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Natalie Portman

Natalie Portman

Acting
Born: Jun 09, 1981
From: Jerusalem, Israel
Credits: 30 titles

Biography

Natalie Portman (born Natalie Hershlag, June 9, 1981) is an actress with dual American and Israeli citizenship. Her first role was in the 1994 action thriller Léon: The Professional, opposite Jean Reno. She was later cast as Padmé Amidala in the Star Wars prequel trilogy (released in 1999, 2002 and 2005). Born in Jerusalem to an Israeli father and American mother, Portman grew up in the eastern United States from the age of three. She studied dancing and acting in New York, and starred in Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace while still at high school on Long Island. In 1999, Portman enrolled at Harvard University to study psychology, alongside her work as an actress; she completed a bachelor's degree in 2003. During her studies she starred in a second Star Wars film and opened in New York City's The Public Theater production of Anton Chekhov's The Seagull in 2001. Portman won a Golden Globe and was nominated for an Academy Award for starring in the 2004 drama Closer, appeared in Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith the following year, and won a Constellation Award for Best Female Performance and the Saturn Award for Best …

Filmography

Title Character Year Rating
Thor Jane Foster 2011 6.768
No Strings Attached Emma Kurtzman 2011 6.294
Your Highness Isabel 2011 5.325
I'm Still Here Natalie Portman 2010 6.0
Hesher Nicole 2010 6.8
Black Swan Nina Sayers / The Swan … 2010 7.685
The Other Woman Emilia Greenleaf 2010 6.2
The Other Boleyn Girl Anne Boleyn 2008 6.695
Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium Molly Mahoney 2007 6.252
My Blueberry Nights Leslie 2007 6.409
The Darjeeling Limited Jack's Ex-Girlfriend 2007 7.148
Hotel Chevalier Jack's Girlfriend 2007 6.899
V for Vendetta Evey 2006 7.899
Paris Je T'aime Francine (Faubourg Saint-Denis) 2006 6.76
Goya's Ghosts Inés Bilbatúa / Alicia 2006 6.61
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith Padmé Amidala 2005 7.463
Free Zone Rebecca 2005 5.579
Garden State Sam 2004 7.1
Closer Alice 2004 6.833
True Francine 2004 6.943
Cold Mountain Sara 2003 6.942
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones Padmé Amidala 2002 6.592
Zoolander Natalie Portman 2001 6.219
Where the Heart Is Novalee Nation 2000 7.104
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace Padmé Amidala 1999 6.573
Anywhere but Here Ann August 1999 6.064
Mars Attacks! Taffy Dale 1996 6.423
Everyone Says I Love You Laura Dandridge 1996 6.452
Heat Lauren Gustafson 1995 7.933
Léon: The Professional Mathilda Lando 1994 8.295
Quick Facts
Known forActing
Credits30
Born1981
FromJerusalem, Israel