Natalia Tena

Natalia Tena was born on November 1, 1984 in London, England as Natalia Gastiain Tena. She is an actress and writer, known for Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007), Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011) and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (2010).

Movies

Amar

Laura and Carlos love each other as if every day is their last. Driven by the desire to control her own life and break free from her mother’s control, Laura dreams of getting pregnant. Both search for their place in this world, but one year later and a little more…

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Fun Facts

Attended Bedales school, the same school as Minnie Driver, Lily Allen and Daniel Day-Lewis.

British of Spanish descent.

Her favorite actress is Helena Bonham Carter . They appear together in the Harry Potter films and, though the films have not stated this explicitly yet, her character is Carter's niece.

Natalia Tena is a supporter of the human rights organization Survival International. In January 2013 she lent her support to their campaign to finally bring the killers of three Colombian Indian leaders to justice.

Lead singer with Molotov Jukebox.

Natalia learned to play the accordion while she was in a stage production called Nights at the Circus.

Was almost kicked out of Bedales for smoking, but the teacher who caught her asked her to try out for a role in About a Boy (2002) instead.

Appeared at Armageddon Expo in Wellington in 2016.

Before she got a career in acting, Nat was going to study psychology and philosophy in Australia.

Quotes

A heart is comprised of four chambers and four valves that all work together for us to think, breathe, feel, and live.

Nerds rule the fucking world. Fuck everyone else.

My love of music comes from as long as I remember. I begged my mum to learn piano for a year when I was 4, she wanted to make sure I was serious and I wanted to be Chuck Berry when I grew up! We were a very musical family, my mum would play guitar and her, my dad and aunt would sing and harmonize!