
, but major success came when she was cast as Padmé Amidala
in the Star Wars prequel trilogy (released in 1999, 2002 and 2005). In 1999, she enrolled at Harvard University
to study psychology while still working as an actress.
I grew up in the classic American-Jewish suburbia, which has a whole different sense of what it means to be Jewish than anywhere else in the world.
You know, I get much more Jewish in Israel because I like the way that religion is done there.
I had a fashion designer tell me that when I wear a dress of his, it sells out across the country because Jewish girls ‘look to me,’ and Jewish girls are the ones that buy expensive dresses. It made me sad, because I want to be an influence in ways other than by a pretty dress.
There’s so much goodness there, and such a value placed on education, which is sort of universal among Jews around the world. I appreciate that obviously, to be a part of that.
My response was that more than half of Israelis are of Sephardic origin. Many of these Jews come from Arab lands and share the same physical skin color.
I’d like it if people thought I was Jewish-looking.
, but major success came when she was cast as Padmé Amidala
in the Star Wars prequel trilogy (released in 1999, 2002 and 2005). In 1999, she enrolled at Harvard University
to study psychology while still working as an actress. She completed her bachelor's degree in 2003.
In 2001, Portman opened in New York City's Public Theater production of Anton Chekhov
's The Seagull
. In 2005, Portman received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress
as well as winning the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress - Motion Picture
for the drama Closer
. She won a Constellation Award for Best Female Performance, and a Saturn Award for Best Actress for her starring role in V for Vendetta
(2006). She played leading roles in the historical dramas Goya's Ghosts
(2006) and The Other Boleyn Girl (2008). In May 2008, she served as the youngest member of the 61st
Annual Cannes Film Festival
jury. Portman's directorial debut, Eve
, opened the 65th Venice International Film Festival
's shorts competition in 2008.
In 2011, Portman won the Academy Award, the Golden Globe Award
, the Screen Actors Guild Award, and the BAFTA Award for her lead performance as Nina Sayers in Black Swan
.
Early life
Portman was born in Jerusalem, Israel. She is the only child of Shelley (née Stevens), an American homemaker who works as Portman's agent, and Avner Hershlag, an Israeli citizen who is a fertility specialist and gynecologist. Portman's maternal ancestors were Jewishimmigrants to the United States, from Austria and Russia (her mother's family had changed their surname from "Edelstein" to "Stevens"). Her paternal ancestors were Jews who moved to Israel from Poland and Romania. Her paternal grandfather, whose parents died at Auschwitz
, was an economics professor in Israel, and her Romanian-born great-grandmother was a spy for British Intelligence during World War II.
Portman's parents met at a Jewish student center at Ohio State University
, where her mother was selling tickets. They corresponded after her father returned to Israel, and were married when her mother visited a few years later. In 1984, when Portman was three years old, the family moved to the United States, where her father received his medical training. Portman, a dual citizen of the United States and Israel, has said that although she "really love[s] the States... my heart's in Jerusalem. That's where I feel at home."
Portman and her family first lived in Washington, D.C., but relocated to Connecticut
in 1988, and then settled on Long Island
, New York, in 1990.
Education
In Washington, D.C., Portman attended Charles E. Smith Jewish Day School. Portman learned to speak Hebrew
in addition to English, and attended a Jewish elementary school, the Solomon Schechter Day School
of Glen Cove
, New York. 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. "I don't care if [college] ruins my career," she told the New York Post
, according to a Fox News Channel
article. "I'd rather be smart than a movie star." 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.
Portman took graduate courses at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem
in the spring of 2004. In March 2006, she appeared as a guest lecturer at a Columbia University
course in terrorism and counterterrorism, where she spoke about her film V for Vendetta
.
Portman has professed an interest in foreign languages since childhood and has studied French, Japanese, German, and Arabic.
As a student, Portman co-authored two research papers that were published in scientific journal
s. Her 1998 high school paper, "A Simple Method to Demonstrate the Enzymatic Production of Hydrogen from Sugar", co-authored with scientists Ian Hurley and Jonathan Woodward, was entered in the Intel Science Talent Search
, in which she was named a semifinalist. In 2002, she contributed to a study on memory called "Frontal Lobe
Activation during Object Permanence
: Data from Near-Infrared Spectroscopy" during her psychology studies at Harvard. This publication placed Portman among a very small number of professional actors with a defined Erdős–Bacon number.
Early work
Portman started dancing lessons at age four and performed in local troupes. At the age of ten, a Revlonagent asked her to become a child model
, but she turned down the offer to focus on acting. In a magazine interview, Portman said that she was "different from the other kids. I was more ambitious, I knew what I liked and what I wanted, and I worked very hard. I was a very serious kid."
