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Natalie Portman (born Neta-Lee Hershlag, Hebrew: נטע-לי הרשלג; June 9, 1981) is an actress with dual American and Israeli citizenship. Her first role was in the 1994 action thriller Léon: The Professional, opposite Jean Reno. She was later cast as Padmé Amidala in the Star Wars prequel trilogy (released in 1999, 2002 and 2005).
Born in Jerusalem to an Israeli father and American mother, Portman grew up in the eastern United States from the age of three. She studied dancing and acting in New York, and starred in Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace while still at high school on Long Island. In 1999, Portman enrolled at Harvard University to study psychology, alongside her work as an actress; she completed a bachelor's degree in 2003. During her studies she starred in a second Star Wars film and opened in New York City's The Public Theater production of Anton Chekhov's The Seagull in 2001.
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Natalie Portman (born Neta-Lee Hershlag, Hebrew: נטע-לי הרשלג; June 9, 1981) is an actress with dual American and Israeli citizenship. Her first role was in the 1994 action thriller Léon: The Professional, opposite Jean Reno. She was later cast as Padmé Amidala in the Star Wars prequel trilogy (released in 1999, 2002 and 2005).
Born in Jerusalem to an Israeli father and American mother, Portman grew up in the eastern United States from the age of three. She studied dancing and acting in New York, and starred in Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace while still at high school on Long Island. In 1999, Portman enrolled at Harvard University to study psychology, alongside her work as an actress; she completed a bachelor's degree in 2003. During her studies she starred in a second Star Wars film and opened in New York City's The Public Theater production of Anton Chekhov's The Seagull in 2001.
Portman won a Golden Globe and was nominated for an Academy Award for starring in the 2004 drama Closer, appeared in Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith the following year, and won a Constellation Award for Best Female Performance and the Saturn Award for Best Actress for her starring role in the political thriller V for Vendetta (2006). She played leading roles in the historical dramas Goya's Ghosts (2006) and The Other Boleyn Girl (2008), and also appeared in Thor (2011) and its 2013 sequel. In 2010, Portman starred in the psychological thriller film Black Swan. Her performance received widespread critical acclaim and she earned her first Academy Award for Best Actress, her second Golden Globe Award, the SAG Award, the BAFTA Award and the BFCA Award in 2011. In 2016, she portrayed First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy in the biographical drama Jackie. She was nominated for an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, a Golden Globe Award, a Screen Actors Guild Award and won the BFCA for Best Actress.
In May 2008, Portman served as the youngest member of the 61st Annual Cannes Film Festival jury. The same year she directed a segment of the collective film New York, I Love You. Her first feature film as a director, A Tale of Love and Darkness, was released in 2015. Show less...
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This Changes Everything (2019)
As: Herself
An investigative look and analysis of gender disparity in Hollywood, featuring accounts from well-known actors, executives and artists in the Industry.
Runtime: 97 min.
Directed by: Tom Donahue
Stars: Cate Blanchett | Natalie Portman | Rashida Jones | Jessica Chastain | Chloë Grace Moretz
Vox Lux (2018)
As: Celeste
In 1999 teenage sisters Celeste and Eleanor survive a seismic, violent tragedy. The sisters compose and perform a song about their experience, making something lovely and cathartic out of catastrophe — while also catapulting Celeste to stardom. By 2017, Celeste is mother to a teenage daughter of her own and struggling to navigate a career fraught with scandals when another act of terrifying ...
Runtime: 110 min.
Directed by: Brady Corbet
Stars: Natalie Portman | Jude Law | Jennifer Ehle | Stacy Martin | Raffey Cassidy
Eating Animals (2018)
As: Narrator (voice)
An examination of our dietary choices and the food we put in our bodies.
Runtime: 94 min.
Directed by: Christopher Dillon Quinn
Stars: Natalie Portman
The Making of Annihilation (2018)
Director Alex Garland, Natalie Portman, and other cast and crew take viewers behind the scenes for a deeper look inside the film's stunts, intricate set design and breathtaking visual effects.
