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Natalie Portman

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Gender

Female

Birthday

1981-06-09

Place of Birth

Jerusalem, Israel

Natalie Portman

Biography

Natalie Portman (born Neta-Lee 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 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.

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Mars Attacks!

Dec 13, 1996

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Léon: The Professional

Sep 14, 1994

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Garden State

Jul 28, 2004

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Heat

Dec 15, 1995

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Thor

Apr 21, 2011

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V for Vendetta

Feb 23, 2006

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Paris Je T'aime

Jun 21, 2006

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Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium

Nov 16, 2007

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Closer

Dec 03, 2004

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Cold Mountain

Dec 24, 2003

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Where the Heart Is

Apr 27, 2000

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Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace

May 19, 1999

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Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones

May 15, 2002

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Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith

May 17, 2005

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My Blueberry Nights

Nov 28, 2007

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The Darjeeling Limited

Sep 07, 2007

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True

Feb 06, 2004

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Anywhere but Here

Nov 12, 1999

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Goya's Ghosts

Nov 08, 2006

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Hotel Chevalier

Oct 26, 2007

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I'm Still Here

Sep 10, 2010

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Illusions & Mirrors

Sep 26, 2013

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Free Zone

Apr 18, 2005

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The Other Boleyn Girl

Feb 28, 2008

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Everyone Says I Love You

Dec 06, 1996

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Zoolander

Sep 28, 2001

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No Strings Attached

Jan 21, 2011

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Hesher

Jan 22, 2010

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Black Swan

Dec 03, 2010

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Your Highness

Apr 08, 2011

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The Other Woman

Oct 28, 2010

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Developing

Jan 19, 1995

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Thor: The Dark World

Oct 30, 2013

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Knight of Cups

Sep 10, 2015

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This Changes Everything

Jun 28, 2019

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Domino One

Mar 11, 2005

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Jane Got a Gun

Dec 31, 2015

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One-Tenth of a Millimeter Apart

Apr 02, 2021

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Brothers

Dec 02, 2009

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Thor: Love and Thunder

Jul 06, 2022

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New York, I Love You

Sep 06, 2008

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Image Book

Feb 10, 2023

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The Armenian Genocide

Apr 17, 2006

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Black Swan: Metamorphosis

Mar 29, 2011

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Fountain of Youth

May 19, 2025

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A Tale of Love and Darkness

Sep 03, 2015

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Annihilation

Feb 22, 2018

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Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Thor: Love and Thunder

Sep 08, 2022

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Foxy Trotter

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The Heyday of the Insensitive Bastards

Mar 25, 2015

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Beautiful Girls

Feb 09, 1996

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Planetarium

Nov 16, 2016

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Jackie

Dec 02, 2016

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The Twits

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Song to Song

Mar 17, 2017

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The Death & Life of John F. Donovan

Mar 13, 2019

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Bronco Belle

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Vox Lux

Sep 07, 2018

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Lucy in the Sky

Sep 20, 2019

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Avengers: Endgame

Apr 24, 2019

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May December

Nov 16, 2023

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The Beginning: Making Episode I

Oct 16, 2001

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The Gallerist

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Dolphin Reef

Mar 28, 2018

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L.A. Noir

Dec 08, 2016

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Good Sex

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Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music

Jan 27, 2025

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The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon: 10th Anniversary Special

May 14, 2024

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100

Garden State - The 20th Anniversary Concert

Apr 06, 2025

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Léon: Director's Cut

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The Simpsons

Dec 17, 1989

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Lady in the Lake

Jul 18, 2024

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Sesame Street

Nov 10, 1969

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Marvel Studios Legends

Jan 08, 2021

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What If...?

Aug 11, 2021

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Saturday Night Live

Oct 11, 1975

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Angel City

May 16, 2023

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Hot Ones

Mar 12, 2015

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Bluey

Oct 01, 2018

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The Late Late Show with James Corden

Mar 23, 2015

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Angie Tribeca

Jan 17, 2016

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Late Night with Seth Meyers

Feb 25, 2014

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The Kelly Clarkson Show

Sep 09, 2019

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Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

Dec 21, 2014

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Jimmy Kimmel Live!

Jan 26, 2003

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Off Script with The Hollywood Reporter

Dec 31, 2023

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Golden Globe Awards

Jan 20, 1944

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The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

Feb 17, 2014

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Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

Jul 16, 2009

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Honest Trailers

Feb 13, 2012

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Honest Trailers

Feb 13, 2012

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Saturday Night Live

Oct 11, 1975

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Secrets of the Elephants

Apr 21, 2023

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The Graham Norton Show

Feb 22, 2007

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Beau geste

Jan 22, 2023

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The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

Sep 08, 2015

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The One Show

Aug 14, 2006