Nickname: Nat
Famous a: Actress
Birth Name: Natalie Hershlag
Birth Date: June 09, 1981
Birth Place: Jerusalem, Israel
Sign: Gemini
Hometown: Syosset New York
Claim to fame: As Padme Amidala in "Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom of Menace" (1999)
Height: 5' 3"
Weight: 110
Nationality: American
Hair Color: Dark brown
Eye Color: Brown
Job: Actress
Hobbies: Learning Different
Natalie Portman was born in Jerusalem, 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, D.C., when she was still very young. After a few more moves, her family finally settled in New York, where she still lives to this day. She graduated with honors, and her academic achievements allowed her to attend Harvard.
She was discovered by an agent in a pizza parlor at the age of 11. She was pushed towards a career in modeling but she decided that she would rather pursue a career in acting. She was featured in many live performances, but she made her powerful film debut in the movie Leon: The Professional (1994) (aka "Léon"). Following this role Natalie won roles in such films as Heat (1995), Beautiful Girls (1996), and Mars Attacks! (1996).
It wasn't until 1999 that Natalie received worldwide fame as Queen Amidala in the highly anticipated US$431 million-grossing prequel Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999). She then she starred in two critically acclaimed comedy dramas, Anywhere But Here (1999) and Where the Heart Is (2000), followed by Closer (2004/I), for which she received an Oscar nomination.
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