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Natalie Portman
Natalie Portman (born Natalie Hershlag June 9, 1981) is an Israeli-American actress. Portman began her career in the early 1990s, turning down the opportunity to become a child model in favor of acting. Her first role came in the 1994 independent film Léon. She became well known when she was cast as Padmé Amidala in the Star Wars prequel trilogy.
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| Born | Natalie Hershlag (Hebrew: × ×˜×œ×™ ×" רשלג Ž) June 9, 1981 (1981-06-09) (age 27) Jerusalem, Israel |
| Years active | 1994 "present |
| Awards won | |
| Golden Globe Awards | |
| #1 | Best Supporting Actress - Motion Picture 2005 Closer |
| Other awards | |
| #2 | NBR Award for Best Cast 2004 Closer Saturn Award for Best Actress (film) 2007 V for Vendetta |
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Early Life
Portman was born Natalie Hershlag (Hebrew: × ×˜×œ×™ הרשלג‎) in Jerusalem, Israel. Her father, Avner Hershlag, is an Israeli doctor specializing in fertility and reproduction (reproductive endocrinology). Her mother, Shelley Stevens, is an American homemaker who now works as her agent. Portman's maternal ancestors were Jews from Austria and Russia and her paternal Read more...
Education
Portman is considered to have been a good student. "I'd rather be smart than be a movie star," she told an interviewer. Although she says her family was not religious, she attended a Jewish elementary school, the Solomon Schechter Day School of Glen Cove, New York. She graduated from a public high school, Syosset High School. Portman skipped the premiere of Star Wars: Episode I so she could study Read more...
Personal Activities And Beliefs
Portman has been a vegetarian since childhood and is an advocate for animal rights. She does not eat animal products or wear fur, feathers or leather. "All of my shoes are from Target and Stella McCartney", she says. It has been reported that she will appear alongside actress Elissa Sursara in a PETA PSA to support the groups anti-fur campaign at some point throughout 2009. In 2007, Natalie Portman Read more...