Runtime: 73 min.
Directed by: Jon Mefford
Stars: Alex Garland | Andrew Macdonald | Jeff VanderMeer | Andrew Whitehurst | Mark Digby
Annihilation (2018)
As: Lena
A biologist signs up for a dangerous, secret expedition into a mysterious zone where the laws of nature don't apply.
Runtime: 115 min.
Directed by: Alex Garland
Stars: Natalie Portman | Gina Rodriguez | Tuva Novotny | Jennifer Jason Leigh | Tessa Thompson
The Pulitzer At 100 (2017)
As: Herself
The Pulitzer at 100, by Oscar and Emmy winning director Kirk Simon, is a ninety-minute independent documentary released in conjunction with the Pulitzer Centennial in April 2016. This film is told through the riveting stories of the artists that have won the prestigious prize. With Pulitzer work read by Helen Mirren, Natalie Portman, Liev Schreiber, John Lithgow and Yara Shahidi; journalists include Carl ...
Runtime: 90 min.
Directed by: Kirk Simon
Stars: Helen Mirren | John Lithgow | Michael Chabon | Ayad Akhtar | David Crosby
Song to Song (2017)
As: Rhonda
In this modern love story set against the Austin, Texas music scene, two entangled couples — struggling songwriters Faye and BV, and music mogul Cook and the waitress whom he ensnares — chase success through a rock ‘n’ roll landscape of seduction and betrayal.
Runtime: 129 min.
Directed by: Terrence Malick
Stars: Cate Blanchett | Natalie Portman | Rooney Mara | Michael Fassbender | Ryan Gosling
Jackie (2016)
As: Jacqueline Kennedy
An account of the days of First Lady, Jacqueline Kennedy, in the immediate aftermath of John F. Kennedy's assassination in 1963.
Runtime: 100 min.
Directed by: Pablo Larraín
Stars: Natalie Portman | John Hurt | Peter Sarsgaard | Billy Crudup | Greta Gerwig
The Heyday of the Insensitive Bastards (2016)
As: Laura
Seven vignettes explore the difference between fantasy and reality, memory and history, and the joy and agony of the human condition.
Runtime: 97 min.
Directed by: Mark Columbus | Sarah Kruchowski | Ryan Moody | Simon Savelyev | Vanita Shastry | Shadae Lamar Smith | Jeremy David White | Jonathan King | Lauren Hoekstra
Stars: Natalie Portman | Kristen Wiig | Amber Tamblyn | Kate Mara | James Franco
Planetarium (2016)
As: Laura Barlow
Two American sisters, Laura and Kate, perform public seánces in Paris when they meet a French film producer who wants Laura to become in a movie star while gets obsessed with discovering the truth behind Kate's supernatural gift to summon the ghosts.
Runtime: 105 min.
Directed by: Rebecca Zlotowski
Stars: Natalie Portman | Emmanuel Salinger | Pierre Salvadori | Amira Casar | Lily-Rose Depp
The Death and Life of John F. Donovan (2016)
As: Sam Turner
An American movie star finds his correspondence with an 11-year-old actor exposed, prompting assumptions that begin to destroy his life and career.
Runtime: 123 min.
Directed by: Xavier Dolan
Stars: Natalie Portman | Susan Sarandon | Kathy Bates | Jacob Tremblay | Kit Harington
Jane Got a Gun (2015)
As: Jane Hammond
After her outlaw husband returns home shot with eight bullets and barely alive, Jane reluctantly reaches out to an ex-lover who she hasn't seen in over ten years to help her defend her farm when the time comes that her husband's gang eventually tracks him down to finish the job.
Runtime: 98 min.
Directed by: Gavin O'Connor
Stars: Natalie Portman | Ewan McGregor | Noah Emmerich | Joel Edgerton | Boyd Holbrook
Mr. Gaga (2015)
As: Herself
The story of Ohad Naharin, renowned choreographer and artistic director of the Batsheva Dance Company, an artistic genius who redefined the language of modern dance.
