Natalie Portman biography
Natalie Portman is an Israeli-American actress (born 1981), born on 9 June 1981 in Hadassah University Hospital, Mt. Scopus.
Natalie Portman's screen career began in 1994 with Léon: The Professional, playing Mathilda Lando.
Natalie Portman has appeared in 67 films and 9 television or streaming titles.
The most recent films are The Gallerist (2026), Fountain of Youth (2025), The Twits (2025).
Honours include Academy Award for Best Actress, Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress , Motion Picture and BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role.
Coming up next: Good Sex (2026), Pumping Black.
- Also known as
- Neta-Lee Herschlag, Natalie Hershlag, Nat, Natalie Herschlag
- Born
- 9 June 1981 (age 45)
- Birthplace
- Hadassah University Hospital, Mt. Scopus
- Work
- Film actor, Film producer, Film director, Screenwriter, Stage actor
- Film industries
- Hollywood and beyond
- Years active
- 1993 to present
- Awards
- Academy Award for Best Actress
- Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress , Motion Picture
- BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role
- Golden Globe Award for Best Actress , Motion Picture Drama
- Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role
- Independent Spirit Award for Best Female Lead
Natalie Portman filmography
69 films and 9 television or streaming titles, newest first.
Films
| Year | Title | Role | Where | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pumping Black | Filming | |||
| 2026 | The Gallerist | Polina Polinski | Also producer | |
| 2026 | Good Sex | Ally | Post-production | |
| 2025 | Fountain of Youth | Charlotte Purdue | ||
| 2025 | The Twits | Mary Muggle Wump | Voice role | |
| 2025 | Arco | Jeanne / Mikki 2 (voice) | English dub; Also producer | |
| 2023 | May December | Elizabeth Berry | Also producer | |
| 2022 | Thor: Love and Thunder | Jane Foster / Mighty Thor | ||
| 2019 | Lucy in the Sky | Lucy Cola | ||
| 2019 | Avengers: Endgame | Jane Foster (archive footage) | Archive footage from Thor: The Dark World and new voice-over | |
| 2018 | Annihilation | Lena | ||
| 2018 | Vox Lux | Celeste Montgomery | Also executive producer | |
| 2018 | The Death and Life of John F. Donovan | English | ||
| 2018 | The Death & Life of John F. Donovan | Sam Turner | ||
| 2018 | Dolphin Reef | Narrator (voice) | Documentary | |
| 2017 | Song to Song | Rhonda | ||
| 2017 | Eating Animals | Narrator (voice) | Also producer; documentary | |
| 2016 | Milos Forman , What Doesn’t Kill You | |||
| 2016 | Jackie | Jacqueline Kennedy | ||
| 2016 | The Pulitzer at 100 | |||
| 2016 | Planetarium | Laura Barlow | ||
| 2016 | Pride and Prejudice and Zombies | , N/a | Producer only | |
| 2015 | A Tale of Love and Darkness | Fania Klausner | Also director and writer | |
| 2015 | Knight of Cups | Elizabeth | ||
| 2015 | Jane Got a Gun | Jane Hammond | Also producer |
Show all 69 films
| Year | Title | Role | Where | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | The Seventh Fire | , N/a | Executive producer only; documentary | |
| 2015 | The Heyday of the Insensitive Bastards | Laura | Segment: "Lacunae" | |
| 2013 | Thor: The Dark World | Jane Foster | ||
| 2013 | Illusions & Mirrors | Young Woman | Short film | |
| 2011 | Thor | Jane Foster | ||
| 2011 | No Strings Attached | Emma Kurtzman | Also executive producer | |
| 2011 | Your Highness | Isabel | ||
| 2010 | Black Swan | Nina Sayers / White Swan / Odette | ||
| 2010 | The Weathered Underground | English | ||
| 2010 | I'm Still Here | English | ||
| 2010 | Hesher | Nicole | Also producer | |
| 2009 | Brothers | Grace Cahill | ||
| 2009 | The Other Woman | Emilia Greenleaf | Also executive producer | |
| 2008 | New York, I Love You | Rifka Malone | ||
| 2008 | The Other Boleyn Girl | Anne Boleyn | ||
| 2008 | Eve | , N/a | Director and writer only; short film | |
| 2007 | Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium | Molly Mahoney | ||
| 2007 | My Blueberry Nights | Leslie | ||
| 2007 | The Darjeeling Limited | Rhett | Cameo | |
| 2007 | Hotel Chevalier | Rhett | Short film | |
| 2006 | Goya's Ghosts | Inés Bilbatúa / Alicia | ||
| 2006 | Paris, je t'aime | Francine | Segment: "Faubourg Saint-Denis" | |
| 2006 | V for Vendetta | Evey Hammond | ||
| 2005 | Star Wars: Episode III , Revenge of the Sith | Padmé Amidala | ||
| 2005 | Free Zone | Rebecca | ||
| 2005 | Domino One | Dominique Bellamy | ||
| 2004 | Closer | Alice Ayres / Jane Jones | ||
| 2004 | Garden State | Samantha | ||
| 2004 | True | Francine | Short film | |
| 2003 | Cold Mountain | Sara | ||
| 2002 | Star Wars: Episode II , Attack of the Clones | Padmé Amidala | ||
| 2001 | Zoolander | English | ||
| 2001 | The Concert for New York City | |||
| 2001 | The Seagull | Nina Zarechnaya | ||
| 2000 | Where the Heart Is | Novalee Nation | ||
| 1999 | Star Wars: Episode I , The Phantom Menace | Padmé Amidala | ||
| 1999 | Anywhere but Here | Ann August | ||
| 1997 | The Diary of a Young Girl | Anne Frank | ||
| 1996 | Mars Attacks! | Taffy Dale | ||
| 1996 | Everyone Says I Love You | Laura Dandridge | ||
| 1996 | Beautiful Girls | Marty | ||
| 1995 | Heat | Lauren Gustafson | ||
| 1994 | Developing | Nina | Short film | |
| 1994 | Léon: The Professional | Mathilda Lando |
Television and streaming
| Year | Title | Role | Where | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Lady in the Lake | Maddie Schwartz | Miniseries; also executive producer | |
| 2023 | Secrets of the Elephants | Narrator (voice) | 4 episodes; documentary | |
| 2021 | What If...? | Jane Foster (voice) | Episode: "What If... Thor Were an Only Child?" | |
| 2021 | Bluey | Whale Documentary Narrator (voice) | Episode: "Whale Watching" | |
| 2017 | Angie Tribeca | Christina Craft | Episode: "This Sounds Unbelievable, But CSI: Miami Did It" | |
| 2007 | The Simpsons | Darcy (voice) | 2 episodes | |
| 2007 | Saving a Species: Gorillas on the Brink | Host | Documentary | |
| 2006 | The Armenian Genocide | Aurora Mardiganian (voice) | Documentary | |
| 2004 | Hitler's Pawn: The Margaret Lambert Story | Narrator (voice) | Documentary |