Natasha Negovanlis

Natasha Negovanlis
Born (1990-04-03) April 3, 1990
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Nationality Canadian
Education McGill University
Occupation Actress, singer, writer
Years active 2011–present
Known for Carmilla
Website Official website of Natasha Negovanlis

Natasha Negovanlis (born April 3, 1990) is a Canadian actress, singer, and writer. She is known for playing Carmilla Karnstein in the web series Carmilla (2014–2016) and in the 2017 feature film based on the series.[1]

Career

Before acting professionally, Negovanlis studied at Wexford Collegiate School for the Arts in Toronto, and majored in voice performance at the Schulich School of Music at McGill University. She was cast in her first professional musical in 2011.

In 2014, Negovanlis was cast as the title role in the Canadian web series Carmilla. In the series, which is based on the 1871 gothic novella of the same name, Negovanlis portrays the vampire Carmilla, who appears after her roommate's previous roommate vanishes. The series premiered on Vervegirl (rebranded as KindaTV as of February 2016) channel on August 19, 2014 and has achieved worldwide recognition and praise for its near all-female cast and positive representation of various LGBT characters.[2]

In 2015, she also starred with her Carmilla co-star Elise Bauman in the feature film Almost Adults, which screened at several festivals in 2016 before premiering on Netflix.[3] Also that year, she ranked 5th on AfterEllen's Hot 100 List.[4]

At the 5th Canadian Screen Awards, Negovanlis won the Fan Choice Award, voted on by fans, for her work on Carmilla.[5] Her acceptance speech, in which she discussed the importance of queer representation, attracted media attention from various publications, including Buzzfeed and the Toronto Star.[6][7]

In 2017, Negovanlis reprised her role of Carmilla Karnstein in The Carmilla Movie, a spin-off feature film based on the series.[8] Later that year, alongside her Carmilla co-star Annie M. Briggs, Negovanlis successfully funded a digital series called CLAIREvoyant through an Independent Production Fund grant as well as an Indiegogo campaign that raised over $25,000.[9] The show was co-created, co-written, and co-produced by Negovanlis and Briggs and the series premiered on the KindaTV YouTube channel on May 16, 2018.[10][11]

In 2017, Negovanlis co-starred in her first American feature film, Freelancers Anonymous, which premiered at the historic Castro Theatre in San Francisco on June 15th, 2018.[12]

Personal life

Negovanlis is of Macedonian, Métis, and Irish heritage and her last name is of Greek origin.[13] She identifies as queer or pansexual [14][15][16]

Negovanlis has fostered several dogs and adopted a rescue named Charlie.[17]

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
2014 The Way We Are Sophie Short film; lead role
Carmilla Mircalla "Carmilla" Karnstein Web series; title role
Canadian Star Herself Documentary
2015 March Family Letters Sallie Web series; 2 episodes
Slasher Natasha 1 episode
2016 Almost Adults Cassie Feature film; lead role
Haunted or Hoax Ellia Henderson Web series; 27 episodes
2017 The Carmilla Movie Mircalla "Carmilla" Karnstein Feature film based on the series; title role
Murdoch Mysteries Mildred Preston 1 episode
Seraphim Sarah 2 episodes
Darken Victoria Feature film; supporting role
Haunters: The Musical Penny Web series; supporting role
Barbelle Ghost of girlfriends' past Web series; 1 episode
2018 Freelancers Anonymous[18] Gayle Lead role; feature film
CLAIREvoyant Claire Ganski Web series; lead role; co-creator, writer, producer

Accolades

Year Association Category Nominated work Result
2012 Broadway World Awards [19] Best Performance by a Female in a Feature Role/Ensemble (Musical) Off-Broadway on stage Nominated
2015 Shorty Awards Favorite Actress Carmilla Nominated
Streamy Awards Best Actress Nominated
2016 Canadian Screen Awards Fan's Choice, Top 3 Carmilla Nominated
NYC Web Fest Best Ensemble Cast, along with Isabel Kanaan and Sydney Kondruss Haunted or Hoax Nominated
2017 Canadian Screen Awards Fan's Choice Carmilla Won
Streamy Awards Best Acting in a Drama Carmilla Nominated
Los Angeles Web Series Festival Best Ensemble Cast, along with Isabel Kanaan and Sydney Kondruss Haunted or Hoax Nominated
2018 British LGBT Awards Online Influencer Self Nominated
Diva Awards Social Media Influencer Self Nominated
Toronto Web Fest Awards Best Ensemble Performance Haunters: The Musical Won

References

  1. ↑ Spangler, Todd (2017-09-27). "'The Carmilla Movie' Sets Streaming, Theatrical Premiere Dates". Variety. Retrieved 2017-09-28.
  2. ↑ "8 Reasons Why You Should Watch "Carmilla" Now!" AfterEllen.com, October 8, 2014.
  3. ↑ "We Found Out Which Of The Women Of "Almost Adults" Is Most Likely To Have A Tumblr Girlfriend". BuzzFeed. Retrieved 2017-08-21.
  4. ↑ "In Bed with Natasha Negovanlis - AfterEllen". AfterEllen. 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2016-06-17.
  5. ↑ "Meet Natasha Negovanlis, Canadian Web series superstar". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 2017-05-05.
  6. ↑ "A star system is born at Canadian Screen Awards | Toronto Star". thestar.com. Retrieved 2017-05-05.
  7. ↑ "This Actress Gave A Speech Reminding Everyone Why Queer Representation Matters". BuzzFeed. Retrieved 2017-05-05.
  8. ↑ "'The Carmilla Movie' Set To Debut In Theaters October 26, Then On Fullscreen". Tubefilter. 2017-10-06. Retrieved 2018-05-25.
  9. ↑ "CLAIREvoyant Season 1".
  10. ↑ "'Carmilla' Stars, Producer Prepare To Get 'Clairevoyant' In Upcoming Series - Tubefilter". Tubefilter. 2018-05-10. Retrieved 2018-05-25.
  11. ↑ "Creators of 'Carmilla' releasing supernatural-comedy web series | The Star". thestar.com. Retrieved 2018-05-25.
  12. ↑ "'Freelancers Anonymous'".
  13. ↑ Let The Right One In with Natasha Negovanlis, retrieved 2018-02-09
  14. ↑ Cooper, Julia (2017-03-17). "Meet Natasha Negovanlis, Canadian Web series superstar". Retrieved 2017-08-01.
  15. ↑ "In Bed with Natasha Negovanlis - AfterEllen". AfterEllen. 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2017-08-01.
  16. ↑ Rodriguez, Etienne (2016-09-23). "Don't Forget About Pansexuality". Affinity Magazine. Retrieved 2017-08-01.
  17. ↑ url=https://www.theroxyproject.com/charlie/%7Ctitle=Charlie%7Caccess-date=2018-07-14
  18. ↑ Rawles, Timothy (7 June 2018). "Your San Diego FilmOut LGBT Film Festival guide 2018". San Diego Gay and Lesbian News. Retrieved 19 June 2018.
  19. ↑ "2012 Broadway World Awards". broadwayworld.com. 2012. Retrieved 2017-01-22.
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