Natalie Imbruglia

**Natalie Jane Imbruglia**  (born 4 February 1975) is an Australian actress and singer-songwriter.

Imbruglia was born in Sydney, New South Wales to an Anglo-Australian mother and Italian-Australian father.

Imbruglia began acting in Australian television commercials and was in spots for Coca-Cola and the popular Australian snack Twisties. By age 16, she left high school to start a career in acting. She soon had the chance to play a regular role on the Australian soap opera _Neighbours_. She left the show to move to London in 1994.

She received an MTV Award for Best New Artist in 1998.  She had 3 Grammy Award nominations in 1999. That same year, she also won two Brit Awards for Best International Newcomer and Best International Female. She has sold over 9 million albums worldwide.

## Discography

- _Left of the Middle_ (1997)
- _White Lilies Island_ (2001)
- _Counting Down the Days_ (2005)
- _Come to Life_ (2009)

## Movie career

|Year|Movie|Role|Notes and awards|
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|**2003**|_Johnny English_|Lorna Campbell||
|**2009**|_Closed for Winter_|Elise Silverston||

## Television

|Year|Show|Role|Notes and awards|
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|**1992–1994**|_Neighbours_|Beth Brennan||
|**1997**|_Law of the Land_|Faye Watson|Imbruglia starred in an episode called 'Late Kill' in the Crime Series.|
|**1998**|_Saturday Night Live_|Musical Guest/Herself||
|**2002**|_Legend of the Lost Tribe_|Koala||
|**2009**|_In Memory Of Maia_|Herself||
|**2010**|_The X Factor|Guest Judge|Natalie stood in for Dannii Minogue during the Birmingham auditions. She returned to work alongside Minogue at the Judges Houses section of the show, helping make the final three boys selection in Australia.|
|**2010**|_The X Factor (Australia)|Judge/Herself|Judge on the Australian version of The X Factor on the Seven Network.|

## Awards and nominations

|Year|Award|Category|Country|For|Result|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|1998|MTV Video Music Awards|Best New Artist|US|"Torn"||
|Best Female Video|US|"Torn"||||
|International Viewer's Choice Award for MTV Australia|US|"Torn"||||
|MTV Europe Music Awards|Best Song|Europe|_Torn_|||
|Best New Act|Europe|_Left of the Middle_||||
|Best Female Artist|Europe|_Left of the Middle_||||
|ARIA Music Awards|Best Australian Single|Australia|_Torn_|||
|Best Australian Female Artist|Australia|_Left of the Middle_||||
|Best Australian New Talent|Australia|_Left of the Middle_||||
|Best Australian Debut Album|Australia|_Left of the Middle_||||
|Best Australian Debut Single|Australia|_Torn_||||
|Best Australian Pop Release|Australia|_Left of the Middle_||||
|Best Selling Australian Release|Australia|_Left of the Middle_||||
|Best Selling Australian Single|Australia|_Torn_||||
|Billboard Music Award|Adult Top 40 Track of the Year|US|_Torn_|||
|1999|Grammy Award|Best New Artist|US|Natalie Imbruglia||
|Best Pop Vocal Album|US|_Left of the Middle_||||
|Best Female Pop Vocal Performance|US|_Torn_||||
|BRIT Awards|Best International Newcomer|UK|_Left of the Middle_|||
|Best International Female Solo Artist|UK|_Left of the Middle_||||
|American Music Awards|Favorite Pop/Rock New Artist|US|_Left of the Middle_|||
|Premios Amigo Awards|Best International Female|Spain|_Left of the Middle_|||
|Best New Artist/Group|Spain|_Left of the Middle_||||
|ARIA Music Awards|Best Australian Female|Australia|_Left Of The Middle_|||
|Artistic Achievement Award|Australia|_Left of The Middle_||||
|2000|IFPI|Platinum Award for over 2 Million Sales|World|_Left of the Middle_||
|2002|ARIA Music Awards|Best Australian Singer|Australia|_White Lilies Island_||
|Silver Clef Award|International Award|UK|_White Lilies Island_|||
|2005|ARIA Music Awards|Best Female Artist|Australia|_Counting Down the Days_||
|PPL Awards|Most Performed Track|UK|_Shiver_|||
|2006|NRJ Music Awards|Best International Female|France|_Counting Down the Days_||
|Ivor Novello Awards|Most Performed Track|UK|_Shiver_|||
|APRA Awards|Most Performed Foreign Work|Australia|_Shiver_|||
|2009|Asian Festival of First Films|Best Actress|Singapore|_Closed For Winter_||
|2012|InStyle Women of Style|News & Entertainment|Australia|-||

## Infobox (person)

- **name**: Natalie Imbruglia
- **birth name**: Natalie Jane Imbruglia
- **image**: Natalie Imbruglia Cannes.jpg
- **caption**: Imbruglia at the 2008 Cannes Film Festival.
- **birth place**: Sydney, Australia
- **occupation**: Singer, songwriter, actress
- **known for**: Alternative rock
- **years active**: 1989–present
- **spouse**: Daniel Johns (2003–08)
- **parents**: Elliot Imbruglia
 Maxene Anderson