Natalie Portman is a famous Israeli-American actress who catapulted to fame as a child actor in the film Leon: The Professional at the age of thirteen.
From there, she went on to star in such films as Heat, Beautiful Girls, Mars Attacks!, and the Woody Allen musical Everyone Says I Love You. One of her biggest roles to date is the role of Luke Skywalker’s mother, Padme Amidala, in the new Star Wars Trilogy. That role made her one of the biggest up-and-coming stars in the business.
Her other film credits include V for Vendetta, Closer, Garden State, Anywhere But Here, Where the Heart Is, Zoolander, Mr. Magorium’s Wonder Emporium, and
Cold Mountain. In 2004, she was nominated for best supporting actress for her role in the film Closer, but she lost out to actress
Cate Blanchett of
The Aviator.
In her personal life she has been connected to
Jake Gyllenhaal,
Gael Garcia Bernal, and Devendra Banhart. Portman is a vegetarian and advocate of animal rights. She is also involved in politics, supporting both Hilary Clinton and Barack Obama in the 2008 presidential election. In 2003, while working higher education in with her rigorous work demands, she became a Harvard graduate, majoring in psychology.
