Biography
Natalia Ladyko is an accomplished actress who is also known for her dancing, physical theatre and puppeteering. Natalia is a graduate of the Queensland University of Technology (QUT) and has since trained with specialists including SITI CO (USA), Ivanna Chubbuk, Anthony Brandon Wong (Chubbuk Technique) and Rowena Balos (American Accent). After relocating to Sydney, Natalia has worked extensively touring nationally and internationally.
Landing back in Australia has seen Natalia flourish again on stage as well as on screen. Natalia's recent film and television credits include: Home & Away, The Secret Daughter, BROCK (Shine, Geoff Bennett), Catching Milat (Shine, Peter Adrikidis), Ready For This (ABC, Tony Krawitz).
Web series: The Agent directed by Dan Kringe (winner of Best International Web Sereies NYC Web Fest), How To Know If You're Dating A Narcissist (Sweary Canary), Bad Maid (I Was Here Productions), short film: Parked (directed by Marcus Graham) , and independent feature films Memories Of Michael, Me and My Left Brain and Blood Shot Heart. Natalia's BAD MAID web-series was a finalist at the 2021 Gold Coast Film Festival and her short film NOT THERE was a finalist in the 2020 SF3 Film Festival.
Natalia is currently in development of a new theatre show, PINK LEMONADE, and is producing her very first documentary, Brisbane to Belarus and Back.
Natalia is also a professional makeup artist, hair stylist and special FX artist. Please go to her MAKEUP page for more details or @makeupartistladyko on instagram
Natalia's recent theatre credits include Awakening directed by Kate Gaul, Dark dell'Arte by Materiark Theatre, Black Crows - Living Room Theatre, a sell-out season of Macondo's Clothesline, created by Marquez's Laundry (NIDA), (AWGIE winning) The Violent Outburst That Drew Me To You (Kate Gaul, Griffin Independent Season), She Only Barks At Night and She Only Cries At Night- Living Room Theatre; A View From Moving Windows directed by Augusta Supple and Better Man - Bulldog Productions. Queen C (Belvoir), Molly – A Tale of Blood & Guts & Giants & Weddings (CarriageWorks), Petting Zoo National Regional Tour (Arts On Tour), one woman show – I Want To Be A Miracle (Newtown Theatre), The Horrible Demise of Detective Slate (Fraser Studios), Cogs and the Dragon (Powerhouse Museum/Malenia Walk Singapore), Gondwana (QTC).
Amongst her credits, Natalia was a resident performer for Erth for eight years and is Co-Artistic Director of a traveling theatre company, Umbrella Theatre.
Other credits include: ‘Chewing Bob Fossy’ (ATYP, Sarah Emery with Kate Gaul), artist in residence at the Transit Lounge (Youth Arts Queensland) and the Judith Wright Centre of Contemporary Arts in Brisbane, creating and directing her first movement work - ECNAD (click here for pictures). Movement Artist for Shopfront’s major production POP-UP!. Actor: Titus – The Ultimate Murder Ballad Musical (2006), ‘In The Raw 2006’ at Darlinghurst Theatre, A City Of Shadows And Ice (2007), Polyphonic Bonus Features (Chris Ryan 2007) Yellow Roses (The MAP project, QUT), director, choreographer and costume designer for Water Rituals a part of Watermark, the opening site-specific event for the Brisbane River Festival (mentored by Donna Jackson); resident artist - ArtsLab at Shopfront Contemporary Arts Centre, and Feet First, a six week residency with Legs On The Wall.
Landing back in Australia has seen Natalia flourish again on stage as well as on screen. Natalia's recent film and television credits include: Home & Away, The Secret Daughter, BROCK (Shine, Geoff Bennett), Catching Milat (Shine, Peter Adrikidis), Ready For This (ABC, Tony Krawitz).
Web series: The Agent directed by Dan Kringe (winner of Best International Web Sereies NYC Web Fest), How To Know If You're Dating A Narcissist (Sweary Canary), Bad Maid (I Was Here Productions), short film: Parked (directed by Marcus Graham) , and independent feature films Memories Of Michael, Me and My Left Brain and Blood Shot Heart. Natalia's BAD MAID web-series was a finalist at the 2021 Gold Coast Film Festival and her short film NOT THERE was a finalist in the 2020 SF3 Film Festival.
Natalia is currently in development of a new theatre show, PINK LEMONADE, and is producing her very first documentary, Brisbane to Belarus and Back.
Natalia is also a professional makeup artist, hair stylist and special FX artist. Please go to her MAKEUP page for more details or @makeupartistladyko on instagram
Natalia's recent theatre credits include Awakening directed by Kate Gaul, Dark dell'Arte by Materiark Theatre, Black Crows - Living Room Theatre, a sell-out season of Macondo's Clothesline, created by Marquez's Laundry (NIDA), (AWGIE winning) The Violent Outburst That Drew Me To You (Kate Gaul, Griffin Independent Season), She Only Barks At Night and She Only Cries At Night- Living Room Theatre; A View From Moving Windows directed by Augusta Supple and Better Man - Bulldog Productions. Queen C (Belvoir), Molly – A Tale of Blood & Guts & Giants & Weddings (CarriageWorks), Petting Zoo National Regional Tour (Arts On Tour), one woman show – I Want To Be A Miracle (Newtown Theatre), The Horrible Demise of Detective Slate (Fraser Studios), Cogs and the Dragon (Powerhouse Museum/Malenia Walk Singapore), Gondwana (QTC).
Amongst her credits, Natalia was a resident performer for Erth for eight years and is Co-Artistic Director of a traveling theatre company, Umbrella Theatre.
Other credits include: ‘Chewing Bob Fossy’ (ATYP, Sarah Emery with Kate Gaul), artist in residence at the Transit Lounge (Youth Arts Queensland) and the Judith Wright Centre of Contemporary Arts in Brisbane, creating and directing her first movement work - ECNAD (click here for pictures). Movement Artist for Shopfront’s major production POP-UP!. Actor: Titus – The Ultimate Murder Ballad Musical (2006), ‘In The Raw 2006’ at Darlinghurst Theatre, A City Of Shadows And Ice (2007), Polyphonic Bonus Features (Chris Ryan 2007) Yellow Roses (The MAP project, QUT), director, choreographer and costume designer for Water Rituals a part of Watermark, the opening site-specific event for the Brisbane River Festival (mentored by Donna Jackson); resident artist - ArtsLab at Shopfront Contemporary Arts Centre, and Feet First, a six week residency with Legs On The Wall.
