Natalie Portman is an Israeli-American actress and filmmaker. She made her film debut in Luc Besson's action thriller Léon: The Professional, which starred her as the young protégée of a hitman. She followed this by appearing in Michael Mann's crime thriller Heat (1995), Ted Demme's romantic comedy Beautiful Girls (1996), and Tim Burton's science fiction comedy Mars Attacks! (1996). Three years later, her supporting role as the precocious, responsible daughter of a narcissistic mother played by Susan Sarandon in the drama Anywhere but Here earned Portman her first Golden Globe Award nomination. In the same year, she played Padmé Amidala in the first of the Star Wars prequel trilogy, Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace, which brought her international recognition. She reprised the role in its sequels Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones (2002), and Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith (2005).
For her performance as a stripper in Mike Nichols' romantic drama Closer (2004), she won the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture, and received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. Two years later Portman portrayed vigilante Evey Hammond in the political thriller V for Vendetta for which she won the Saturn Award for Best Actress. In the same year, she hosted Saturday Night Live. In 2009, she starred as an adulteress in The Other Woman, which she also executively produced. In 2010, Portman's performance as a mentally tortured ballerina in Darren Aronofsky's psychological horror Black Swan won her the Academy Award for Best Actress, the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama, and the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role.
In 2011, she appeared in the comedies No Strings Attached and Your Highness. In the same year, Portman also played Jane Foster, the titular superhero's scientist girlfriend in Thor. She reprised the role in its sequels Thor: The Dark World (2013) and Thor: Love and Thunder (2022), she also reprised the role in Avengers: Endgame (2019). In 2015, she starred in Terrence Malick's romantic drama Knight of Cups, and made her feature film directorial debut with A Tale of Love and Darkness, an adaptation of Amos Oz's autobiographical novel of the same name; she also starred in the film. The following year, Portman portrayed Jacqueline Kennedy in Jackie, for which she received nominations for Best Actress at the BAFTA Awards, Golden Globe Awards, and Academy Awards. In 2018, Portman starred in the science fiction horror film Annihilation, and the drama Vox Lux.
Film
Year Title Role(s) Notes 1994 Developing Nina Short film Léon: The Professional 1995 Heat 1996 Beautiful Girls Marty Everyone Says I Love You Mars Attacks! 1999 Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace Anywhere but Here 2000 Where the Heart Is 2001 Zoolander Herself Cameo 2002 Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones 2003 Cold Mountain Sara 2004 Garden State Samantha True Francine Short film Closer / Jane Jones 2005 Domino One Dominique Bellamy Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith Free Zone Rebecca 2006 V for Vendetta Paris, je t'aime Francine Segment: "Faubourg Saint-Denis" Goya's Ghosts / Alicia 2007 My Blueberry Nights Leslie Hotel Chevalier Rhett Short film Cameo Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium 2008 Eve Director and writer only; short film New York, I Love You Actor for segment: "Mira Nair"; Director and writer for segment: "Natalie Portman" 2009 Also executive producer Brothers 2010 Hesher Nicole Also producer Black Swan Nina Sayers / White Swan / Odette I'm Still Here Herself Mockumentary 2011 No Strings Attached Also executive producer Your Highness Isabel Thor 2013 Illusions & Mirrors Short film Thor: The Dark World Jane Foster 2015 Executive producer only; documentary Knight of Cups Elizabeth Laura Segment: "Lacunae" Also director and writer Reset Herself Documentary Jane Got a Gun Also producer 2016 Pride and Prejudice and Zombies Producer only Jackie Planetarium 2017 Song to Song Rhonda Eating Animals Narrator (voice) Also producer; documentary 2018 Annihilation Lena Dolphin Reef Narrator (voice) Documentary Vox Lux Also executive producer This Changes Everything Herself Documentary 2019 Avengers: Endgame Jane Foster (archive footage) Archive footage from Thor: The Dark World and new voice-over Lucy in the Sky 2022 Thor: Love and Thunder Jane Foster / Mighty Thor 2023 May December Also producer 2025 Arco Jeanne / Mikki 2 (voice) English dub; Also producer Fountain of Youth Charlotte Purdue The Twits Mary Muggle Wump Voice role 2026 The Gallerist Polina Polinski Also producer Ally Post-production; also producer
Television YearTitleRoleNotes2001R2-D2: Beneath the Dome HerselfMockumentary 2003–04 Sesame Street Herself 3 episodes 2004 Hitler's Pawn: The Margaret Lambert Story Narrator (voice) Documentary Long Way Round Herself Episode: "Calgary to New York" 2006–18 Saturday Night Live Herself (host) 2 episodes 2006 Aurora Mardiganian (voice) Documentary 2007–12 Darcy (voice) 2 episodes 2007 Saving a Species: Gorillas on the Brink Host Documentary 2017 Angie Tribeca Episode: "This Sounds Unbelievable, But CSI: Miami Did It" 2021 What If...? (voice) Episode: "What If... Thor Were an Only Child?" Bluey Whale Documentary Narrator (voice) Episode: "Whale Watching" 2023 Secrets of the Elephants Narrator (voice) 4 episodes; documentary Angel City Herself 3 episodes; also executive producer 2024 Lady in the Lake Miniseries; also executive producer
Theater YearTitleRoleVenue 1997–1998 The Diary of a Young Girl Anne Frank Music Box Theatre 2001 The Seagull Nina Zarechnaya Delacorte Theater
Music videos Year Title Artist(s) Role 2006 "Natalie's Rap" Herself 2007 "Dance Tonight" Ghost 2008 "Carmensita" 2012 "My Valentine" Paul McCartney Herself 2017 "My Willing Heart" 2018 "Natalie's Rap 2.0" 2020 "Imagine" & Friends 2022 "Haute saison" Rob & Jack Lahana Director only
See also List of awards and nominations received by Natalie Portman
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