Natasha Little

Natasha Little (born 2 October 1969) is an English actress. She is best known for her work on British television, but has also featured in many film and theatre roles.

Early life

Little was born in Liverpool, Lancashire. Her mother is a teacher and her father an NHS manager. For the first ten years of her life she lived in the Middle East where her father set up immunisation clinics for the World Health Organisation, and her mother taught at an English speaking school. Her family then moved back to the UK and settled in Loughton in Essex. She attended the local comprehensive school, Loughton County High School for Girls and joined a Saturday drama group called the Epping Youth Theatre.

She originally planned on a career in law, but was persuaded to apply to drama school by her teacher after she starred in a school production of the musical Chicago. She attended the Guildhall School of Music and Drama and graduated in 1994 with a BA Hons in drama.

Acting career

Little's first acting role after graduating was a part in the play The Tenth Man at the New End Theatre. She was talent-spotted whilst performing a play at the Latchmere pub theatre and subsequently won the role of Jenny in the successful ITV drama London's Burning in 1995. She had roles in the Lynda La Plante televised series Supply & Demand in 1997 and that same year she won the role of Rachel in the critically acclaimed BBC drama This Life (series 2).