THE WHOLE NINE YARDS - BIOGRAPHY - NATASHA HENSTRIDGE

Natasha Henstridge (Cynthia) literally hatched into movie stardom with her feature film debut in MGM's hit sci-fi thriller "Species," for which she won an MTV Movie Award.

Henstridge has completed production on numerous highly-anticipated projects, all scheduled for release in the first half of 2000.

These include Miramax's BOUNCE, starring Gwyneth Paltrow and Ben Affleck for writer/director Don Roos; writer/director Steven Feder's romantic comedy, IT HAD TO BE YOU, in which she stars opposite Michael Vartan in a love story about a woman and a man who fall in love while planning their respective weddings; CARACARA, an HBO drama in which she stars opposite Johnathon Schaech for director Graeme Clifford; and A BETTER WAY TO DIE, in which she stars opposite Andrew Braugher, Joe Pantoliano and Lou Diamond Phillips.

Henstridge was born in Springdale, Newfoundland, and raised in Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada.