Biography
The talented actress Portman is a native of Israel. She was born on June 9, 1981 in Jerusalem. The girl's father was a doctor and soon after her birth he decided to move with his family to the United States, since at that time highly qualified doctors were in demand there.
Studying at school was good for her. Young Natalie mastered English, Hebrew, French and other languages, which later played an important role in her career. She also studied choreography, and for the summer she went to a children's camp, where she studied acting.
At some point, Natalie Portman became interested in science and co-authored a scientific work on the topic “Enzymatic Hydrogen Production.” She received a bachelor's degree in psychology from Harvard University.
Film career
Natalie played her very first serious role at the age of thirteen in the film “Leon”.
Viewers also remembered her from the films “Closeness” and “Brothers.” The girl played superbly in the fantastic saga “Star Wars”, and also played the role of the main character in the films “Thor” and “Thor2: The Dark World”.
Natalie Portman (28 photos)
1. In the 2011 comedy “Brave Pepper,” Natalie got the role of a warrior princess. The actress was accompanied by actors James Franco and Danny McBride.
2. The film More Than Sex, which did not receive critical acclaim, collected good box office receipts. Photo: Portman at the premiere of this comedy in January 2011 in Los Angeles.
3. In the film “More Than Sex,” Natalie played the role of a doctor trying to maintain a relationship with Ashton Kutcher’s character. On its first weekend of release, the film surpassed Seth Rogens' The Green Hornet at the box office.
4. For the film “Black Swan” Por. In her acceptance speech, Natalie noted that her relationship with Millepied, who played a small role in the film, was completely different than in the cinema and expressed gratitude to him.
5. Natalie and Millepied came to the Golden Globe ceremony on January 16, 2011 together. For the sake of Portman, Millepied left the ballerina whom he had met before. Benjamin began studying ballet under the guidance of his ballerina mother at the age of 8.
6. The film directed by Darren Aronofsky brought Natalie the main prize of the Association of Film Critics for Best Actress and an acquaintance with the father of her unborn child, dancer Benjamin Millepied. Portman received the award on January 14, 2011.
7. In the film “Black Swan,” released in 2010, Natalie played the role of ballerina Nina, who strives to dance the part of the black swan in the ballet “Swan Lake.”
8. Natalie Portman is an Ambassador of Hope for the Foundation for International Community Assistance (FINCA), which aims to provide microfinance assistance to low-income businesses. On behalf of FINCA, Natalie has performed in Ecuador, Guatemala, Mexico and Uganda. Portman gave a speech at the organization's 25th anniversary celebration.
9. In the film “Brothers,” released in 2009, Natalie played the role of a woman into whose life her husband, whom everyone thought was dead, suddenly returns. The role of Natalie's on-screen husband went to Tobey Maguire. The younger brother, with whom the heroine Natalie began a passionate affair during her husband's absence, was played by Jake Gyllenhaal.
10. At the Oscars, Natalie Portman and Ben Stiller as Joaquin Phoenix announced the awards.
11. The second film in the “Cities of Love” series after the film “Paris, I Love You,” released in 2006, was the film almanac “New York, I Love You” (2009). Natalie got a role in one of his 11 short films.
12. Portman has been a vegetarian since childhood. After reading Jonathan Saffron Foer's book Eating Animals, Natalie became a strict vegetarian. In 2008, she launched a line of shoes made from artificial materials.
13. In the film “The Other Boleyn Girl” (2008), based on the novel by Philippa Gregory, Natalie played the famous Anne Boleyn. The role of her younger sister Mary was played by Scarlett Johansson.
14. In 2007, the film “My Blueberry Nights” directed by Wong Kar Wai was released, in which Natalie played the main role of a girl ruined by gambling.
15. Along with Jack Hannah, Portman made the 2007 documentary Gorillas on the Edge about the plight of gorillas in Rwanda.
16. In the film “Ghosts of Goya,” filmed in 2006, Natalie got two roles at once: the artist’s model and her double, a prostitute.
17. In the 2007 film “The Little Shop of Miracles,” Portman’s partner was Dustin Hoffman, who plays the role of Mr. Magorium, the owner of the magical toy store where the heroine Natalie works.
18. In 2006, Natalie became the heroine of the show "Saturday Night Live", portraying an angry gangsta rapper and revealing that at Harvard she was constantly taking drugs and cheating at every turn.
19. For the film “V for Vendetta” (2006), Portman shaved her head, playing a girl who joins a secret anti-government group. Living in Israel, the actress saw that violence and terrorism can be part of everyday life.