Runtime: 100 min.
Directed by: Tomer Heymann
Stars: Natalie Portman | Ohad Naharin | Avi Belleli | Olivia Ancona | Naomi Blocj Fortis
A Tale of Love and Darkness (2015)
As: Fania Oz
A story about the childhood of Oz in Jerusalem and his youth in the Kibbutz during the British Mandate and the first days of the state of Israel. The plot describes the relationship between young Oz to his mother and his first steps as a writer.
Runtime: 95 min.
Directed by: Natalie Portman
Stars: Natalie Portman | Makram Khoury | Neta Riskin | Shira Haas | Gilad Kahana
Knight of Cups (2015)
As: Elizabeth
Rick is a screenwriter living in Los Angeles. While successful in his career, his life feels empty. Haunted and confused, he finds temporary solace in the decadent Hollywood excess that defines his existence. Women provide a distraction to his daily pain, and every encounter brings him closer to finding his place in the world.
Runtime: 118 min.
Directed by: Terrence Malick
Stars: Christian Bale | Cate Blanchett | Natalie Portman | Brian Dennehy | Antonio Banderas
Thor: The Dark World (2013)
As: Jane Foster
Thor fights to restore order across the cosmos… but an ancient race led by the vengeful Malekith returns to plunge the universe back into darkness. Faced with an enemy that even Odin and Asgard cannot withstand, Thor must embark on his most perilous and personal journey yet, one that will reunite him with Jane Foster and force him to sacrifice everything to save us all.
Runtime: 112 min.
Directed by: Alan Taylor
Stars: Natalie Portman | Stellan Skarsgård | Anthony Hopkins | Chris Hemsworth | Tom Hiddleston
Illusions & Mirrors (2013)
As: Young Woman
ILLUSIONS & MIRRORS is about the futile attempt of chasing a shadow that wanders through the dunes of an empty beach. When it finally comes to an encounter in a deserted house, the young woman experiences a disturbing surprise.
Runtime: 2 min.
Directed by: Shirin Neshat
Stars: Natalie Portman
Thor (2011)
As: Jane Foster
Against his father Odin's will, The Mighty Thor - a powerful but arrogant warrior god - recklessly reignites an ancient war. Thor is cast down to Earth and forced to live among humans as punishment. Once here, Thor learns what it takes to be a true hero when the most dangerous villain of his world sends the darkest forces of Asgard to invade Earth.
Runtime: 115 min.
Directed by: Kenneth Branagh
Stars: Natalie Portman | Stellan Skarsgård | Anthony Hopkins | Chris Hemsworth | Tom Hiddleston
Your Highness (2011)
As: Isabel
A fantasy movie about an arrogant, lazy prince and his more heroic brother who must complete a quest in order to save their father's kingdom.
Runtime: 102 min.
Directed by: David Gordon Green
Stars: Natalie Portman | Justin Theroux | James Franco | Zooey Deschanel | Danny McBride
No Strings Attached (2011)
As: Emma Kurtzman
Emma is a busy doctor who sets up a seemingly perfect arrangement when she offers her best friend Adam a relationship with one rule: No strings attached. But when a fling becomes a thing, can sex friends stay best friends?
Runtime: 108 min.
Directed by: Ivan Reitman
Stars: Natalie Portman | Cary Elwes | Kevin Kline | Ashton Kutcher | Greta Gerwig
14 Actors Acting (2010)
As: Herself
A video gallery of classic screen types.
Runtime: 14 min.
Directed by: Solve Sundsbo
Stars: Matt Damon | Vincent Cassel | Michael Douglas | Robert Duvall | Javier Bardem
Black Swan (2010)
As: Nina Sayers
A ballet dancer wins the lead in "Swan Lake" and is perfect for the role of the delicate White Swan - Princess Odette - but slowly loses her mind as she becomes more and more like Odile, the Black Swan.
Runtime: 108 min.
