The Biography of Natalie Portman
- Occupation: actress
- Real name: Natalie Hershlag
- Born: 06/09/1981
- Birth place: Jerusalem
- Age: 43 years
- Country: Israel
- Sign: Gemini
- Net worth: $13 million
- Height: 5:3″ (1.60 cm)
Natalie Portman is an Israeli-American actress born on June 9, 1981 in Israel. An only child, her father is a doctor and moved to the United States when Natalie was 3 years old. She began her career in cinema very early, and became known in Luc Besson’s film, Léon , in 1994 .
Natalie Portman then continued filming while continuing her schooling. She is a serious and diligent student who speaks French, Japanese, English and Hebrew. She studied psychology at Harvard when she was already a well-known actress.
In theater and cinema, Natalie Portman stands out in her dramatic performances. She also participated in major commercial successes such as parts I, II and III of the Star Wars saga from 1999.
Consecration came in 2011 with the Golden Globe then the Oscar for best actress for her role as a dancer in the film Black Swan by Darren Aronofsky. In 2014, the actress went behind the camera and directed her first film, A Story of Love and Darkness, dedicated to the Israeli journalist and writer Amos Oz , presented out of competition at the Cannes Film Festival in May 2015 . In May 2023, she stars in the film May December, by Todd Haynes, presented in official competition at the Cannes Film Festival.
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On the private side, in a relationship since the filming of the film with the French choreographer and dancer Benjamin Millepied, she has been the mother since June 2011 of a little boy named Aleph. The two lovebirds got married in 2012 in California. The couple is expecting their second child in 2017. On February 22, 2017, the actress gave birth to a daughter named Amalia. On March 8, 2024, a spokesperson for the actress announced to People magazine that Natalie Portman and Benjamin Millepied were officially divorced.
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