Natalie Portman

Natalie Portman was born on June 9th, 1981 in Jerusalem, Israel, as the only child of a doctor father (from Israel) and an artist mother (from Cincinnati, Ohio), who also acts as Natalie's agent. She left Israel for Washington, DC, when she was still very young. After a few more moves, her family finally settled in New York, where she still lives to this day. She graduated with honors, and her academic achievements allowed her to attend Harvard. She was discovered by an agent in a pizza parlor at the age of 11. She was pushed towards a career in modeling but she decided that she would rather pursue a career in acting. She was featured in many live performances, but she made her powerful film debut in the movie Léon (1994) (aka "The Professional"). Following this role Natalie won roles in such films as Heat (1995), Beautiful Girls (1996), and Mars Attacks! (1996). It wasn't until 1999 that Natalie received worldwide fame as Queen Amidala in the highly anticipated US$431 million-grossing prequel Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999). Afterwards, she starred in two critically acclaimed comedy dramas, Anywhere But Here (1999), Where the Heart Is (2000), and Closer (2004/I), for which she received an Oscar nomination. In 2011, Portman won the Academy Award, the Golden Globe Award, the Screen Actors Guild Award, and the BAFTA Award for her lead performance as Nina Sayers in Black Swan.

Films

	In the Garden of Beasts As Martha Dodd
2015	Pride and Prejudice and Zombies As
2014	Jane Got a Gun As Jane Hammond
2013	Thor: The Dark World As Jane Foster
2013	Memories Alone - A Q2 Fanedit As Nina
2013	Knight of Cups As
2011	Your Highness As Isabel
2011	Thor As Jane Foster
2011	No Strings Attached As Emma Kurtzman
2011	Black Swan: Metamorphosis As Herself
2010	Hesher As Nicole
2010	Black Swan As Nina
2009	New York, I Love You As Rifka
2009	Love and Other Impossible Pursuits As Emilia Greenleaf
2009	Brothers As Grace Cahill
2008	The Other Boleyn Girl As Anne Boleyn
2008	Eve As
2007	The Darjeeling Limited As Jack's X-Girlfriend
2007	My Blueberry Nights As Leslie
2007	Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium As Molly Mahoney
2007	Hotel Chevalier As Jack's Girlfriend
2006	Paris, je t'aime As Francine (Faubourg Saint-Denis)
2006	Goya's Ghosts As Alicia | Inés
2005	V for Vendetta As Evey Hammond
2005	Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith As Padmé Amidala
2005	Free Zone As Rebecca
2004	True As Francine
2004	Garden State As Sam
2004	Closer As Alice
2003	Cold Mountain As Sara
2002	Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones As Padmé Amidala
2001	Zoolander As Herself
2000	Where The Heart Is As Novalee Nation
1999	Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace As Queen Amidala
1999	Anywhere But Here As Ann August
1996	Mars Attacks! As Taffy Dale
1996	Everyone Says I Love You As Laura Dandrige
1996	Beautiful Girls As Marty
1995	Heat As Lauren Gustafson
1994	Léon As Mathilda
1994	Developing As Nina