Directed by: Darren Aronofsky
Stars: Natalie Portman | Vincent Cassel | Mila Kunis | Barbara Hershey | Winona Ryder
I'm Still Here (2010)
As: Herself
I'm Still Here is a portrayal of a tumultuous year in the life of actor Joaquin Phoenix. With remarkable access, the film follows the Oscar-nominee as he announces his retirement from a successful film career in the fall of 2008 and sets off to reinvent himself as a hip-hop musician. The film is a portrait of an artist at a crossroads and explores notions of courage and creative reinvention, as well as the ...
Runtime: 108 min.
Directed by: Casey Affleck
Stars: Joaquin Phoenix | Ben Stiller | Bruce Willis | Danny DeVito | Jack Nicholson
Hesher (2010)
As: Nicole
A young boy has lost his mother and is losing touch with his father and the world around him. Then he meets Hesher who manages to make his life even more chaotic.
Runtime: 106 min.
Directed by: Spencer Susser
Stars: Joseph Gordon-Levitt | Natalie Portman | Rainn Wilson | Frank Collison | Audrey Wasilewski
Brothers (2009)
As: Grace Cahill
When his helicopter goes down during his fourth tour of duty in Afghanistan, Marine Sam Cahill is presumed dead. Back home, brother Tommy steps in to look over Sam’s wife, Grace, and two children. Sam’s surprise homecoming triggers domestic mayhem.
Runtime: 105 min.
Directed by: Jim Sheridan
Stars: Natalie Portman | Jake Gyllenhaal | Tobey Maguire | Sam Shepard | Mare Winningham
The Other Woman (2009)
As: Emilia Greenleaf
Emilia, a law-school graduate, falls in love with her married boss, Jack. After Emilia marries Jack, her happiness turns unexpectedly to grief following the death of her infant daughter. Devastated, Emilia nonetheless carries on, attempting to forge a connection with her stepson William and to resist the interference of Jack's jealous ex-wife.
Runtime: 102 min.
Directed by: Don Roos
Stars: Natalie Portman | Scott Cohen | Charlie Tahan | Lauren Ambrose | Lisa Kudrow
GREED, a New Fragrance by Francesco Vezzoli (2009)
As: Woman #1
Michelle Williams gently watches Natalie Portman brushing her hair, taking care of herself, enjoying her beauty. But then a different smell comes in the air. One look below and there's the sight of a beautiful golden bottle, from where this new essence comes from. Now, peace days are over and the women will fight for this mysterious fragrance in the bottle.
Runtime: 1 min.
Directed by: Roman Polański
Stars: Natalie Portman | Michelle Williams
New York, I Love You (2008)
As: Rifka Malone (segment Mira Nair)
New York, I Love You delves into the intimate lives of New Yorkers as they grapple with, delight in and search for love. Journey from the Diamond District in the heart of Manhattan, through Chinatown and the Upper East Side, towards the Village, into Tribeca, and Brooklyn as lovers of all ages try to find romance in the Big Apple.
Runtime: 103 min.
Directed by: Natalie Portman | Fatih Akin | Mira Nair | Allen Hughes | Yvan Attal | Shunji Iwai | Brett Ratner | Joshua Marston | Shekhar Kapur | Randall Balsmeyer | Jiang Wen
Stars: Natalie Portman | Irrfan Khan | Hayden Christensen | Rachel Bilson | Andy García
The Other Boleyn Girl (2008)
As: Anne Boleyn
A sumptuous and sensual tale of intrigue, romance and betrayal set against the backdrop of a defining moment in European history: two beautiful sisters, Anne and Mary Boleyn, driven by their family's blind ambition, compete for the love of the handsome and passionate King Henry VIII.
Runtime: 115 min.
Directed by: Justin Chadwick
Stars: Natalie Portman | Kristin Scott Thomas | Jim Sturgess | Scarlett Johansson | Eric Bana
Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium (2007)
As: Molly Mahoney
Molly Mahoney is the awkward and insecure manager of Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium, the strangest, most fantastic, most wonderful toy store in the world. But when Mr. Magorium bequeaths the store to her, a dark and ominous change begins to take over the once remarkable Emporium.
