Nathalie Guetta
Nathalie Evalyne Guetta (born 9 September 1958 in Paris) is a French actress and circus performer who became well known in Italy. She later became an Italian citizen and is best known there for playing Natalina, the housekeeper, in the TV series Don Matteo on Rai 1.
Family background: Her father is Pierre Guetta, a sociologist of Moroccan Jewish origin, and her mother is Francine Bourla, a gallery owner of tribal art. She has a twin sister. Journalist and politician Bernard Guetta is her brother, and her half-brother David Guetta is a DJ and producer.
Career beginnings: She left Paris at 16 to study circus arts in France and the Benelux. After six years she moved to Naples, where she taught clowning and created puppet shows. She gained wider attention in 1989 after appearing on the Maurizio Costanzo Show.
Film and television: She had a small role in Federico Fellini’s Intervista (1987). Cristina Comencini then cast her in The Amusements of Private Life, which helped launch her acting career, mostly on television. She received a nomination for the Nastro d'Argento.
Since 2000 she has been part of Don Matteo. In 2018 she competed in Ballando con le Stelle (Dancing with the Stars) on Rai 1 and also appeared in Stasera tutto è possibile on Rai 2. In 2023 she was a contestant on The Masked Singer as the Hamster, finishing third. In 2025 she took part in Pechino Express with Vito Bucci.
Personal life: She was married to Yudiel Sánchez until 2020; they met in Cuba in 2007.
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