Background

Johansson was born in New York City. Her father, Karsten Johansson, is a Danish-born architect

Architect

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, and her paternal grandfather, Ejner Johansson, was a screenwriter

Screenwriter

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 and director. Her mother, Melanie Sloan, a producer, comes from a Jewish American

American Jews

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 family from the Bronx

The Bronx

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. Johansson's parents met in Denmark, where her mother lived with Johansson's maternal grandmother, Dorothy, a former bookkeeper and schoolteacher. Johansson's younger sister is actress Scarlett Johansson

Scarlett Johansson

Scarlett Johansson is an American actress, model and singer.Johansson made her film debut in North and was later nominated for the Independent Spirit Award for Best Female Lead for her performance in Manny & Lo . She rose to further prominence with her roles in The Horse Whisperer and Ghost World...

. She also has two brothers, Adrian and Hunter; and a half-brother, Christian, from her father's re-marriage. She is a graduate of Carnegie Mellon University

Carnegie Mellon University

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In 2008, she co-starred opposite Stephen Baldwin

Stephen Baldwin

Stephen Andrew Baldwin is an American actor, director, producer and author. One of the Baldwin brothers, he is known for his roles as William F. Cody in the western show The Young Riders and as Stuart in the movie Threesome...

 in the film Shark in Venice

Shark in Venice

Sharks in Venice is a natural-horror film film directed by Danny Lerner and starring Stephen Baldwin, Bashar Rahal and Vanessa Johansson.-Plot:...

, mainly shot in Sofia

Sofia

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, Bulgaria

Bulgaria

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; the film received negative reviews and halted her career. She got her second break with a top-billing role in the horror film Skavengers, shot 2011 on location in the southern castle district of Denmark

Denmark

Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...

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Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1996 1996 in film Major releases this year included Scream, Independence Day, Fargo, Trainspotting, The English Patient, Twister, Mars Attacks!, Jerry Maguire and a version of Evita starring Madonna.-Events:...	Manny & Lo Manny & Lo Manny & Lo is a 1996 comedy-drama film directed by Lisa Krueger, starring Scarlett Johansson, Aleksa Palladino, and Mary Kay Place.-Plot:...	Golf Course Family
2006 2006 in film - Highest-grossing films :Please note that following the tradition of the English-language film industry, these are the top-grossing films that were first released in the United States in 2006...	Shifted	Catherine
2007 2007 in film This is a list of major films released in 2007.-Top grossing films:Please note that following the tradition of the English-language film industry, these are the top grossing films that were first released in the USA in 2007...	Battle for Terra	Sora	(voice)
	Reservations	Tara
	Day of the Dead Day of the Dead (2007 film) Day of the Dead is a horror film which is remake of George A. Romero's classic zombie film of the same name, which was the third in Romero's Dead series. The film is directed by Steve Miner and written by Jeffrey Reddick...	Receptionist
2008 2008 in film This is a list of all major films made in 2008.-Highest-grossing films:Please note that following the tradition of the English-language film industry, these are the top grossing films that were first released in the USA in 2008...	The Objective The Objective The Objective is a 2008 science fiction horror film, directed by Daniel Myrick who also directed The Blair Witch Project and Believers, starring Jonas Ball, Matthew R. Anderson, and Michael C. Williams...	Stacy Keynes
	Shark in Venice Shark in Venice Sharks in Venice is a natural-horror film film directed by Danny Lerner and starring Stephen Baldwin, Bashar Rahal and Vanessa Johansson.-Plot:...	Laura

External links

• Nelson Madison Films website