Natalie Portman



Natalie Portman (Portman is a stage name) was born on June 9, 1981 in Jerusalem, Israel. She is fluent in Hebrew, French, and Japanese. The Professional (1994) was her film debut and earned her high praise for her unusually mature acting. She has since starred in a variety of films including Star Wars: Episode I: The Phantom Menace and on Broadway in The Diary of Anne Frank. Most of her role consist of characters that are smart and very mature for their age.

Filmography

Year Movie/Production Character
1994 Léon aka The Professional Mathilda
1995 Heat Lauren Gustafson
1995 Developing Nina
1996 Beautiful Girls Marty
1996 Everyone Says I Love You Laura Dandridge
1996 Mars Attacks! Taffy Dale
1999 Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace Queen Amidala
1999 Anywhere But Here Ann August
2000 Where the Heart Is Novalee Nation
2002 Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones Sen. Padmé Amidala
2003 Cold Mountain Sara
2004 Garden State Sam
2004 Closer Alice
2005 Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (in post-production) Sen. Padmé Amidala-Skywalker
2005 Paris, je t'aime (in production) Francine
2005 The Smoker (announced) Nicole Bonner

Information taken from Internet Movie Database.