Natalie Portman
Date of birth: 1981-06-09
Place of birth: Jerusalem, Israel
Known for: Acting
Also known as: Natalie Hershlag, נטע-לי הרשלג, 娜塔莉.波曼
Biography
Natalie Portman (born Neta-Lee Hershlag, June 9, 1981) is an actress with dual American and Israeli citizenship. Her first role was in the 1994 action thriller Léon: The Professional, opposite Jean Reno. She was later cast as Padmé Amidala in the Star Wars prequel trilogy (released in 1999, 2002 and 2005). Born in Jerusalem to an Israeli father and American mother, Portman grew up in the eastern United States from the age of three. She studied dancing and acting in New York, and starred in Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace while still at high school on Long Island. In 1999, Portman enrolled at Harvard University to study psychology, alongside her work as an actress; she completed a bachelor's degree in 2003. During her studies she starred in a second Star Wars film and opened in New York City's The Public Theater production of Anton Chekhov's The Seagull in 2001. Portman won a Golden Globe and was nominated for an Academy Award for starring in the 2004 drama Closer, appeared in Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith the following year, and won a Constellation Award for Best Female Performance and the Saturn Award for Best Actress for her starring role in the political thriller V for Vendetta (2006). She played leading roles in the historical dramas Goya's Ghosts (2006) and The Other Boleyn Girl (2008), and also appeared in Thor (2011) and its 2013 sequel. In 2010, Portman starred in the psychological thriller film Black Swan. Her performance received widespread critical acclaim and she earned her first Academy Award for Best Actress, her second Golden Globe Award, the SAG Award, the BAFTA Award and the BFCA Award in 2011. In 2016, she portrayed First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy in the biographical drama Jackie. She was nominated for an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, a Golden Globe Award, a Screen Actors Guild Award and won the BFCA for Best Actress. In May 2008, Portman served as the youngest member of the 61st Annual Cannes Film Festival jury. The same year she directed a segment of the collective film New York, I Love You. Her first feature film as a director, A Tale of Love and Darkness, was released in 2015.
Movie Credits
Mars Attacks!
1996-12-13
A fleet of Martian spacecraft surrounds the world's major cities and all of humanity waits to see if
Léon: The Professional
1994-09-14
Léon, the top hit man in New York, has earned a rep as an effective "cleaner". But when his next-doo
Garden State
2004-07-28
Andrew returns to his hometown for the funeral of his mother, a journey that reconnects him with pas
Heat
1995-12-15
Obsessive master thief Neil McCauley leads a top-notch crew on various daring heists throughout Los
Thor
2011-04-21
Against his father Odin's will, The Mighty Thor - a powerful but arrogant warrior god - recklessly r
V for Vendetta
2006-02-23
In a world in which Great Britain has become a fascist state, a masked vigilante known only as “V” c
Paris Je T'aime
2006-06-21
Olivier Assayas, Gus Van Sant, Wes Craven and Alfonso Cuaron are among the 20 distinguished director
Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium
2007-11-16
Molly Mahoney is the awkward and insecure manager of Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium—the strangest, m
Closer
2004-12-03
The relationships of two couples become complicated and deceitful when the man from one couple meets
Cold Mountain
2003-12-24
In this classic story of love and devotion set against the backdrop of the American Civil War, a wou
Where the Heart Is
2000-04-27
Novalee Nation is a 17-year-old Tennessee transient who has to grow up in a hurry when she's left pr
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
1999-05-19
Anakin Skywalker, a young slave strong with the Force, is discovered on Tatooine. Meanwhile, the evi
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
2002-05-15
Following an assassination attempt on Senator Padmé Amidala, Jedi Knights Anakin Skywalker and Obi-W
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
2005-05-17
The evil Darth Sidious enacts his final plan for unlimited power – and the heroic Jedi Anakin Skywal
My Blueberry Nights
2007-11-28
Elizabeth has just been through a particularly nasty breakup, and now she's ready to leave her frien
The Darjeeling Limited
2007-09-07
Three American brothers who have not spoken to each other in a year set off on a train voyage across
True
2004-02-06
While he's receiving an enigmatic phone call from his girlfriend Francine, Thomas remembers the mile
Anywhere but Here
1999-11-12
Single mother Adele August is bad with money, and even worse when it comes to making decisions. Her
Goya's Ghosts
2006-11-08
Painter Francisco Goya becomes involved with the Spanish Inquisition after his muse, Inés, is arrest
Hotel Chevalier
2007-10-26
In a Paris hotel room, Jack Whitman lies on a bed. His phone rings; it's a woman on her way to see h
I'm Still Here
2010-09-10
I'm Still Here is a portrayal of a tumultuous year in the life of actor Joaquin Phoenix. With remark
Free Zone
2005-06-18
Rebecca, an American who has been living in Jerusalem for a few months now, has just broken off her
The Other Boleyn Girl
2008-02-28
A sumptuous and sensual tale of intrigue, romance and betrayal set against the backdrop of a definin
Everyone Says I Love You
1996-12-06
A New York girl sets her father up with a beautiful woman in a shaky marriage while her half sister
Zoolander
2001-09-28
Clear the runway for Derek Zoolander, VH1's three-time male model of the year. His face falls when h
No Strings Attached
2011-01-21
Emma is a busy doctor who sets up a seemingly perfect arrangement when she offers her best friend Ad
Hesher
2010-01-22
A young boy has lost his mother and is losing touch with his father and the world around him. Then h
Black Swan
2010-12-03
The story of a ballerina in a New York City ballet company whose life is completely consumed with da
Your Highness
2011-04-08
A fantasy movie about an arrogant, lazy prince and his more heroic brother who must complete a quest
The Other Woman
2010-10-28
Emilia, a law-school graduate, falls in love with her married boss, Jack. After Emilia marries Jack,
Developing
1995-01-19
About the relationship between a girl and her single mother, who has breast cancer.
