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 |
| Known for | Acting |
| Credits | 30 |
| Born | 1981 |
| From | Jerusalem, Israel |