| NATALIE PORTMAN
Born as Natalie Hershlag on June 9, 1981, Natalie Portman has had quite the career as an actress. She's garned many movie roles, including the movies Star Wars (the most recent three), The Other Boleyn Girl, and V for Vendetta. Natalie has even gone as far as shaving her head for a role.
Natalie was born in Jerusalem, Israel. Her father is Avner Herslag, and her mother is Shelley Stevens. Her paternal grandfather's parents died at Auschwitz, and her great grandmother worked as a spy for the British during World War II.
She moved to the states with her parents when she was three, residing in Washington, DC.
Although she says her family was never religious, she did attend a Jewish elementary school.
In addition to being bilingual in Hebrew, Natalie's also studied French, Japanese, German, and Arabic.
She graduated from Harvard University with a BA degree in psychology.
Natalie has also been a vegetarian since childhood and is an advocate for animal rights. She does not eat any animal products, nor does she wear fur, feathers or leather.
| VITAL STATS | | Natalie Portman Information: Natalie Hershlag - better known by her stage name, Natalie Portman - is an Israeli-American actress. Beginning her film career in The Professional at age 12, Portman went on to roles in films such as Heat, Everyone Says I Love You, Mars Attacks!, Beautiful Girls, and the Star Wars prequel trilogy. She placed a priority on her education and pursued tertiary studies at Harvard University even though it had potential to conflict with her acting career. Recent roles include Garden State, Closer, and V for Vendetta. For Closer, she received a Golden Globe and was nominated for an Academy Award. | | Full Name:Natalie Hershlag | | Height:5' 3" (1.60 m) | | Nickname(s): Nat | | Trade Mark: Often portrays characters that are smart and mature. | | Education: BS Psychology, Harvard University (2003) | | Family: Father Avner and Mother Shelley | | Resides in: New York City | | Religious affiliations: Jewish | | Personal interests/hobbies: Enjoys dancing and takes ballet | | Other: Has dated Moby, Lukas Haas, Zach Braff and Gael Garcia Bernal | | |