Runtime: 93 min.
Directed by: Zach Helm
Stars: Natalie Portman | Jason Bateman | Dustin Hoffman | Zach Mills | Jonathan Potts
The Darjeeling Limited (2007)
As: Jack's Ex-Girlfriend
Three American brothers who have not spoken to each other in a year set off on a train voyage across India with a plan to find themselves and bond with each other -- to become brothers again like they used to be. Their "spiritual quest", however, veers rapidly off-course (due to events involving over-the-counter pain killers, Indian cough syrup, and pepper spray).
Runtime: 91 min.
Directed by: Wes Anderson
Stars: Owen Wilson | Bill Murray | Adrien Brody | Jason Schwartzman | Anjelica Huston
Hotel Chevalier (2007)
As: Jack's Girlfriend
Grief? Depression? Ambiguity in a Paris hotel room. Jack Whitman lies on a bed, ordering a grilled cheese sandwich from room service. His phone rings; it's a woman on her way to see him, a surprise. He readies the room, moving without affect, drawing a bath, changing his clothes. She arrives, as does the food, and the complications of their relationship emerge in bits and pieces. He invites her out ...
Runtime: 13 min.
Directed by: Wes Anderson
Stars: Natalie Portman | Jason Schwartzman | Waris Ahluwalia | Michel Castejon
My Blueberry Nights (2007)
As: Leslie
Elizabeth has just been through a particularly nasty breakup, and now she's ready to leave her friends and memories behind as she chases her dreams across the country. In order to support herself on her journey, Elizabeth picks up a series of waitress jobs along the way. As Elizabeth crosses paths with a series of lost souls whose yearnings are even greater than her own, their emotional turmoil ...
Runtime: 95 min.
Directed by: Wong Kar-wai
Stars: Natalie Portman | Jude Law | David Strathairn | Rachel Weisz | Norah Jones
Goya's Ghosts (2006)
As: Inés / Alicia
Painter Francisco Goya faces a scandal involving his muse, who is labeled a heretic by a monk.
Runtime: 113 min.
Directed by: Miloš Forman
Stars: Natalie Portman | Stellan Skarsgård | José Luis Gómez | Randy Quaid | Javier Bardem
Paris, je t'aime (2006)
As: Francine (Faubourg Saint-Denis)
Olivier Assayas, Gus Van Sant, Wes Craven and Alfonso Cuaron are among the 20 distinguished directors who contribute to this collection of 18 stories, each exploring a different aspect of Parisian life. The colourful characters in this drama include a pair of mimes, a husband trying to chose between his wife and his lover, and a married man who turns to a prostitute for advice.
Runtime: 120 min.
Directed by: Isabel Coixet | Wes Craven | Sylvain Chomet | Gurinder Chadha | Frédéric Auburtin | Olivier Assayas | Alfonso Cuarón | Gérard Depardieu | Christopher Doyle | Richard LaGravenese | Vincenzo Natali | Alexander Payne | Walter Salles | Oliver Schmitz | Nobuhiro Suwa | Daniela Thomas | Tom Tykwer | Gus Van Sant | Ethan Coen | Joel Coen | Bruno Podalydès
Stars: Maggie Gyllenhaal | Natalie Portman | Willem Dafoe | Steve Buscemi | Axel Kiener
The Armenian Genocide (2006)
As: Aurora Mardiganian (voice)
The Armenian Genocide is a 2006 television documentary is a film exploring the Ottoman Empire killings of more than one million Armenians during World War I. The documentary was broadcast by most 348 PBS affiliate stations on April 17, 2006. Because of the controversial nature of the subject in Turkey, PBS attempted to give both sides a voice and produced a four expert panel discussion to be aired ...
Runtime: 54 min.
Directed by: Andrew Goldberg
Stars: Julianna Margulies | Ron Suny | Peter Balakian | Elizabeth Frierson | Vahakn Dadrian
V for Vendetta (2006)
As: Evey Hammond
In a world in which Great Britain has become a fascist state, a masked vigilante known only as 'V' conducts guerrilla warfare against the oppressive British government. When 'V' rescues a young woman from the secret police, he finds in her an ally with whom he can continue his fight to free the people of Britain.
