Natalie Portman
Known for: Acting
Natalie Portman (born Natalie Hershlag, June 9, 1981) is an actress with dual American and Israeli citizenship. Her first role was in the 1994 action thriller Léon: The Professional, opposite Jean Reno. She was later cast as Padmé Amidala in the Star Wars prequel trilogy (released in 1999, 2002 and 2005). Born in Jerusalem to an Israeli father and American mother, Portman grew up in the eastern United States from the age of three. She studied dancing and acting in New York, and starred in Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace while still at high school on Long Island. In 1999, Portman enrolled at Harvard University to study psychology, alongside her work as an actress; she completed a bachelor's degree in 2003. During her studies she starred in a second Star Wars film and opened in New York City's The Public Theater production of Anton Chekhov's The Seagull in 2001. Portman won a Golden Globe and was nominated for an Academy Award for starring in the 2004 drama Closer, appeared in Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith the following year, and won a Constellation Award for Best Female Performance and the Saturn Award for Best Actress for her starring role in the political thriller V for Vendetta (2006). She played leading roles in the historical dramas Goya's Ghosts (2006) and The Other Boleyn Girl (2008), and also appeared in Thor (2011) and its 2013 sequel. In 2010, Portman starred in the psychological thriller film Black Swan. Her performance received widespread critical acclaim and she earned her first Academy Award for Best Actress, her second Golden Globe Award, the SAG Award, the BAFTA Award and the BFCA Award in 2011. In 2016, she portrayed First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy in the biographical drama Jackie. She was nominated for an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, a Golden Globe Award, a Screen Actors Guild Award and won the BFCA for Best Actress. In May 2008, Portman served as the youngest member of the 61st Annual Cannes Film Festival jury. The same year she directed a segment of the collective film New York, I Love You. Her first feature film as a director, A Tale of Love and Darkness, was released in 2015.
Filmography
Series
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self - Guest
2014
Series
The Simpsons
Darcy (voice)
1989
Series
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Self - Guest
2009
Series
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self - Guest
2014
Series
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self - Guest
2015
Series
Sesame Street
Natalie
1969
Series
Late Show with David Letterman
Self - Guest
1993
Series
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self
2019
Series
The Graham Norton Show
Self
2007
Series
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host
1975
Series
Saturday Night Live
Self - Cameo (uncredited)
1975
Film
Avengers: Endgame
Jane Foster
2019
Series
Bluey
Whale Doco Narrator (voice)
2018
Series
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self - Guest
2003
Series
The Late Late Show with James Corden
Self - Guest
2015
Series
Hot Ones
Self
2015
Series
What If...?
Jane Foster (voice)
2021
Series
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Nominee & Presenter
1944
Series
Quotidien
Self - Guest
2016
Series
The One Show
Self
2006
Film
Thor
Jane Foster
2011
Film
Thor: The Dark World
Jane Foster
2013
Series
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Self
2014
Film
Thor: Love and Thunder
Jane Foster / The Mighty Thor
2022
Series
Omnibus
1967
Film
Léon: The Professional
Mathilda Lando
1994
Series
WIRED's Autocomplete Interviews
Self - Guest
2016
Series
The Drew Barrymore Show
Self - Guest
2020
Series
People's Choice Awards
Self - Presenter
1975
Film
Heat
Lauren Gustafson
1995
Series
Marvel Studios Legends
Jane Foster (archive footage) (uncredited)
2021
Film
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
Padmé Amidala
1999
Film
Fountain of Youth
Charlotte Purdue
2025
Film
V for Vendetta
Evey
2006
Film
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
Padmé Amidala
2005
Series
Angie Tribeca
Christina Craft
2016
Film
Black Swan
Nina Sayers / The Swan Queen
2010
Film
No Strings Attached
Emma Kurtzman
2011
Series
Beau geste
Self
2023
Film
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
Padmé Amidala
2002
Film
Annihilation
Lena
2018
Film
Mars Attacks!
Taffy Dale
1996
Series
Off Script with The Hollywood Reporter
Self
2023
Series
Secrets of the Elephants
Self - Narrator (voice)
2023
Film
Brothers
Grace Cahill
2009
Series
Today
Self - Guest
1952
Film
May December
Elizabeth
2023
Series
Lady in the Lake
Maddie Schwartz
2024
Series
Good Hang with Amy Poehler
Self - Guest
2025
Film
Cold Mountain
Sara
2003
Film
The Twits
Mary Muggle-Wump (voice)
2025
Film
Zoolander
Natalie Portman
2001
Film
Closer
Alice
2004
Film
Where the Heart Is
Novalee Nation
2000
Film
The Darjeeling Limited
Jack's Ex-Girlfriend
2007
Film
Knight of Cups
Elizabeth
2015
Film
The Other Boleyn Girl
Anne Boleyn
2008
Film
New York, I Love You
Rifka
2008
Film
Your Highness
Isabel
2011
Film
Jane Got a Gun
Jane Hammond
2015
Film
Paris Je T'aime
Francine (Faubourg Saint-Denis)
2006
Film
Song to Song
Rhonda
2017
Film
I'm Still Here
Natalie Portman
2010
Film
Beautiful Girls
Marty
1996
Film
Jackie
Jackie Kennedy
2016
Film
Anywhere but Here
Ann August
1999
Film
The Other Woman
Emilia Greenleaf
2010
Film
Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium
Molly Mahoney
2007
Film
Goya's Ghosts
Inés Bilbatúa / Alicia
2006
Series
Angel City
Self
2023
Film
Garden State
Sam
2004
Film
Lucy in the Sky
Lucy Cola
2019
Film
Hesher
Nicole
2010
Film
My Blueberry Nights
Leslie
2007
Film
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
Self
2025
Film
Hotel Chevalier
Jack's Girlfriend
2007
Film
Everyone Says I Love You
Laura Dandridge
1996
Film
The Death & Life of John F. Donovan
Sam Turner
2019
Film
Dolphin Reef
Narrator (voice)
2018
Film
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Thor: Love and Thunder
Self - Jane Foster / The Mighty Thor
2022
Film
Vox Lux
Celeste Montgomery
2018
Film
This Changes Everything
Self
2019
Film
Good Sex
Ally
Film
The Gallerist
Polina Polinski
2026
Film
Planetarium
Laura Barlow
2016
Film
A Tale of Love and Darkness
Fania Oz
2015
Film
The Heyday of the Insensitive Bastards
Laura
2015
Film
Illusions & Mirrors
Young Woman
2013
Film
Developing
Nina
1995
Film
The Beginning: The Making of Star Wars Episode I
Self
2001
Film
High & Low – John Galliano
Self (archive footage)
2024
Film
Free Zone
Rebecca
2005
Film
Black Swan: Metamorphosis
Self
2011
Film
Garden State - The 20th Anniversary Concert
Self - Presenter
2025
Photograph 51
Rosalind Franklin
Film
V for Vendetta: Unmasked
Evey
2006
Pumping Black
Dr. Andrea Lathe
Foxy Trotter
Ronnie
Bronco Belle
Raylene Jackson
Film
Sesame Street: Elmo's World: The Street We Live On!
Self (uncredited)
2004
Film
The Armenian Genocide
Aurora Mardiganian (voice)
2006
Film
Natalie Portman - Vom Kinderstar zur Hollywood-Ikone
Self (archive footage)
2025
Film
True
Francine
2004
Hippies
Margaret Fuller
Film
Image Book
Self
2023
Film
Domino One
Dominique Bellamy
2005