
Born Natalie Hershlag
(Hebrew: נטלי הרשלג)
June 9, 1981 (age 30)
Jerusalem, Israel
Education Bachelor’s degree
Alma mater Harvard University
Occupation
Actress
Years active 1994–present
Partner Benjamin Millepied
(2010–present)
Children 1 son

Natalie
Hershlag (Hebrew: נטלי הרשלג; born June 9, 1981), better known by her
stage name Natalie Portman, is an actress with dual American and Israeli
citizenship. Her first role was as an orphan taken in by a hitman in
the 1994 French action film Léon, but major success came when she was
cast as Padmé Amidala in the Star Wars prequel trilogy. 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.[3] 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 shaved her head and learned to speak with a British accent for her
starring role in V for Vendetta (2006), for which she won a
Constellation Award for Best Female Performance, and a Saturn Award for
Best Actress. 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 in Black Swan.

References:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natalie_Portman
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