Natasha Mercier has been in the public eye for a very long time, she rose to fame in the seventies as a sex symbol, before that she was an actress and singer. It was her profession to play the parts of Cleopatra, Joffrey Lupus and Bathory in famous movies such as Love Actually, She Persuaded Me and of course, The Lion King. After these films she pursued a career in acting, but it was her association with fashion design that would see her name associated with high profile designers such as Dior, Yves Saint Laurent and Vivienne Westwood.
She has played with an array of characters, from a secretary to a French Queen and of course, the glamorous and sensuous Madame de Pompadour. It was this career which would give rise to the concept of ‘natality’, which encompassed a love of country and nationality. This is a concept that many women have and with good reason, it is interesting to consider. Many female celebrities are proud of their nationality, their culture or their natural inclination to look up to the people of other countries. But can a woman truly be a real-life nation? Could she really posses all the attributes of a real-life nation?
Well, firstly she is definitely not short, at least not in comparison with most celebrities. Indeed, her height is not the point, nor is her body shape. But the beauty of the woman is what really matters to a nation, whether she is beautiful on the outside or not. It is this woman who understands the importance of nationality. And whether you like her or hate her, you cannot deny that her sense of nationhood is very attractive.