Natalie Portman

Natalie Portman (born June 9, 1981) is an American actress, born Natalie Hershlag in Jerusalem, Israel. She first gained prominence at the age of twelve, playing a child who befriends an aging assassin in Luc Besson's Léon. She charmed critics and viewers alike in Beautiful Girls, and played a minor part in Everyone Says I Love You. She is best known for her role as Amidala in the Star Wars prequels, Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace and Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones.

Filmography

• Léon (a.k.a. The Professional, a.k.a. The Cleaner) (1994)
• Developing (short) (1995)
• Heat (1995)
• Beautiful Girls (1996)
• Everyone Says I Love You (1996)
• Mars Attacks (1996)
• Anywhere But Here (1999)
• Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace (1999)
• Where the Heart Is (2000)
• Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones (2002)

External links

• a Natalie Portman fansite (http://www.natalieportman.com/)
• Snapshot photo of Natalie Portman - at Starwars.com (http://www.starwars.com/episode-i/snapshot/2000/12/snapshot20001221.html)