Portman spent her school holidays attending theater camps. When she was ten, she auditioned for the Off-Broadway
show Ruthless!
, a musical about a girl who is prepared to commit murder to get the lead in a school play. Portman and future pop star Britney Spears
were chosen as the understudies
for star Laura Bell Bundy
. In 1994, she auditioned for the role of a child who befriends a middle-aged hitman in Luc Besson
's film, Léon
(aka The Professional). Soon after getting the part, she took her grandmother's maiden name "Portman" as her stage name, in the interest of privacy and to protect her family's identity. Léon opened on November 18, 1994, marking her feature film debut. That same year she appeared in the short film Developing
, which aired on television.
1995–99
During the mid-1990s, Portman had roles in the films Heat, Everyone Says I Love You, and Mars Attacks!
, as well as a major role in Beautiful Girls. She was the first choice to play Juliet
in William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet, but producers felt her age wasn't suitable. 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. Following production on The Phantom Menace, she initially turned down a lead role in the film Anywhere but Here after learning it would involve a sex scene, but director Wayne Wang
and actress Susan Sarandon
(who played Portman's mother in the film) demanded a rewrite of the script. Portman was shown a new draft, and she decided to accept the role. The film opened in late 1999, and she received a Golden Globe
nomination for Best Supporting Actress
for her role as Ann August. Critic Mary Elizabeth Williams of Salon called Portman "astonishing" and said that "[u]nlike any number of actresses her age, she's neither too maudlin nor too plucky." She then signed on to play the lead role of a teenaged mother in Where the Heart Is
, which opened in April 2000.
2000–05
After filming Where the Heart Is, Portman moved into the dorms of Harvard Universityto pursue her bachelor's degree in psychology
. She said in a 1999 interview that, with the exception of the Star Wars prequels, she would not act for the next four years in order to concentrate on studying. During the summer break from June to September 2000, Portman filmed Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones
in Sydney, along with additional production in London.
In July 2001, Portman opened in New York City's Public Theater production of Chekhov's
The Seagull
, directed by Mike Nichols
; she played the role of Nina alongside Meryl Streep
, Kevin Kline
, and Philip Seymour Hoffman
. The play opened at the Delacorte Theater
in Central Park
. That same year, she was one of many celebrities who made cameo appearance
s in the 2001 comedy Zoolander
. Portman was cast in a small role in the film Cold Mountain
alongside Jude Law
and Nicole Kidman
.
In 2004, Portman appeared in the independent movies Garden State
and Closer
. Garden State was an official selection of the Sundance Film Festival
and won Best First Feature at the Independent Spirit Awards. Her performance as Alice in Closer earned her a Supporting Actress Golden Globe as well as a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress
.
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
. Also in 2005, Portman filmed Free Zone
and director Miloš Forman
's Goya's Ghosts
. Forman had not seen any of her work but thought she looked like a Goya
painting, so he requested a meeting.
2006–09
Portman hosted Saturday Night Liveon March 4, 2006. In a SNL Digital Short
, she portrays herself as an angry gangsta rap
per (with Andy Samberg
as her Flavor Flav
-esque partner in Viking
garb) during a faux-interview with Chris Parnell
, saying she cheated at Harvard University while high on marijuana
and cocaine
. The song, titled "Natalie's Rap," was released – alongside other sketches from the show – in 2009 on Incredibad
, an album by the Lonely Island. In another sketch, she portrays a student named Rebecca Hershlag (her actual surname) attending a Bar Mitzvah, and in an installment of the recurring sketch The Needlers (also known as Sally and Dan, The Couple That Should Be Divorced), plays a fertility specialist (her father's profession).
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 has commented on V for Vendetta political relevance and mentioned that the main character, who recruits Evey to join an underground anti-government group, is "often bad and does things that you don't like" and that "being from Israel was a reason I wanted to do this because terrorism and violence are such a daily part of my conversations since I was little." She said the film "doesn't make clear good or bad statements. It respects the audience enough to take away their own opinion".
Both Goya's Ghosts
and Free Zone
received limited releases in 2006. Portman starred in the children's film Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium
, which began filming in April 2006 and was released in November 2007; she has said that she was "excited to do a kids' movie." In late 2006, Portman filmed The Other Boleyn Girl, a historical drama in which she plays Anne Boleyn
; Eric Bana
and Scarlett Johansson
co-starred. She was named one of the hottest women of film and TV by Blender
Magazine.
