Natalie Portman
Born: 1981-06-09 in Jerusalem, Israel
Known For: Acting
Biography
Natalie Portman (born Natalie Hershlag, June 9, 1981) is an actress with dual American and Israeli citizenship. Her first role was in the 1994 action thriller Léon: The Professional, opposite Jean Reno. She was later cast as Padmé Amidala in the Star Wars prequel trilogy (released in 1999, 2002 and 2005). Born in Jerusalem to an Israeli father and American mother, Portman grew up in the eastern United States from the age of three. She studied dancing and acting in New York, and starred in Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace while still at high school on Long Island. In 1999, Portman enrolled at Harvard University to study psychology, alongside her work as an actress; she completed a bachelor's degree in 2003. During her studies she starred in a second Star Wars film and opened in New York City's The Public Theater production of Anton Chekhov's The Seagull in 2001. Portman won a Golden Globe and was nominated for an Academy Award for starring in the 2004 drama Closer, appeared in Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith the following year, and won a Constellation Award for Best Female Performance and the Saturn Award for Best Actress for her starring role in the political thriller V for Vendetta (2006). She played leading roles in the historical dramas Goya's Ghosts (2006) and The Other Boleyn Girl (2008), and also appeared in Thor (2011) and its 2013 sequel. In 2010, Portman starred in the psychological thriller film Black Swan. Her performance received widespread critical acclaim and she earned her first Academy Award for Best Actress, her second Golden Globe Award, the SAG Award, the BAFTA Award and the BFCA Award in 2011. In 2016, she portrayed First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy in the biographical drama Jackie. She was nominated for an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, a Golden Globe Award, a Screen Actors Guild Award and won the BFCA for Best Actress. In May 2008, Portman served as the youngest member of the 61st Annual Cannes Film Festival jury. The same year she directed a segment of the collective film New York, I Love You. Her first feature film as a director, A Tale of Love and Darkness, was released in 2015.
Filmography
2026
- The Gallerist as Polina Polinski
- Photograph 51 as Rosalind Franklin
2025
- The Twits as Mary Muggle-Wump (voice)
- Fountain of Youth as Charlotte Purdue
- Arco ... (Producer)
- Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music as Self
- Garden State - The 20th Anniversary Concert as Self - Presenter
- Natalie Portman - Vom Kinderstar zur Hollywood-Ikone as Self (archive footage)
- Carol & Joy ... (Executive Producer)
2024
- Lady in the Lake as Maddie Schwartz
- High & Low – John Galliano as Self (archive footage)
2023
- May December as Elizabeth
- Off Script with The Hollywood Reporter as Self
- Beau geste as Self
- Secrets of the Elephants as Self - Narrator (voice)
- Angel City as Self
- Image Book as Self
2022
- Thor: Love and Thunder as Jane Foster / The Mighty Thor
- Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Thor: Love and Thunder as Self - Jane Foster / The Mighty Thor
- Strong Enough ... (Thanks)
2021
- What If...? as Jane Foster (voice)
- Marvel Studios Legends as Jane Foster (archive footage) (uncredited)
2020
- The Drew Barrymore Show as Self - Guest
2019
- The Kelly Clarkson Show as Self
- Avengers: Endgame as Jane Foster
- The Death & Life of John F. Donovan as Sam Turner
- Lucy in the Sky as Lucy Cola
- This Changes Everything as Self
2018
- Bluey as Whale Doco Narrator (voice)
- Annihilation as Lena
- Vox Lux as Celeste Montgomery
- Dolphin Reef as Narrator (voice)
- Eating Animals ... (Producer)
2017
- Song to Song as Rhonda
2016
- Quotidien as Self - Guest
- Angie Tribeca as Christina Craft
- Pride and Prejudice and Zombies ... (Producer)
- Jackie as Jackie Kennedy
- Planetarium as Laura Barlow
2015
- The Late Show with Stephen Colbert as Self - Guest
- Hot Ones as Self
- The Late Late Show with James Corden as Self - Guest
- Knight of Cups as Elizabeth
- Jane Got a Gun as Jane Hammond
- A Tale of Love and Darkness as Fania Oz
- The Heyday of the Insensitive Bastards as Laura
- The Seventh Fire ... (Executive Producer)
2014
- The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as Self - Guest
- Late Night with Seth Meyers as Self - Guest
- Variety Studio: Actors on Actors as Self
2013
- Thor: The Dark World as Jane Foster
- Illusions & Mirrors as Young Woman
2012
- Cloud Atlas ... (Thanks)
2011
- Thor as Jane Foster
- No Strings Attached as Emma Kurtzman
- Your Highness as Isabel
- Black Swan: Metamorphosis as Self
2010
- Black Swan as Nina Sayers / The Swan Queen
- Hesher as Nicole
- I'm Still Here as Natalie Portman
- The Other Woman as Emilia Greenleaf
- Plan B ... (Thanks)
2009
- Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen as Self - Guest
- Brothers as Grace Cahill
2008
- New York, I Love You as Rifka
- The Other Boleyn Girl as Anne Boleyn
- Eve ... (Director)
2007
- The Graham Norton Show as Self
- The Darjeeling Limited as Jack's Ex-Girlfriend
- My Blueberry Nights as Leslie
- Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium as Molly Mahoney
- Hotel Chevalier as Jack's Girlfriend
2006
- The One Show as Self
- V for Vendetta as Evey
- Paris Je T'aime as Francine (Faubourg Saint-Denis)
- Goya's Ghosts as Inés Bilbatúa / Alicia
- The Armenian Genocide as Aurora Mardiganian (voice)
- 'V for Vendetta' Unmasked as Evey
2005
- Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith as Padmé Amidala
- Free Zone as Rebecca
- Domino One as Dominique Bellamy
2004
- Closer as Alice
- Garden State as Sam
- True as Francine
2003
- Jimmy Kimmel Live! as Self - Guest
- Cold Mountain as Sara
2002
- Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones as Padmé Amidala
2001
- Zoolander as Natalie Portman
- The Beginning: Making Episode I as Self
2000
- Where the Heart Is as Novalee Nation
1999
- Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace as Padmé Amidala
- Anywhere but Here as Ann August
1996
- Mars Attacks! as Taffy Dale
- Everyone Says I Love You as Laura Dandridge
- Beautiful Girls as Marty
1995
- Heat as Lauren Gustafson
- Developing as Nina
1994
- Léon: The Professional as Mathilda Lando
1993
- Late Show with David Letterman as Self - Guest
1989
- The Simpsons as Darcy (voice)
1975
- Saturday Night Live as Self - Host
- People's Choice Awards as Self - Presenter
1969
- Sesame Street as Natalie
1967
1952
- Today as Self - Guest
1944
- Golden Globe Awards as Self - Nominee & Presenter