Natalie Portman

Natalie Hershlag born June 9 1981 known professionally as Natalie Portman is an Israeli actress film producer and director She has had a prolific screen career from her teenage years and has starred in various blockbusters and independent films receiving multiple accolades including an Academy Award a BAFTA Award and two Golden Globe Awards Portman was born in Jerusalem and moved to the United States when she was three where she began her acting career at twelve starring as the young protégée of a hitman in Léon The Professional 1994 While still in high school she made her Broadway debut in The Diary of Anne Frank 1997 and gained international recognition for her role as Padmé Amidala in Star Wars Episode I The Phantom Menace 1999 From 1999 to 2003 Portman attended Harvard University earning a bachelors degree in psychology During this time she took fewer acting roles but continued to appear in the Star Wars prequel trilogy 2002 and 2005 and performed in a 2001 revival of Anton Chekhovs The Seagull at The Public Theater Her career gained further momentum in 2004 when she won a Golden Globe and received an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress for Closer She then played Evey Hammond in V for Vendetta 2005 Anne Boleyn in The Other Boleyn Girl 2008 and a troubled ballerina in Black Swan 2010 for which she won the Academy Award for Best Actress In the following years Portman starred in the romantic comedy No Strings Attached 2011 and portrayed Jacqueline Kennedy in Jackie 2016 which earned her a third Academy Award nomination She also became a prominent figure in the Marvel Cinematic Universe playing Jane Foster in Thor 2011 Thor The Dark World 2013 and Thor Love and Thunder 2022 which established her as one of the worlds highestpaid actresses Portman has also directed the short film Eve 2008 and the biographical drama A Tale of Love and Darkness 2015 in which she also starred In 2021 she cofounded the production company MountainA under which she produced and starred in the film May December 2023 and the miniseries Lady in the Lake 2024 Portman is an advocate for various causes including womens rights environmental issues and animal welfare supporting organizations like the Human Rights Foundation and the Jane Goodall Institute