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My Take
Natalie Portman represents something I deeply admire: a refusal to let early fame define the ceiling of a life. She stepped away from Hollywood momentum to study at Harvard, then returned and delivered the kind of feral, disciplined performance in Black Swan that wins Academy Awards. Now she produces, directs, and writes, treating acting as one tool among many rather than an identity. What strikes me most is her precision; every choice, from blockbusters to small films, seems deliberate. Few performers manage to be both a movie star and a genuinely curious intellect, and she has been both for three decades.
Overview
Natalie Hershlag (born (1981-06-09)June 9, 1981), known professionally as Natalie Portman, is an actress, film producer and director with dual Israeli and American citizenship. She has had a prolific screen career from her teenage years and has starred in various blockbusters and independent films, receiving multiple accolades, including an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, and two Golden Globe Awards.
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1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Natalie Portman
- Name (Japanese)
- ナタリー・ポートマン
- Reading
- なたりー・ぽーとまん
- Born
- June 9, 1981 (age 45)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Gemini / Rooster
- Origin
- Hadassah University Hospital, Mt. Scopus, Quds Governorate, Israel
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 165 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- film actor / film producer / film director / screenwriter / stage actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Syosset High School
- University
- Harvard University
Awards & achievements
- 2011 Academy Award for Best Actress
- 2005 Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture
- 2011 BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role
- 2011 Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama
- 2011 Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role
- 2011 Independent Spirit Award for Best Female Lead
- Film Independent Spirit Awards
- Saturn Awards
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-11
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.