In 2006, she filmed Wong Kar-wai
's road movie My Blueberry Nights
. She won acclaim for her role as gambler Leslie, because "[f]or once she's not playing a waif or a child princess but a mature, full-bodied woman... but she's not coasting on her looks... She uses her appeal to simultaneously flirt with and taunt the gambler across the table." Portman voiced Bart Simpson
's girlfriend Darcy in the episode "Little Big Girl
" of The Simpsons
' 18th season
.
She appeared in Paul McCartney
's music video "Dance Tonight
" from his 2007 album Memory Almost Full
, directed by Michel Gondry
. Portman co-starred in the Wes Anderson
short film Hotel Chevalier
, opposite Jason Schwartzman
. In May 2008, Portman served as the youngest member of the 61st Annual Cannes Film Festival jury, and in 2009, she starred opposite Tobey Maguire
and Jake Gyllenhaal
in the drama film Brothers, a remake of the 2004 Danish film of the same name.
In 2008, Portman at age 27 made her directorial debut at the Venice Film Festival
. "Eve", a short movie about a young woman who is dragged along on her grandmother's romantic date, was screened out of competition. Portman said she had always had a fascination with the older generation, and drew inspiration for the character from her own grandmother.
2010–present
Portman played a veteran ballerina in Darren Aronofsky's 2010 film Black Swan
, a role of which critic Kurt Loder
wrote: "Portman gives one of her most compelling performances in this film, which is saying something." To prepare for the role, she went through five to eight hours of dance training each day for six months and lost 20 pounds. In 2011, she won both the Golden Globe Award
and the Academy Award for Best Actress.
After Portman's Oscar win, controversy arose
over who performed the bulk of the on-screen dancing in Black Swan. Sarah Lane
, one of Portman's dancing doubles in the film, claimed that Portman performed only about 5 percent of the full-body shots, adding that she was asked by the film’s producers not to speak publicly about it during the Oscar season. Director Aronofsky defended Portman by issuing a statement insisting that Portman performed 80 percent of the on-screen dancing in the movie.
Portman's next film was No Strings Attached, for which she was also an executive producer. It was released on January 21, 2011. She then starred in Your Highness
, opposite James Franco
and Danny McBride, and also played the role of Jane Foster
in Kenneth Branagh
's superhero film adaptation Thor
. In 2010, Portman dropped out of the lead role of Elizabeth Bennet
in the novel adaptation Pride and Prejudice and Zombies
, but she continues as producer.
Social and political causes
Portman, who is an advocate for animal rights, has been a vegetarian since childhood. She became a vegan in 2009 after reading Jonathan Safran Foer
's Eating Animals
. She does not eat animal products or wear fur
, feather
s, or leather. "All of my shoes are from Target
and Stella McCartney
," she has said. In 2007, she launched her own brand of vegan
footwear. During her pregnancy in 2011, Portman went off her vegan diet and returned to vegetarianism.
In 2007, Portman traveled to Rwanda
with Jack Hanna
, to film the documentary Gorillas on the Brink. Later, at a naming ceremony, Portman christened a baby gorilla
Gukina, which means "to play." Portman has been an advocate of environmental causes
since childhood, when she joined an environmental song and dance troupe known as World Patrol Kids. She is also a member of the One Voice
movement
.
Portman has also supported antipoverty activities. In 2004 and 2005, she traveled to Uganda
, Guatemala, and Ecuador
as the Ambassador of Hope for FINCA International
, an organization that promotes micro-lending
to help finance women-owned businesses in developing countries. In an interview conducted backstage at the Live 8
concert in Philadelphia and appearing on the PBS
program Foreign Exchange with Fareed Zakaria, she discussed microfinance
. Host Fareed Zakaria
said that he was "generally wary of celebrities with fashionable causes," but included the segment with Portman because "she really knew her stuff."
In the "Voices" segment of the April 29, 2007, episode of the ABC Sunday morning program This Week with George Stephanopoulos
, Portman discussed her work with FINCA and how it can benefit women and children in Third World
countries. In fall 2007, she visited several university campuses, including Harvard, USC, UCLA, UC Berkeley, Stanford, Princeton, New York University, and Columbia, to inspire students with the power of microfinance and to encourage them to join the Village Banking Campaign to help families and communities lift themselves out of poverty.
In 2010, Portman's activist work and popularity with young people earned her a nomination for VH1
's Do Something
Awards, which is dedicated to honoring individuals who do good.
Portman is a supporter of the Democratic Party
, and in the 2004 presidential race
she campaigned for the Democratic nominee, Senator John Kerry
. In the 2008 presidential election
, Portman supported Senator Hillary Clinton of New York in the Democratic primaries. She later campaigned for the eventual Democratic nominee, Senator Barack Obama
of Illinois, during the general election. However, in a 2008 interview, she also said: "I even like John McCain
. I disagree with his war stance – which is a really big deal – but I think he's a very moral person."
