Natasha Bassett (born 21 October 1992) is an Australian actress.

Early life

Bassett was born in Sydney, Australia. She began acting in high school and moved to New York at age nineteen to pursue a career in acting.

Career

Natasha Bassett started acting at the age of 13. She landed the lead role in the Australian Theatre for Young People's production of Romeo and Juliet and studied at the National Institute of Dramatic Art.

Bassett landed the lead in the MTV film, Dungoona (2009), and appeared on several Australian television series (Rake (2010), Wild Boys (2011), Cops L.A.C. (2010)), while attending classes. After graduating high school, she appeared in the film, Mental.

At 19, she was awarded a screenwriting scholarship from the ArtStart Screenwriters Program, where she wrote and directed her short film, Kite (2013). The short was featured in the Rhode Island International Film Festival, Balinale International Film Festival, and the Big Bear Lake International Film Festival.

Bassett moved to New York City, studied at the Atlantic Acting School, and relocated to Los Angeles for the NBC series Camp (2013). She appeared in the indie drama, Katie Says Goodbye (2016), and as 50s-era starlet Gloria DeLamour in Hail, Caesar! (2016).

Bassett played Britney Spears in the Lifetime biopic Britney Ever After in 2017.

Personal life

Bassett is an avid baker.

Bassett had a relationship with American businessman Elon Musk. Musk has described Bassett as "an occasional girlfriend."

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2012	Mental	Kay
2013	Kite	Babysitter	short
2013	The Last Goodbye	Stella
2016	Katie Says Goodbye	Sara
2016	Hail, Caesar!	Gloria DeLamour
2016	House by the Lake	Gwen
2016	Desolate	Kayla May
2018	Spinning Man	Carrie
2020	Spy Intervention	Alexandra
2021	The Pale Door	Pearl
2020	12 Mighty Orphans	Opal
2022	Elvis	Dixie Locke

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2009	Dungoona	Gemma	TV film
2010	I Rock	Timpani	1 episode
2010	Cops L.A.C.	Brooke Lucas	1 ep.
2011	Rake	Tara	3 ep.
2013	Camp	Chloe	9 ep.
2013	In Your Dreams	Natalie	1 ep.
2014	Here's Your Damn Family	Emma	1 ep.
2017	Britney Ever After	Britney Spears	TV film
2020	Operation Buffalo	Alice	miniseries, 5 ep.