. and Dramatic Art B.A.[4] While in college she also guided for Outdoor Adventures as a rafting, sea kayaking and rock climbing guide.[5] Halevi lived in Boulder, Colorado during her early 20s, where she worked in sustainable design.[6]

Career

In 2014, she received her first feature film role in They Want Dick Dickster starring Robert Ray Shafer, Tim Russ, Tim Abell, and Richard Grieco.[7] 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.

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.[8]

Halevi directed a section 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[9] in 2019 where it won the “Director’s Award for Cinematic Achievement”. The anthology also screened at Fantastic Fest and the Brooklyn Horror Film Festival.[10][9]

Personal life

She married actor Sean Gunn (director James Gunn's brother) in 2019.[11]

References
  1. Mozz, Danny (October 28, 2015). "Troma Acquires Kansas Bowling's B.C. Butcher A Prehistoric Slasher Film". The Shock Chamber. The Shock Chamber. Retrieved December 13, 2015.
  2. Enterprise Staff (8 December 2015). "UC Davis grad's work chosen for film festival". The Davis Enterprise. Retrieved December 13, 2015.
  3. "They Want Dick Dickster Interviews". LAEXTV.com. Retrieved December 13, 2015.
  4. Enterprise Staff (December 8, 2015). "UC Davis grad's work chosen for film festival". The Davis Enterprise. Retrieved December 13, 2015.
  5. "UCD alumna in series accepted into the Hollywood & Vine Film Festival". UC Davis. November 11, 2015. Retrieved December 13, 2015.
  6. "Leadership Initiative Award Winner- Tasha Halevi". Colorado Green Building Guild. Colorado Green Building Guild. Archived from the original on December 22, 2015. Retrieved December 14, 2015.
  7. "Arrivals Featuring Natasha Halevi". Getty Images. Retrieved December 14, 2015.
  8. Enterprise Staff (December 16, 2015). "UCD grad's web series wins two festival awards" (16 December 2015, Arts Section). The Davis Enterprise. The Davis Enterprise Newspaper. Retrieved December 16, 2015.
  9. Millican, Josh (August 27, 2019). "FilmQuest 2019 Announces Full Line Up". Dread Central.
  10. Barkan, Jonathan (2019-09-13). "Fantastic Fest 2019 Exclusive: Character Posters For Shorts Anthology BLEED". Dread Central. Retrieved 2019-11-21.
  11. Strohm, Emily (July 22, 2019). "Gilmore Girls' Sean Gunn Marries Actress Natasha Halevi — Inside Their Picnic Wedding Ceremony!". People.
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