Natalie Burn, born in Kiev, Ukraine, was guided into ballet training from the age of 4 by her mother, a former ballerina herself. By age 8, she was admitted into the world-renowned Bolshoi Ballet School in Moscow, and in her teens, she moved to London to complete her education at the Royal Ballet School. In a few years, she was admitted to the Rambert Dance at the Brunel University where she was keen in learning the art of choreography and modern forms of dance. Natalie had an impressive dance career performing on top stages all over the world.
She decided to pursue her love of performing and creativity through acting. She moved to Los Angeles and was admitted to the Lee Strasberg Theatre Institute in West Hollywood where before long, she teamed up with Benny ‘The Jet’ and trained kickboxing, jiu jitsu, wire work, and knife, gun and sword fighting. Because of her international background, impressive athleticism and ability to speak four languages, Natalie caught the attention of casting agents and producers in Hollywood, and she began winning small roles that helped her hone her craft.
It is, indeed, her journey to Los Angeles and complete immersion into the entertainment industry where Natalie is truly making her mark and setting herself apart from other actresses of her generation with her imprint Born to Burn Films is the force behind “The Bayou,’ multi award winner and Oscar lauded Gary Oldman’s first feature film since his clean sweep as Winston Churchill, “Darkest Hour” with this year’s Oscar, Golden Globe and BAFTA awards. The film centers on a colorfully immoral mob enforcer named Tickie Bordeaux (Oldman), a dangerous young wanna-be bad boy portrayed by Dylan O’Brien, a 15-yr-old runaway (Joey King) along with a star ensemble of unique characters ultimately seeking their own last chance at finding redemption and faith.
Natalie’s film credits include her leading role in “Acceleration” which she also produced starring Dolph Lundgren, Chuck Liddell, Danny Trejo, and Rampage, also “Hollow Point” directed by Daniel Zirilli, “Hard Night Falling” directed by Giorgio Bruno, “Awaken/Left To Die, a motion picture that she created and produced, co-starring Darryl Hannah, Vinnie Jones, Robert Davi and Edward Furlong, She has also had key roles in “Expendables 3” with Sylvester Stallone, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Antonio Banderas and Harrison Ford where she played the wife of Mel Gibson and appeared in “Killer Mermaid/Nymph” with Franco Nero, “Criminal” with Kevin Costner and Tommy Lee Jones, “Mechanic Resurrection” with Jason Statham and Jessica Alba and “Mothers and Daughters,” starring Sharon Stone, Selma Blair, Courtney Cox and Susan Sarandon. She was recently seen in Natalie’s the genre standout, “The Executioners,” directed by Giorgio Serafini, produced by Phil Goldfine and Nick Chartier (Voltage) and released by Lionsgate earlier this year. Later this year you will see her as a lead in a psychological thriller “Obsessio – The Split” directed by John Real. As well as Natalie just finished working on her new movie called “Hollow Point” directed by Daniel Zirilli where she played detective Emily Plaza along side Luke Goss, Juju Chan, Jay Mohr, Roger Guenveur Smith and Bill Duke. Another exiting news is Natalie just booked a new Action Film opposite Dolph Lundgren called “Survival” produced by Sun Film Group. Natalie will be playing an Interpol agent. The shoot will take place this September in Rome!
As a choreographer, Ms Burn has worked for numerous theatrical productions as well as putting on her own show for Unesco called “AstroBallet”. She also funded her own charity organization for environmental awareness where she presented her own ballet called “Stella” which gained the support of Michelle Rodrigues and Owen Wilson. She has also worked with stars such as Paula Abdul, Nelly, Jackson 5, Eros Ramazotti and Mario. Natalie also appeared as a model on the cover of Calvin Harris album Motion.
Natalie is a Lifetime Member of The Actors Studio ran by Al Pacino, Mark Rydell & Alec Baldwin. Natalie was the last actress Martin Landau made a member of The Actors Studio before he passed away.
