Name	Natalie Mendoza
Height
Naionality	Australian-British-Filipina
Date of Birth	12-August-1978
Place of Birth	Hong Kong
Famous for	Acting

Natalie Mendoza is a Hong Kong-born Australian-British-Filipina classical theatre-trained actress and musician. She is best known for her role as one of the main characters, Jackie Clunes in the British drama series Hotel Babylon and as tough girl Juno in the acclaimed horror thriller The Descent, as well as its sequel, The Descent Part 2. She was playing Arachne in the Broadway musical, Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark but was forced to leave the show due to a work-related injury.

Mendoza appeared in Moulin Rouge! in which she appeared as the cameo role and lead dancer China Doll. After Moulin Rouge! she began working on a solo album in Melbourne and signed a three picture deal with Miramax. She filmed several US series like Farscape and played Liat in ABC's South Pacific opposite Harry Connick Junior and Glenn Close. When filming The Great Raid, she became involved with her co−star Joseph Fiennes, and moved to London. In 2003 Mendoza went back to England to focus her attention on acting. She trained as an actor at the prestigious Bristol Old Vic Theatre School training in Classical Theater. Mendoza appeared on stage in many classical theatre and modern theatre productions: Coup d'Etat at MTC, Five Kinds of Silence, Vagina Monologues, Macbeth, Romeo and Juliet, The Importance of Being Earnest, and many more.

In 2005 she was cast as the lead role in the film The Descent creating the iconic role of Juno. She developed the role of Galadriel in The Lord of the Rings musical under the director Matthew Warchus in 2005 and was offered the role for the original and Westend production but was unable to accept the offer due to contractual obligations. In 2006, she appeared in the role of Australian immigrant and head of housekeeping Jackie Clunes in the BBC1 British drama series Hotel Babylon and went on to shoot the 2nd and 3rd series. In 2007, she guest-starred in the Doctor Who audio dramas Absolution and The Girl Who Never Was. In 2007 she filmed The Descent 2 sequel and horror film Surviving Evil, which she wrote the title track for, "Alone Again". She workshopped the lead role of Molly in Matthew Warchus production of Ghost which was based on the original screenplay by Bruce Rubin.

Music written by Glen Ballard and Dave Stewart. In 2008 she joined Dave Stewart's Weapons of Mass Entertainment and began being managed by him developing many projects including her own multimedia project. She was the "face" and designer for the Voodoo Dolls surf/ski apparel clothing line in London and Australia in 2003.[citation needed] She is currently based out of London/LA/NYC recording her solo album, producing films and creating her own multimedia projects.