Thor: The Dark World
2013-10-30
Thor fights to restore order across the cosmos… but an ancient race led by the vengeful Malekith ret
Knight of Cups
2015-09-10
Rick is a screenwriter living in Los Angeles. While successful in his career, his life feels empty.
This Changes Everything
2019-06-28
An investigative look and analysis of gender disparity in Hollywood, featuring accounts from well-kn
Domino One
2005-03-11
A chemistry student tries to understand the reasons for the disappearance of his research director.
Jane Got a Gun
2015-12-31
After her outlaw husband returns home shot with eight bullets and barely alive, Jane reluctantly rea
Brothers
2009-12-02
When his helicopter goes down during his fourth tour of duty in Afghanistan, Marine Sam Cahill is pr
Thor: Love and Thunder
2022-07-06
After his retirement is interrupted by Gorr the God Butcher, a galactic killer who seeks the extinct
New York, I Love You
2008-09-06
New York, I Love You delves into the intimate lives of New Yorkers as they grapple with, delight in
Image Book
2023-02-10
When asked to create something for the “Où en êtes-vous?” (“Where Are You?”) collection commissioned
The Armenian Genocide
2006-04-17
Explores the Ottoman Empire killings of more than one million Armenians during World War I. The film
Black Swan: Metamorphosis
2011-03-29
Documentary chronicling the making of Darren Aronofsky's Academy Award-winning film 'Black Swan (201
Fountain of Youth
2025-05-19
A treasure-hunting mastermind assembles a team for a life-changing adventure. But to outwit and outr
A Tale of Love and Darkness
2015-09-03
The story of young Amos Oz, growing up in Jerusalem in the years before Israeli statehood with his p
Annihilation
2018-02-22
A biologist signs up for a dangerous, secret expedition into a mysterious zone where the laws of nat
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Thor: Love and Thunder
2022-09-08
Settle in with the likes of Taika Waititi, Chris Hemsworth, Natalie Portman, Christian Bale, and Tes
Foxy Trotter
A motorcycle-riding, rock and roll photographer in the early '70s is on a mission to capture the per
The Heyday of the Insensitive Bastards
2015-03-25
Seven vignettes explore the difference between fantasy and reality, memory and history, and the joy
Beautiful Girls
1996-02-09
During a snowy winter in the small fictional town of Knight's Ridge, Massachusetts, a group of lifel
Planetarium
2016-11-16
In 1930s France, two sisters who are thought to be able to communicate with ghosts meet a visionary
Jackie
2016-12-02
An account of the days of First Lady, Jacqueline Kennedy, in the immediate aftermath of John F. Kenn
Song to Song
2017-03-17
In this modern love story set against the Austin, Texas music scene, two entangled couples — struggl
The Death & Life of John F. Donovan
2019-03-13
A decade after the death of an American TV star, a young actor reminisces about the written correspo
Bronco Belle
BRONCO BELLE follows Raylene Jackson, "a waitress who dreams of becoming a champion steer rider with
Vox Lux
2018-09-07
In 1999, teenage sisters Celeste and Eleanor survive a seismic, violent tragedy. The sisters compose
Lucy in the Sky
2019-09-20
Astronaut Lucy Cola returns to Earth after a transcendent experience during a mission to space – and
Avengers: Endgame
2019-04-24
After the devastating events of Avengers: Infinity War, the universe is in ruins due to the efforts
May December
2023-11-16
Twenty years after their notorious tabloid romance gripped the nation, a married couple buckles unde
The Beginning: Making Episode I
2001-10-16
The entire process of making Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999) is shown here in this
The Gallerist
Terminally-ill London gallery owner, desperate for one last score, schemes to sell a dead body as ar
Dolphin Reef
2018-03-28
Echo is a youngster who can't quite decide if it's time to grow up and take on new responsibilities-
Good Sex
After spending a decade in a failed relationship, successful couples’ therapist Ally is turning 40 a
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
2025-01-27
Untold stories behind the culture-defining and newsmaking musical performances, sketches and cameos
Garden State - The 20th Anniversary Concert
2025-04-06
Be a part of The Garden State 20th Anniversary Concert. This one night only musical event features s
Photograph 51
2026-12-31
Inspired by the true story of Rosalind Franklin, the groundbreaking British scientist who first unve
The Twits
2025-10-17
When the meanest, nastiest villains pull a trick to take over their town, two brave children team up
Natalie Portman - Vom Kinderstar zur Hollywood-Ikone
2025-09-07
GREED, A New Fragrance by Francesco Vezzoli
2009-02-06
In 2009, Italian artist Francesco Vezzoli collaborated with film director Roman Polanski on a fake c
Hippies
A conversational “hangout movie” set in the 1830s–1840s, centering around the thinkers who shaped th
High & Low – John Galliano
2024-03-08
Fashion designer John Galliano was widely recognized as one of the most successful names in 1990s an