Natalie Portman
- Actress
- Producer
- Director
Natalie Portman is the first person born in the 1980s to have won the Academy Award for Best Actress (for Thiên Nga Đen (2010)).
Natalie was born Natalie Hershlag on June 9, 1981, in Jerusalem, Israel. She is the only child of Avner Hershlag, an Israeli-born doctor, and Shelley Stevens, an American-born artist (from Cincinnati, Ohio), who also acts as Natalie's agent. Her parents are both of Ashkenazi Jewish descent. Natalie's family left Israel for Washington, D.C., when she was still very young. After a few more moves, her family finally settled in New York, where she still lives to this day. She graduated with honors, and her academic achievements allowed her to attend Harvard University. She was discovered by an agent in a pizza parlor at the age of 11. She was pushed towards a career in modeling but she decided that she would rather pursue a career in acting. She was featured in many live performances, but she made her powerful film debut in the movie Léon: Sát Thủ Chuyên Nghiệp (1994) (aka "Léon"). Following this role Natalie won roles in such films as Kỳ Phùng Địch Thủ (1995), Beautiful Girls (1996), and Mars Attacks! (1996).
It was not until 1999 that Natalie received worldwide fame as Queen Amidala in the highly anticipated US$431 million-grossing prequel Chiến Tranh Giữa Các Vì Sao 1: Hiểm Họa Bóng Ma (1999). She then she starred in two critically acclaimed comedy dramas, Anywhere But Here (1999) and Where the Heart Is (2000), followed by Xích Lại Gần Nhau (2004), for which she received an Oscar nomination. She reprised her role as Padme Amidala in the last two episodes of the Star Wars prequel trilogy: Chiến Tranh Giữa Các Vì Sao 2: Cuộc Tấn Công Của Người Vô Tính (2002) and Chiến Tranh Giữa Các Vì Sao 3: Người Sith Báo Thù (2005). She received an Academy Award and a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in Thiên Nga Đen (2010).
She received a second nomination for Best Actress, for playing Jacqueline Kennedy in Jackie: De Nhat Phu Nhan (2016).
Natalie was born Natalie Hershlag on June 9, 1981, in Jerusalem, Israel. She is the only child of Avner Hershlag, an Israeli-born doctor, and Shelley Stevens, an American-born artist (from Cincinnati, Ohio), who also acts as Natalie's agent. Her parents are both of Ashkenazi Jewish descent. Natalie's family left Israel for Washington, D.C., when she was still very young. After a few more moves, her family finally settled in New York, where she still lives to this day. She graduated with honors, and her academic achievements allowed her to attend Harvard University. She was discovered by an agent in a pizza parlor at the age of 11. She was pushed towards a career in modeling but she decided that she would rather pursue a career in acting. She was featured in many live performances, but she made her powerful film debut in the movie Léon: Sát Thủ Chuyên Nghiệp (1994) (aka "Léon"). Following this role Natalie won roles in such films as Kỳ Phùng Địch Thủ (1995), Beautiful Girls (1996), and Mars Attacks! (1996).
It was not until 1999 that Natalie received worldwide fame as Queen Amidala in the highly anticipated US$431 million-grossing prequel Chiến Tranh Giữa Các Vì Sao 1: Hiểm Họa Bóng Ma (1999). She then she starred in two critically acclaimed comedy dramas, Anywhere But Here (1999) and Where the Heart Is (2000), followed by Xích Lại Gần Nhau (2004), for which she received an Oscar nomination. She reprised her role as Padme Amidala in the last two episodes of the Star Wars prequel trilogy: Chiến Tranh Giữa Các Vì Sao 2: Cuộc Tấn Công Của Người Vô Tính (2002) and Chiến Tranh Giữa Các Vì Sao 3: Người Sith Báo Thù (2005). She received an Academy Award and a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in Thiên Nga Đen (2010).
She received a second nomination for Best Actress, for playing Jacqueline Kennedy in Jackie: De Nhat Phu Nhan (2016).
