Natalie Portman
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 Sta
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 Actress for her starring role in the political thriller V for Vendetta (2006). She played leading roles in the historical dramas Goya's Ghosts (2006) and The Other Boleyn Girl (2008), and also appeared in Thor (2011) and its 2013 sequel. In 2010, Portman starred in the psychological thriller film Black Swan. Her performance received widespread critical acclaim and she earned her first Academy Award for Best Actress, her second Golden Globe Award, the SAG Award, the BAFTA Award and the BFCA Award in 2011. In 2016, she portrayed First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy in the biographical drama Jackie. She was nominated for an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, a Golden Globe Award, a Screen Actors Guild Award and won the BFCA for Best Actress. In May 2008, Portman served as the youngest member of the 61st Annual Cannes Film Festival jury. The same year she directed a segment of the collective film New York, I Love You. Her first feature film as a director, A Tale of Love and Darkness, was released in 2015.
Born
Jun 09, 1981
Jerusalem, Israel
Known For
Acting
Movies
72 acting
25 crew
Popularity
6.5
Known For
Avengers: Endgame
2019
as Jane Foster
Thor: The Dark World
2013
as Jane Foster
Thor
2011
as Jane Foster
Thor: Love and Thunder
2022
as Jane Foster / The Mighty Thor
Léon: The Professional
1994
as Mathilda Lando
Heat
1995
as Lauren Gustafson
Fountain of Youth
2025
as Charlotte Purdue
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
1999
as Padmé Amidala
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
2005
as Padmé Amidala
No Strings Attached
2011
as Emma Kurtzman
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