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Natalie Portman (born Natalie Hershlag on June 9, 1981) is an Israeli-American actress. 'Portman' is a stage name taken from her grandmother's maiden name. Her ethnic background is Polish-Jewish.
She was born in Jerusalem but her family soon relocated to Maryland, then Connecticut, before settling down on Long Island.
She was discovered in a pizza parlor at the age of eleven by an agent for Revlon, who wanted her to model. After being introduced to acting agents, she made her movie dיbut at the age of twelve, playing a child who befriends a much older assassin in Luc Besson's Lיon. That role began a pattern of portraying characters that are unusually smart, mature, and/or grown-up for their ages.
Portman went on to charm critics and viewers alike in Beautiful Girls, and played a minor part in Everyone Says I Love You.
She is known among Star Wars fans for her role as Padmי Amidala in the prequels, The Phantom Menace, Attack of the Clones and Revenge of the Sith. She is one of dozens of celebrities who played themselves in a cameo appearance in the 2001 comedy Zoolander.
Portman was nominated for a Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actress in 1999 for her role as Ann August in Anywhere But Here (Angelina Jolie won that year for Girl, Interrupted). In 2004, she was nominated again for a Best Supporting Actress Golden Globe for her role as Alice in Closer.
Natalie Portman Filmography
Actor
• Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005)
• V for Vendetta (2005)
• Closer (2004)
• Garden State (2004)
• Cold Mountain (2003)
• Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones (2002)
• Zoolander (2001)
• Where the Heart Is (2000)
• Anywhere But Here (1999)
• Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999)
• Beautiful Girls (1996)
• Everyone Says I Love You (1996)
• Mars Attacks! (1996)
• Heat (1995)
• Lיon the Professional (1994)
Cameo
• Zoolander (2001)
Featured
• Mars Attacks! (1996)
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