Natasha Liu Bordizzo

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Natasha Liu Bordizzo
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Bordizzo in 2017
Born (1994-08-25) 25 August 1994 (age 30)
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Alma mater University of Technology Sydney
OccupationActress
Years active2015–present

Natasha Liu Bordizzo (born 25 August 1994) is an Australian actress. She made her debut portraying the character of Snow Vase in Netflix's Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny . In 2019, she portrayed the character of Helena in Netflix's The Society . [1] In 2022, she portrayed the character of Heather in Netflix's Day Shift . In 2023, she portrayed the Mandalorian warrior Sabine Wren in the Disney+ series Ahsoka .

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Early life and education

Natasha Liu Bordizzo was born in Sydney, New South Wales. Her mother is Chinese and her father is of Italian descent. She attended Sydney Girls High School. She was preparing to study for a Bachelor of Law/Bachelor of Communication at University of Technology Sydney when she was cast for a leading role in Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny (2016). Bordizzo speculated she was cast due to her age, appearance, English fluency, and martial arts ability—she has a black belt in taekwondo, as well as training in Kenpō karate. [2]

Career

To prepare for Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny , Bordizzo underwent intensive training in Wudang sword fighting with Yuen Woo-ping. [3]

In 2016 Bordizzo moved to Los Angeles to pursue an international acting career. [4]

In 2017, Bordizzo had the supporting role of Deng Yan in The Greatest Showman , an American musical film, directed by Michael Gracey. [5] The film premiered on 8 December, aboard the RMS Queen Mary 2. [6] It was released in the United States on 20 December by 20th Century Fox [6] and became one of the highest grossing live-action musicals of all time. [7]

Bordizzo has also appeared in Hotel Mumbai (2018), [8] an American-Australian thriller film directed by Anthony Maras and written by John Collee and Maras. It is based on the 2009 documentary Surviving Mumbai about the Mumbai attacks in 2008 at the Taj Mahal Palace Hotel in India. Bordizzo portrayed Australian back-packer Bree, opposite Dev Patel, Armie Hammer, Nazanin Boniadi and Anupam Kher. [8] [9]

In 2021, Bordizzo starred as Julia in the Amazon Prime Video movie The Voyeurs . [10] The film was shot in Montreal, Canada in 2019 and tells the story of a couple who witnesses the sex life of their neighbours. Bordizzo originally auditioned for the role on a video call using an American accent but the director requested she keep her native Australian accent. [10] In the same year, Bordizzo leant her voice to the animated comedy movie Wish Dragon as the voice of Li Na Wang. Her character is a celebrity who inspires a young boy's journey to be reunited with her because they were once childhood friends. [11]

In November 2021, it was reported that Bordizzo had been cast as Sabine Wren in the Star Wars series Ahsoka , which premiered in August 2023. [12]

Bordizzo is a Chanel ambassador [13] and modelled for Australian brand Bonds. [14]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
2016 Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny Snow Vase
2017 Gong Shou Dao Master YuShort film
The Greatest Showman Deng Yan [15]
2018 Detective Chinatown 2 Officer Chen Ying
Hotel Mumbai Bree
2019 Guns Akimbo Nova [16]
The Naked WandererValerie
2021 The Voyeurs Julia
Wish Dragon Li NaVoice role
2022 Day Shift Heather [17] [18]
2023 Heroes of the Golden Masks LiVoice role

Television

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
2019 The Society HelenaMain role
2020 Most Dangerous Game Kennedy3 episodes
2023–present Ahsoka Sabine Wren Main role [19]

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