Natalia Livingston American soap opera actress Date of Birth: 26.03.1976 Country: USA

Biography of Natalia Livingston

Natalia Livingston was born on March 26, 1976, in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, USA. Her father, James, is a doctor, and her mother, Martha, is an artist and Spanish teacher. Natalia is half Spanish and is fluent in the language. She grew up in Macon, Georgia, and spent every summer in Mexico.

Natalia attended Emory University, where she was a member of the Delta Delta Delta Sorority, and earned a degree in sociology. Since high school, she has shown an interest in performing arts and continued to pursue it through acting classes in college and student film shoots.

After internships in social work, Natalia moved to Los Angeles, California, to further her acting career. While working at the American retailer Home Depot, she caught the attention of McDonald's and appeared in her first Spanish commercial.

On April 1, 2003, Natalia began her long-running career as a soap opera actress in the role of Emily Quartermaine on the ABC channel's "General Hospital." Her outstanding performance in this role earned her a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series in 2005. She left the show in November 2007 after her character was written out, but her on-screen presence continued through hallucinations experienced by a lovesick character named Nicholas, played by Tyler Christopher. Natalia officially departed from the show on May 7, 2008.

In addition to her soap opera work, Natalia has appeared in films such as "Big Fat Liar," "Hired Help," "Popstar," "Brooklyn Rules," and more recently, "Fight or Flight" and "Rough Hustle." From January 15 to December 22, 2009, she returned to "General Hospital" as the character Rebecca Shaw.

Interestingly, Natalia discovered signs of breast cancer through a self-examination after watching an episode of Oprah Winfrey's talk show that discussed the disease. Following the method shown in the program, she found evidence of a benign tumor.

At one point, Natalia was in a relationship with another "General Hospital" soap opera star, Tyler Christopher.