20. For her role in the film “Closer,” Natalie, along with her film partner Clive Owen, was nominated for an Oscar in the “Best Supporting Actor” category. Without receiving this award, they were awarded the Golden Globe.
21. Natalie at the premiere of the film “Garden Country.”
22. In the film Garden Country (2004), Portman played the role of a pathological liar. Her colleagues in the film were Peter Sarsgaard and Zach Braff, who also directed the film. The film had a limited release at the box office.
23. In 2000, a film based on the novel “Where the Heart Is” by Billie Letts was released. In it, Natalie got the role of pregnant 17-year-old Novalee Nation, whom her boyfriend leaves in a Wal-Mart store in a foreign city.
24. Natalie became famous in 1999 after playing Queen Padmé Amidala in the film Star Wars: Episode 1: The Phantom Menace.
25. In the film "Beautiful Girls" (1996), Natalie plays a young girl with an "old soul". Portman's co-stars in the film were Matt Dillon, Timothy Hutton and Rosie O'Donnell.
26. In 1996, Woody Allen’s film “Everyone Says I Love You” was released, starring Natalie Portman.
27. In 1994, Portman made her acting debut. 13-year-old Natalie starred in the film "Leon", playing a girl whose friend was a hitman. The young actress changed her surname Hershlag to the stage name “Portman” - her grandmother’s maiden name.
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Personal life
Natalie Portman's first serious romance began with actor Gael García Bernal, but the romance was short-lived. A year later, the lovers decided to leave.
Later, the attractive actress met dancer Benjamin Milpe. The young people soon realized that they could not live without each other. Their wedding took place in 2010.
Now she is happily married and has two children, which does not interfere with her acting career.
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The actress began playing leading roles in films since childhood. The legendary French director Luc Besson invited her to play the nymphet Mathilde in the cult "Leon", where the young actress's partner was Jean Reno, and the creator of the drama entrusted the role of her main antagonist to Gary Oldman. Natalie Portman's future husband Benjamin admired this painting at one time.
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In 1995, the drama “Heat” was released, in which the young actress played alongside Hollywood old-timers Val Kilmer and Al Pacino.
Actress in the film "Heat"
Natalie Portman's personal life during this period was difficult. One day, one of the journalists wrote that she had turned into “a pedophile’s dream,” after which the young actress stopped playing sexy nymphets.
Films starring Natalie Portman
The creative biography of Natalie Portman took its next turn in 1997. The famous George Lucas invited the sixteen-year-old beauty to play Princess Padme in “The Phantom Menace,” which became the first episode of the cult “Star Wars.”
Her double in this fantastic film was another future Hollywood star, Keira Knightley. Even their mothers could not tell the difference between the girls who were made up.
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In 1999, the premiere of the dramatic film “Anywhere But Here” took place, in which the mother of the character Natalie was played by the legend of world cinema Susan Sarandon.
Still from the film “Anywhere But Here”
At first, young Portman refused to play in this drama, since the script suggested the presence of sex scenes with the heroine Natalie, after which Sarandon, together with the film’s director Wayne Wang, persistently asked to redo the script so that the girl would agree to play the character proposed to her. After the premiere of the film, the young actress was included in the Golden Globe nominees for the first time.
Natalie Portman's biography in 1999 was related to her studies at the Faculty of Psychology. During this period, the actress practically did not play in films. She did not refuse only George Lucas, who filmed her during the holidays in 2000 in the second episode of Star Wars.
Natalie received a master's degree in psychology in 2004, after which she played a dramatic role in Closer, where her partners were Clive Owen and Jude Law. For the image created in this film, Portman was awarded the Golden Globe for the first time and was among the Oscar nominees.
In May of the following year, the premiere of the third episode of Star Wars took place. At this time, the actress took part in the filming of the film adaptation of the graphic novel “V for Vendetta,” which was written by Alan Moore, and the screenplay of the film was written by the Wachowski brothers.
In the photo: a still from the movie “V for Vendetta”
Natalie played the rebel Evie, fighting alongside the revolutionary V, played by Hugo Weaving. For creating this image on the screen, she was awarded the Saturn.
The mask that Guy Fawkes wore in the science fiction film can be found online today. It symbolizes the fight against totalitarianism.
In 2008, Portman starred in the period drama film The Other Boleyn Girl, in which Henry VIII is the main character.
Portman as Anne Boleyn
Two sisters compete for his love: Maria (Scarlett Johansson) and Anna (Natalie Portman). To play this role, the actress had to learn proper English for a whole month. There was a distinct American accent in her speech.
