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Natalie Portman was born on June 9, 1981, in Jerusalem, Israel. The daughter of an infertility specialist and an artist, Natalie (who uses her grandmother's maiden name in order to protect her privacy) left Israel at the age of 3 and relocated with her family to Maryland, Connecticut, and finally to Long Island, New York, where her parents still reside.

Discovered by a modeling scout at a New York pizza parlor at the age of 11, Natalie was not motivated by modeling and wanted to find a more fulfilling job. Although she had no initial desire to become an actress, Natalie developed an interest in performing after attending the Stagedoor Manor Performing Camp for three summers.

Her first acting experiences came from her summers at Stagedoor Manor, where she was cast in theater performances of A Midsummer Night's Dream, Cabaret, Anne of Green Gables (in the title role), and Tapestry.

With a major part in the most anticipated film of the 1990s, George Lucas' Star Wars: Episode I -- The Phantom Menace, repeated comparisons to Audrey Hepburn, and the drool of a thousand critics at her feet, Natalie Portman has emerged as one of the most promising actresses of her generation.

Filmography

V For Vendetta (2006)
Paris, Je T'Aime (2005)
Free Zone (2005)
Star Wars Episode 3: Revenge of the Sith (2005)
Closer (2004)
True (short) (2004)
Garden State (2004)
Cold Mountain (2003)
Star Wars: Episode 2 - Attack Of The Clones (2002)
Zoolander (as herself) (2001)
Where The Heart Is (2000)
Anywhere But Here (1999)
Star Wars: Episode 1 - The Phantom Menace (1999)
The Prince Of Egypt (voice) (1998)
Hercules (TV series, voice) (1998)
Mars Attacks! (1996)
Everyone Says I Love You (1996)
Beautiful Girls (1996)
Developing (short) (1995)
Heat (1995)
Leon (1994)