Natalia Livingston 1224747 219553158 2008-06-15T20:07:48Z Txstargazer101 7315332 /* Relationships */ {{Infobox actor | image = ]] --> | bgcolour= | name = Natalia Livingston | image = [[Image:gh emilyquartermaie abcpromo.png|240px]] | birthdate ={{birth date and age|1976|03|26}} | location = [[Johnstown, Pennsylvania]], [[United States|U.S.]] {{Flagicon|USA}} | birthname = | spouse = | notable role = '''[[Emily Quartermaine]]''' on ''[[General Hospital]]'' | emmyawards = '''Won: [[Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series|Outstanding Supporting Actress]]''' <br> 2005 ''[[General Hospital]]''}} '''Natalia Livingston''' (b. [[March 26]], [[1976]], in [[Johnstown, Pennsylvania]]) is an [[United States|American]] [[soap opera]] [[actor|actress]]. She is best known for her role as [[Emily Bowen-Quartermaine|Emily Quartermaine]], adoptive daughter of supercouple [[Alan Quartermaine|Alan]] and [[Monica Quartermaine]] on the [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] daytime soap opera, ''[[General Hospital]]''. Livingston became the second actress to tackle the role, and aired as Emily from April 2003 through May 2008. Emily was killed in November 2007, but Livingston remained with the show as a hallucination her fiance Nikolas was having of Emily as a result of his brain tumor. In the end, Emily convinced Nikolas to have the life-saving surgery to remove his tumor, thus ending his visions of her. ==Biography== Natalia Livingston was born on March 26, 1976, in [[Johnstown, Pennsylvania]]).<ref name=soaps>[http://www.soaps.com/generalhospital/actor/316/Natalia_Livingston Soaps.com, Natalia Livinsgton.]</ref><ref name=ABC>[http://abc.go.com/daytime/generalhospital/bios/Natalia_Livingston.html ABC.com, Natalia ><Livinsgton Biography.]</ref> Her father, James Livingston, is a physician and her mother, Martha Livingston, is an artist and Spanish teacher.<ref name=ABC/> Livingston is half [[Mexican]] and is fluent in Spanish. She was raised in Macon, Georgia.<ref name=SC>[http://www.soapcentral.com/gh/theactors/livingston.php SoapCentral.com, About the actors, Natalia Livingston.]</ref> She obtained a degree in [[Sociology]] from [[Emory University]], where she was a member of [[Delta Delta Delta|Delta Delta Delta Sorority]].<ref>[http://www.tridelta.org/news/News_Archive/Natalia_Livingston.asp Delta Delta Delta - Emory alumna article.]</ref> Livingston started acting in high school and continued her interests in acting by taking acting classes in college and participating in student films.<ref name=ABC/> She also studied dance for twelve years.<ref name=IMDB>[http://us.imdb.com/name/nm1351042/bio IMDB.com, Natalia Livingston.]</ref> After graduation she took an internship in the field of social work.<ref name=ABC/> She later moved to [[Los Angeles]], [[California]] to pursue her acting career.<ref name=ABC/> While working at [[Home Depot]], she was discovered and started doing commercials for [[McDonalds]] in Spanish.<ref name=ABC/><ref name=SC/> Natalia Livingston played Emily Quartermaine, who was a breast cancer survivor. Natalia herself, once faced a cancer scare. After watching an [[Oprah]] episode on breast cancer, she perform a self-exam and found a lump in her breast. The lump turned out to be benign.<ref name=media>[http://www.natalialivingstonmedia.com/ ABC.com, The View, Interview with Natalia Livingston and Tyler Christopher, October 23, 2003.]</ref> Natalia Livingston currently resides in [[Los Angeles, California]]. ===Relationships=== She dated her former ''[[General Hospital]]'' co-star [[Tyler Christopher]] from 2004 to 2005. They briefly reconciled in 2006. She is best friends with former ''[[General Hospital]]'' co-star [[Rebecca Herbst]]. {{Fact|date=August 2007}} She also maintains a close friendship with [[Maurice Benard]] and [[Steve Burton]]. {{Fact|date= September 2007}} Recently, it was published in Soaps in Depth that she is dating Mark Thompson, brother of her General Hospital co-star Jason Thompson. ===Trivia=== Livingston is called "Natty" by family, friends, and co-workers instead of the more formal "Natalia". ==Awards== On May 20, 2005, Livingston won her first [[Daytime Emmy Award]] for "Outstanding Supporting Actress" on ''General Hospital''. ==Filmography== * ''West of Brooklyn'' (2006) * ''[[Popstar (film)|Popstar]]'' (2005) * ''Hired Help'' (2004) * ''[[General Hospital]]'' as [[Emily Quartermaine]] (April 1st, 2003 to May 7th, 2008) * ''[[Big Fat Liar]]'' (2002) ==References== {{reflist}} * http://entertainment1.sympatico.msn.ca/The+Suds+Report+October+22+2007/TV_Guide/Soaps/boldAndBeautiful/Articles/071022_news_nelson.htm?isfa=1 == External links == * [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1351042/ Internet Movie Database- Natalie Livingston] * [http://www.natalia-livingston.com/ Unofficial Natalia Livingston Website] * [http://www.natalialivingston.net/ Natalia Livingston NET] * [http://www.ghthesoap.com/ GH The Soap] {{DEFAULTSORT:Livingston, Natalia}} [[Category:American soap opera actors]] [[Category:Daytime Emmy Award winners]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:1976 births]] [[Category:People from Pennsylvania]] [[Category:People from Johnstown, Pennsylvania]] [[Category:Mexican Americans]]