Natasha Alam

Natasha Alam is an Uzbekistani-American actress and model who started in fashion modeling before moving to screen work. Born and raised in Tashkent in a Russian family, she modeled at school and at events, signed with an agency in Moscow and later with an Italian one. Her first acting role came in the television series Fastlane, and later roles followed in shows such as Nip/Tuck, Entourage, The Unit and NYPD Blue. Between 2004 and 2007 she played Ava, a Forrester model, on The Bold and the Beautiful. Her film credits include the horror movie Shadow Puppets (2007) and the comedy The Women (2008). In 2010 she joined True Blood as Yvetta, an Estonian dancer at Fangtasia, and that year she was a cover model for Playboy.