Johnson at MCC Theater. [241][242], Portman was awarded the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Drama and the Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance in Black Swan, and the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress for Closer. [122][123] She next agreed to the film Your Highness for the opportunity of playing an athletic and foul-mouthed character, which she believed was rare for actresses. [85], Portman began 2006 by hosting an episode of the television sketch comedy show Saturday Night Live. [190] In fall-2007, she visited several university campuses, including Harvard, USC, UCLA, UC Berkeley, Stanford, Princeton, New York University, and Columbia, to inspire students with the power of microfinance and to encourage them to join the Village Banking Campaign to help families and communities lift themselves out of poverty. After her breakout turn in. She wore a dark off-the-shoulder number and carried a gold-chained purse. Natalie Portman was just 11 years old when she was cast in "Lon: The Professional " by director Luc Besson, and her child stardom quickly rose thanks to films like "Heat," " Beautiful Girls ,". [151][152] She also served as producer for the comedy horror film Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, directed by Burr Steers, and starred in Rebecca Zlotowski's French-Belgian drama Planetarium. The Israeli/American actress, born June 9, 1981, got her start at just 12 years old in 'The. Natalie Portman is important. She has been blessed with being featured in some extremely high profile roles over the years (of which most would point to the Star Wars films as top contenders). Out of this world! The 39-year-old actress went on Dax Shepard's "Armchair Expert" podcast Monday to talk about her childhood, parenthood, and . Her look had a black sash on her shoulder. I'd rather be smart than a movie star. [27] Even so, her mother was displeased with some of the "sexual twists and turns" in the finished film, which were not part of the script. [189] On This Week with George Stephanopoulos in April 2007, Portman discussed her work with FINCA and how it can benefit women and children in Third World countries. She has received two more Academy Award nominations: Best Supporting Actress for Closer and Best Actress for Jackie; and two more Golden Globe nominations: Best Supporting Actress for Anywhere but Here (1999) and Best Actress in a Drama for Jackie.[243]. She wore a navy jacket with a pinstriped blouse and silk skirt. The movie has earned the third-best opening weekend for a film this year, following behind Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (also from Marvel) and Jurassic World: Dominion, per Variety. They have these birds called rainbow lorikeets that are rainbow . Hollywood Life, Latest Hollywood Celebrity & Entertainment News. Natalie Portman (born Natalie Hershlag, [2] Hebrew: - , [a] [5] [7] June 9, 1981) is an Israeli-born American actress. [173][174] Nick Allen at RogerEbert.com opined, "In both her human and her heroic state, Portmans performance conveys why it's great to see Jane again. [153][154] The 2017 experimental romance Song to Song marked Portman's second collaboration with Terrence Malick, which like their previous film polarized critics. The #1 resource for all Natalie Portman photos. She had her hair back with a glimmering headband. Natalie Portman. "For someone to say, 'Let's see how much strength you can have,' is a completely different psychological space to inhabit," she added. She liked the idea of Kenneth Branagh directing a big-budget film that emphasized character; she signed on to it before receiving a script, and helped develop her part by reading the biography of scientists such as Rosalind Franklin. [15] Describing her early life, Portman has said that she was "different from the other kids. [214] She is also a member of the One Voice movement. ", "Movie Review: 'The Professional' Goes for Hollywood-Style Smarm", "Film Review; Of Beauty, in the Ideal And Only Skin Deep", "A Larger-Than-Life Look at a Larger-Than-Life Star", "Remembering Natalie Portman's Teenage Broadway Debut in The Diary of Anne Frank", "Theater Review; This Time, Another Anne Confronts Life in the Attic", "Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace (1999)", "Natalie Portman: 'It's dangerous when you can't separate the emotion from the business', "School of Stars: Judd Apatow, Elaine Chao, Michael Isikoff, W.Va. First Lady? [235], In 2010, Portman signed on with Dior and appeared in several of the company's advertising campaigns. Today; 7 Days; 30 Days; 20 Unhinged Tweets That Belong to the Streets 13,091. She is not only super talented, but stunning. Natalie Portman arrives for the opening of the Beijing International Film Festival at the Beijing Yanqi Lake International Convention and Exhibition Center in Beijing, China on Apr. [161] Her next appearance was in Xavier Dolan's first English-language film, the ensemble drama The Death & Life of John F. Donovan (2018), which was termed a "shocking misfire" by Eric Kohn of IndieWire. [43], Portman began filming the part of Padm Amidala in the Star Wars prequel trilogy in 1997, which marked her first big-budget production. After developing an interest in acting at a very young age, Natalie even turned down the offer of becoming a child model to ensure that she stay completely focused on acting and her study. "[115] Black Swan emerged as a sleeper hit, grossing over $329million worldwide against a $13million budget, and earned Portman several prizes