Pure Earth is honored to welcome Nathalie Kelley to the Pure Earth Leadership Council. Known for her roles in The Vampire Diaries, Fast and Furious: Tokyo Drift, Netflix’s hit series The Baker and the Beauty, and Motorheads, Nathalie brings both star power and a deep personal commitment to environmental advocacy and storytelling.
Of Quechua descent, Nathalie has been a passionate voice for protecting the Peruvian Amazon and the indigenous communities who depend on it. Her efforts to raise awareness about pollution from gold mining led her to Pure Earth and our mission to eliminate mercury use in artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) in Peru and beyond.
“Pure Earth has been working in Madre de Dios for over a decade. They’ve built trust with local, legal miners, training them on mercury-free practices and helping reforest land damaged by mining,” said Nathalie in a new Instagram video posted on Wednesday. “I’ve made the big step to join Pure Earth’s Leadership Council—so I can support their work, raise awareness, and help scale solutions that actually work.”
About Nathalie
With a background in Social Science and Policy, Nathalie strives to tell stories that educate and inspire. She uses her platform to elevate Indigenous wisdom and technologies as a means of coming back into justice and harmony with our ecosystems, advocating in particular for the health of our soil, water, the fungí and forests.
About the Pure Earth Leadership Council
The Pure Earth Leadership Council is a key group that works to accelerate action to save lives threatened by the global pollution crisis. Members include innovative thinkers and world leaders in health, government, business, academia, and the arts.
Leadership Council members play a vital role in advancing Pure Earth’s mission by raising awareness among policymakers and the public, mobilizing resources for pollution interventions and advocacy, guiding the development of new programs, and contributing their expertise and networks to amplify impact.
Stay tuned for some exciting projects that Nathalie will be supporting, including the Pure Gold Jewelry Auction and Pure Earth Benefit on November 3, 2025, at The Current at Pier 59, NYC.
Learn more about Pure Earth’s Global Mercury Program and our work in Peru.
Donate to support our work helping women gold miners in Madre de Dios, Peru, go mercury-free.
