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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

Books

• Newsmakers 2000, Issue 3, Gale, 2000

Periodicals

• 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