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Natalie Portman
  • Birth Name:
    Natalie Hershlag
  • Nickname:
    Nat
  • Date of Birth:
    June 9, 1981
  • Zodiac Sign:
    Gemini
  • Place of Birth:
    Jerusalem, Israel
  • Height:
    5' 4"
  • Sex:
    Female
  • Hair Color:
    Brown
  • Eye Color:
    Blue
  • Nationality:
    Israeli
  • Education:

    Solomon Schechter Day School, Glen Cove, New York 

    Charles E. Smith Jewish Day School

    Harvard College

    Ohio State University  

Family

Natalie Portman
  • Father:
    Avner Hershlag
  • Mother:
    Shelley Hershlag

Career

Natalie Portman
  • Profession:
    Actress
  • Debut:
    Leon - 1994 - Movie

Awards

Natalie Portman

2007 : Saturn Award, Best Actress for : V for Vendetta

2005 : Golden Globe Award, Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture for : Closer

2004 : NBR Award, Best Acting by an Ensemble for : Closer

Trivia

Natalie Portman
  • There is a band named after her: Natalie Portman's Shaved Head.
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  • As the first day of Cold Mountain filming fell on Halloween, Portman cameto set dressed as Dorothy Gale only to realize she was the only one who'ddressed up.
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  • While in Morocco, she lived in a tent and traveled by camel. She visitsMorocco regularly.
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  • Unwinds by singing karaoke at Winnie's, a NYC bar in Chinatown.
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  • Footage of Natalie Portman and Leonardo DiCaprio as Juliet and Romeo inBaz Luhrman's Romeo and Juliet was actually shot before executives hadher replaced with Claire Danes due to the age difference between Natalieand Leonardo.
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Quotes

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  • A lot of the stuff people say about her, I hear it and my stomach falls because it's so sexist. You ask people why they don't like her and it's because her husband cheated on her! That was obviously not her choice. She's so much more polished and experienced than anyone else. Last night, a friend, a social worker in L.A. who works with underprivileged kids, was saying how these girls who have never been interested in politics before are so excited that a woman might be president. I mean, look h - Unknown
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  • I'm really not prudish about doing nudity. I think it's beautiful in films, and sex is such a big part of life, and nudity is obviously our natural state. That's not my issue. My issue is that I feel it takes something away from what you're doing. And also that it can be used afterwards for different purposes. Misappropriated. - Unknown
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  • Overall, to get a real deep, nuanced understanding of human behaviour, art is the best way. - Unknown
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  • I've been lucky enough that most of my big falls have been missed by the tabloids. And I think the other people have not been so lucky. It's a tricky thing, and not necessarily a positive thing,that young people are working and seeking this kind of attention. Getting this sort of attention changes them. - Unknown
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  • Last year I did something that I wasn't comfortable with, and I'm really sorry I didn't listen to my intuition. There was a scene in a movie that felt inappropriate for me, but I didn't want to make waves... From now on, I'm going to trust my gut more. Sometimes the most powerful thing you can do is say 'no. - Unknown
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Biography

Natalie Portman
Last Updated: Saturday, October 03, 2009

NatalieNatalie 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.

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