Portman at the premiere of Black Swan during the 2010 Toronto International Film Festival
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Birth name | Natalie Hershlag ( ) | Birth date | June 9, 1981(age 29) | Place of birth | Jerusalem, Israel | Education | Bachelor's degree | Alma mater | Harvard University | Occupation | Actress | Years active | 1994 � present | Partner | Benjamin Millepied (2010 � present) |
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Natalie Hershlag ( ; born June 9, 1981), better known by her stage name Natalie Portman, is an Israeli and American actress. Her first role was as an orphan taken in by a hitman in the 1994 French action film Léon. During the 1990s, Portman had major roles in films including Beautiful Girls and Anywhere but Here, before being cast for the role as Padmé Amidala in the Star Wars prequel trilogy. In 1999, she enrolled at Harvard University to study psychology while she was working on the Star Wars films. She completed her bachelor's degree in 2003.
In 2001, Portman opened in New York City's Public Theater production of Anton Chekhov's The Seagull. In 2005, Portman received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress as well as winning the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress - Motion Picture for the drama Closer. She shaved her head and learned to speak with a British accent for her starring role in V for Vendetta (2006), for which she won a Constellation Award for Best Female Performance, and a Saturn Award for Best Actress. She played leading roles in the historical dramas Goya's Ghosts (2006) and The Other Boleyn Girl (2008). In May 2008, she served as the youngest member of the 61st Annual Cannes Film Festival jury. Portman's directorial debut, Eve, opened the 65th Venice International Film Festival's shorts competition in 2008.
In 2011, Portman won the Academy Award, the Golden Globe Award, the Screen Actors Guild Award, and the BAFTA Award for her lead performance as Nina in Black Swan.
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2010 � present : |
Year |
Film |
Award |
Category |
Notes |
Result |
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1996 |
Beautiful Girls |
Chicago Film Critics Association |
Best Supporting Actress |
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1996 |
Beautiful Girls (film)Beautiful Girls |
Chicago Film Critics Association |
Most Promising Actress |
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1999 |
Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace |
Golden Raspberry Award |
Worst Screen Couple |
(shared with Jake Lloyd) |
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2000 |
Anywhere but Here |
Golden Globe Award |
Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture |
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2000 |
Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace |
Saturn Award |
Best Young Actress |
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2000 |
Where the Heart Is |
Teen Choice Awards |
Choice Movie Actress |
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2000 |
Anywhere but Here |
Young Artist Award |
Best Young Actress |
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2001 |
Where the Heart Is |
Young Artist Award |
Best Young Actress |
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2002 |
Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones |
Teen Choice Awards |
Choice Movie Actress: Drama/Action Adventure |
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2002 |
Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones |
Teen Choice Awards |
Choice Chemistry |
(shared with Hayden Christensen) |
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2003 |
Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones |
Golden Raspberry Award |
Worst Supporting Actress |
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2003 |
Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones |
Golden Raspberry Award |
Worst Screen Couple |
(shared with Hayden Christensen) |
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2003 |
Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones |
Saturn Award |
Best Actress |
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2004 |
Closer |
National Board of Review of Motion Pictures |
Best Acting by an Ensemble |
(shared with Jude Law, Clive Owen, and Julia Roberts) |
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2004 |
Closer |
San Diego Film Critics Society |
Best Supporting Actress |
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2005 |
Closer |
Golden Globe Award |
Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture |
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2005 |
Closer |
Academy Award |
Best Supporting Actress |
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2005 |
Closer |
BAFTA Award |
Best Supporting Actress |
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2005 |
Closer |
Broadcast Film Critics Association Award |
Best Supporting Actress |
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2005 |
Closer |
Broadcast Film Critics Association Award |
Best Acting Ensemble |
(shared with Jude Law, Clive Owen, and Julia Roberts) |
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2005 |
Garden State |
Irish Film and Television Awards |
Best International Actress |
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2005 |
Closer |
London Film Critics' Circle |
Actress of the Year |
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2005 |
Garden State |
MTV Movie Awards |
Best Female Performance |
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2005 |
Garden State |
MTV Movie Awards |
Best Kiss |
(shared with Zach Braff) |
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2005 |
Closer |
Online Film Critics Society |
Best Supporting Actress |
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2005 |
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People's Choice Awards |
Favorite Leading Lady |
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2005 |
Closer |
Satellite Award |
Best Supporting Actress in a Drama |
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2005 |
Garden State |
Satellite Award |
Best Actress in a Comedy or Musical |
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2005 |
Closer |
Teen Choice Awards |
Choice Movie Actress: Drama |
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2005 |
Garden State |
Teen Choice Awards |
Choice Movie Actress: Drama |
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2005 |
Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith |
Teen Choice Awards |
Choice Movie Actress: Action/Adventure |
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2005 |
Garden State |
Teen Choice Awards |
Choice Movie Liar |
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2005 |
Garden State |
Teen Choice Awards |
Choice Movie Liplock |
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2005 |
Garden State |
Teen Choice Awards |
Choice Movie Love Scene |
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2005 |
Closer |
Vancouver Film Critics Circle |
Best Supporting Actress |
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2005 |
Garden State |
Vancouver Film Critics Circle |
Best Supporting Actress |
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2006 |
Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith |
Saturn Award |
Best Actress |
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2006 |
V for Vendetta |
Teen Choice Awards |
Choice Movie Actress: Drama/Action Adventure |
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2006 |
V for Vendetta |
Saturn Award |
Best Actress |
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2009 |
Brothers |
Chicago Film Critics Association |
Best Supporting Actress |
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2010 |
Black Swan |
Boston Society of Film Critics |
Best Actress |
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2010 |
Black Swan |
New York Film Critics Online |
Best Actress |
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2010 |
Black Swan |
Online Film Critics Society |
Best Actress |
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2010 |
Brothers |
Saturn Award |
Best Actress |
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2010 |
Black Swan |
Satellite Award |
Best Actress in a Drama |
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2010 |
Black Swan |
Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association |
Best Actress |
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2011 |
Black Swan |
Academy Award |
Best Actress |
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2011 |
Black Swan |
BAFTA Award |
Best Actress in a Leading Role |
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2011 |
Black Swan |
Broadcast Film Critics Association Award |
Best Actress |
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2011 |
Black Swan |
Golden Globe Award |
Best Actress in a Motion Picture � Drama |
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2011 |
Black Swan |
Independent Spirit Awards |
Best Female Lead |
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2011 |
Black Swan |
Screen Actors Guild Award |
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role |
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2011 |
Black Swan |
Alliance of Women Film Journalists |
Best Actress |
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2011 |
Black Swan |
London Film Critics' Circle |
Actress of the Year |
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2011 |
Black Swan |
Saturn Award |
Best Actress |
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2011 |
Black Swan |
Toronto Film Critics Association |
Best Actress |
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2011 |
Black Swan |
Vancouver Film Critics Circle |
Best Actress |
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Academy Award for Best Actress
Golden Globe Award for Best Actress � Motion Picture Drama
Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress � Motion Picture