Natasha Yi
Natasha Yi (born March 25, 1980, in Boston, Massachusetts) is a model and actress of Korean descent who gained national prominence in 1999, when she appeared in Playboy Newsstand Specials and was voted one of Reader's Choice Top 10 models.
Natasha has been in numerous commercials and campaigns for popular brands such as Timberland, Pepsi, Sony, Regis Hair Salons, SBC, Modell's Sporting, Marriott Hotels and more. She has been featured and on the cover of numerous magazines including FHM, Playboy, Steppin' Out, Import Tuner, Maxim, 'Vanity Fair's Fashion Rocks EDition','The Cover of The New York Post: Pulse' and many other major mainstream magazines. She is also well known as an import model and has been animated in video games such as SRS, 187 Ride or Die, and Scarlet Angel. Yi had minor roles in the movies Rush Hour 2, Cradle 2 the Grave, and The Rundown. She is the first Asian American to be a showcase model on the daytime game show, The Price Is Right. Natasha recently finished filming a lead role in an independent movie called, "Thunder Over Reno". Natasha will also appear in a 'Quentin Tarantino presents' film, Hell Ride, to be released in 2008. She is working on several other movie projects.
On her spare time, she rides her Big Dog motorcycle that has been customized by her legendary friend Arlen Ness.
Natasha Yi also stars in her own comic series based on the LifeStyle and adventures of being a model and actress called 'Nat's Adventures'. There are talks of an animation television show.
Filmography
- Hell Ride (2008), Jucinda
- OctaneTV (2007), host
- Thunder Over Reno (2007), Marti Jackman
- Elevations (2007), Tamara
- The Rundown, Kambui's Girlfriend
- Cradle 2 The Grave, Club Girl
- Rush Hour 2, Heaven On Earth Girl
- The Price Is Right, Series Regular
- V.I.P., recurring principal
Appearances in Playboy special editions
- Playboy's Sexy Girls Next Door Vol. 2, April 1999.
- Playboy's Book of Lingerie Vol. 68, July 1999, pages 70-71.
- Playboy's Book of Lingerie Vol. 69, September 1999.
- Playboy's Wet & Wild, December 1999.
- Playboy's Book of Lingerie Vol. 71, January 2000, pages 82-85.
- Playboy's NATURAL Beauties Vol. 2, April 2000.
- Playboy's Asian Beauties, August 2000.
- Playboy's Sexy 100, February 2003.
- Playboy's Natural Beauties Vol. 1, 1999.
External links
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