Natalie Portman was born in Jerusalem, Israel on June 9, 1981. When she was three years old, she and her family moved to the United States.
Jerusalem is closest to Natalies heart, but she has said she also really loves the States.
Natalie attended a jewish elementary school in New York – altough she says her family is not religious. She graduated from Syosset High School in New York.
In 2003 she graduated with a bachelor’s degree in pshycology at Hardvard.
Portman speaks both English and Hebrew, and has studied French, Japanese, German and Arabic.
Natalie Portman is a vegetarian and is strongly involved in animal rights and enviromental causes.
When she was ten, Revlon asked her to become a child model. She turned down the offer to focus on acting.
Her first role came in 1994 in the film Léon.
Pictures of Natalie Portman
Awards (Won)
- 2002 – Teen Choice Awards, Choice Movie Actress: Drama/Action Adventure: Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones
- 2005 – Golden Globe Awards, Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture: Closer
- 2005 – National Board of Review Awards, Best Acting by an Ensemble: Closer (shared with Clive Owen, Julia Roberts, and Jude Law)
- 2005 – San Diego Film Critics Society Awards, Best Supporting Actress: Closer
- 2007 – The Constellation Awards, Best Female Performance in a 2006 Science Fiction Film, TV Movie, or Mini-Series: V for Vendetta
- 2007 – Saturn Awards, Best Actress: V for Vendetta
Filmography
Links
IMDB – http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000204/
Fansite - http://www.natalieportman.com
Wikipedia - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natalie_Portman
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