Natasha chats with James about acting, music with a purpose, being a special kind of bride and the Urkaine! Follow her on IG @NatashaBlasickReal Natasha Blasick is an actress, model, producer and musician originally from Odesa, Ukraine on the Black Sea and currently portrays Svetlana the mail-order bride in the mind-bending Peacock series Paul T. Goldman. She also stars opposite Gerard Butler, Jeremy Piven, Eva Longoria, and Jamie Foxx in in the upcoming comedy feature All-Star Weekend, which marks Foxx’s directorial debut. In the upcoming feature, Moms Rising she plays Luba Tryszynska, the “Angel of Bergen Belsen,” who saved the lives of fifty-two children during the Holocaust in World War II. The prolific actress also has a starring role in Karaganda, a post-Soviet, Eastern European organized crime action/thriller, and she appears in the acclaimed live-action video game Immortality, which premiered at the 2022 Tribeca Film Festival, and was just the recipient for The BAFTA award in the category of Best Narrative for the live action video game, Immortality where he portrays Natassia.
 Growing up in Ukraine, Natasha studied dance, acted in many plays, competed in beauty contests, and earned a Masters Degree from Odesa State Economic University in International Economy. One of her earliest memories was performing a solo monologue during which she felt a profound connection to the audience. Their reaction, plus the fact that she was good at memorizing her dialogue, cemented a life-long passion for acting. Ordinarily a shy person, acting empowered Natasha, who soon realized she could do things on stage that were impossible for her in real life. Arriving in the United States, one of Natasha’s first breaks was a recurring role in MDN, a sketch-comedy series on Spike TV. She appeared in eight of the ten episodes. She was the swimsuit winner in the Mrs. World contest. One of her first feature leads was in the found-footage horror thriller Paranoid Activity 2. Natasha’s additional feature credits include: Meet the Spartans, Dark Crossing, Nomad: The Beginning, The Black Russian, The Martial Arts Kid, Loves Me, Loves Me Not, Playing With Dolls, Blood Pageant, and Hollywood Laundromat. Her episodic television credits include: NCIS, Country Comfort, Jean-Claude Van Johnson and There’s…Johnny. #urkraine #paultgoldman #natashablasick #jameslottjr