Natalie Portman Biography (1981-)
Original name, Natalie Hershlag; born June 9, 1981, in Jerusalem, Israel; daughter of Avner (a doctor) and Shelley (an artist) Hershlag. Addresses:Agent: Bryan Lourd, Creative Artists Agency, 9830 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90212.; Manager: Aleen Keshishian, The Firm, 9465 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 212, Beverly Hills, CA 90212.; Publicist: I/D Public Relations, 8409 SantaMonica Blvd., West Hollywood, CA 90069.
- Nationality
- Israeli
- Gender
- Female
- Occupation
- Actress
- Birth Details
- June 9, 1981
- Jerusalem, Israel
Famous Works
- CREDITS
- Film Appearances
- Mathilda, The Professional (also known as The Cleaner and Leon), Gaumont International, 1994
- Lauren Hanna, Heat, Warner Bros., 1995
- Laura Dandridge, Everyone Says I Love You, Miramax, 1996
- Marty, Beautiful Girls, Miramax, 1996
- Taffy Dale, Mars Attacks!, Warner Bros., 1996
- South Beach, 1998
- Gwyneth, The Little Black Book, 1998
- Ann August, Anywhere But Here, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1999
- Queen Amidala/Padme Naberrie, Star Wars: Episode I--The Phantom Menace (also known as Star Wars I: The Phantom Menace and The PhantomMenace), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1999
- Novalee Nation, Where the Heart Is, Twentieth Century-Fox, 2000
- Herself, Zoolander, Paramount, 2001
- Padme Naberrie Amidala, Star Wars: Episode II--Attack of the Clones (also known as Attack of the Clones: The IMAX Experience, Star Wars II, and Star Wars II: Attack of the Clones), Twentieth Century-Fox, 2002
- Sara, Cold Mountain, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/Miramax, 2003
- Film Work
- Additional voices, The Prince of Egypt (animated), DreamWorks, 1998
- Television Appearances
- Series
- Voice of Mimi of the Gemini twins, Hercules (animated; also knownas Disney's Hercules), syndicated, 1998
- Also appeared as Nina, Developing.
- Specials
- NetAid, VH1, 1999
- Interviewee, Susan Sarandon: Rebel with a Cause, Arts and Entertainment, 1999
- Concert for New York City, VH1, 2001
- Awards Presentations
- Presenter, 1996 MTV Movie Awards, MTV, 1996
- VH1/Vogue Fashion Awards, VH1, 2000
- 2002 MTV Movie Awards, MTV, 2002
- Episodic
- Late Show with David Letterman, multiple appearances, between 1996and 2002
- Herself, "What Goes Up...," The Osbournes, 2002
- Herself, Sesame Street, PBS, 2003
- Stage Appearances
- Understudy, Ruthless! (musical), Players Theatre, New York City, 1993
- Anne Frank, The Diary of Anne Frank, Music Box Theatre, New York City, 1997-1998
- Zarechnaya and Nina Mikhailovna, The Seagull, New York ShakespeareFestival, Delacorte Theatre, Public Theatre, New York City, 2001
- RECORDINGS
- Videos
- Stars of Star Wars: Interviews from the Cast, IMC Vision, 1999
- Film-Fest DVD: Issue 3--Toronto, Broadcast DVD, 2000
- (Uncredited) R2-D2: Beneath the Dome, Lucasfilm, 2001
- WRITINGS
- Periodicals
- Contributor to periodicals, including Harvard Crimson (as NatalieHershlag) and Time.
Further Reference
OTHER SOURCES
- Newsmakers 2000, Issue 3, Gale, 2000
- Elle, February, 1996
- Empire, August, 1999, p. 65
- Entertainment Weekly, January 26, 1996; June 28, 1996, p. 38; April 21, 2000, pp. 28-33; April 12, 2002, pp. 23-25
- Glamour, August, 2002, pp. 52-53, 55-56, 58
- Harper's Bazaar, November, 1997, p. 222
- Interview, February, 1995, p. 112; March, 1996, p. 116
- Neon, February, 1997, pp. 36-39
- Newsday, June 29, 1999, p. A5
- New York, September 8, 1997, p. 69
- People Weekly, November 18, 1996, p. 109; May 13, 2002, p. 101
- Premiere, May, 1999, pp. 92-93; May, 2002, June, 2002, pp. 56-59
- Seventeen, January, 1998, pp. 71-73; June, 2000, pp. 134-36, 138
- Star Wars Insider, June, 1999, pp. 66-71
- Star Wars: Official Magazine, May, 2003, p. 32
- Sunday Times (London), April 28, 2002
- TV Guide, May 15, 1999, pp. 20-24; May 11, 2002, pp. 24-27, 60
- USA Today, February 14, 1996, p. B2; May 28, 1999, p. 8E
- Vanity Fair, December, 1995, p. 203; November, 1996, p. 203; May,1999, pp. 146-50, 196-98