My Take
Nathalie Kelley is one of those actresses who deserved way more attention than she got. Born in Lima, Peru, raised in Australia, and eventually conquering American TV — her trajectory alone is interesting. Most people know her from Tokyo Drift, where she held her own alongside a lot of loud cars and louder personalities, but honestly her TV work is where she really shines. Her run on Dynasty had this delicious soap-opera energy she clearly knew how to play with a wink, and The Baker and the Beauty was genuinely charming. She brings a worldliness and warmth to roles that a lot of people in her position would phone in. Underrated is the word I keep coming back to.
Overview
Nathalie Kelley (born 5 October 1984) is a Peruvian-Australian actress, known for her role as Neela in the 2006 action film The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift, and for her roles in various television series including Body of Proof (2011–2012), Unreal (2015), The Vampire Diaries (2016–2017), Dynasty (2017–2018) and The Baker and the Beauty (2020).
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Nathalie Kelley
- Name (Japanese)
- ナタリー・ケリー
- Reading
- なたりー・けりー
- Born
- March 3, 1985 (age 41)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Pisces / Ox
- Origin
- Lima, Lima Department, Peru
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- actor / film actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- University of New South Wales
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.