Natalie Portman (born Neta-Lee Hershlag) is an actress, film producer and film director with dual American and Israeli citizenship. Her first role was in the 1994 action thriller Léon: The Professional, opposite Jean Reno, but mainstream success came when she was cast as Padmé Amidala in the Star Wars prequel trilogy.
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 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 drama Closer, appeared in Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith the following year, and 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 horror film Black Swan. Her performance received widespread critical acclaim. 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.
Bio:
Name: Neta-Lee Hershelag
Nickname: Natalie Portman
Date of Birth: June 09, 1981
Place of Birth: Jerusalem, Israel
Place of Residence: Paris, France
Zodiac Sign: Gemini
Education: Syosset High School, Syosset, Long Island; Harvard University (A. B. Degree in Psychology); Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Body Stats:
Height: 5’3” / 160 cm
Weight: 110 lbs / 50 kg
Shoe size: 8 / 38 (EU)
Dress size: 4 (US)
Bra size: 32B
Measurements: 34-25-34 in / 87-63-87 cm
Ethnicity: White
Hair Color: Light Brown
Eye Color: Light Brown
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Fun Facts:
Relationships:
- Lukas Haas (1998)
- Hayden Christensen (2000-01)
- Moby (2001)
- Gael Garcia Bernal (2003-06)
- Andy Samberg (2006)
- Jake Gyllenhaal (2006)
- Nathan Rothschild (2007)
- Jude Law (2007)
- Nathan Bogle (2007-08)
- Devendra Banhart (2008)
- Rodrigo Santoro (2009)
- Benjamin Millepied (2009-Present) – married
Children:
- Son born in June 2011, father is Benjamin Millepied
Awards and Honors:
- Golden Globe Award for Closer
- Academy Award Nomination for Closer
- Constellation Award for Best Female Performance for V for Vendetta
- Saturn Award for Best Actress for V for Vendetta
- Academy Award for Best Actress for Black Swan
- her secondGolden Globe Award for Black Swan
- SAG Award for Black Swan
- BAFTA Award for Black Swan
- BFCA Award for Black Swan
Hobbies and Interests: Reading, charity, social and political activism
Favorite Color: Red
Favorite Food: Chocolate, Pizza, Ice Cream
Favorite Music: PJ Harvey, Bjork, Radiohead, The Jackson 5 and Stevie Wonder.
Favorite Perfume: Miss Dior by Dior
Favorite Book: Sun Under Wood by Robert Hass
Favorite Sports: Yoga
Favorite Movie: Dirty Dancing (1987), Schindler’s List (1993)
Favorite TV Show: Ellen, Friends, Dawson’s Creek and Jerry Springer
Interesting Facts:
- Nat earned her bachelor’s degree from Harvard while working as an actress, the same time.
- Nat has performed in Anton Chekhov’s ‘The Seagull’ under the production of New York City’s Public Theatre in 2001.
- She was the youngest jury member at the 61st Annual Cannes Film Festival in May, 2008.
- Nat has also directed a short film ‘Eve’. The film starred Olivia Thirlby, Lauren Bacall and Ben Gazzara.
- In 2007, she launched her own brand of vegan footwear.
- She does not eat animal products or wear fur, feathers, or leather.
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