Natalie Portman: The Star Wars Queen Who Became a Real-Life Genius

 Natalie Portman is an Oscar-winning actress who has starred in films such as Black Swan, Jackie, Thor, Star Wars, and V for Vendetta. She was born in Jerusalem, Israel on June 9, 1981 to an Israeli father and an American mother. She moved to the United States when she was three years old and grew up in New York and Connecticut. She started her acting career at the age of 11, when she was discovered by an agent in a pizza parlor. She made her film debut in Léon: The Professional in 1994, playing a young girl who befriends a hitman. She gained international fame as Queen Padmé Amidala in the Star Wars prequel trilogy from 1999 to 2005.

Portman is also known for her academic achievements and social activism. She graduated from Harvard University in 2003 with a bachelor’s degree in psychology. She has also studied at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, the Sorbonne, and Columbia University. She is fluent in English, Hebrew, French, and Spanish. She has been a vegan since 2009 and an advocate for animal rights. She has also supported various humanitarian and environmental causes, such as UNICEF, FINCA International, OneVoice Movement, and The Nature Conservancy.

Portman has won numerous awards and accolades for her acting, including an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award, a BAFTA Award, and a Screen Actors Guild Award for her performance as a troubled ballerina in Black Swan (2010). She has also received critical acclaim for her roles in films such as Closer (2004), V for Vendetta (2005), The Other Boleyn Girl (2008), Jackie (2016), and Annihilation (2018). She is also a producer and a director, having made her feature directorial debut with A Tale of Love and Darkness (2015), a film adaptation of the memoir by Israeli author Amos Oz. She is currently working on Thor: Love and Thunder (2022), where she will reprise her role as Jane Foster and become the female Thor.

Natalie Portman is married to Benjamin Millepied, a French dancer and choreographer who she met on the set of Black Swan. They have two children, a son named Aleph and a daughter named Amalia. They live in Los Angeles, but also have homes in Paris and Sydney. Portman holds dual citizenship of Israel and the United States. She is one of the most talented, intelligent, and influential women in Hollywood and beyond.