Natalie Portman

Natalie Portman was born in 1981 in Hadassah University Hospital, Mt. Scopus

Natalie Hershlag was born on June 9, 1981, at Hadassah hospital on Mount Scopus in Jerusalem. Her father, Avner Hershlag, is an Israeli-born doctor, and her mother, Shelley Stevens, is an artist born in Ohio. Her first language is Hebrew, and the family moved to the United States when she was three.

She grew up in Washington, Connecticut and Long Island, and went to Jewish schools. From 1999 to 2003 she studied at Harvard University and earned a bachelor's degree in psychology. She also studied for a time at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.

At 13 she played Mathilda in Léon: The Professional, released in 1994, and took the stage name Portman. She played Anne Frank on Broadway and Padmé Amidala in the Star Wars prequel films. She won a Golden Globe for Closer and the Academy Award for Best Actress for Black Swan in 2011.

She played Jane Foster in the Thor films and Jacqueline Kennedy in Jackie in 2016. She directed A Tale of Love and Darkness in Hebrew in 2015. In 2021 she co-founded the production company MountainA.

She married choreographer Benjamin Millepied in 2012, and they have a son and a daughter. She is vegan and supports animal welfare, women's rights and environmental causes.