Natalie Portman
Acting
Born: June 9, 1981 (age 45) · Jerusalem, Israel
Highest Rated
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.
Known for
Avengers: Endgame
2019
Thor
2011
Thor: The Dark World
2013
Léon: The Professional
1994
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
1999
V for Vendetta
2006
Black Swan
2010
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
2005
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
2002
The Simpsons
1989
Annihilation
2018
Thor: Love and Thunder
2022
Photos (24)
Movies (55)
Avengers: Endgame
Jane Foster
No Strings Attached
Emma Kurtzman
Léon: The Professional
Mathilda Lando
Thor: Love and Thunder
Jane Foster / The Mighty Thor
Heat
Lauren Gustafson
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
Padmé Amidala
Thor
Jane Foster
Thor: The Dark World
Jane Foster
Black Swan
Nina Sayers / The Swan Queen
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
Padmé Amidala
The Other Boleyn Girl
Anne Boleyn
Fountain of Youth
Charlotte Purdue
V for Vendetta
Evey
Annihilation
Lena
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
Padmé Amidala
May December
Elizabeth
The Twits
Mary Muggle-Wump (voice)
Cold Mountain
Sara
Brothers
Grace Cahill
Closer
Alice
Garden State
Sam
Paris Je T'aime
Francine (Faubourg Saint-Denis)
Jackie
Jackie Kennedy
Where the Heart Is
Novalee Nation
Your Highness
Isabel
Mars Attacks!
Taffy Dale
Song to Song
Rhonda
Everyone Says I Love You
Laura Dandridge
The Other Woman
Emilia Greenleaf
Anywhere but Here
Ann August
I'm Still Here
Natalie Portman
Knight of Cups
Elizabeth
The Darjeeling Limited
Jack's Ex-Girlfriend
Jane Got a Gun
Jane Hammond
My Blueberry Nights
Leslie
Zoolander
Natalie Portman
The Death & Life of John F. Donovan
Sam Turner
Lucy in the Sky
Lucy Cola
Beautiful Girls
Marty
Goya's Ghosts
Inés Bilbatúa / Alicia
Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium
Molly Mahoney
Hesher
Nicole
New York, I Love You
Rifka
Vox Lux
Celeste Montgomery
Planetarium
Laura Barlow
Hotel Chevalier
Jack's Girlfriend
A Tale of Love and Darkness
Fania Oz
Dolphin Reef
Narrator (voice)
Free Zone
Rebecca
The Heyday of the Insensitive Bastards
Laura
The Armenian Genocide
Aurora Mardiganian (voice)
Developing
Nina
V for Vendetta: Unmasked
Evey
True
Francine
Domino One
Dominique Bellamy
TV Shows (9)
The Simpsons
Darcy (voice) · 2 eps
Sesame Street
Natalie · 1 eps
Bluey
Whale Doco Narrator (voice) · 1 eps
What If...?
Jane Foster (voice) · 1 eps
Lady in the Lake
Maddie Schwartz · 7 eps
Omnibus
1 eps
The Apartment
1 eps
Marvel Studios Legends
Jane Foster (archive footage) (uncredited) · 2 eps
Angie Tribeca
Christina Craft · 1 eps
Self / Appearances (35)
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Self - Guest · 3 eps
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self - Guest · 4 eps
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self - Guest · 1 eps
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self - Guest · 2 eps
Late Show with David Letterman
Self - Guest · 1 eps
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self · 3 eps
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host · 2 eps
Saturday Night Live
Self - Cameo (uncredited) · 1 eps
The Graham Norton Show
Self · 1 eps
The Late Late Show with James Corden
Self - Guest · 1 eps
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self - Guest · 5 eps
Quotidien
Self - Guest · 1 eps
The One Show
Self · 1 eps
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Nominee & Presenter · 1 eps
Hot Ones
Self · 1 eps
The Drew Barrymore Show
Self - Guest · 2 eps
Today
Self - Guest · 1 eps
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Self · 2 eps
People's Choice Awards
Self - Presenter · 1 eps
Beau geste
Self · 1 eps
Good Hang with Amy Poehler
Self - Guest · 1 eps
Secrets of the Elephants
Self - Narrator (voice) · 4 eps
Off Script with The Hollywood Reporter
Self · 1 eps
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Thor: Love and Thunder
Self - Jane Foster / The Mighty Thor
Angel City
Self · 3 eps
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
Self
High & Low – John Galliano
Self (archive footage)
This Changes Everything
Self
The Beginning: The Making of Star Wars Episode I
Self
The Jon Stewart Show
Self - Guest · 1 eps
Black Swan: Metamorphosis
Self
Garden State - The 20th Anniversary Concert
Self - Presenter
Natalie Portman - Vom Kinderstar zur Hollywood-Ikone
Self (archive footage)
Sesame Street: Elmo's World: The Street We Live On!
Self (uncredited)
Image Book
Self
Upcoming (4)
Directing (3)
Writing (3)
Producing (13)
No Strings Attached
Executive Producer
Lady in the Lake
Executive Producer
May December
Producer
Pride and Prejudice and Zombies
Producer
The Other Woman
Executive Producer
Arco
Producer
Jane Got a Gun
Producer
Hesher
Producer
Vox Lux
Executive Producer
Angel City
Executive Producer
Carol & Joy
Executive Producer
Eating Animals
Producer
The Seventh Fire
Executive Producer
