Natalie Portman

Natalie Portman (born Neta-Lee Hershlag;[a] June 9, 1981) is a film actress, producer, and director with dual Israeli and American citizenship. She is the recipient of various accolades, including an Academy Award and two Golden Globe Awards.\n', '

Portman made her feature film debut as the young protégée of a hitman in Léon: The Professional (1994). While still in high school, she gained international recognition for starring as Padmé Amidala in Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace and received critical acclaim for playing a precocious teenager in the drama Anywhere but Here (both 1999). From 1999 to 2003, Portman attended Harvard University for a bachelor\'s degree in psychology. She continued acting while at university, starring in The Public Theater\'s 2001 revival of Anton Chekhov\'s play The Seagull and the sequel Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones (2002). In 2004…