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Natalie Portman

FULL NAME	Natalie Hershlag
BORN	June 9, 1981, Jerusalem, Israel
ASSOCIATION	Actress
NATIONALITY	American/Israeli
HEIGHT	160 cm
REVIEWED ENTRIES	12 (11)
MAX. RATING	(Léon)
MIN. RATING
AVERAGE RATING	4.00
STRENGTHS	Screen appearance and  magnetism Emotional intensity

FILMOGRAPHY (ONLY REVIEWED ENTRIES)

BIO

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

After Léon, Portman chose her roles with great care. Concerned about being typecast as a kittenish symbol, she declined the lead in Adrian Lyne's Lolita, but still delivered 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' attempt to rejuvenate Star Wars.

Portman's transition to full-fledged grown-up roles was gradual, and she rarely accepted work simply to boost her bankability or popularity. Her dramatic range is virtually limitless, as she demonstrated with her Academy Award-winning performance in Darren Aronofsky's Black Swan (2010).

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