Natalie Portman
Known for: Acting
Natalie Hershlag (born June 9, 1981), known professionally as Natalie Portman, is an Israeli actress, film producer and director. She has had a prolific screen career from her teenage years and has starred in various blockbusters and independent films, receiving multiple accolades, including an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, and two Golden Globe Awards. Portman was born in Jerusalem and moved to the United States when she was three, where she began her acting career at twelve, starring as the young protégée of a hitman in Léon: The Professional (1994). While still in high school, she made her Broadway debut in The Diary of Anne Frank (1997) and gained international recognition for her role as Padmé Amidala in Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace (1999). From 1999 to 2003, Portman attended Harvard University, earning a bachelor's degree in psychology. During this time, she took fewer acting roles but continued to appear in the Star Wars prequel trilogy (2002 and 2005) and performed in a 2001 revival of Anton Chekhov's The Seagull at The Public Theater. Her career gained further momentum in 2004 when she won a Golden Globe and received an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress for Closer. She then played Evey Hammond in V for Vendetta (2005), Anne Boleyn in The Other Boleyn Girl (2008), and a troubled ballerina in Black Swan (2010), for which she won the Academy Award for Best Actress. In the following years, Portman starred in the romantic comedy No Strings Attached (2011) and portrayed Jacqueline Kennedy in Jackie (2016), which earned her a third Academy Award nomination. She also became a prominent figure in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, playing Jane Foster in Thor (2011), Thor: The Dark World (2013), and Thor: Love and Thunder (2022), which established her as one of the world's highest-paid actresses. Portman has also directed the short film Eve (2008) and the biographical drama A Tale of Love and Darkness (2015), in which she also starred. In 2021, she co-founded the production company MountainA, under which she produced and starred in the film May December (2023) and the miniseries Lady in the Lake (2024). Portman is an advocate for various causes, including women's rights, environmental issues, and animal welfare, supporting organizations like the Human Rights Foundation and the Jane Goodall Institute.
Filmography
Series
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self
2019
Series
The Simpsons
Darcy (voice)
1989
Series
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Self - Guest
2009
Series
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self - Guest
2014
Series
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self - Guest
2014
Series
Late Show with David Letterman
Self - Guest
1993
Series
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self - Guest
2015
Series
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host
1975
Series
The Late Late Show with James Corden
Self - Guest
2015
Series
The Graham Norton Show
Self
2007
Series
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self - Guest
2003
Series
Sesame Street
Natalie
1969
Series
Quotidien
Self - Guest
2016
Series
The One Show
Self
2006
Series
Hot Ones
Self
2015
Film
Avengers: Endgame
Jane Foster
2019
Series
Bluey
Whale Doco Narrator (voice)
2018
Series
The Drew Barrymore Show
Self - Guest
2020
Series
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Nominee & Presenter
1944
Series
Today
Self - Guest
1952
Series
What If...?
Jane Foster (voice)
2021
Series
Omnibus
1967
Series
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Self
2014
Film
Léon: The Professional
Mathilda Lando
1994
Series
The Apartment
2001
Series
Angie Tribeca
Christina Craft
2016
Film
V for Vendetta
Evey
2006
Film
Heat
Lauren Gustafson
1995
Series
Marvel Studios Legends
Jane Foster (archive footage) (uncredited)
2021
Film
Thor
Jane Foster
2011
Film
Thor: The Dark World
Jane Foster
2013
Film
Thor: Love and Thunder
Jane Foster / The Mighty Thor
2022
Series
People's Choice Awards
Self - Presenter
1975
Film
Black Swan
Nina Sayers / The Swan Queen
2010
Series
Beau geste
Self
2023
Film
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
Padmé Amidala
2005
Film
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
Padmé Amidala
1999
Series
Good Hang with Amy Poehler
Self - Guest
2025
Film
No Strings Attached
Emma Kurtzman
2011
Film
Annihilation
Lena
2018
Film
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
Padmé Amidala
2002
Film
Brothers
Grace Cahill
2009
Film
Mars Attacks!
Taffy Dale
1996
Series
Lady in the Lake
Maddie Schwartz
2024
Series
Off Script with The Hollywood Reporter
Self
2023
Film
Fountain of Youth
Charlotte Purdue
2025
Film
My Blueberry Nights
Leslie
2007
Film
Beautiful Girls
Marty
1996
Film
Hesher
Nicole
2010
Film
Jackie
Jackie Kennedy
2016
Film
The Other Boleyn Girl
Anne Boleyn
2008
Film
Zoolander
Natalie Portman
2001
Film
Closer
Alice
2004
Film
Garden State
Sam
2004
Film
The Gallerist
Polina Polinski
2026
Film
Cold Mountain
Sara
2003
Film
The Darjeeling Limited
Jack's Ex-Girlfriend
2007
Film
May December
Elizabeth
2023
Film
The Twits
Mary Muggle-Wump (voice)
2025
Film
Paris Je T'aime
Francine (Faubourg Saint-Denis)
2006
Film
New York, I Love You
Rifka
2008
Film
Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium
Molly Mahoney
2007
Film
Jane Got a Gun
Jane Hammond
2015
Series
Secrets of the Elephants
Self - Narrator (voice)
2023
Film
Your Highness
Isabel
2011
Series
Angel City
Self
2023
Film
Knight of Cups
Elizabeth
2015
Film
Everyone Says I Love You
Laura Dandridge
1996
Film
Where the Heart Is
Novalee Nation
2000
Film
I'm Still Here
Natalie Portman
2010
Film
Song to Song
Rhonda
2017
Film
Goya's Ghosts
Inés Bilbatúa / Alicia
2006
Film
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Thor: Love and Thunder
Self - Jane Foster / The Mighty Thor
2022
Film
Anywhere but Here
Ann August
1999
Film
Lucy in the Sky
Lucy Cola
2019
Film
Developing
Nina
1995
Film
A Tale of Love and Darkness
Fania Oz
2015
Film
The Other Woman
Emilia Greenleaf
2010
Film
The Death & Life of John F. Donovan
Sam Turner
2019
Film
Vox Lux
Celeste Montgomery
2018
Film
Hotel Chevalier
Jack's Girlfriend
2007
Film
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
Self
2025
Bronco Belle
Raylene Jackson
Foxy Trotter
Ronnie
Film
The Heyday of the Insensitive Bastards
Laura
2015
Film
A Brother's Journey: Thor & Loki
Self
2014
Film
This Changes Everything
Self
2019
Film
Dolphin Reef
Narrator (voice)
2018
Film
The Beginning: The Making of Star Wars Episode I
Self
2001
Film
Good Sex
Ally
Film
Planetarium
Laura Barlow
2016
Film
V for Vendetta: Unmasked
Evey
2006
Film
High & Low – John Galliano
Self (archive footage)
2024
Series
The Jon Stewart Show
Self - Guest
1993
Pumping Black
Dr. Andrea Lathe
Film
Sesame Street: Elmo's World: The Street We Live On!
Self (uncredited)
2004
Photograph 51
Rosalind Franklin
Film
Free Zone
Rebecca
2005
Film
Black Swan: Metamorphosis
Self
2011
Film
Natalie Portman - Vom Kinderstar zur Hollywood-Ikone
Self (archive footage)
2025
Film
The Armenian Genocide
Aurora Mardiganian (voice)
2006
Film
Garden State - The 20th Anniversary Concert
Self - Presenter
2025
Film
True
Francine
2004
Film
Domino One
Dominique Bellamy
2005
Hippies
Margaret Fuller
Film
Image Book
Self
2023