Personal life
In 2006, she said that she felt more Jewish in Israel and that she would like to raise her children Jewish: "A priority for me is definitely that I'd like to raise my kids Jewish, but the ultimate thing is to have someone who is a good person and who is a partner."After starring in the video for his song "Carmensita", she began a relationship with American folk
singer Devendra Banhart
, which ended in September 2008.
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 to Millepied and later confirmed her pregnancy. In 2011, Portman gave birth to their first child, a son named Aleph Portman-Millepied.
Filmography
Title | Year | Role | Notes |
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Léon Léon (film) Léon is a 1994 French thriller film written and directed by Luc Besson... |
1994 | Mathilda | Also known as The Professional |
Developing Developing (film) Developing is a 1994 short film directed by Marya Cohn, about the relationship between a girl and her single mother, who has breast cancer. The film stars Natalie Portman as Nina.... |
1994 | Nina | 23-minute short film |
Heat | 1995 | Lauren Gustafson | |
Beautiful Girls | 1996 | Marty | |
Everyone Says I Love You Everyone Says I Love You Everyone Says I Love You is a 1996 American musical film that was written and directed by Woody Allen. The film features many stars, including Julia Roberts, Alan Alda, Edward Norton, Drew Barrymore, Gaby Hoffmann, Tim Roth, Goldie Hawn, and Natalie Portman.Set in New York, Venice, and Paris, the... |
1996 | Laura Dandridge | |
Mars Attacks Mars Attacks Mars Attacks is a science fiction trading card series released in 1962. The cards feature artwork by science-fiction artist Wallace Wood and tell the story of the invasion of Earth by cruel, hideous Martians. The cards depicted futuristic battle scenes and bizarre methods of Martian attack, torture... |
1996 | Taffy Dale | |
Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace is a 1999 American epic space opera film written and directed by George Lucas. It is the fourth film to be released in the Star Wars saga, as the first of a three-part prequel to the original Star Wars trilogy, as well as the first film in the saga in terms... |
1999 | Padmé Amidala Padmé Amidala Padmé Amidala is a fictional character in the Star Wars science fiction franchise. She first appeared on film in the 1999 feature film, Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace, as the young queen of the planet Naboo. In subsequent prequel trilogy films, Padmé represents Naboo in the Galactic Senate... |
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Anywhere but Here | 1999 | Ann August | |
Where the Heart Is Where the Heart Is (2000 film) Where the Heart Is is a 2000 drama/romance film directed by Matt Williams and produced by Susan Cartsonis, David McFadzean, Patricia Whitcher and Matt Williams. Filmed in Austin, Texas, and Waco, Texas at Baylor University. The movie stars Natalie Portman and Ashley Judd... |
2000 | Novalee Nation | |
Zoolander Zoolander Zoolander is a 2001 American satirical comedy film directed by and starring Ben Stiller. The film contains elements from a pair of short films directed by Russell Bates and written by Drake Sather and Stiller for the VH1 Fashion Awards television specials in 1996 and 1997. The short films and the... |
2001 | Herself | Cameo |
Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones is a 2002 American epic space opera film directed by George Lucas and written by Lucas and Jonathan Hales. It is the fifth film to be released in the Star Wars saga and the second in terms of the series' internal chronology... |
2002 | Padmé Amidala Padmé Amidala Padmé Amidala is a fictional character in the Star Wars science fiction franchise. She first appeared on film in the 1999 feature film, Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace, as the young queen of the planet Naboo. In subsequent prequel trilogy films, Padmé represents Naboo in the Galactic Senate... |
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Cold Mountain Cold Mountain (film) Cold Mountain is a 2003 war drama film written and directed by Anthony Minghella. The film is based on the bestselling novel of the same name by Charles Frazier... |
2003 | Sara | |
Garden State Garden State (film) Garden State is a 2004 comedy-drama film written by, directed by, and starring Zach Braff, with Natalie Portman, Peter Sarsgaard, and Sir Ian Holm. The film centers on Andrew Largeman , a 26-year-old actor/waiter who returns to his hometown in New Jersey after his mother dies... |
2004 | Samantha | |
Closer Closer (film) Closer is a 2004 romantic drama film written by Patrick Marber, based on his award-winning 1997 play of the same name. It was produced and directed by Mike Nichols and stars Natalie Portman, Julia Roberts, Jude Law and Clive Owen... |
2004 | Alice Ayres | |
Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith is a 2005 American epic space opera film written and directed by George Lucas. It is the sixth and final film released in the Star Wars saga and the third in terms of the series' internal chronology.... |
2005 | Padmé Amidala Padmé Amidala Padmé Amidala is a fictional character in the Star Wars science fiction franchise. She first appeared on film in the 1999 feature film, Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace, as the young queen of the planet Naboo. In subsequent prequel trilogy films, Padmé represents Naboo in the Galactic Senate... |
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Free Zone Free Zone (film) Free Zone is a 2005 film directed by Amos Gitai. Shot in Israel and Jordan, the Israel-Belgium-French-Spain production stars Israeli Jewish actress Hanna Laslo, Palestinian Arab actress Hiam Abbass, and Israeli-American actress Natalie Portman.... |
2005 | Rebecca | received a limited US theatrical release in April 2006 |
V for Vendetta V for Vendetta (film) V for Vendetta is a 2005 dystopian thriller film directed by James McTeigue and produced by Joel Silver and the Wachowski brothers, who also wrote the screenplay. It is an adaptation of the V for Vendetta comic book by Alan Moore and David Lloyd... |
2006 | Evey Hammond Evey Hammond Evey Hammond is a fictional character and one of the main characters of the V for Vendetta comic book series, created by Alan Moore and David Lloyd. She becomes involved in V's life when he rescues her from a gang of London's secret police.-Biography:Evey grew up on Shooters Hill in south-east... |
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Paris, je t'aime Paris, je t'aime Paris, Je t'aime is a 2006 anthology film starring an ensemble cast of actors of various nationalities. The two-hour film consists of eighteen short films set in different arrondissements... |
2006 | Francine | Ensemble film with 18 segments. She appears in the segment directed by German writer-director Tom Tykwer Tom Tykwer Tom Tykwer is a German film director, screenwriter, and composer. He is best known internationally for directing Run Lola Run , Heaven , Perfume: The Story of a Murderer , and The International .... . |
Goya's Ghosts Goya's Ghosts Goya's Ghosts is a 2006 Spanish/American film directed by Miloš Forman, and produced by Xuxa Producciones and by Saul Zaentz, and written by Miloš Forman and Jean-Claude Carrière. The film stars Natalie Portman, Javier Bardem, and Stellan Skarsgård, and was filmed on location in Spain during late... |
2006 | Inés Bilbatúa & Alicia | |
My Blueberry Nights My Blueberry Nights My Blueberry Nights is a 2007 romance/drama/road film directed by Wong Kar Wai, his first feature in English. The screenplay by Wong and Lawrence Block is based on a short Chinese-language film written and directed by Wong... |
2007 | Leslie | |
2007 | Jack's Ex-Girlfriend | ||
Hotel Chevalier Hotel Chevalier Hotel Chevalier is a short film written and directed by Wes Anderson and released in 2007. Starring Jason Schwartzman and Natalie Portman as former lovers who reunite in a Paris hotel room, the 13-minute film acts as a prologue to Anderson's 2007 feature The Darjeeling Limited... |
2007 | Jack's Ex-Girlfriend | 13-minute short companion piece to The Darjeeling Limited The Darjeeling Limited The Darjeeling Limited is a 2007 comedy-drama film directed by Wes Anderson, and starring Owen Wilson, Adrien Brody, and Jason Schwartzman. It was written by Anderson, Schwartzman, and Roman Coppola... |
Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium is a 2007 film written and directed by Zach Helm. The film stars Dustin Hoffman as the owner of a magical toy store, and Natalie Portman as his store employee.-Plot:... |
2007 | Molly Mahoney | |
2008 | Anne Boleyn Anne Boleyn Anne Boleyn ;c.1501/1507 – 19 May 1536) was Queen of England from 1533 to 1536 as the second wife of Henry VIII of England and Marquess of Pembroke in her own right. Henry's marriage to Anne, and her subsequent execution, made her a key figure in the political and religious upheaval that was the... |
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The Other Woman | 2009 | Emilia Greenleaf | Originally titled Love and Other Impossible Pursuits, with limited theatrical release in February 2011 |
New York, I Love You New York, I Love You New York, I Love You is a 2009 romance film released in the United States on October 16, 2009. From the producer of Paris, je t'aime, it stars an ensemble cast, among them Bradley Cooper, Shia LaBeouf, Natalie Portman, Anton Yelchin, Hayden Christensen, Orlando Bloom, Irrfan Khan, Rachel Bilson,... |
2009 | Rifka | |
Brothers | 2009 | Grace Cahill | |
Hesher Hesher (film) Hesher is a 2010 American dark comedy/drama film written and directed by Spencer Susser and starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Rainn Wilson, and Natalie Portman. First screened at the Sundance Film Festival January 22, 2010, the film was released in the United States on May 13, 2011... |
2010 | Nicole | |
Black Swan Black Swan (film) Black Swan is a 2010 American psychological thriller film directed by Darren Aronofsky and starring Natalie Portman, Vincent Cassel and Mila Kunis. Its plot revolves around a production of Tchaikovsky's Swan Lake ballet by a prestigious New York City company. The production requires a ballerina to... |
2010 | Nina Sayers | |
No Strings Attached | 2011 | Emma Kurtzman | |
Your Highness Your Highness Your Highness is a 2011 fantasy comedy film directed by David Gordon Green, written by Danny McBride and Ben Best, and starring McBride, James Franco, Natalie Portman, and Zooey Deschanel. Filming began in the summer of 2009 in Northern Ireland and concluded in October 2009... |
2011 | Isabel | |
Thor Thor (film) Thor is a 2011 American superhero film based on the comic book character of the same name published by Marvel Comics. It is the fourth film released as part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe... |
2011 | Jane Foster Jane Foster (comics) Jane Foster is a Marvel Comics supporting character who for many years was the nurse employed by Dr. Donald Blake, the secret identity of the Norse god superhero Thor.-Publication history:... |
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Sesame Street Sesame Street Sesame Street has undergone significant changes in its history. According to writer Michael Davis, by the mid-1970s the show had become "an American institution". The cast and crew expanded during this time, including the hiring of women in the crew and additional minorities in the cast. The... |
2003–2004 | Herself/Natalie | Season 34, Episode: "Oscar Needs a Change of Scenery" Season 35, Episode: "Alan's Vacation Replacement" |
Saturday Night Live Saturday Night Live Saturday Night Live is a live American late-night television sketch comedy and variety show developed by Lorne Michaels and Dick Ebersol. The show premiered on NBC on October 11, 1975, under the original title of NBC's Saturday Night.The show's sketches often parody contemporary American culture... |
2006 | Host | Season 31, Episode 13 |
2006 | Aurora Mardiganian (narration) | Documentary film | |
2007 | Darcy | Season 18, Episode: "Little Big Girl Little Big Girl "Little Big Girl" is the twelfth episode of The Simpsons eighteenth season, which was originally broadcast on February 11, 2007. It was written by Don Payne, and directed by Raymond S. Persi. Natalie Portman guest starred as a new character, Darcy. The title is a play on the Dustin Hoffman movie... " (voice) |
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Ruthless Ruthless Ruthless can refer to:* Ruthless * Ruthless * Ruthless , a 1948 film starring Zachary Scot* Ruthless , a race horse* Ruthless!, a 1992 musical-See also:... |
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1997 | Anne Frank Anne Frank Annelies Marie "Anne" Frank is one of the most renowned and most discussed Jewish victims of the Holocaust. Acknowledged for the quality of her writing, her diary has become one of the world's most widely read books, and has been the basis for several plays and films.Born in the city of Frankfurt... |
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Awards
Award | Award category | Year | Title of work | Result |
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Academy Award | Best Actress Academy Award for Best Actress Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role is one of the Academy Awards of merit presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to recognize an actress who has delivered an outstanding performance while working within the film industry... |
2011 | Black Swan Black Swan (film) Black Swan is a 2010 American psychological thriller film directed by Darren Aronofsky and starring Natalie Portman, Vincent Cassel and Mila Kunis. Its plot revolves around a production of Tchaikovsky's Swan Lake ballet by a prestigious New York City company. The production requires a ballerina to... |
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Academy Award | Best Supporting Actress Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role is one of the Academy Awards of Merit presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to recognize an actress who has delivered an outstanding performance while working within the film industry. Since its inception, however, the... |
2005 | Closer Closer (film) Closer is a 2004 romantic drama film written by Patrick Marber, based on his award-winning 1997 play of the same name. It was produced and directed by Mike Nichols and stars Natalie Portman, Julia Roberts, Jude Law and Clive Owen... |
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Alliance of Women Film Journalists Award Alliance of Women Film Journalists The Alliance of Women Film Journalists is a group of female journalists based out of New York, United States that was founded in 2006. The AWFJ is composed of 45 professional female movie critics, reporters and feature writers working in print, broadcast and online media, dedicated to supporting... |
Best Actress | 2011 | Black Swan | |
Boston Society of Film Critics Award Boston Society of Film Critics The Boston Society of Film Critics is an organization of film reviewers from Boston, Massachusetts, United States, based publications.The BSFC was formed in 1981 to make "Boston's unique critical perspective heard on a national and international level by awarding commendations to the best of the... |
Best Actress | 2010 | Black Swan | |
British Academy of Film and Television Arts British Academy of Film and Television Arts The British Academy of Film and Television Arts is a charity in the United Kingdom that hosts annual awards shows for excellence in film, television, television craft, video games and forms of animation.-Introduction:... (BAFTA) |
Best Actress in a Supporting Role BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role Best Actress in a Supporting Role is a British Academy Film award presented annually by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts to recognize an actress who has delivered an outstanding supporting performance in a film... |
2005 | Closer | |
British Academy of Film and Television Arts Award (BAFTA) | Best Actress in a Leading Role | 2011 | Black Swan | |
Broadcast Film Critics Association Award | Best Supporting Actress | 2005 | Closer | |
Broadcast Film Critics Association Award | 2005 | Closer | ||
Broadcast Film Critics Association Award | Best Actress | 2011 | Black Swan | |
Chicago Film Critics Association Award | Best Supporting Actress | 1996 | Beautiful Girls | |
Chicago Film Critics Association Award | Most Promising Actress | 1996 | Beautiful Girls | |
Chicago Film Critics Association Award | Best Supporting Actress | 2009 | Brothers | |
Golden Globe Award Golden Globe Award The Golden Globe Award is an accolade bestowed by the 93 members of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association recognizing excellence in film and television, both domestic and foreign... |
Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture | 2000 | Anywhere but Here | |
Golden Globe Award | Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture | 2005 | Closer | |
Golden Globe Award | Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama | 2011 | Black Swan | |
Golden Raspberry Award | 1999 | Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace is a 1999 American epic space opera film written and directed by George Lucas. It is the fourth film to be released in the Star Wars saga, as the first of a three-part prequel to the original Star Wars trilogy, as well as the first film in the saga in terms... |
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Golden Raspberry Award | Worst Supporting Actress | 2003 | Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones is a 2002 American epic space opera film directed by George Lucas and written by Lucas and Jonathan Hales. It is the fifth film to be released in the Star Wars saga and the second in terms of the series' internal chronology... |
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Golden Raspberry Award | 2003 | Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones | ||
Independent Spirit Awards Independent Spirit Awards The Independent Spirit Awards , founded in 1984, are awards dedicated to independent filmmakers. Winners were typically presented with acrylic glass pyramids containing suspended shoestrings representing the paltry budgets of independent films. In 1986, the event was renamed the Independent Spirit... |
Best Female Lead | 2011 | Black Swan | |
Irish Film and Television Award | Best International Actress | 2005 | Garden State Garden State (film) Garden State is a 2004 comedy-drama film written by, directed by, and starring Zach Braff, with Natalie Portman, Peter Sarsgaard, and Sir Ian Holm. The film centers on Andrew Largeman , a 26-year-old actor/waiter who returns to his hometown in New Jersey after his mother dies... |
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London Film Critics' Circle Award | Actress of the Year | 2005 | Closer | |
London Film Critics' Circle Award | Actress of the Year | 2011 | Black Swan | |
MTV Movie Award | Best Female Performance MTV Movie Award for Best Performance This is a following list of the MTV Movie Award winners and nominees for Best Performance from 1992 onward. In all but two years, the awards are separated into Male and Female categories.-1992:... |
2005 | Garden State | |
MTV Movie Award | Best Female Performance | 2011 | Black Swan | |
MTV Movie Award | 2005 | Garden State | ||
MTV Movie Award | 2011 | Black Swan | ||
MTV Movie Award | Best Jaw Dropping Moment MTV Movie Award for Best WTF Moment This is a following list of the MTV Movie Award winners and nominees for Best WTF Moment. It was first awarded in 2009. In 2011, it was renamed Best Jaw Dropping Moment.-2009:*Peeing in the Sink – Amy Poehler ... |
2011 | Black Swan | |
National Board of Review of Motion Pictures Award | 2004 | Closer | ||
New York Film Critics Online Award New York Film Critics Online The New York Film Critics Online is an organization composed of Internet film critics based in New York City. The group meets once a year, in December, for voting on its annual NYFCO Awards.-Awards:*New York Film Critics Online Awards 2003... |
Best Actress | 2010 | Black Swan | |
Online Film Critics Society Award | Best Supporting Actress Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Supporting Actress The Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Supporting Actress is an annual film award given by the Online Film Critics Society to honor the best supporting actress of the year.-1990s:-2000s:-2010s:... |
2005 | Closer | |
Online Film Critics Society | Best Actress | 2010 | Black Swan | |
People's Choice Award | Favorite Look 31st People's Choice Awards The 31st People's Choice Awards, honoring the best in popular culture for 2004, were held on January 9, 2005 at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, California... |
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San Diego Film Critics Society Award | Best Supporting Actress | 2004 | Closer | |
Satellite Award | Best Supporting Actress – Drama | 2005 | Closer | |
Satellite Award | Best Actress – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy | 2005 | Garden State | |
Satellite Award | Best Actress in a Drama | 2010 | Black Swan | |
