Natalie Portman

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Gender

Female

Birthday

6/9/1981

Place of Birth

Jerusalem, Israel

Also Known As

Natalie Hershlagנטע-לי הרשלג娜塔莉.波曼

Natalie Portman

Biography

Natalie Portman (born Neta-Lee Hershlag, June 9, 1981) is an actress with dual American and Israeli citizenship. Her first role was in the 1994 action thriller Léon: The Professional, opposite Jean Reno. She was later cast as Padmé Amidala in the Star Wars prequel trilogy (released in 1999, 2002 and 2005). Born in Jerusalem to an Israeli father and American mother, Portman grew up in the eastern United States from the age of three. She studied dancing and acting in New York, and starred in Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace while still at high school on Long Island. In 1999, Portman en...

Known For

Career Timeline