Childhood
Scarlett Johansson was born in New York in 1984.
Her parents are typical Americans: her mother is a housewife raising five children (one of her sons from her husband’s previous marriage), her father is a breadwinner working in the construction business. Jewish, Danish, Polish and even Belarusian blood flows through Scarlett's veins. The actress grew up in a large and friendly family (a sister and three brothers, one of whom is her twin), thanks to which she was able to find an approach to a variety of people from childhood. The girl, named after the movie heroine Scarlett O'Hara, first appeared on the set when she was just a baby. Then the parents, taking all their children with them, went to one of the many castings. However, then no one was interested in the future star; all the attention went to his older brother Adrian. But this did not upset her, on the contrary, a desire arose in her soul to prove to herself and the whole world that she was worthy of becoming a real actress. Then, with persistence and enviable regularity, she began to attend castings - everything, indiscriminately. Sometimes she didn’t even know who exactly was needed for a role in a particular commercial.
Rumors about her diet and workout
Rumors about her diet worried Scarlett so much that the day before she made a statement: yes, I’m losing weight. But I'm not starving!
“Ever since I decided to get into superhero shape, the tabloids have written a lot about my weight. They say that I undergo a grueling course of training on the advice of one of my star colleagues, that I am getting into shape by a trainer whom I have never even met and that I chew only sprouted grains, the name of which I cannot even pronounce. And finally, that I have already lost 6.5 kg. To begin with, I am quite petite, and with such a weight loss I would be skin and bones.”
Explaining her concerns about rumors about her strict diet, Scarlett refers to statistics from the National Eating Disorders Association (NEDA), according to which 10 million American women suffer from anorexia or bulimia. And, according to the actress, she does not want to increase this number by her personal example:
“I don’t want some 15-year-old girl in Kansas City to decide that she, too, will go on a crash diet and not eat for a couple of weeks so she can look like Scarlett Johansson.”
The beginning of the way
At the age of 8, Scarlett first went to drama school - her mother took her there, who happily supported the baby in all her endeavors. The teachers of the school at the Lee Strasberg Theater University were able to discern the talents of the young actress and assigned her to a group of gifted children, from where she was very soon transferred to a group for adults - Scarlett’s knowledge and abilities were quite sufficient.
A huge blow for little Scarlett was the divorce of her parents. Now she had to live in two cities - in Los Angeles with her mother and in her native New York with her father. At the same time, despite all everyday troubles, she never forgot about her goal - to become a great actress.
And luck smiled at her! Already at the age of 8, she played a small role in a theater production, and two years later she received her first film role. It was a fun, seminal comedy starring another up-and-comer, Elijah Wood. The film's director, Rob Reiner, then Fr. The next few films (including the film Just Cause, where Scarlett played the daughter of Sean Kennedy's character) were not very successful, but her role in the 1996 film Manny & Lo brought her an Independent Spirit Award.
Childhood, youth and first roles
Scarlett Johansson (this is her real name, not a pseudonym, which surprises many) was born on November 22, 1984 in New York.
The girl's father, Karsten Johansson, was an architect, and her mother, Melanie Sloan, was a housewife.
Scarlett has a twin brother, Hunter, as well as older brothers Adrian (her own) and Christian (from his father’s other marriage) and a sister, Vanessa.
The girl’s parents have Danish, Jewish, Belarusian and Polish roots, and they named their daughter after the heroine of the bestseller “Gone with the Wind” Scarlett O’Hara.
One day, little Scarlett and her brothers were brought to an advertising casting. The girl didn’t get the role then, but she really liked the process itself, and her mother agreed with her daughter’s desire to develop in the artistic field.
At the age of eight, Johansson, in addition to a general education institution, went to school at the Lee Strasberg Theater University. The girl quickly grasped the material, so she was quickly transferred to study in a group for seniors.
However, soon after this, an event occurred that greatly influenced little Scarlett; the actress later recalled it in an interview as the most terrible moment of her childhood.
The fact is that the girl’s parents divorced, so from the age of nine until she became independent, Johansson had to live in two cities - in foggy New York and in sunny Los Angeles.
By the way, it was in the City of Angels that Scarlett began her acting career. The girl made her debut in the play “Sophistry”, and so successfully that film directors noticed her.
