Natalie Portman

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Natalie Portman

Acting 45 June 9, 1981

Jerusalem, Israel

Natalie Hershlag (born June 9, 1981), known professionally as Natalie Portman, is an Israeli actress, film producer and director. She has had a prolific screen career from her tee…

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Avengers: Endgame

Avengers: Endgame

8.2 2019 Movie
Thor

Thor

6.8 2011 Movie
Thor: The Dark World

Thor: The Dark World

6.5 2013 Movie
Léon: The Professional

Léon: The Professional

8.3 1994 Movie
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace

Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace

6.6 1999 Movie
V for Vendetta

V for Vendetta

7.9 2006 Movie
Black Swan

Black Swan

7.7 2010 Movie
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith

Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith

7.5 2005 Movie
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones

Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones

6.6 2002 Movie
The Simpsons

The Simpsons

8.0 1989 TV Show
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

6.1 2015 TV Show
Annihilation

Annihilation

6.5 2018 Movie

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Natalie Hershlag (born June 9, 1981), known professionally as Natalie Portman, is an Israeli actress, film producer and director. She has had a prolific screen career from her teenage years and has starred in various blockbusters and independent films, receiving multiple accolades, including an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, and two Golden Globe Awards. Portman was born in Jerusalem and moved to the United States when she was three, where she began her acting career at twelve, starring as the young protégée of a hitman in Léon: The Professional (1994). While still in high school, she made her Broadway debut in The Diary of Anne Frank (1997) and gained international recognition for her role as Padmé Amidala in Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace (1999). From 1999 to 2003, Portman attended Harvard University, earning a bachelor's degree in psychology. During this time, she took fewer acting roles but continued to appear in the Star Wars prequel trilogy (2002 and 2005) and performed in a 2001 revival of Anton Chekhov's The Seagull at The Public Theater. Her career gained further momentum in 2004 when she won a Golden Globe and received an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress for Closer. She then played Evey Hammond in V for Vendetta (2005), Anne Boleyn in The Other Boleyn Girl (2008), and a troubled ballerina in Black Swan (2010), for which she won the Academy Award for Best Actress. In the following years, Portman starred in the romantic comedy No Strings Attached (2011) and portrayed Jacqueline Kennedy in Jackie (2016), which earned her a third Academy Award nomination. She also became a prominent figure in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, playing Jane Foster in Thor (2011), Thor: The Dark World (2013), and Thor: Love and Thunder (2022), which established her as one of the world's highest-paid actresses. Portman has also directed the short film Eve (2008) and the biographical drama A Tale of Love and Darkness (2015), in which she also starred. In 2021, she co-founded the production company MountainA, under which she produced and starred in the film May December (2023) and the miniseries Lady in the Lake (2024). Portman is an advocate for various causes, including women's rights, environmental issues, and animal welfare, supporting organizations like the Human Rights Foundation and the Jane Goodall Institute.

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  1. 2026
    The Gallerist

    Movie Polina Polinski

  2. 2025
    Arco

    Movie Producer

  3. 2025
    The Twits

    Movie Mary Muggle-Wump (voice)

  4. 2025
    Natalie Portman - Vom Kinderstar zur Hollywood-Ikone

    Movie Self (archive footage)

  5. 2025
    Carol & Joy

    Movie Executive Producer

  6. 2025
    Fountain of Youth

    Movie Charlotte Purdue

  7. 2025
    Garden State - The 20th Anniversary Concert

    Movie Self - Presenter

  8. 2025
    Good Hang with Amy Poehler

    TV show Self - Guest

  9. 2025
    Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music

    Movie Self

  10. 2024
    Lady in the Lake

    TV show Maddie Schwartz

  11. 2024
    High & Low – John Galliano

    Movie Self (archive footage)

  12. 2023
    Off Script with The Hollywood Reporter

    TV show Self

  13. 2023
    May December

    Movie Elizabeth

  14. 2023
    Angel City

    TV show Self

  15. 2023
    Secrets of the Elephants

    TV show Self - Narrator (voice)

  16. 2023
    Image Book

    Movie Self

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  1. 2023
    Beau geste

    TV show Self

  2. 2022
    Strong Enough

    Movie Thanks

  3. 2022
    Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Thor: Love and Thunder

    Movie Self - Jane Foster / The Mighty Thor

  4. 2022
    Thor: Love and Thunder

    Movie Jane Foster / The Mighty Thor

  5. 2021
    What If...?

    TV show Jane Foster (voice)

  6. 2021
    Marvel Studios Legends

    TV show Jane Foster (archive footage) (uncredited)

  7. 2020
    The Drew Barrymore Show

    TV show Self - Guest

  8. 2019
    Lucy in the Sky

    Movie Lucy Cola

  9. 2019
    The Kelly Clarkson Show

    TV show Self

  10. 2019
    This Changes Everything

    Movie Self

  11. 2019
    Avengers: Endgame

    Movie Jane Foster

  12. 2019
    The Death & Life of John F. Donovan

    Movie Sam Turner

  13. 2018
    Bluey

    TV show Whale Doco Narrator (voice)

  14. 2018
    Vox Lux

    Movie Celeste Montgomery

  15. 2018
    Eating Animals

    Movie Producer

  16. 2018
    Dolphin Reef

    Movie Narrator (voice)

  17. 2018
    Annihilation

    Movie Lena

  18. 2017
    Song to Song

    Movie Rhonda

  19. 2016
    Jackie

    Movie Jackie Kennedy

  20. 2016
    Planetarium

    Movie Laura Barlow

  21. 2016
    Quotidien

    TV show Self - Guest

  22. 2016
    Pride and Prejudice and Zombies

    Movie Producer

  23. 2016
    Angie Tribeca

    TV show Christina Craft

  24. 2015
    Jane Got a Gun

    Movie Jane Hammond