Natalie Portman
Born: 1981-06-09 in Jerusalem, Israel
Known For: Acting
Biography
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.
Filmography
2026
- The Gallerist as Polina Polinski
2025
- Fountain of Youth as Charlotte Purdue
- Good Hang with Amy Poehler as Self - Guest
- The Twits as Mary Muggle-Wump (voice)
- 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
- Beau geste as Self
- Off Script with The Hollywood Reporter as Self
- May December as Elizabeth
- Angel City as Self
- Secrets of the Elephants as Self - Narrator (voice)
- 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
- Lucy in the Sky as Lucy Cola
- The Death & Life of John F. Donovan as Sam Turner
- 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
- The Late Late Show with James Corden as Self - Guest
- Hot Ones as Self
- Jane Got a Gun as Jane Hammond
- Knight of Cups as Elizabeth
- 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
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
- I'm Still Here as Natalie Portman
- The Other Woman as Emilia Greenleaf
- Hesher as Nicole
- Plan B ... (Thanks)
2009
- Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen as Self - Guest
- Brothers as Grace Cahill
2008
- The Other Boleyn Girl as Anne Boleyn
- New York, I Love You as Rifka
- Eve ... (Director)
2007
- The Graham Norton Show as Self
- The Darjeeling Limited as Jack's Ex-Girlfriend
- Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium as Molly Mahoney
- My Blueberry Nights as Leslie
- 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
- Sesame Street: Elmo's World: The Street We Live On! as Self (uncredited)
- 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
- The Apartment
- Zoolander as Natalie Portman
- The Beginning: The Making of Star Wars 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
- Beautiful Girls as Marty
- Everyone Says I Love You as Laura Dandridge
1995
- Heat as Lauren Gustafson
- Developing as Nina
1994
- Léon: The Professional as Mathilda Lando
1993
- Late Show with David Letterman as Self - Guest
- The Jon Stewart Show 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