Natasha Negovanlis
| Natasha Negovanlis | |
|---|---|
 Negovanlis in 2016 | |
| Born |
April 3, 1990 Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Education | McGill University |
| Occupation | Actress, singer, writer, presenter |
| Years active | 2011–present |
| Employer | KindaTV |
| Known for | Carmilla |
| Website | Official website |
Natasha Negovanlis (born April 3, 1990) is a Canadian actress, singer, writer, and YouTube presenter. She is best known for playing the title role in the popular LGBT web series Carmilla.[1]
Career
Acting
Negovanlis studied voice performance at the Schulich School of Music at McGill University. She was cast in her first professional musical in Fall 2011. For this role, she was nominated in 2012 on BROADWAYWORLD.com for Best Female Performance in a Featured Role.[2] In 2015, she co-starred in the feature film Almost Adults.
Carmilla
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In 2014, Negovanlis was cast as the title role in the Canadian web series Carmilla. In the series, which is based on the 1871 gothic novella of the same name, Negovanlis portrays the vampire Carmilla, who appears after her roommate's previous roommate vanishes. The series premiered on the Vervegirl (rebranded as 'KindaTV' as of January 2016) YouTube channel on August 19, 2014.
As a result of the web series' popularity, Negovanlis garnered much attention on social media for her role as Carmilla, primarily on Tumblr, Twitter and Instagram, where she has since amassed more than 200,000 combined followers.[3][4]
The series is popular online for its depiction of LGBT characters and has been viewed over 45 million times on the Vervegirl YouTube channel, which has since been renamed and rebranded as 'KindaTV.'
The first and second seasons each consist of 36 three to seven-minute episodes.[5] A twelve-episode prequel mini-season, "season zero," was announced just after the release of the final episode of Season 2.[6] On February 13, 2016, it was announced that Carmilla will air its third and final season in the summer of 2016.[7]
In 2016, the series won a Canadian Screen Award[8][9] and a Rockie Award for Branded Content at the Banff World Media Festival.[10]
Other work
Natasha works for Shaftesbury Films and Smokebomb Entertainment on their flagship YouTube channel 'KindaTV'.
Personal life
In 2015, AfterEllen.com placed Negovanlis at #5 on their Hot 100 list of "the sexiest women chosen by women."[11]
Awards
| Year | Award | Category | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | BROADWAYWORLD.COM | Best Female Performance in a Featured Role | Nominated |
| 2015 | Shorty Awards | Favorite Actress | Nominated |
| 2015 | Streamy Awards | Best Actress | Nominated |
| 2016 | Canadian Screen Awards | Top 3, Fan's Choice | Nominated |
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | The Way We Are | Sophie | Lead role; short |
| 2014–2016 | Carmilla | Carmilla | Main role[12] |
| 2014 | Canadian Star | Herself | Documentary |
| 2015 | March Family Letters | Sallie | Guest role; 2 episodes |
| 2015 | Almost Adults | Cassie | Main role; feature film |
| 2016 | Slasher | Natasha | Guest role; 1 episode |
| 2016 | Haunted or Hoax | Ellia | Main Role |
| 2017 | Carmilla The Movie | Carmilla | Main Role; Release Date TBA |
References
- ↑ "Elise Bauman and Natasha Negovanlis of "Carmilla" talk fandom and hopes for Season 2 - AfterEllen". AfterEllen. Retrieved 2016-02-19.
- ↑ "2012 BWW Awards - Best Performance by a Female in a Feature Role/Ensemble (Musical) (tv.broadwayworld.com)". www.broadwayworld.com. Retrieved 2016-04-25.
- ↑ "In Bed with Natasha Negovanlis - AfterEllen". AfterEllen. 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2016-06-17.
- ↑ "Natasha Negovanlis (@natvanlis) | Twitter". twitter.com. Retrieved 2016-06-17.
- ↑ "Vervegirl TV". YouTube. Retrieved 2015-12-03.
- ↑ "Carmilla | Season Zero | Teaser Trailer". YouTube. VerveGirl TV.
- ↑ https://www.instagram.com/p/BBvObP5IG3g/?taken-by=natvanlis
- ↑ "Canadian Screen Awards - Academy". www.academy.ca. Retrieved 2016-02-12.
- ↑ https://twitter.com/Smokebomb_Ent/status/707770801177628672
- ↑ ago, Regan Reid 3 days. "Banff '16: Rockie Award Program Competition winners announced". Retrieved 2016-06-17.
- ↑ "The Results Are In! It's the 2015 AfterEllen Hot 100". Retrieved 10 October 2015.
- ↑ http://www.tubefilter.com/2014/12/10/kotex-web-series-carmilla-vampires-branded/
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