Johansson's first film was the comedy North (1994). The creator of the picture then noted that Scarlett, despite her young age, impressed him as a serious and strong woman.
Over the next five years, the aspiring actress starred in several projects, among them O (1998), thanks to which Scarlett became famous throughout America.
Scarlett Johansson in the movie The Horse Whisperer
Professional acting activity
Scarlett’s next work in Robert Redford’s film “The Horse Whisperer” not only drew a line under the actress’s “children’s” activities, but also proved that the ambitions of the aspiring actress were completely justified. The drama, which tells the story of a girl who was injured after falling from a horse, was able to demonstrate the depth and versatility of Scarlett’s talent.
The actress’s further projects (“My Brother is a Pig,” “American Rhapsody,” “The Phantom World” and others), although they did not bring her worldwide recognition, gave her invaluable experience, which she skillfully used while working in the film “Lost in Translation.” It was this picture that made her popular and helped her win the prestigious BAFTA award. In the same year, 2003, she was again nominated for two awards at once - BAFTA and Golden Globe, this time for her role in the film “Girl with a Pearl Earring.” In 2004, Scarlett Johansson was again nominated for the Golden Globe for her role in the film Love Fever.
In 2005, two films starring Johansson were released: the fantasy action film The Island and the dramatic thriller Match Point. And if the second film was appreciated by both film fans and professionals (Scarlett was again nominated for a Golden Globe), then “The Island,” although it became popular, did not bring the desired box office revenue. It is noteworthy that the director of the film shifted all the blame onto Scarlett - supposedly an insufficiently known actress, which was also to be expected. Woody Allen, the director and screenwriter of the film “Match Point,” not only was not afraid to cast a “little-known” actress, but also bet on her. And I was not mistaken.
Biography of Scarlett Johansson
Half-Danish, half-Jewish
Scarlett has an unusual surname - thanks to her Danish father. Karsten Johansson, an architect, the son of a writer, left his homeland quite a long time ago. But the star’s mother, Melanie Sloan, had ancestors who lived in Poland and the former USSR. From her father's first marriage, Scarlett has a brother, Christian. But with Melanie, Karsten had four children (the actress has older brothers and sisters - Adrian and Vanessa, and also a twin Hunter).
However, despite such a number of offspring, the marriage was unsuccessful, quarrels and discontent between the spouses grew like a snowball. They broke up. Scarlett was very worried about this breakup and could not decide whose side she was on. Therefore, the girl had to live either in Los Angeles or New York.
Strasberg studio student
The baby showed creative abilities early. She studied at the legendary school of Lee Strasberg. She was not yet eight years old, and she was already playing on the stage - next to the more experienced Ethan Hawke. A year later, Scarlett was invited to act in films. In Rob Reiner's film North, she had a small role, and the main role was played by another aspiring artist, Elijah Wood. She took her work very seriously, and Rainer later recalled with a smile that the girl reminded him of a tired “prima,” demanding and disillusioned with life.
Four Globe nominations
Scarlett was 12 years old, and her filmography was expanding. In The Thieves, Scarlett portrayed the central character, one of the tramp sisters, Amanda. A few years later, in “Attack of the Spiders,” her character found herself in the midst of an invasion of scary and huge “spiders.”
But the role in “Lost in Translation” turned out to be stellar for Johansson and opened up a lot of opportunities for the girl. She was noticed, and she could choose roles and star in famous directors.
Imagine - she received four Golden Globe nominations in a row - in 2004, 2005 and 2006 (for the comedy Lost in Translation, the dramas Girl with a Pearl Earring and Love Fever, and the detective melodrama Match Point". This was a huge success for the young actress.
Any era is possible!
Having starred in Woody Allen's Match Point, she became one of the brilliant director's favorite performers and played in two more of his films.
The retro noir Black Dahlia, which starred Scarlett Johansson, received mixed reviews. The film by the recognized master Brian De Palma is an investigation into a brutal murder committed in Hollywood (the victim was an aspiring actress). The film was nominated for one Oscar, but the box office collections barely made up for the film’s considerable budget. Neither the luxurious scenery and outfits, nor the charm of the 1940s, nor the participation of Josh Hartnett, Oscar-winner Hilary Swank, Aaron Eckhart and the already famous Scarlett Johansson in the detective story helped.
