Natasha Fatale
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Natasha Fatale is the name of a villain on the 1960s animated cartoons Rocky and His Friends and The Bullwinkle Show, collectively referred to as Rocky and Bullwinkle for short.
Natasha was a spy for the fictional nation of Pottsylvania, and would take orders from the nation's leader, Fearless Leader (and occasionally the rarely-seen Mr. Big). Natasha usually served as an assistant or accomplice to her fellow spy, Boris Badenov. Like Boris, Natasha also delighted in performing various criminal misdeeds. She seemed to be a bit more intelligent, or at least more thoughtful, than Boris, and would often point out flaws in his plans or voice slight contempt for his bungling, to which his customary reply was "Shuddup you mouth, Natasha." Also, in one episode, Natasha does say "SHUT UP YOUR MOUTH!!!!" to Boris, while the car they were in, goes over the cliff, and falls, plunging towards the ground.
Usually, Natasha and Boris' misdeeds would be thwarted by the acts of Rocky the flying squirrel and Bullwinkle the moose.
Natasha's main catch-phrase was referring to everyone as "dollink"---that is, "darling" as spoken with her thick Pottsylvanian accent (a mock-Russian accent) as provided by versatile voice actress June Foray. Foray may have modeled Natasha's husky voice on Greta Garbo's, particularly her portrayals of sultry Russians in Grand Hotel and Ninotchka.
Natasha's last name is a pun on the phrase femme fatale, with emphasis on the "fatal" part; in keeping with that, Natasha was drawn as a shapely, attractive looking woman.
Natasha was given her voice by June Foray in the TV series. In the 1991 theatrical film Boris and Natasha: The Movie, she was portrayed by Sally Kellerman. In the 2000 theatrical film The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle, the live-action Natasha was portrayed by actress Rene Russo.