including the Academy Award for Best Actress. Natalie Portman is simply glowing at the London premiere of Star Wars: The Phantom Menace. [57], Portman's sole screen appearance in 2000 was in Where the Heart Is, a romantic drama filmed in Texas, in which she played a pregnant teenager. I disagree with his war stance which is a really big deal but I think he's a very moral person. There Are Unframed to Choose. See how she went from a young ingenue to full-blown superstar in our gallery here. Portman's directorial ventures include the short film Eve (2008) and the biographical drama A Tale of Love and Darkness (2015). [231] In 2017 she bought a Montecito mansion, which she sold in 2021 for $8 million. Natalie Portman's Nina Sayers is a performance for the ages. She's held on to our hearts through the decades by maturing into a fine actress, becoming a major part of the most important film franchise ever made, slowly but. Natalie Portman for Miss Dior 2023 Campaign. ", Portman said she remembers once "reading a review of myself when I was about 13 that mentioned my breast buds. [136][137] She said that shooting with Malick influenced her own directorial venture, A Tale of Love and Darkness which was released in the same year. Her parents were reluctant to let her do the part due to the explicit sexual and violent nature of the script, but agreed after Besson took out the nudity and the killings committed by Portman's character. Portman. 1 / 8. [176], Portman and her producing partner, Sophie Mas, founded the production company MountainA in 2021, and signed a first-look television deal with Apple TV+. [93] Richard Corliss of Time magazine believed that "for once she's not playing a waif or a child princess but a mature, full-bodied woman" and commended her "vibrancy, grittiness and ache, all performed with a virtuosa's easy assurance". [97] She also appeared in Paul McCartney's music video "Dance Tonight" from his album Memory Almost Full, directed by Michel Gondry. 210 Young Natalie Portman Photos and Premium High Res Pictures - Getty Images Editorial FILTERS CREATIVE EDITORIAL VIDEO 210 Young Natalie Portman Premium High Res Photos Browse 210 young natalie portman stock photos and images available, or start a new search to explore more stock photos and images. The 1994 film, titled Lon: The Professional, followed Natalie Portman as Mathilda, a 12-year-old girl who is taken in by a professional assassin after her family is murdered. She was the first actor to sign on to the film after finding a connection with her part: a spirited young girl suffering from epilepsy. Categories. [116][117][118] Following her Oscar win, controversy arose over who performed the bulk of the on-screen dancing in the film. The film was poorly received, though Portman's performance was praised. Then he meets Hesher who manages to make his life even more chaotic. For the climactic dance routines, she trained with her husband, Benjamin Millepied, who choreographed the sequence. [127][128][129] Richard Kuipers of Variety commended Portman's "sterling work in a thinly written role" for adding dimension to the film's romantic subplot. [63] The following year she reprised her role of Amidala in Star Wars: Episode II Attack of the Clones, which she had filmed in Sydney and London during her summer break of 2000. She has had a prolific film career since her teenage years and has starred in various blockbusters and independent films, receiving multiple accolades, including an Academy Award and two Golden Globe Awards. She takes on every role with the best of her acting abilities and gives her many fans plenty of entertainment along the way. 16, 2016. [212][211] The following April, Portman announced that she did not plan to attend the awards ceremony scheduled for June, citing "recent events in Israel" that left her feeling uncomfortable attending public events there. Natalie Portman appears at the 1996 premiere of Flirting With Disaster. [132] Her sole screen appearance that year was in Paul McCartney's music video "My Valentine", alongside Johnny Depp. When I saw AOTC in the cinema, I found it very hard to concentrate on alot of the action sequences due to the rather revelaing white outfit that Natalie Portman was wearing. It's hard not to fall head-over-heels in love with Portman in "Garden State," Zach . ", "Pale Blue Dot: first look at Natalie Portman in Noah Hawley's murderous astronaut drama", "Toronto: 'Lucy in the Sky' Is In Awards Season Jeopardy Despite a Strong Natalie Portman Turn", "Marvel What If? [78][79], Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith, the final installment of the Star Wars prequel trilogy, was Portman's first film release of 2005. Nat's Favorites Favorite Food: Chocolate, Pizza, Tea, and Ice Cream Favorite Color: Purple Favorite Actress: Julia Roberts Favorite Perfume: Miss Dior Favorite Restaurant: Ilili Image: DFree/bigstockphoto.com 2010's Black Swan is a complicated psychological thriller that follows a protagonist who goes through major psychological . [93][102] Portman's directorial debut, the short film Eve, opened the short-film screenings at the 65th Venice International Film Festival. The Black Swan actress was sporty-chic during the. 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Her role was that of a war widow, for which she spoke with military wives to prepare. Natalie Portman is so chic in black at a photocall for V For Vendetta at the Berlinale Film Festival on Feb. 13, 2006. The ASA ruled that "the ad was likely to mislead". Natalie Portman is looking back on the way she was sexualized as a young teenager after skyrocketing to fame in films like Lon: The Professional and . [203] During WE Day California 2019 Portman gave a pro vegan speech in front of the student audience, linking vegan lifestyle and feminism. Natalie Portman looks darling in lilac at the Women in Film Crystal Award Luncheon on June 21, 1996. 