Natalie Portman filmography
Natalie Portman is an actress, producer, and director with dual Israeli and American citizenship. Portman made her film debut in Luc Besson's action thriller Léon: The Professional where she starred as a vengeful child assassin.[1][2] She followed this by appearing in Michael Mann's crime thriller Heat (1995), Ted Demme's romantic comedy Beautiful Girls (1996), and Tim Burton's science fiction comedy Mars Attacks! (1996). Three years later, her supporting role as the precocious, responsible daughter of a narcissistic mother played by Susan Sarandon in the drama Anywhere but Here earned Portman her first Golden Globe Award nomination.[3][4] In the same year, Portman played Padmé Amidala in the first of the Star Wars prequel trilogy Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace which brought her international recognition.[5][6] She reprised the role in its sequels Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones (2002), and Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith (2005).
For her performance as a stripper in Mike Nichols' romantic drama Closer (2004), she won the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture, and received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress.[7][8][9] Two years later Portman portrayed vigilante Evey Hammond in the political thriller V for Vendetta for which she won the Saturn Award for Best Actress.[10] In the same year, she hosted Saturday Night Live. In 2009, she starred as an adulteress in The Other Woman, which she also executively produced. In 2010, Portman's performance as a mentally tortured ballerina in Darren Aronofsky's psychological horror Black Swan won her the Academy Award for Best Actress, the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama, and the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role.[11][12][13][14]
In 2011, she appeared in the comedies No Strings Attached and Your Highness. In the same year, Portman also played Jane Foster, the titular superhero's scientist girlfriend in Thor. She reprised the role in its sequel Thor: The Dark World (2013) and again for Avengers: Endgame (2019). In 2015, she starred in Terrence Malick's romantic drama Knight of Cups, and made her feature film directorial debut with A Tale of Love and Darkness, an adaptation of Amos Oz's autobiographical novel of the same name; she also starred in the film.[15] The following year, Portman portrayed Jacqueline Kennedy in the biographical drama Jackie, for which she received nominations for Best Actress at the BAFTA Awards, Golden Globe Awards, and Academy Awards.[16][17] In 2018, Portman starred in the science fiction horror film Annihilation, and the drama Vox Lux.
Film
Year | Title | Role(s) | Notes | Ref(s) |
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1994 | Léon: The Professional | Mathilda | [18] | |
1995 | Developing | Nina | Short film | [19][20] |
1995 | Heat | Laura | [21] | |
1996 | Beautiful Girls | Marty | [22] | |
1996 | Everyone Says I Love You | Laura | [23] | |
1996 | Mars Attacks! | Taffy Dale | [24] | |
1999 | Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace | Padmé Amidala | [25] | |
1999 | Anywhere but Here | Ann August | [22] | |
2000 | Where the Heart Is | Novalee Nation | [22] | |
2001 | Zoolander | Herself | Cameo | [26] |
2002 | Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones | Padmé Amidala | [27] | |
2003 | Cold Mountain | Sara | [22] | |
2004 | Garden State | Samantha | [22] | |
2004 | Closer | Alice | [28] | |
2005 | Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith | Padmé Amidala | [29] | |
2005 | Free Zone | Rebecca | [30] | |
2005 | V for Vendetta | Evey Hammond | [22] | |
2006 | Paris, je t'aime | Francine | Segment: "Faubourg Saint-Denis" | [31][32] |
2006 | Goya's Ghosts | Inés / Alicia[lower-alpha 1] | [22] | |
2007 | My Blueberry Nights | Leslie | [33] | |
2007 | Hotel Chevalier | Jack's Ex-Girlfriend | Short film | [34] |
2007 | The Darjeeling Limited | Jack's Ex-Girlfriend | Cameo | [34] |
2007 | Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium | Molly Mahoney | [35] | |
2008 | The Other Boleyn Girl | Anne Boleyn | [22] | |
2009 | The Other Woman | Emilia Greenleaf | Also executive producer | [36] |
2009 | New York, I Love You | Rifka | Appears in the segment directed by Mira Nair Also director and writer for one segment |
[37] |
2009 | Brothers | Grace Cahill | [38] | |
2010 | Hesher | Nicole | Also producer | [39][40] |
2010 | Black Swan | Nina Sayers | [41] | |
2011 | No Strings Attached | Emma Kurtzman | Also executive producer | [42][43] |
2011 | Your Highness | Isabel | [22] | |
2011 | Thor | Jane Foster | [22] | |
2013 | Thor: The Dark World | Jane Foster | [22] | |
2013 | Illusions & Mirrors | Young Woman | Short film | [44] |
2015 | The Seventh Fire | — | Executive producer; Documentary | [45] |
2015 | Knight of Cups | Elizabeth | [46] | |
2015 | A Tale of Love and Darkness | Fania Oz | Also director and writer | [47] |
2016 | Jane Got a Gun | Jane Hammond | Also producer | [43][48][49] |
2016 | Pride and Prejudice and Zombies | — | Producer | [43][50] |
2016 | Jackie | Jacqueline Kennedy | [51] | |
2016 | Planetarium | Laura Barlow | [52] | |
2017 | Song to Song | Rhonda | [53] | |
2017 | The Heyday of the Insensitive Bastards | Laura | Segment: "Lacunae" | [54] |
2018 | Annihilation | Lena | [55][56] | |
2018 | Vox Lux | Celeste | Also executive producer | [57] |
2018 | The Death & Life of John F. Donovan | Sam Turner | [58] | |
2019 | Avengers: Endgame | Jane Foster | Archive footage from Thor: The Dark World and new voice-over | [59] |
2019 | Lucy in the Sky | Lucy Cola | [60] | |
2020 | Dolphin Reef | Narrator | Documentary | [61] |
Denotes films that have not yet been released |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref(s) |
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2003–2004 | Sesame Street | Herself | 2 episodes | [62][63] |
2004 | Hitler's Pawn: The Margaret Lambert Story | Narrator | Documentary | [43] |
2006 | Saturday Night Live | Host | Episode: "Natalie Portman / Fall Out Boy" | [64] |
2006 | The Armenian Genocide | Narrator | Documentary | [65] |
2007, 2012 | The Simpsons | Darcy (voice) | Episodes: "Little Big Girl", "Moonshine River" | [66][67] |
2017 | Angie Tribeca | Christina Craft | Episode: "This Sounds Unbelievable, But CSI: Miami Did It" | [68] |
2018 | Saturday Night Live | Host | Episode: "Natalie Portman / Dua Lipa" | [69] |
2021 |
What If...? | Jane Foster (voice) | Guest role; in voice recording process | [70] |
Denotes television series that have not yet been aired |
Music videos
Year | Title | Artist(s) | Role | Ref. |
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2006 | "Natalie's Rap" | The Lonely Island | Herself | [71] |
2007 | "Dance Tonight" | Paul McCartney | Ghost | [72] |
2012 | "My Valentine" | N/A | [73] | |
2017 | "My Willing Heart" | James Blake | N/A | [74] |
2018 | "Natalie's Rap 2.0" | The Lonely Island | Herself | [75] |
2020 | "Imagine (Quarantine Edition)" | Artists for We Are One | Herself | [76] |
Notes
- Portman played two characters in the film.
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