The images changed, but the actress felt equally at home in the chic outfits of the Golden Hollywood era, in dresses from the time of Henry the Eighth, and in the simple clothes of a student nanny.
Russian special agent
But in 2010, Johansson appeared in a role that was completely unusual for her. She successfully passed the casting for the role of Russian special agent Natasha Romanoff. Briton Emily Blunt had already been cast for this role, but she was unable to participate in the project. And then Scarlett became Natasha the Black Widow. If she doesn’t have much screen time in Iron Man 2, but two years later Natasha is one of the main characters in this superhero company. A tight suit made of black latex, hair dyed brown – Johansson is not very recognizable, but very reliable!
Admirers of the actress's talent (and comic book fans) are looking forward to the promised project in which Black Widow will be the lead.
Other areas of activity
They say that a talented person is talented in everything. Looking at Johansson, there is clearly no doubt about the reliability of the judgment. The girl, in addition to her acting career, is also developing a musical career. She even has her own group, “The One and Only Singles,” with which she released her first album in 2008. The debut single was the song “Candy” - light and danceable. The musical direction of her group is very similar to popular American bands such as “Bangles”, “Grimes” and “Go-Go”; it was them that the actress was guided by when creating her group. In addition, the actress starred in videos of such famous performers as Justin Timberlake and Bob Dylan.
Johansson has an active political position. So in 2004, she supported John Kerry in the election race for the presidency of the United States. In 2020, she actively expressed her position regarding her reluctance to see Donald Trump as the country's president, and in 2017, along with other American stars, she participated in protests against his rule.
Among other things, until 2014, the actress collaborated with the Oxfam organization, which fights the problems of poverty and injustice in the world. The reason for the termination of joint projects was disagreements between the actress and the company management.
Filmography: films starring Scarlett Johansson
Scarlett’s real acting work in a team with other popular Hollywood actors was the film “The Other Boleyn Girl,” which tells the story of the life and wives of King Henry VIII Tudor. The film caused mixed reviews among critics, but the audience really liked it, and it paid off twice at the box office. The film “Hitchcock,” directed by Sasha Gervasi, is considered the actress’s best role to date. The outfits of the late 50s and the overall picture of the film are very suitable for the type and appearance of the blonde.
After the release of the film “Iron Man,” in which Scarlett also starred, it became clear that the film is only the beginning of a trilogy; five parts have already been released today, and another “Avengers” film was announced next year.
The biography and personal life of Scarlett Johansson interests many of her fans, so she constantly participates in television shows and gives interviews in support of her films.
Personal life
In the list of ex-boyfriends of the Hollywood star you can meet the most enviable men not only in America, but throughout the whole world. The actress sincerely believes in the existence of fidelity and eternal love, and, nevertheless, is confident that all people are polygamous. Josh Hartnett, Ryan Reynolds, Sean Penn - none of them could resist Johansson's charm at one time. By the way, the actress was even married to Ryan Reynolds, but the family idyll did not last long - having gotten engaged in September 2008, they announced their divorce in December 2010.
Johansson decided to go to the altar for the second time in 2014. Her chosen one was journalist Romain Dauriac, whom they were introduced to by a common tattoo artist. And again the marriage turned out to be short-lived. Even the birth of their common daughter Rose Dorothy Dauriac (September 4, 2014) did not save them. In the summer of 2016, the couple separated, and at the beginning of 2017, the actress filed for divorce.
Interesting Facts
- The actress’s permanent manager for many years has been her mother, Melanie. As practice shows, business does not always spoil relationships.
- Blonde is the actress's natural hair color, and she is also left-handed.
- Scarlett loves animals and has a cat, Trooper, and a dog, Maggie.
- You won’t find the actress on social networks—she’s not on Facebook or Twitter. The actress prefers real communication to virtual communication.
- The Hollywood actress's favorite dish is borscht. Her mother's parents were Jews with Polish roots, and therefore Johansson's family often prepared Slavic cuisine.
- In 2020, Johansson tried her hand at voicing a cartoon character for the first time. It is worth noting that both the cartoon (Zveropoy) and Scarlett’s heroine, Ashley, were liked by the viewer.
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