Natalie Portman

Natalie Portman

Born
June 9, 1981 in Jerusalem, Israel

Birth Name
Natalie Hershlag

Height
5' 3" (1.6 m)

Mini Bio
Natalie Portman is the first person born in the 1980s to have won the Academy Award for Best Actress (for Black Swan (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 L?on (1994) (aka "L?on"). Following this role Natalie won roles in such films as Heat (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 Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999). She then she starred in two critically acclaimed comedy dramas, Anywhere But Here (1999) and Where the Heart Is (2000), followed by Closer (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: Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones (2002) and Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005). She received an Academy Award and a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in Black Swan (2010).

She received a second nomination for Best Actress, for playing Jacqueline Kennedy in Jackie (2016).

**bitpusher** · 25th April 2006, 02:08

Thanks to all! Love her.
Nat is prob'ly the only gal I sorta like the look of with short or shaved hair (but I still like long better).

**MaD** · 15th May 2006, 18:55

lister · 15th May 2006, 20:22

Lovely! Thanks MaD!

**Avid** · 15th May 2006, 22:09

Great set ,cheers

Wyldegod · 16th May 2006, 05:15

Always good to see Nat being cute and promoting a film! thanks!

**tobyniki33** · 8th June 2006, 15:16

awesome thread, thanks everyone!

**spooky** · 8th June 2006, 21:27

Has anyone asked Jake Gyllenhaal who's better in the sack -- Natalie or Kirsten Dunst?

**Dasher** · 30th June 2006, 20:33

Credit to original source

**nismo** · 1st July 2006, 08:55

thanks for posting dasher
not a fan of her hair in these pics :N

CB · 1st July 2006, 11:22

nice shoot Dasher Thanxs

sveta · 1st July 2006, 21:56

Natalie pics are always great!

**IceMan** · 1st July 2006, 23:53

Thanks for these Dasher

like them alot buddy.

**Jug** · 2nd July 2006, 01:08

Agreed about the hair. I thought it made her look older. :S

But she's a beauty herself of course.

madman · 7th July 2006, 12:44

**oo7** · 10th July 2006, 02:18

That last one is a great picture, do you have it any larger madman?

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