Natalie Portman

Date of birth: June 9, 1981
Astrological Zodiac sign: Gemini
Age: 31

Natalie Hershlag (Hebrew: נטלי הרשלג‎), better known by her stage name Natalie Portman, is an Israeli and American actress.

Natalie's first role was as an orphan taken in by a hitman in the 1994 French action film Léon. During the 1990s, Natalie had major roles in films including Beautiful Girls and Anywhere but Here, before being cast for the role as Padmé Amidala in the Star Wars prequel trilogy. In 1999, she enrolled at Harvard University to study psychology while she was working on the Star Wars films. She completed her bachelor's degree in 2003.

In 2001, Natalie opened in New York City's Public Theater production of Anton Chekhov's The Seagull. In 2005, Natalie received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress as well as winning the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress - Motion Picture for the drama Closer. She shaved her head and learned to speak with a British accent for her starring role in V for Vendetta (2006), for which she won a Constellation Award for Best Female Performance, and a Saturn Award for Best Actress. She played leading roles in the historical dramas Goya's Ghosts (2006) and The Other Boleyn Girl (2008). In May 2008, she served as the youngest member of the 61st Annual Cannes Film Festival jury. Natalie's directorial debut, Eve, opened the 65th Venice International Film Festival's shorts competition in 2008.

In 2011, Natalie won the Academy Award, the Golden Globe Award, the Screen Actors Guild Award, and the BAFTA Award for her lead performance as Nina in Black Swan.

See also:  Actress,  Harvard University,  Academy Award Winner,  Golden Globe Winner,  American,  Israeli,  Golden Globe Nominee,  Academy Award Nominee,  Science-Fiction,  Jewish,  Black Swan