When she was just 5 years old, Nastasjia auditioned for and won a one-year training scholarship in Seattle, Washington.
After several school performances and some local student work, Nastasjia was anxious to advance her career. She went to New York City to compete in the first ever International Presentation of Performers and won a spot in the final showcase presentation where she got to try her hand at singing - on a Broadway stage!
Upon her return to Seattle, Nastasjia was introduced to local singer Bridget St. John. Bridget was casting her first music video for the band, Sweet Punch. The song "Make Believe" relates the story of a little girl in a dysfunctional home. A neighbor boy vows to protect her from her families' woes and whisks her away to an imaginary renaissance world. Together, through their play, they create an imaginary fortress called Believe. Nastasjia soon became the rescued girl/princess in the video. This was her first professionally paid acting job.
After her work on the Sweet Punch video, Nastasjia concentrated on auditioning for various local films. She won a non-speaking role in a depression era carnival film for Hoi Paloi Films. "A Reflective Being" filmed in 2008.
Nastasjia next landed the lead female role in a short film from Nomad Pictures with director Jeff Keiser. "The Choice" details a young man's soul searching into the idea of fatherhood. Nastasjia plays the man's imaginary daughter and teaches him the joys... and realities of being a parent.
Nastasjia was invited by producer Tom Nord to join the team from Hydrochloric Candy to compete in the 2008 48-hour Film Project. In "Saint Ives", she plays Ana, the sickly younger sister of super-spy Ives. The team's 2009 entry was titled Escape. Nastasjia plays a flashback character named Felicia.
In 2010, Nastasjia joined Brainful Productions in the Seattle 48hr Film Competition. The team's efforts resulted in the award winning short film: Mythplaced.
Nastasjia has also been known to experiment vocally. In February of 2010, she was selected to supply background vocals for local Seattle indie band, Edison Orange, on their debut album. The song title: Stand for Something.
Nastasjia reached out to the television industry by portraying Nascha, a Native American girl, in the series pilot of "Untethered" from Glass Forest Entertainment.
In February of 2012, she was a lead actress in "Lost and (Puget) Sound: How We Followed the Rain and Found Our Voice", an education film targeted to schools in the Seattle area. This was her first time working with director, Bogdan Darev. The film won a bronze Telly Award as well as Best Film - Youth in the Colorado Environmental Film Festival.
She has also appeared in and voiced three PSA's for the "Puget Sound Starts Here" campaign throughout the Greater Puget Sound. This was a project done through the Washington State Department of Ecology and the City of Seattle Public Utilities.
Nastasjia is continually searching for her next project. In the meantime, she continues her schooling and her professional training.
