Natascha McElhone for Neutrogena
Natascha McElhone for Neutrogena

LOS ANGELES, Feb 3, 2009 / FW/ — British-born actress Natascha McElhone has signed on to be the brand ambassador for Neutrogena’s facial moisturizers and treatments, the skincare and cosmetics company announced today.

A multi-faceted actress, McElhone will be featured in a national television and print campaign as the face of the new Neutrogena Ageless Essentials Continuous Hydration product line.

“I have never been someone who believed in the quick fix. I appreciate a company that gets to the root of a problem to create products that actually make a visible difference – and to me that is what Neutrogena is all about,” said Natascha McElhone.

“I am honored to become part of the Neutrogena team as I feel their philosophy models my own,” she added.

Natascha McElhone joins a long list of Hollywood stars as the face of Neutrogena. Diane Lane, Jennifer Garner, Vanessa Hudgens, Hayden Panettiere, Gabrielle Union, Susie Castillo and Malin Ackermann have also represented the Neutrogena brand.

McElhone currently stars in the SHOWTIME Golden Globe Award-winning comedy series CALIFORNICATION, where she plays Karen, the ex-girlfriend of David Duchovny and the mother of his child.

McElhone is currently in production on HEAVEN AND EARTH, from Academy Award -winning director Marleen Gorris, and also starring Pierce Brosnan. The film chronicles the life of James Miranda Barry, a British woman who pretended to be a man in order to practice medicine in the 1800’s. McElhone plays the central character and the film is slated for release by Focus Films.

[MARIKIT YAMATO]