The long-awaited Oscar
The cult director of our time Darren Aronofsky gave the actress a striking image in his “Black Swan”. The premiere screening of the film took place in 2010. In the psychological drama film, Portman played the neurotic dancer Nina. In the film, the actress played with Winona Ryder, Vincent Cassel and Mila Kunis. As a result, she became the owner of the Saturn and the long-awaited Oscar. Natalie Portman's personal life also changed during the filming of the drama. She met choreographer Benjamin Melpied, who later became her husband.
Before filming Black Swan, Portman and her friend Mila Kunis actively lost weight and studied academic dance in practice. Some of the ballet scenes were filmed with their doubles.
The actress was injured on the set. Natalie was performing a difficult step and fell, as a result, her rib cracked and her head suffered a concussion. Natalie Portman's future husband looked after her and took care of her during this difficult period.
In 2011, the premiere of the fantastic “Thor” took place, and a couple of years later its second part. These films are based on Marvel comics. Portman here became the scientist Jane Foster - the “earthly” lover of the divine hero played by Chris Hemsworth.
In the photo: the actress in the movie “Thor”
In 2020, Natalie Portman’s creative biography was expanded with the dramatic biopic “Jackie,” in which she played the wife of President Kennedy. For this image, the actress was nominated for an Oscar.
Photo shoots for magazines
The bright appearance of the famous native of Israel interested representatives of the glossy magazine. Natalie was repeatedly invited to photo shoots where she posed as a model.
In some hot photos in magazines, she appeared completely naked or covered her body and chest with a blanket.
Photo in a swimsuit
The cute actress Natalie Portman does not hide her figure even while relaxing on the beach. In the swimsuit photo you can see her natural beauty without makeup.
Without makeup and photoshop: Paparazzi took honest pictures of supermodels Bella and Gigi Hadid on the beach
The most famous models on the planet - Americans Bella and Gigi Hadid - spend their summer holidays in Greece. The sisters settled in a fashionable hotel on the island of Mykonos, where they enjoyed the sea, sun and beach. The closed area of the hotel did not stop the paparazzi, who made their way into the sisters’ villa to take “honest” pictures of their vacation. So, thanks to paparazzi shots, we can see what the most beautiful girls on the planet look like on the beach. No makeup or photoshop - everything is as is, without embellishment.
And this is what Bella really looks like on the beach. Photo: EAST NEWS
Judging by the photo, Bella and Gigi are not considered the queens of the catwalk for nothing. The sisters showed off fashionable swimsuits in the style of the 90s - and at the same time their impeccable figures. Bella especially tried: she came to the beach in a microbikini that barely covered the star’s private parts. But the girl exposed as much of her naked body as possible to the sun, so she was guaranteed a golden tan!
Bella took selfies, every now and then adjusting her too revealing swimsuit panties. Photo: EAST NEWS
Bella, without hesitation, wears swimsuits to the point of decency. Photo: EAST NEWS
Gigi also opted for a '90s-inspired swimsuit with polka dots and high-cut thongs. A day later, the sisters changed into equally revealing swimsuits and went to the beach to splash in the blue waters of the Mediterranean Sea.
Gigi also chose a swimsuit in the style of the 90s - polka dots, with high-cut panties. Photo: EAST NEWS
Gigi Hadid.Photo: EAST NEWS
Gigi, 24, and Bella, 22, are the daughters of Californian millionaire Mohamed Hadid and Dutch model Yolanda Foster. The girls have been spinning behind the scenes of fashion shows since childhood. It is not surprising that, having matured, they followed in their mother’s footsteps.
The next day, Bella appeared on the beach in an equally revealing bikini. Photo: EAST NEWS
The model demonstrated herself from all sides. Photo: EAST NEWS
The sisters are social media stars, with millions of followers on Instagram alone. Gigi and Bella participate in all Fashion Weeks, from Paris to Milan. Fashion houses and famous brands are lining up to approach them with offers of cooperation.
Bella was a child on the beach. Photo: EAST NEWS
It is not surprising that with such a successful career, girls are among the ten highest paid models on the planet. Gigi ranks seventh in the Forbes ranking with an annual income of 9.5 million dollars, and Bella is eighth, her annual earnings are 8.5 million. The sisters collaborate with such famous brands as Dior, Bulgari and Tag Heuer. Every year they appear on the catwalk in the Victoria's Secret show - Gigi's sisters are full-time "angels" of the famous lingerie brand.
her sister Gigi didn't look so happy. Photo: EAST NEWS
