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Natalie Madueño

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Natalie Madueño
Born
Natalie Wolfsberg Madueño

(1987-11-07) 7 November 1987 (age 37)
Copenhagen, Denmark
OccupationActress
Known forThe Rain

Natalie Wolfsberg Madueño (born 7 November 1987)[1] is a Danish actress best known to international audiences for her appearances in several "Nordic Noir" television drama series and in the 2019 Netflix series The Rain.

Early life and education

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Madueño was born to a Spanish father and a Danish mother. She grew up in the Vesterbro district of Copenhagen and trained as an actress at the Danish National School of Performing Arts.[2]

Career

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Madueño had a leading role in the first two seasons of Follow the Money, which dealt with big business, crime, and corruption.[3] In an interview, she described her character, Claudia, as a cutthroat person, saying, "I think the duality in her character attracted me to her".[4] Her roles have turned her into one of Denmark's best-known younger actresses.[5]

In 2019, Madueño was cast in one of the lead roles of the Scandinavian-noir series Darkness: Those Who Kill.[6]

Filmography

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Film

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List of film appearances, with year, title, and role shown
Year Title Role Notes
2006 Life Hits Josephine credited as Natalie Manduno
2014 Lev stærkt Lisa
2015 Itsi Bitsi Young girl 2
2016 Satisfaction 1720 Leonora Ployart
Swinger Patricia
2018 Wonderful Copenhagen Aggi
I krig & kærlighed Marie

Television

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List of television appearances, with year, title, and role shown
Year Title Role Notes
2016 Follow the Money Claudia Moreno 20 episodes
2018 Warrior[7] Søs 3 episodes
2019 The Rain Fie 12 episodes
2019–2023 Those Who Kill Louise Bergstein 24 episodes

References

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  1. ^ "Natalie Madueño" (in Danish). Se og Hør. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
  2. ^ "Natalie Madueño". danskefilm.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 6 January 2023.
  3. ^ Stuart Jeffries (21 March 2016). "Follow the Money review: a Danish drama about wind energy that blows mostly cold". The Guardian. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
  4. ^ "Danish star Natalie Madueño talks 'Follow the Money'". Nordic Noir. 31 March 2016. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
  5. ^ Casper Hindse (18 May 2019). ""Hvorfor får kun mændene lov at space ud?"". Ekkofilm. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
  6. ^ "Eight TV shows to watch in May". BBC Culture. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
  7. ^ "Stream It Or Skip It: 'Warrior' On Netflix, A Danish Crime Drama With Overtones Of War And Guilt". Decider. 13 November 2018. Retrieved 11 August 2019.
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