Natalie

Natalie Portman was born in Jerusalem, the only child of a doctor father (from Israel) and an artist mother (from Cincinnati, Ohio), who also acts as Natalie’s agent. She left Israel for Washington, D.C., when she was still very young. After a few more moves, her family finally settled in New York, where she still lives to this day. She graduated with honors, and her academic achievements allowed her to attend Harvard.
She was discovered by an agent in a pizza parlor at the age of 11. She was pushed towards a career in modeling but she decided that she would rather pursue a career in acting. She was featured in many live performances, but she made her powerful film debut in the movie Léon (1994) (aka “Léon”). Following this role Natalie won roles in such films as Heat (1995), Beautiful Girls (1996), and Mars Attacks! (1996).
It wasn’t until 1999 that Natalie received worldwide fame as Queen Amidala in the highly anticipated US$431 million-grossing prequel Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace (1999). She then she starred in two critically acclaimed comedy dramas, Anywhere But Here (1999) and Where the Heart Is (2000), followed by Closer (2004/I), for which she received an Oscar nomination.

Facts

First Name :  Natalie
Birth :  Tuesday June 9th, 1981, in Jerusalem, Israel
Height :  5 feet 3 inches (160 cm)
Hair :  Dark brown, often dyed a reddish-brown
Eyes :  Brown
Languages :  English and Hebrew; also some French and Japanese she studied at school.
Pets :  Charlie. Noodles, but she passed away
Hobbies :  Dancing (ballet, jazz, tap), reading, writing, ice-skating, modeling, acting.
Addictions:  Chocolate, Jolly Ranchers Candies
Favorite Foods :   Pizza, chocolate, tea, ice cream, skim milk
Sports :   Track and field, plays football with her friends
Favorite Musicians :   Björk, PJ Harvey, Juliana Hatfield, Alannis Morissette, Lauryn Hill, The Jackson 5, Jurassic 5, Moby, Portishead, Radiohead, Stevie Wonder, Otis Redding, The Beatles, 60′s folk rock
Favorite Song :   Ben by Michael Jackson
Favorite Movies :   Dirty Dancing, Schindler’s List, Amelie, Y Tu Mama Tambien
Favorite Actors :   Ben Kingsley, Brad Pitt, John Turturro, Patrick Swayze.
Favorite Actresses :   Julia Roberts, Susan Sarandon, Jennifer Grey.
Favorite TV Shows :   Friends, Ellen, Dawson’s Creek, Jerry Springer
Favorite Books :  The Diary of Anne Frank, Angle of Repose, by Wallace Stegner, A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, by Betty Smith, Lolita, by Vladimir Nabokov
Favorite Country :  Israel
Favorite City :  Paris
Favorite Designers :  Zac Posen, Isaac Mizrahi, Helmut Lang, Miu Miu, Prada Calvin Klein, Abercrombie & Fitch.