This page will contain external links about Natalie Portman, as they become available.Natalie PortmanCampaigning for John Kerry in 2004Natalie Portman (born Natalie Hershlag on June 9, 1981) is an Israeli-American actress. 'Portman' is a stage name taken from her grandmother's maiden name. Her ethnic background is Polish-Jewish. She was born in Jerusalem but her family soon relocated to Maryland, then Connecticut, before settling down on Long Island. She was discovered in a pizza parlor at the age of eleven by an agent for Revlon, who wanted her to model. After being introduced to acting agents, she made her movie début at the age of twelve, playing a child who befriends a much older assassin in Luc Besson's Léon. That role began a pattern of portraying characters that are unusually smart, mature, and/or precocious for their ages. Portman went on to charm critics and viewers alike in Beautiful Girls, and played a minor part in Everyone Says I Love You. She is known among Star Wars fans for her role as Padmé Amidala in the prequels, The Phantom Menace, Attack of the Clones and Revenge of the Sith. She is one of dozens of celebrities who played themselves in a cameo appearance in the 2001 comedy Zoolander. Portman was nominated for a Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actress in 1999 for her role as Ann August in Anywhere But Here (Angelina Jolie won that year for Girl, Interrupted). In 2005, she won the Best Supporting Actress Golden Globe for her role as Alice in Closer. Filmography
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Television appearancesPortman appeared on Sesame Street and as of 2004 has appeared on The Late Show with David Letterman ten times. Personal lifePortman has been a vegetarian since she was eight years old. Portman graduated from Harvard University in 2003 with a degree in psychology. Portman spends some of her free time involved in causes such as financing small-scale women's projects in Africa and the Democrats' 2004 U.S. presidential campaign. Portman was interviewed for the August 2004 issue of Allure magazine; in that article, she was quoted as saying "Oh my God! I'm not black, but I know what it feels like!" This prompted her to follow up with a letter to their editor:
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Portman was interviewed for the August 2004 issue of Allure magazine; in that article, she was quoted as saying "Oh my God! I'm not black, but I know what it feels like!" This prompted her to follow up with a letter to their editor:. She has received multiple honors, among them, the Puerto Rican Culture Institute (ICP), dedicated their 1997 film festival to her, honoring her 40 years as an actress. presidential campaign. But she also made two more movies: 1993's Shortcut to Paradise, and 1994's Linda Sara, alongside Chayanne. Portman spends some of her free time involved in causes such as financing small-scale women's projects in Africa and the Democrats' 2004 U.S. During the 1990s, she dedicated much of her career to acting in various critically acclaimed theater plays. Portman graduated from Harvard University in 2003 with a degree in psychology. In 1989, she acted alongside Tommy Muniz in Jacobo Morales' Lo que le Paso a Santiago, which was nominated for an Oscar as best foreign film.. Portman has been a vegetarian since she was eight years old. As the 1980s went along, Rosaly began to retire from acting in soap operas and became a television interviewer and show host, back at her original channel of Telemundo Puerto Rico, then known only as Telemundo Canal 2. Portman appeared on Sesame Street and as of 2004 has appeared on The Late Show with David Letterman ten times. By 1980, rumors of a romance with world boxing champion Wilfredo Gomez ran across Puerto Rico. In 2005, she won the Best Supporting Actress Golden Globe for her role as Alice in Closer. There, she participated in three other soap operas. Portman was nominated for a Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actress in 1999 for her role as Ann August in Anywhere But Here (Angelina Jolie won that year for Girl, Interrupted). Rosaly would soon move from Telemundo Puerto Rico to WAPA-TV. She is one of dozens of celebrities who played themselves in a cameo appearance in the 2001 comedy Zoolander. She also attained considerable fame in Spain. Later, she would sign with CBS International and record two more albums for them. She is known among Star Wars fans for her role as Padmé Amidala in the prequels, The Phantom Menace, Attack of the Clones and Revenge of the Sith. She signed with Velvet Records soon after, and began touring all over Latin America, to promote her two albums under that label. Portman went on to charm critics and viewers alike in Beautiful Girls, and played a minor part in Everyone Says I Love You. However, the one she is remembered most for, and the one that helped her internationalize as a singer and actress was 1978's Cristina Bazan, alongside José Luis Rodríguez and Adamari Lopez among others. That role began a pattern of portraying characters that are unusually smart, mature, and/or precocious for their ages. Rosaly made a number of soap operas in the 1970s. After being introduced to acting agents, she made her movie début at the age of twelve, playing a child who befriends a much older assassin in Luc Besson's Léon. Her daughter, Alfonsina Molinary, went on to become a famous actress herself in 1989; when she was the star of television comedy Maripili, a show that resembled Clarissa Explains it All in format, and a famous opera singer in Philadelphia. She was discovered in a pizza parlor at the age of eleven by an agent for Revlon, who wanted her to model. Soon she married Jose Gilberto Molinary, with whom she had 2 sons and a daughter. She was born in Jerusalem but her family soon relocated to Maryland, then Connecticut, before settling down on Long Island. In this soap opera, she played a mute girl. Her ethnic background is Polish-Jewish. Rosaly went to college and then participated in the Telenovela named El Retrato de Angela (Angelas Photo). 'Portman' is a stage name taken from her grandmother's maiden name. Then, she participated in such plays as My Fair Lady and The Sound of Music, the latter of which allowed her to share the stage with another Puerto Rican acting legend, Camille Carrion (who is the sister of Richard Carrion). Natalie Portman (born Natalie Hershlag on June 9, 1981) is an Israeli-American actress. Rosaly began to take singing class when she became a young teenager. The Seagull (2001). That same year, she debuted on television, with channel 2's production of Los Amigos de Pinocho (Pinocho's Friends). The Diary Of Anne Frank (1999). In 1957, she made her acting debut at Teatro Tapia, in a play named Mientras los Ninos Juegan (While the Children Play). Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith (2005). Negro, and dancing class with Beatriz Trujillo. Closer (2004, directed by Mike Nichols). At the age of eight, she began to take acting class with Luis A. True (2004, directed by Tom Tykwer). She was born in the San Juan area known as Santurce, which was also the birthplace to such other famous Puerto Rican entertainers as Andy Montañez and Cano Estremera. Garden State (2004, written and directed by Zach Braff). Johanna Rosaly (born January 13, 1948) is a Puerto Rican actress and singer. Cold Mountain (2003, written and directed by Anthony Minghella). Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones (2002). Zoolander (2001). Where the Heart Is (2000). Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace (1999). Anywhere But Here (1999). Mars Attacks (1996, directed by Tim Burton). Everyone Says I Love You (1996, written and directed by Woody Allen). Beautiful Girls (1996, directed by Ted Demme). Heat (1995). Developing (short) (1995). Léon (1994). |