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Natalie Portman
Date of birth (location)
9 June 1981
Jerusalem, Israe
Trivia
Turned down a role in The Horse Whisperer (1998) to act in "The Diary of Anne
Frank" on Broadway.
Stated in a TV interview that with the exception of the Star Wars prequels, she
will not act for the next four years in order to concentrate on studying at
Harvard University. [1999]
Can speak fluent Hebrew, and studied French and Japanese.
Originally turned down the role of Ann August in the film Anywhere But Here
(1999) because of the love scene between herself and Corbin Allred which
required nudity. Susan Sarandon who had co-star approval, said she couldn't
continue the movie without Portman, so the script was re-written without the
scene and sent to Natalie, and she accepted.
Was the first choice to play Juliet in Romeo + Juliet (1996) movie but turned it
down because of the scenes, and the age difference, between her and Leonardo
DiCaprio.
She was discovered in a Pizza parlor and was originally turned down for the role
of Mathilda in Léon (1994) because she was too young.
Turned down the title role in Adrian Lyne's Lolita (1997), due to her feelings
about young adult actors/actresses being exposed to sex in films.
Auditioned for Little Women (1994).
Dated Lukas Haas. [July 2001]
Received her Harvard degree in June of 2003.
Is trained in ballet, jazz and tap dancing.
She has worked with a several of her co-stars twice: Ashley Judd in Heat (1995)
and Where the Heart Is (2000); Lukas Haas in Mars Attacks! (1996) and Everyone
Says I Love You (1996); Julia Roberts in Everyone Says I Love You (1996) and
Closer (2004/I); Jude Law in Cold Mountain (2003) and Closer (2004/I); Philip
Seymour Hoffman in the play The Seagull and Cold Mountain (2003); John Carroll
Lynch in Beautiful Girls (1996) and Anywhere But Here (1999). She has also
worked for director Mike Nichols on two occasions: for the play The Seagull and
Closer (2004/I).
As A young girl, She was an understudy for the lead character in the
off-Broadway show, "Ruthless", alongside Britney Spears. They still keep in
touch, and recently threw a party together in New York City.
Fashion designer Zac Posen refers to her as his "muse".
Both she and Sofia Coppola have played the daughter of a character played by Al
Pacino, and also both appeared in a film featuring Pacino and Robert De Niro.
Sofia Coppola was in all three Godfather films, and Portman was in Heat (1995).
Portman and Coppola appeared together in Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom
Menace (1999)
Is close friends with Jake Gyllenhaal and Bryce Dallas Howard.
She spoofed her role in Star Wars before becoming involved in the series. In
Mars Attacks! (1996), she gives a medal to Lukas Haas in a scene resembling the
award ceremony at the end of Star Wars (1977). The medals were given out by
Princess Leia, the daughter of Portman's future character, Queen Amidala. In
addition, the recipients of those medals, Harrison Ford and Lukas Haas, appeared
together in Witness (1985).
Was considered for a role in Elizabethtown.
She has worked with two Draculas as well as two Frankenstein monsters. In Léon
(1994), she worked with Gary Oldman, who played Dracula for Francis Ford
Coppola. In _Heat (1995)_, she appeared with Robert De Niro, who played The
Creature for Kenneth Branagh. In Star Wars, she works with Christopher Lee, who
played both roles for Hammer studios.
Had to miss the premiere of Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999) so
she could study for her high school final exams.
Bears a striking resemblance to Keira Knightley. Knightley played Sabé in Star
Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999), the Queen's decoy. When in make-up,
the mothers of the actresses could not even tell them apart.
