Elizabeth Henstridge and Natasha Henstridge are two actresses who share the same last name, but are they related? This is a question that many fans of their work have wondered, especially since they both have appeared in sci-fi and action roles. However, the simple answer is no. The two actresses are not related, they simply have a common surname. In this article, we will explore their backgrounds, careers, and achievements, and see what makes them different from each other.
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Elizabeth Henstridge: From Sheffield to Hollywood
Elizabeth Henstridge was born on September 11, 1987, in Sheffield, England. She is of English and Irish descent, and has two sisters. She attended Meadowhead School and King Edward VII School, where she developed an interest in acting. She graduated from the University of Birmingham in 2009, with a degree in drama and theatre arts. She then studied at East 15 Acting School in Loughton, Essex, and later moved to Los Angeles to pursue her acting career.
Elizabeth made her professional acting debut in 2010, in a short film called Easy Under the Apple Bough. She then appeared in another short film, And the Kid, in 2011. She also made her television debut that year, playing Emily Alexander in the long-running British soap opera Hollyoaks. However, her breakthrough role came in 2012, when she was cast as Agent Jemma Simmons in the ABC superhero action drama series Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., which is set within the Marvel Cinematic Universe. The series premiered on September 24, 2013, and ran for seven seasons until August 12, 2020. Elizabeth played Simmons for all 136 episodes of the show, and also directed one episode in the final season.
For her role in Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Elizabeth gained further recognition and acclaim from critics and fans. She received positive reviews for her performance in “4,722 Hours”, the fifth episode of the third season, which focused on her character’s survival on an alien planet. The episode was named one of the best television episodes of 2015 by The Atlantic. She also reprised her role as Simmons in animated form in an episode of the Disney XD superhero series Ultimate Spider-Man in 2016.
In addition to Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Elizabeth has also appeared in several films, such as The Thompsons (2012), a horror film about a family of vampires; Gangs of Tooting Broadway (2013), a crime drama set in London; Reach Me (2014), an ensemble drama featuring Sylvester Stallone and Tom Berenger; and Wolves at the Door (2016), a horror film loosely based on the infamous Manson Family murders. She also starred as Jessica Cooper in the Hallmark Channel Christmas romantic comedy film Christmas at the Plaza in 2019.
In March 2020, it was announced that Elizabeth was cast in a leading role in the Apple TV+ drama thriller series Suspicion, alongside Uma Thurman. She plays Tara, a junior research fellow at Oxford and one of the suspects in the Leo Newman case. The series is based on the Israeli series False Flag.
Elizabeth is married to actor Zachary Abel since August 21, 2021. They met on the set of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., where Abel played Agent Tad Morita.
Natasha Henstridge: From Newfoundland to Species
Natasha Henstridge was born on August 15, 1974, in Springdale, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. She is the daughter of Helen Henstridge, a homemaker, and Brian Henstridge, a construction manager and business owner. She has a younger brother named Shane. She grew up in Fort McMurray, Alberta.
Natasha began her career as a model at age 14, when she entered the Casablanca Modelling Agency’s Look of the Year contest and was chosen first runner-up. The following year, she went to Paris to pursue her modelling ambitions. At age 15, she was featured on her first magazine cover, the French edition of Cosmopolitan. She also graced the covers of many international fashion magazines, such as Vogue and Marie Claire. She also did television commercials for products such as Olay, Old Spice