5:17. In an . [169][170] In 2022, Portman reprised her role as Foster in the sequel Thor: Love and Thunder, in which her character becomes Mighty Thor. [232], In 2006, Portman commented that she felt more Jewish in Israel and that she would like to raise her children Jewish: "A priority for me is definitely that I'd like to raise my kids Jewish, but the ultimate thing is to have someone who is a good person and who is a partner. . [188] In an interview appearing on the PBS program Foreign Exchange with Fareed Zakaria, she discussed microfinance. Filmgoers have seen Portman's growth onscreen for almost 30 years, after she made her now-famous movie debut in 1994's Lon: The Professional. From a young 'Professional' to a Marvel superhero, there is nothing Natalie Portman can't do! She shot for it within a week of returning to work and she did not receive a traditional script or dialogues, improvising most of her scenes with Bale. Natalie jumped into the superhero world as Jane Foster in the Marvel Cinematic Universe films Thor (2011), Thor: The Dark World (2013), and the upcoming Thor: Love & Thunder (2022). [209], At Harvard, Portman wrote a letter to The Harvard Crimson in response to an essay critical of Israeli actions toward Palestinians. [142] She next produced and starred in the western film Jane Got a Gun about a young mother seeking vengeance. Brown, R. (August 4, 2004). T he 'Black Swan' star - who made her movie debut aged just 12 in action movie ' Leon . Natalie Portman is the first person born in the 1980s to have won the Academy Award for Best Actress (for, 'Thor: Love and Thunder' Stars Reveal the Guardian They'd Have a Beer With IRL, Everything We Know About 'Thor: Love and Thunder', How Thanos Got Six Infinity Stones in 10 Minutes. Natalie Portman is stylish in pale aqua at the 1999 film premiere of Star Wars: Episode 1. Of being sexualized onscreen at a young age, the Oscar winner told the Times, "I think, in that time, it was very normal. [207] In February 2015, Portman was among other alumni of Harvard University including Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Darren Aronofsky and Susan Faludi who wrote an open letter to the school demanding it divest its $35,900,000,000 endowment from coal, gas, and oil companies. She wore a floral blouse. Natalie was born Natalie Hershlag on June 9, 1981, in Jerusalem, Israel. 210 Young Natalie Portman Photos and Premium High Res Pictures - Getty Images Editorial Editorial FILTERS CREATIVE EDITORIAL VIDEO 210 Young Natalie Portman Premium High Res Photos Browse 210 young natalie portman stock photos and images available or start a new search to explore more stock photos and images. [206], In 2006, Portman served as a guest lecturer at Columbia University for a course in terrorism and counterterrorism, where she spoke about her film V for Vendetta. She was excited by the opportunity to work opposite another actress her age, bemoaning that such casting was rare in film. "[175] In a 2022 readers' poll by Empire magazine, Portman was voted one of the 50 greatest actors of all time. It earned over $848million to rank as the second-highest-grossing film of the year. [26] Portman herself said that after those scenes were removed, she found nothing objectionable about the content. [196] She supported Obama's re-election campaign in 2012. Views. [95] In the short, she and Jason Schwartzman play former lovers who reunite in a Paris hotel room. "[194] In 2010, her activist work and popularity with young people earned her a nomination for VH1's Do Something Awards, which is dedicated to honoring individuals who do good. [197], In 2009, Portman signed a petition that defended Roman Polanski, who was charged with drugging and raping a thirteen-year-old girl in 1977, and has been a fugitive for decades. [120] Aronofsky defended Portman by insisting that she had performed 80 percent of the on-screen dancing. [239][240], Portman's most acclaimed and highest-grossing films, according to the online portal Box Office Mojo and the review aggregate site Rotten Tomatoes, include Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace (1999), Star Wars: Episode II Attack of the Clones (2002), Closer (2004), Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith (2005), V for Vendetta (2005), Black Swan (2010), No Strings Attached (2011), Thor (2011), Thor: The Dark World (2013), Jackie (2016), and Annihilation (2018). [68][69] Portman graduated from Harvard in 2003 and her sole screen appearance that year was in the brief part of a young mother in the war film Cold Mountain. [49][50], Portman graduated from Syosset High School in 1999. 104 comments. [105] She appeared in a faux perfume commercial called Greed, directed by Roman Polanski, and in the anthology film New York, I Love You, she directed a segment and also starred in a different segment directed by Mira Nair. [89] She insisted on using a body double for her nude scenes after discovering on set that she had to perform them when they were not originally in the script. She wore black peep-toe heels and had on a diamond necklace and matching bangle. Natalie Portman is reflecting on the start of her Hollywood career, which began when she was just a teenager.