Natalie Portman (born Neta-Lee Hershlag;[a] June , ) is an actress and
filmmaker with dual Israeli and American citizenship. Prolific in film
since a teenager, she has starred in blockbusters and also played
psychologically troubled women in independent films, for which she has
received various accolades, including an Academy Award and two Golden
Globe Awards.Portman began her acting career at age by starring as
the young protégée of a hitman in the action drama film Léon: The
Professional (). While in high school, she made her Broadway theatre
debut in a production of The Diary of a Young Girl and gained
international recognition for starring as Padmé Amidala in Star Wars:
Episode I â€" The Phantom Menace (). From to , Portman attended
Harvard University for a bachelor's degree in psychology, while
continuing to act in the Star Wars prequel trilogy (, ) and in The
Public Theater's revival of Anton Chekhov's play The Seagull. In ,
Portman was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress
and won a Golden Globe Award for playing a mysterious stripper in the
romantic drama Closer.
filmmaker with dual Israeli and American citizenship. Prolific in film
since a teenager, she has starred in blockbusters and also played
psychologically troubled women in independent films, for which she has
received various accolades, including an Academy Award and two Golden
Globe Awards.Portman began her acting career at age by starring as
the young protégée of a hitman in the action drama film Léon: The
Professional (). While in high school, she made her Broadway theatre
debut in a production of The Diary of a Young Girl and gained
international recognition for starring as Padmé Amidala in Star Wars:
Episode I â€" The Phantom Menace (). From to , Portman attended
Harvard University for a bachelor's degree in psychology, while
continuing to act in the Star Wars prequel trilogy (, ) and in The
Public Theater's revival of Anton Chekhov's play The Seagull. In ,
Portman was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress
and won a Golden Globe Award for playing a mysterious stripper in the
romantic drama Closer.
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