About Natalia Novikova
Since graduating from NIDA in 1994 Natalia, originally from St. Petersburg, Russia, has been working in film, television and on stage here and abroad.
Her film credits include feature films ‘Salvation’(dir. Paul Cox) "Russian doll', "Technical writer" (USA), TV film 'Balmain boys' as well as TV series “Wentworth” (season 6), Jack Irish (season 3) “House husbands”, “Sea change” (*nominated for best actress in a television series AFI Awards 2001, "Fireflies" (ABC), “The Handler" (CBS, USA), “Killing time” and “Rush”.
Her theatre credits include Olga in “Three sisters” at Metanoia theatre (dir. Greg Ulfan), Nurse in “Romeo and Juliet” with Australian Shakespeare Company (dir. Glenn Elston), Nurse Ratchet in “One flew over the cockoos’ nest” (dir. David Miles), Nastya in “The lower depths” at 45 Downstairs (Dir. Ariette Taylor) “Jack goes boating” at Red stitch (dir. Alex Menglet) and “A checklist for an armed robber’ with Theatre at risk (dir. Chris Bendal).
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Films
| DATE | DESCRIPTION | DIRECTOR |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Helen/”Force of Destiny” | Paul Cox |
| 2004 | Irina/”Salvation” | Paul Cox |
| 2002 | Raisa/”Technical writer”, USA | Scott Saunders |
| 2000 | Katya/”Russian Doll’ | Stavros Kazantzidis |
Television
| DATE | DESCRIPTION | DIRECTOR |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Jaguer/”Jack Irish” | ABC |
| 2017 | Drago/”Wentworth”, season 6 | Freemantle media |
| 2015 | Mel/”House husbands” | Chanel 9 |
| 2011 | Katya/”Rush” | Southern Star |
| 2010 | Dina/ “Killing time” | Freemantle media |
| 2004 | Svettie/”Fireflies”, series regular | ABC/Southern Star Xanadu |
| 2004 | Elena/”The handler”, series regular | CBC, USA |
| 2001 | Katerina/”Balmain boys” | McElroy Productions |
| 2000 | Francheska/”Sea change” season 3 | ABC, nominated for AFI award |
| 1998 | Nadia/”Fallen angels” | ABC Television |
| 1997 | Petra/”Cody” | Southern Star Xanadu |
Short Films
| DATE | DESCRIPTION | DIRECTOR |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Svetlana/”Pominki” | Eddie Diamandi |
| 2011 | Soldier/”The other side” | Nathan Vernon (MIF 2012) |
| 2010 | Sarah/”Abraham’ | James Robertson (VCA Grad. Film) |
Theatre
| DATE | DESCRIPTION | DIRECTOR |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Olga/”Three sisters” | Greg Ulfan |
| 2013 | Nurse/ ”Romeo and Juliette” | Glenn Elston |
| 2012 | Marina Tsvetayeva | Olena Fedorova |
| 2011 | Nurse Ratchet/”One flew over the cuckoo’s nest” | David Miles, HTC |
| 2008 | Nastya/”The lower depths” | Ariette Taylor |
| 2007 | The Journalist/”Checklist for an armed robber” | Chris Bendall, Theatre at risk |
| 2006 | Kristina/”Three oaks” | Kimberly Grigg, La Mama |
| 1998 | Aniko/”Caucasian Chalk Circle” | Michael Kantor, Belvoir Street Theatre |
| 1997 | Fatima/”Pentecost” | Rodney Fisher,STC |
Awards & Training
| DATE | DESCRIPTION | INSTITUTION |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Nominated for AFI award for best actress in a supporting role in a TV series (“Sea change”) | AFI awards |
| 1995 | Bachelor of Arts in Acting | NIDA |
| 1988 | Master of Arts in Linguistics | University of St. Petersburg, Russia |