Biography

An actress with a talent and poise beyond her years, Natalie Portman has established herself as one of Hollywood's most talented and sought after young actresses.
Portman has just completed her Broadway debut run in the title role of The Diary of Anne Frank. Directed by James Lapine and adapted by Wendy Kesselman, the production took a fresh look at the play, incorporating new material from The 1995 Definitive Edition of Anne Frank's diaries.

Portman received international acclaim for her feature debut in Luc Besson's The Professional. Starring opposite Jean Reno and Gary Oldman, Portman plays Mathilde, a young girl who seeks refuge from a hitman after her parents are killed by a corrupt DEA officer. Her performance was hailed by critics and received a "Best Actress in a Drama" for The Hollywood Reporter-sponsored YoungStar Awards.

Portman received critical acclaim for her movie-stealing performance in the Miramax film, Beautiful Girls. Directed by Ted Demme, the bittersweet comedy also starred Timothy Hutton, Uma Thurman, Rosie O'Donnell, and Matt Dillon.

Other feature credits for Portman include appearing in the Woody Allen musical, Everyone Says I Love You, co-starring Julia Roberts, Goldie Hawn, Alan Alda and Drew Barrymore, Tim Burton's black comedy, Mars Attacks! with Jack Nicholson and Glenn Close, and Michael Mann's Heat with Al Pacino, Robert DeNiro and Val Kilmer.

Raised on the East coast, Portman is an honors student who enjoys writing, dancing and spending time with her friends.

Filmography

Star Wars: Episode III (2005) .... Padmé Amidala-Skywalker
Cold Mountain (2003) .... Sara
2002 MTV Movie Awards (2002) (TV) .... Herself
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones (2002) .... Senator Padmé Amidala
... aka Star Wars II (2002) (USA: promotional abbreviation)
R2-D2: Beneath the Dome (2001) (TV) .... Herself
Zoolander (2001) .... Herself
... aka Zoolander (2001) (Germany)
Film-Fest DVD: Issue 3 - Toronto (2000) (V) .... Herself (Interviewee)
VH1/Vogue Fashion Awards (2000) (TV) .... Herself
Where the Heart Is (2000) .... Novalee Nation

Stars of Star Wars: Interviews with the Cast, The (1999) (V) .... Herself
Anywhere But Here (1999) .... Ann August
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999) .... Queen Padmé Amidala
... aka Phantom Menace, The (1999) (USA: short title)
... aka Star Wars I: The Phantom Menace (1999) (USA: video box title)
Prince of Egypt, The (1998) (uncredited) (voice) .... Additional Voices
"Hercules" (1998) TV Series (voice) .... Mimi of the Gemini Twins
... aka "Disney's Hercules" (1998) (USA)
Mars Attacks! (1996) .... Taffy Dale
Everyone Says I Love You (1996) .... Laura
Beautiful Girls (1996) .... Marty
Developing (1995) .... Nina
Heat (1995) .... Lauren Hanna
Léon (1994) .... Mathilda
... aka Cleaner, The (1994)
... aka Leon (1995) (UK)
... aka Professional, The (1994) (USA)