Natassia Malthe (born 19 January 1974) is a Norwegian model and actress. The younger of two daughters, Malthe’s Norwegian father is a teacher and her Malaysian mother is a retired nurse. She is sometimes credited as Natasha Malthe or Lina Teal. In Scotland, Norway and Canada, Malthe went to dance schools as the Royal Winnipeg Ballet, the Goh Ballet Academy, and the Norwegian Opera House, for which she sang and danced while finishing high school. Later she moved to London, England to study musical theater.