Natasia Demetriou is a prolific entertainer in every sense. While she gained fame as an English actress, Demetriou has excelled as a comedian and screenwriter. Best known for her award-winning performance as Nadja in What We Do in the Shadows, Demetriou has appeared in several films and television series across diverse niches.
Before acting shot her to prominence, Demetriou ventured into various career paths, including the music industry. She also performed with the sketch comedy troupe Oyster Eyes and won an award with her solo debut show. From her budding days in the industry to her breakthrough performance in What We Do in the Shadows, here’s how Natasia Demetriou’s career has evolved over the years.
Highlighting Natasia Demetriou’s Formative Years
An English entertainer, Natasia Demetriou, was born in London on January 15, 1984, to an English mother and Greek-Cypriot father named Sotiris Demetriou. She grew up in North London alongside her younger brother, Jamie Demetriou, a comedian and actor like his sister. Demetriou has collaborated with her brother on a few projects, including the Channel 4 sitcom, Stath Lets Flats where she played his onscreen sister from 2018 to 2021. Demetriou got her first degree in acting from the University of Leeds and spent her budding days working as a makeup artist.
Natasia Demetriou Made Her Screen Debut In 2012
Demetriou began her acting career appearing on British sketch comedy series. Her first screen performance was in various roles on the sketch series Dr. Brown. In 2012, Demetriou played Linda in three episodes of Live at the Electric, a BBC Three comedy series hosted by Russell Kane. She also appeared in the network’s sitcom BBC Comedy Feeds from 2014 to 2015 and made a guest appearance on Badults.
In 2015, Demetriou appeared alongside her brother Jamie in the comedy sketch show pilot of People Time on BBC Three. The episode also featured Ellie White, Liam Williams, and Claudia O’Doherty. Demetriou was also on the cast of Top Coppers as Gail. From 2016 to 2019, she appeared on the British comedy panel show 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown as herself. She wrote and appeared in various roles on @elevenish in 2016 and joined Morgana Robinson’s The Agency and Year Friends the same year.
Natasia Demetriou portrayed Jen in one episode of Comedy Playhouse and played Officer Chadwick in two episodes of Sick Note in 2017. She collaborated with Jamie on Stath Lets Flats which he created and starred in. Demetriou played Sophie, Jamie’s onscreen sister in the sitcom. Demetriou’s other 2018 television credits include Pls Like and Dara O Briain’s Go 8 Bit.
What We Do in the Shadows Shot Her To Prominence
Natasia Demetriou has recorded major success in her career but she hit the jackpot with her role in What We Do in the Shadows. She landed the role of Nadja Doll in the American comedy horror mockumentary in 2019. The same year, she appeared on more shows such as 8 Out of 10 Cats, CeleAbility, and Urban Myths. The Big Flower Fight aired on Netflix on May 18, 2020, with Natasia Demetriou as host.
In 2021, she was a regular on This Time with Alan Partridge, playing Tiff in five episodes of the British sitcom. 2022 was a prolific year for Demetriou who co-wrote and portrayed multiple characters in the BBC sketch show Ellie & Natasia, alongside White. BBC renewed the comedy show for a second run in 2023. Other notable television credits include Toast of Tinseltown as Carmen, The Cuphead Show! as Cala Maria, and Kite Man: Hell Yeah! as Malice Vundabar.
On the big screen, Natasia Demetriou has appeared in comedy films such as The Festival (2018) and Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga (2020). She gave voice to Wingnut in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem (2023) and reprises the role in the television series Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles scheduled for a 2024 release. Demetriou also voiced Sleep in the 2024 American animated comedy film, Orion and the Dark.
Natasia Demetriou’s Awards and Nominations
For her debut comedy show, You’ll Never Have All of Me, Natasia Demetriou won the 2014 Skinny Debutant Award presented at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. In 2021, she won the Critics’ Choice Super Award for Best Actress in a Science Fiction/Fantasy Series for her performance in What We Do in the Shadows. The same role earned her nominations for Best Actress in a Comedy Series at the Critics’ Choice Television Awards and Saturn Awards’ Best Supporting Actress on Television.
Natasia Demetriou’s collaboration with her brother on Stath Lets Flats scored her a nomination for Best Female Comedy Performance at the 2022 British Academy Television Awards. She was nominated in the same category in 2023 for her performance on Ellie and Natasia. In 2023, Demetriou’s portrayal of Nadja earned her another Critics’ Choice Super Award nomination for Best Actress in a Horror Series. These are the five best guest stars on What We Do in the Shadows.
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