Natasha Alam is a well-known film and television actress, known for her participation in such projects as “CSI: Crime Scene”, “Handsome Men”, “Bold and Beautiful”, “Parts of the Body”. Her biography is very unusual, having been born in Tashkent and graduated from a local university, she chose a career as a model, thanks to which she became famous in Europe. Here she met a real prince and became a full member of the royal family, then Natasha Alam successfully realized herself as an actress in Hollywood.
Russian beauty of the East
Natalya Anatolyevna Shimanchuk was born in Tashkent, the capital of the Uzbek SSR, in 1973. She will take the surname Alam later when she gets married. Until a certain moment, she lived the life of an ordinary Soviet girl, went to school, took a pioneer oath and joined the Komsomol. At the insistence of her mother, the girl entered the Tashkent Aviation Institute to get a higher education and a prestigious profession.
However, Natasha herself was fond of fashion and design, but at that time in Tashkent it was unrealistic to get an education in these areas. So the girl began to study as an aviation engineer, while simultaneously becoming a student at a sewing school. A model circle operated under the leadership of Alisher. Later he will become a rather famous fashion designer, his costumes will be worn by personalities of Russian pop music.
Later, a small club grew into a real theater of models, Natasha Alam, along with other girls, toured the country, showing her work.
The bumpy road to Europe
After the founder of a peculiar modeling agency Alisher was taken into the army, Natalya was left without her favorite job for some time. Soon there was an offer to work in Italy, where she was required to go to shows before the performances of one private circus.
Together with her friend Natasha Alam arrived in the suburbs, where she began to prepare for the European voyage. Alas, the European partners went bankrupt, and the girls had to return home. Friends had enough money only for return tickets to Tashkent. On the way, they did not eat anything, only at one of the stations Natasha Alam bought and ate a bunch of dill for the last twenty copecks.
Nevertheless, life gradually improved, Alisher returned from the army and soon settled in Moscow, subsequently dragging Natasha there too. A girl with a bright appearance was a huge success and after some time she reached the European level.
By signing a contract with IMM agency, a former student at the Tashkent Aviation Institute began performing on the catwalks of world fashion capitals - Rome, Milan, Paris, London.
Cinderella and the Prince
The personal life of Natasha Alam is a real romantic tale. Working in Europe, she met the grandson of the former Shah of Iran. Amir Ibrahim Pahlavi Alam in the relaxed atmosphere of the resort of southern France did not at all look like a member of the royal family, and Natasha was very surprised to learn that she was being looked after by a real prince.
In 1998, young people got married, and a former resident of Tashkent became a real Iranian princess. According to Natasha herself, there were many contradictions in this marriage. On the one hand, she did not need anything and could calmly enjoy life. However, the role of the wife of the crown prince provided for many tedious secular duties, the girl was bound by the arms of etiquette and actually lived in a golden cage.
In addition, Amir Ibrahim Pahlavi Alam was not enthusiastic about the active work of his wife on the set and shows and demanded to leave his favorite pastime. All this ended seven years later, when Amir and Natasha officially terminated their relationship.
Films of Natasha Alam
After the divorce, the ex-princess went to Hollywood, where she hoped to make a career as an actress. At first there were shootings in advertisements, where a girl with a spectacular Slavic appearance was eagerly invited, but for full-fledged roles in film and television, there was not enough acting education, in addition, a pronounced Slavic accent interfered. Gritting her teeth, Natasha Alam began to learn English and practice pronunciation, and also began attending acting classes at Lee Strasberg's school .
All this paid off, and the girl gradually began to receive interesting offers. As Natasha herself says with irony, at first she only got the roles of Russian spies blowing up bridges, but then things went smoothly.
From 2003 to 2007, Natasha Alam starred in the series “The Bold and the Beautiful,” where Ava was her character. Also on the account of the girl participated in such popular television projects as “CSI: Crime Scene”, “Handsome”, “Body Parts”.
In 2015, she starred in an interesting Belarusian project “We are brothers ...”, in which a lot of money was invested and Hollywood stars of the first magnitude were attracted.