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Thursday, December 8, 2011

Natalie Portman: biography and career









Natalie Portman was born in Jerusalem on 9th June, 1981, is an actress with dual American and Israeli citizenship; her real name is Natalie Hershlag (נטלי הרשלג) but she uses her maternal grandmother's maiden name to help maintain her privacy and to keep her family out of the spotlight. 
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). Following this role Natalie won roles in such films as Heat (1995), Beautiful Girls (1996), and Mars Attacks! (1996). In 1997, Portman played the role of Anne Frank in a Broadway adaptation of "The Diary of Anne Frank". Also in 1997, Portman was cast as Padmé Amidala in the Star Wars prequel trilogy. The first film, The Phantom Menace, began filming in June 1997 and opened in May 1999. She graduated from Syosset High School in Syosset, Long Island, in 1999. Portman skipped the premiere of her film Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace so she could study for her high school final exams.
In 2003, Portman graduated from Harvard College with a B.A. degree in psychology. At Harvard, Portman was Alan Dershowitz's research assistant. While attending Harvard, she was a resident of Lowell House and wrote a letter to the Harvard Crimson in response to an essay critical of Israeli actions toward Palestinians. 
The final Star Wars prequel, Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith, was released on May 19, 2005. The film was the highest grossing domestic film of the year, and was voted Favorite Motion Picture at the People's Choice Awards.
V for Vendetta opened in early 2006. Portman portrayed Evey Hammond, a young woman who is saved from the secret police by the main character, V. Portman worked with a voice coach for the role, learning to speak with an English accent, and she famously had her head shaved.
Portman played a veteran ballerina in Darren Aronofsky's 2010 film Black Swan; in 2011, she won both the Golden Globe Award and the Academy Award for Best Actress.
Portman, who is an advocate for animal rights, has been a vegetarian since childhood. Portman began dating ballet dancer Benjamin Millepied in 2009. The couple met while she was filming Black Swan. The following year, Portman publicly announced her engagement and later confirmed her pregnancy. In 2011, Portman gave birth to their first child, a son named Aleph.










FILMOGRAPHY

2011 Thor: Jane Foster

2011 Your Highness: Isabel

2011 No Strings Attached : Emma

2010 Black Swan: Nina Sayers

2010 Hesher: Nicole

2009 Brothers: Grace Cahill

2009 The Other Woman: Emilia Greenleaf

2009 New York, I Love You: Rifka

2008 The Other Boleyn Girl: Anne Boleyn

2007 Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium: Molly Mahoney

2007 Hotel Chevalier (short) : Jack's Girlfriend

2007 The Darjeeling Limited: Jack's Ex-Girlfriend

2007 My Blueberry Nights: Leslie

2007 The Simpsons (TV series): Darcy
– Little Big Girl (2007)

2006 Goya's Ghosts: Inés / Alicia

2006 Paris, je t'aime:Francine

2006 V for vendetta: Evey

2005 Free Zone: Rebecca

2005 Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith: Padmé

2005 Domino One: Dominique Bellamy

2004 Closer: Alice

2004 True (short): Francine

2004 Garden State: Sam

2004 Sesame Street (TV series): Natalie
– Episode #35.4 (2004)

2003 Cold Mountain: Sara

2002 Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones: Padmé

2000 Where the Heart Is: Novalee Nation

1999 Anywhere but Here: Ann August

1999 Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace: Padmé

1996 Mars Attacks!: Taffy Dale

1996 Everyone says I love you: Laura Dandridge

1996 Beautiful Girls: Marty

1995 Heat: Lauren Gustafson

1994 Léon: Mathilda
 




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