Natalie Jackson Mendoza was born in Hong Kong of Filipino parentage, and moved to Sydney where she starred on stage in "Les Miserables" and "Miss Saigon". She was engaged to her former Les Miz co-star, David Campbell, on and off for a few years.While filming the new movie The Great Raid (2005) with Joseph Fiennes, they hit it off and reportedly moved in together in Notting Hill in September 2002.