Born in Peru to a Peruvian mother and Argentine father, Nathalie immigrated to Sydney, Australia at 2 years old where she later attended the academically prestigious North Sydney Girls High School, whose alumni includes Nicole Kidman and Catherine Martin.
She showed an a interest in acting at a young age and enrolled in summer classes at NIDA. One of her teachers was Australian actor Nick Bishop who, 10 years later, would play her love interest on the ABC show Body of Proof.
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