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Natasha Klauss
Klauss in 2019
Born	Natasha Alexandra Rastapkevicius Arrondo (1975-06-25) 25 June 1975 (age 49) Cali, Valle del Cauca, Colombia
Nationality	Colombian
Occupations	Actress businesswoman
Years active	1996-present
Height	1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Children	2
Parent(s)	Víctor Rastapkavičius and Susana Arrondo

Natasha Alexandra Rastapkavičius Arrondo (Russian: Наташа Александра Растапкавичюс Аррондо; born 25 June 1975), professionally known as Natasha Klauss, is a Colombian actress and businesswoman of Uruguayan and Lithuanian descent, best known for her roles in Telemundo telenovelas La Venganza, Pasión de Gavilanes, El Zorro, la espada y la rosa and La Tormenta.

Natasha Klauss was born in Cali, Colombia and raised in Barranquilla, Atlántico, Colombia to a Uruguayan father of Lithuanian–Russian descent and a Uruguayan mother. She has an older sister, Tatiana.^[1] Klauss originally aspired to be a ballerina dancer after taking lessons, dreaming of performing in the Bolshoi Theatre.^[2] One year before her graduation, however, she injured her knee in a car accident, ending her career in dance.^[2] Natasha then decided to study acting instead of dancing.^[2]

Klauss began her acting career in television series and plays, portraying small roles mostly. In 2002 Klauss portrayed a lesbian Sandra Guzmán in the Telemundo telenovela La Venganza, co–starring Gabriela Španić and Catherine Siachoque; she won prestigious awards such as Premios Mara de Venezuela and TVyNovelas Award for Best Supporting Actress for her portrayal.^[3] Klauss then starred alongside Michel Brown, Danna García, Paola Rey, Mario Cimarro and Juan Alfonso Baptista in hit telenovela Pasión de Gavilanes, which brought her numerous awards — including ACE Award for Best Supporting Actress.^[3] In 2004 she once again starred with Paola Rey and Juan Alfonso Baptista in telenovela La Mujer en el Espejo.

In 2005, Klauss won a Premio TVyNovelas for Best Antagonist for her role in La Tormenta, with Natalia Streignard and Christian Meier, and began acting in 2005–07 series Decisiones. She appeared in 2007 telenovela Zorro: La Espada y la Rosa, starring Christian Meier and Marlene Favela, and produced by Telemundo and RTI.^[3] The following year Klauss appeared in series Novia para Dos.

In 2000, Klauss married the television producer, Víctor Gómez.^[4] In April 2000, she gave birth to the couple's first child, a girl, whom they called Isabel Gómez Rastapkevicius. The couple divorced in 2001. In 2003, she married her first cousin, Marcelo Greco.^[4] In April 2009, she gave birth to her second child and first child with Greco, whom they called Paloma Greco. They divorced in 2012.^[4] Since 2020, Klauss is in a relationship with Daniel Gómez. On 28 December 2020, Klauss announced on her Instagram account that she and Gómez are engaged. They got married on 17 June 2022. ^[4]

• Official website
• Nataska Klauss at the Telemundo's official website
• Natasha Klauss at IMDb
• Natasha Klauss at MySpace