Natalie
Portman, born Natalie Hershlag on June 9, 1981,
is a Golden Globe-winning, Academy
Award-nominated Israeli-American actress.
As a young child, Portman spent her school
holidays attending theater camps where she
developed her love of acting. After some
experience in an off-Broadway musical, she was
cast in Léon at age twelve. During the
mid-1990s, Portman had roles in films such as
Heat, Everyone Says I Love You and Mars
Attacks!, as well as having a major role in
Beautiful Girls.
In the late 1990s, she was cast as Padmé
Amidala in the Star Wars prequel trilogy. She
placed a priority on her education and pursued
tertiary studies at Harvard University even
though it had potential to conflict with her
acting career. Recent roles include Garden
State, Closer, and V for Vendetta. For Closer,
she received a Golden Globe and was nominated
for an Academy Award. Read
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