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Natalie Portman

FULL NAME	Natalie Hershlag
BORN	June 9, 1981, Jerusalem, Israel
ASSOCIATION	Actress
NATIONALITY	American/Israeli
REVIEWED ENTRIES	12 (11)
MAX. RATING
MIN. RATING
AVERAGE RATING	4.00
STRENGTHS	Screen appearance, magnetism Emotional intensity

FILMOGRAPHY (ONLY REVIEWED ENTRIES)

BIO

Natalie Portman shot to instant stardom before she was even a teenager. Her singular performance in Luc Besson's Léon was passionate and multi-layered, probably beyond her own comprehension, and it put enourmous pressure on her young shoulders.

After Léon, however, Portman chose roles with the greatest of care. Worried that she'd be typecast as a kittensque symbol, Portman declined the lead in Adrian Lyne's Lolita, but still gave one of her best peformances in a similar role opposite Timothy Hutton in Beautiful Girls. Insignificant parts in Woody Allen's Everyone Says I Love You and Tim Burton's Mars Attacks! followed before a lacklustre turn in George Lucas' ostensible rejuvenation of Star Wars.

Portman's transition to full-fledged grown-up roles was gradual, but she rarely accepted work in order to increase her bankability or popularity. Her dramatic potential is almost without limits, something she demonstrated with her Academy Award winning work in Darren Aronofsky's Black Swan in 2010.

AWARDS