Nathalie Kelley

Nathalie Kelley (born 5 October 1984) is an Australian actress, known for her role as Neela in the 2006 action film The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift, and for her roles in various television series including Body of Proof (2011–2012), Unreal, The Vampire Diaries (2016–2017), Dynasty (2017–2018) and The Baker and the Beauty (2020).

Early life Kelley was born 5 October 1984, in Lima, Peru, to a Peruvian mother and an Argentine father. They moved to Sydney when she was three. She attended North Sydney Girls High School. Kelley was cast as the series protagonist Nikki, a mermaid who is rescued by a young man when she washes ashore in Miami. The pilot was not picked up as a result of The WB and UPN merging into The CW; the resulting network passed on the show.

In June 2006, Kelley received her breakout role as Neela in the film The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift, the third installment of Fast & Furious franchise. In 2012, Kelley played a vampire princess in the video clip "Luna Llena" from Puerto Rican reggaeton duo Baby Rasta & Gringo. In 2014, she won a regular role in the Lifetime series Unreal. In 2016, Kelley was cast as Carmen Castillo in the TV pilot sequel to the 1999 film Cruel Intentions, but the project did not go to series. From 2016 to 2017, Kelley appeared as Sybil in the final season of The CW television series The Vampire Diaries.

Kelley starred as Cristal in the first season of The CW's Dynasty reboot, from 2017 to 2018. In 2020, she debuted in the lead role of Noa Hamilton in the ABC series The Baker and the Beauty.

Personal life

Kelley began dating Jordan "Jordy" Burrows in 2018. That April, she confirmed that they were engaged, and they married on 29 April 2018. They separated in 2020.

Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 2006 The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift Neela 2008 Loaded April 2011 Take Me Home Tonight Beth Urban Explorer Lucia aka The Depraved 2012 The Man Who Shook the Hand of Vicente Fernandez Pretty Annie 2014 Infiltrators Gin Cross With You Aurelia Short film 2018In Like FlynnZaca

Television Year Title Role Notes 2005 Mermaid Nikki Television pilot 2010 Lone Star Sofia Episode: "Reverse" 2011 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Monica Gimble/DJ Drang Episode: "Hitting for the Cycle" 2015 Unreal Grace Main role (season 1); 10 episodes 2016 Mistresses Kristen Sorbonne Episode: "Bridge Over Troubled Water" Cruel Intentions Carmen Unaired NBC pilot 2016–2017 The Vampire Diaries Sybil Recurring role; 11 episodes 2017–2018 Dynasty Cristal Carrington / Celia Machado Main role (season 1); 22 episodes 2020 The Baker and the Beauty Noa Hamilton Lead role 2021To Catch a SpyChloe DayHallmark movie 2025 Motorheads Samantha Main role

Music videos Year Artist Song title Role 2010 Bruno Mars "Just the Way You Are" Love interest 2012 Baby Rasta & Gringo "Luna Llena" Love Interest 2018 Rhye "Song for you" Love Interest