Natalie Portman

Biography
Although she was born in the old Jerusalem (Israel), Natalie Portman was raised from the age of three in the U.S. Her father, a physician, traveled throughout the country, until when Natalie was 9, her family settled in New York. And there began the brilliant career of the only child of the marriage. As she has revealed, was Dirty Dancing for years one of her favorite movies and one of the reasons which led it to pursue the craft of acting. After working in various theaters, her first film role was in The Professional, directed by Luc Besson. Natalie was barely 11 years and is already rubbing elbows with the likes of actors Jean Reno, Gary Oldmany Danny Aiello. Her excellent debut opened the doors to Beautiful Girls in which Natalie confirm all expectations. Even Woody Allen himself noticed her and signed her for a role in his musical Everybody Says I Love You. Like Michael Mann did for Heat where Natalie shares the bill with heavyweights such as Al Pacino, Robert DeNiro and Val Kilmer fifteen years old but already getting many offeres. Tim Burton chose her for the role of the president's daughter in his comedy acid Mars Attacks!. Her film career was more than track and Natalie then decided to roll over in the theater gets into the skin of the hero of The Diary of Anne Frank on Broadway to critical acclaim. But it is to come of age, when Natalie would go another step further cinephile. It was with her portrayal of the Queen Amidala in Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace and its two sequels, The Attack of the Clones and Revenge of the Sith. Meanwhile, this young star has showcased her versatility on the screen appearing in other films such as Cold Mountain and Closer, which she was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress.

Actress

 * 2009 - Brothers (Grace Cahill)
 * 2006 - Goya's Ghost (Inés/Alicia)
 * 2005 - V for Vendetta (Every Hammond)
 * 2005 - Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (Padmé Amidala)
 * 2003 - Cold Mountain (Sara)
 * 2002 - Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones (Senator Padmé Amidala)
 * 1999 - Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (Queen Amidala/Padmé)
 * 1996 - Mars Attacks! (Taffy Dale)
 * 1995 - Heat (Lauren Gustafson)

Saturn Award

 * Won
 * 2007 - Best Actress for V for Vendetta


 * Nominated
 * 2010 - Best Actress for Brothers
 * 2006 - Best Actress for Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
 * 2003 - Best Actress for Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
 * 2000 - Best Performance by a Younger Actor for Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace