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Biography Natalie Portman was born on June 9th, 1981 in Jerusalem, Israel, as the only child of a doctor father (from Israel) and an artist mother (from Cincinnati, Ohio), who also acts as Natalie's agent. She left Israel for Washington, DC, when she was still very young. After a few more moves, her family finally settled in New York...
| Company: |
Handsomecharlie Films, President (Executive)
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| Talent Agent: |
Creative Artists Agency (CAA) - Rowena Arguelles
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| Profession: |
Actress / Producer / Director |
| Born: |
9 June 1981, Jerusalem, Israel (age 28) |
| Birth Name: |
Natalie Hershlag |
| Height: |
5' 3" (1.60 m) |
| Nickname: |
Nat |
| Awards: |
Nominated for Oscar. Another 8 wins & 34 nominations |
| Credited Years: |
1994 - 2011 |
Trademarks
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Often portrays characters that are rather smart, mature, and grown up for their age. |
Real Life Quotes
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On Lolita: "I don't think there needs to be a movie out where a child has sex with an adult." |
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On Lolita: I think there's enough exploitation out there that it's not nescessary to do more. |
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Young actors often don't think of the consequences of doing nudity or sex scenes. They want the role so badly that they agree to be exploited, and then end up embarassing family, friends, and even strangers. |
Trivia
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Turned down a role in The Horse Whisperer to act in "The Diary of Anne Frank" on Broadway. |
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Graduated from Syosset High School, Syosset, New York. [29 June 1999] |
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Has been a vegetarian since the age of 8. |
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Has taken dance lessons since the age of 4. |
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Says that math was her favorite subject in school "because there's always an answer." |
Other Works
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Wrote an article about Anne Frank that appeared in the June 14, 1999 edition of Time magazine. |
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Performed in "The Diary of Anne Frank" on Broadway, 1996 |
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Presenter of "Best Villain" award, along with Gabriel Byrne, for the 1996 MTV movie awards |
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Summer 2001 - starred with Meryl Streep, Kevin Kline and Marcia Gay Harden in "The Seagull." The play was directed by Mike Nichols. |
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Wrote an article for the April 17, 2002 Harvard Crimson entitled "Israeli Diversity Shown Even Among Leaders" under her real name, Natalie Hershlag. |
Where Are They Now?
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She is presently studying at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem. |
| July 2005 |
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Humanitarian work with FINCA International/Filming V for Vendetta. |
| July 2006 |
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She visited Buenos Aires, Argentina for 2 days. |
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