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Natalia Tena
Born	Natalia Gastiain Tena November 1, 1984 (1984-11-01) (age 23) England
Occupation	Actress, Musician
Years active	2001-present

Natalia Gastiain Tena (born November 1, 1984) is an English actress and musician.

Tena made her professional debut as Ellie in About a Boy (2002), and began acting full time in 2003. She has played lead roles in stage adaptations of Gone to Earth in 2004, and Nights at the Circus in 2006, and has appeared in smaller roles in other productions, including Shared Experience's production of Bronte in 2005.

She last appeared in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix as Nymphadora Tonks, a role she will reprise in the film adaptation of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince.^[1] When she went to her audition, she claimed that she did not know that it was a bigg(er) part, and thought it was an extra. The audition was a spur of the moment audition. She had just enjoyed a glass of red wine when she had the call to come to the audition. She jumped on her bike and when she got there, she tripped over a chair and a table, giving the impression that she was clumsy - which she admits to being. Although her appearance in Order of the Phoenix was relatively brief, she hosted a behind-the-scenes featurette entitled "Trailing Tonks" for the subsequent DVD release. Tena is credited as producer and director of the featurette.

During the aforementioned DVD featurette Trailing Tonks, Tena performs an original Christmas-themed blues song on guitar, claiming to have composed it while working as a busker on the London Underground^[2].

In 2008 she appeared in a UK tour of The Clean House and the films Lecture 21[1].

Selected credits

• About a Boy (2002) as Ellie
• Mrs Henderson Presents (2005) as Peggy
• Afterlife (TV series) episode 2.5 - 'Mirrorball' (2006)
• Nights at the Circus (2006, UK tour)
• Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (as Nymphadora Tonks) (2007)
• Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (as Nymphadora Tonks) (2007 - video game)

• Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (as Nymphadora Tonks) (2009) (post-production)

Film	Role	Notes
About a Boy	Ellie	alongside Sharon Small
Doctors	Amy Emerson	(T.V episode)
The Fine Art of Love	Vera
Mrs.Henderson Presents	Peggy	alongside Judi Dench
Afterlife	Gemma	(T.V episode)
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix	Nymphadora Tonks	Directed by David Yates
Lecture 21	Thompson
Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince	Nymphadora Tonks	Directed by David Yates (In production)

References

External links

• Natalia Tena at the Internet Movie Database