Saturn Award Saturn Award The Saturn Award is an award presented annually by the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films to honor the top works in science fiction, fantasy, and horror in film, television, and home video. The Saturn Awards were devised by Dr. Donald A. Reed in 1972, who felt that films within... |
Best Performance by a Younger Actor Saturn Award for Best Performance by a Younger Actor The following are a list of Saturn Award winners for Best Performance by a Younger Actor:- References :* , Saturn Awards... |
2000 | Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace | |
Saturn Award | Best Actress | 2003 | Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones | |
Saturn Award | Best Actress | 2006 | Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith is a 2005 American epic space opera film written and directed by George Lucas. It is the sixth and final film released in the Star Wars saga and the third in terms of the series' internal chronology.... |
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Saturn Award | Best Actress | 2006 | V for Vendetta V for Vendetta (film) V for Vendetta is a 2005 dystopian thriller film directed by James McTeigue and produced by Joel Silver and the Wachowski brothers, who also wrote the screenplay. It is an adaptation of the V for Vendetta comic book by Alan Moore and David Lloyd... |
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Saturn Award | Best Actress | 2010 | Brothers | |
Saturn Award | Best Actress | 2011 | Black Swan | |
Screen Actors Guild Award | Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role | 2011 | Black Swan | |
Teen Choice Award | Choice Movie Actress | 2000 | Where the Heart Is Where the Heart Is (2000 film) Where the Heart Is is a 2000 drama/romance film directed by Matt Williams and produced by Susan Cartsonis, David McFadzean, Patricia Whitcher and Matt Williams. Filmed in Austin, Texas, and Waco, Texas at Baylor University. The movie stars Natalie Portman and Ashley Judd... |
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Teen Choice Award | Choice Movie Actress: Drama/Action Adventure | 2002 | Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones | |
Teen Choice Award | 2002 | Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones | ||
Teen Choice Award | Choice Movie Actress: Drama | 2005 | Closer | |
Teen Choice Award | Choice Movie Actress: Drama | 2005 | Garden State | |
Teen Choice Award | Choice Movie Actress: Action/Adventure | 2005 | Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith | |
Teen Choice Award | Choice Movie Liar | 2005 | Garden State | |
Teen Choice Award | Choice Movie Liplock | 2005 | Garden State | |
Teen Choice Award | Choice Movie Love Scene | 2005 | Garden State | |
Teen Choice Award | Choice Movie Actress: Drama/Action Adventure | 2006 | V for Vendetta | |
Teen Choice Award | Choice Movie Actress: Drama | 2011 | Black Swan | |
Teen Choice Award | Choice Movie Actress: Romantic Comedy | 2011 | No Strings Attached | |
Teen Choice Award | Choice Movie Liplock | 2011 | Black Swan | |
Toronto Film Critics Association Award Toronto Film Critics Association The Toronto Film Critics Association is an organization of film reviewers from Toronto-based publications. As of 1999, the TFCA is member of FIPRESCI.-History:... |
Best Actress Toronto Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress The Toronto Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress is one of the annual awards given by the Toronto Film Critics Association:-1990s:-2000s:-2010s:... |
2011 | Black Swan | |
Vancouver Film Critics Circle Award | Best Supporting Actress Vancouver Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actress The winners of the Vancouver Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actress are listed below.- 2000s :- 2010s :... |
2005 | Closer | |
Vancouver Film Critics Circle Award | Best Supporting Actress | 2005 | Garden State | |
Vancouver Film Critics Circle | Best Actress Vancouver Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actress The Vancouver Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actress is an annual award given by the Vancouver Film Critics Circle.-2000s:-2010s:... |
2011 | Black Swan | |
Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association The Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association is a group of film critics based out of Washington, D.C., United States that was founded in 2003. WAFCA is composed of 34 DC-based film critics from television, radio, print and the internet... |
Best Actress Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress The Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress is one of the annual awards given by the Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association.-2000s:-2010s:... |
2010 | Black Swan | |
Young Artist Award Young Artist Award The Young Artist Award is an accolade bestowed by the Young Artist Foundation, a non-profit organization founded in 1978 to recognize and award excellence of youth performers, and to provide scholarships for young artists who may be physically and/or financially challenged.The Young Artist... |
Best Performance in a Feature Film – Leading Young Actress | 2000 | Anywhere but Here | |
Young Artist Award | Best Performance in a Feature Film – Leading Young Actress | 2001 | Where the Heart Is |