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Natalie Portman

Natalie Portman is an Israeli-American actress born on June 9, 1981, in Jerusalem, Israel. 'Portman' is a stage name that she uses instead of Hershlag, her real last name (Portman was her grandmother's maiden name). She first gained prominence at the age of twelve, playing a child who befriends a much older assassin in Luc Besson's Léon.

Portman went on to charm critics and viewers alike in Beautiful Girls, and played a minor part in Everyone Says I Love You. She is best known for her role as Padmé Amidala in the Star Wars prequels, and . She also played herself in one scene of the 2001 Ben Stiller comedy Zoolander.

Portman has the trademark of often portraying characters that are rather smart, mature, and grown-up for their age.

She recently graduated from Harvard University.

Portman has been a vegetarian since she was eight years old.

Table of contents

1 Filmography 2 Theatrical work 3 See also 4 External links

Filmography

• Léon (a.k.a. The Professional, a.k.a. The Cleaner) (1994)
• Developing (short) (1995)
• Heat (1995)
• Beautiful Girls (1996)
• Everyone Says I Love You (1996)
• Mars Attacks (1996)
• Anywhere But Here (1999)
• (1999)
• Where the Heart Is (2000)
• (2002)
• ''Cold Mountain (2003)
• Star Wars Episode III (2005)

Theatrical work

• The Diary Of Anne Frank (1999)
• The Seagull (2001)

See also

• Naked and Petrified

External links

• Natalie Portman Empire
• Snapshot photo of Natalie Portman - at Starwars.com

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