Skip to main content

NathalieBoltt

  • Actor
  • Director
  • Writer
Nathalie-Boltt-profile-image.jpg

South African-born but New Zealand based from 2006, Nathalie Boltt first won fame with a four year run on South African soap Isidingo. She followed it with a number of movie roles, including the South African-set sci fi hit District 9. AFTA-nominated as wife to a murderer in Kiwi telemovie Bloodlines, she went on to co-star in telefilm Nights in the Garden of Spain. In 2016 Boltt won an ongoing part on international hit Riverdale, as evil mother Penelope Blossom. Also a director and scriptwriter, Boltt co-directed award-winning short The Silk, which won awards at a trio of American festivals, before making her feature debut with Holy Days in 2025.

Screenography

2025 Writer, Director, Actor Film
24 Hours to Live
2018 As: Dr Helen Film
2016 As: Sophie Turenge (aka Dominique Prieur) Television
Riverdale
2016 - 2023 As: Penelope Blossom Television
2015 As: Ida Mueller Television

Awards

2013 Macon Film Festival (United States)
Best Narrative Short: The Silk

2012 Oregon International Film Awards (United States)
Silver Award for Short Film: The Silk

“I received my main kudos — from my little boy and all the kids at his creche — for being the voice of Dottywot.”

Nathalie Bolt, on providing one of the voices for children’s show The WotWots