Profile: Natalie Portman
Birth Name: Natalie Hershlag
Born: June 9, 1981, Jerusalem, Israel
Height: 5' 3"
Fact: Natalie speaks fluent Japanese, French, and Hebrew
Quote: "Cute is when a person's personality shines through their looks. Like in the way they walk, every time you see them you just want to run up and hug them."
Quote: "I'm going to college. I don't care if it ruined my career. I'd rather be smart than a movie star."
Natalie Portman Biography
Natalie Portman was born on the 9th of June 1981 in Jerusalem, Israel. When she was three years old, she moved to Washington, and then on to Connecticut at age seven. Two years later, she moved again, to Long Island, New York, where she still lives today.
Portman is not her real name, but her grandmother's maiden name.
At the age of 11, she was discovered at a pizza parlor by a modeling agency. However, she opted to pursue an acting career instead.
She's an A-student, and wants to go to college, although not to major in Drama. She has considered majoring in Math. As for her future career, she's said she'd like to be an astronaut or a veterinarian, but has considered acting.
Natalie says she has terrible stage-fright, and is afraid to miss her lines in a live theater performance. She's also known to quickly get in and out of character when acting.
From what we've been told, she enjoys various forms of dancing, including ballet, jazz and tap dancing. She also enjoys reading and writing. On the set of "Beautiful Girls," she learned how to ice skate, which she also enjoys.
Her favorite musicians are Bjørk, PJ Harvey, Juliana Hatfield, Alanis Morissette and The Jackson 5.
Natalie is a vegetarian. She became a vegetarian at age eight when she witnessed doctors demonstrating laser surgery on a chicken at a medical conference with her father.
Natalie Portman Filmography
Smoker, The (2004)--Nicole Bonner
Paris, je t'aime (2005)--Francine (segment "10th arrondissement")
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005)--Senator Amidala/Padmé
Naberrie-Skywalker
Closer (2004)--Alice
True (2004)--Francine
Garden State (2004)--Sam
Cold Mountain (2003)--Sara
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones (2002)--Senator Padmé
Amidala
Zoolander (2001)--Herself
Where the Heart Is (2000)--Novalee Nation
Anywhere But Here (1999)--Ann August
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999)--Queen Amidala/Padmé Naberrie
The Prince of Egypt (1998) (uncredited) (voice)--Additional Voices
Hercules (1998) TV Series (voice)--Mimi of the Gemini Twins
Mars Attacks! (1996)--Taffy Dale
Everyone Says I Love You (1996)--Laura
Beautiful Girls (1996)--Marty
Developing (1995)--Nina
Heat (1995)--Lauren
The Professional (aka Léon) (1994)--Mathilda
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