Runtime: 132 min.
Directed by: James McTeigue
Stars: Hugo Weaving | Natalie Portman | John Hurt | Stephen Rea | Stephen Fry
Free Zone (2005)
As: Rebecca
Rebecca, an American who has been living in Jerusalem for a few months now, has just broken off her engagement. She gets into a cab driven by Hanna, an Israeli. But Hanna is on her way to Jordan, to the Free Zone, to pick up a large of sum of money.
Runtime: 90 min.
Directed by: Amos Gitai
Stars: Natalie Portman | Hiam Abbass | Makram Khoury | Carmen Maura | Hana Laslo
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005)
As: Padmé Amidala
Years after the onset of the Clone Wars, the noble Jedi Knights lead a massive clone army into a galaxy-wide battle against the Separatists. When the sinister Sith unveil a thousand-year-old plot to rule the galaxy, the Republic crumbles and from its ashes rises the evil Galactic Empire. Jedi hero Anakin Skywalker is seduced by the dark side of the Force to become the Emperor's new apprentice – Darth ...
Runtime: 140 min.
Directed by: George Lucas
Stars: Natalie Portman | Ewan McGregor | Samuel L. Jackson | Hayden Christensen | Ian McDiarmid
10 Year Retrospective - Cast and Crew Look Back (2005)
As: Herself - 'Mathilda'
The cast and crew reflect back on the making of the film Léon - The Professional (1994).A series of interviews with people in different places, all of them involved in the film.
Runtime: 25 min.
Directed by: Stuart Richardson
Stars: Jean Reno | Natalie Portman | Michael Badalucco | Ellen Greene | Thierry Arbogast
Natalie Portman: Starting Young (2005)
As: Herself
Natalie Portman reflects on how she was cast in the film Léon: The Professional (1994) at such a young age.
Runtime: 14 min.
Directed by: Stuart Richardson
Stars: Natalie Portman | Ralph Lister
Closer (2004)
As: Alice Ayres
A witty, romantic, and very dangerous love story about chance meetings, instant attractions, and casual betrayals. Two couples disintegrate when they begin destructive adulterous affairs with each other.
Runtime: 104 min.
Directed by: Mike Nichols
Stars: Natalie Portman | Jude Law | Clive Owen | Julia Roberts | Colin Stinton
True (2004)
As: Francine
While is receiving an enigmatic phone call from his girlfriend Francine, Thomas remembers the milestones of their relationship, from the very moment they met in a really strange way. A segment of “Paris, je t'aime” (2006).
Runtime: 10 min.
Directed by: Tom Tykwer
Stars: Natalie Portman | Melchior Beslon
Garden State (2004)
As: Sam
Andrew returns to his hometown for the funeral of his mother, a journey that reconnects him with past friends. The trip coincides with his decision to stop taking his powerful antidepressants. A chance meeting with Sam - a girl also suffering from various maladies - opens up the possibility of rekindling emotional attachments, confronting his psychologist father, and perhaps beginning a new life.
Runtime: 102 min.
Directed by: Zach Braff
Stars: Ian Holm | Natalie Portman | Zach Braff | Peter Sarsgaard | Jean Smart
Cold Mountain (2003)
As: Sara
In this classic story of love and devotion set against the backdrop of the American Civil War, a wounded Confederate soldier named W.P. Inman deserts his unit and travels across the South, aiming to return to his young wife, Ada, who he left behind to tend their farm. As Inman makes his perilous journey home, Ada struggles to keep their home intact with the assistance of Ruby, a mysterious drifter sent ...
Runtime: 154 min.
Directed by: Anthony Minghella
Stars: Brendan Gleeson | Renée Zellweger | Nicole Kidman | Jude Law | Eileen Atkins
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones (2002)
As: Padmé Amidala
Ten years after the invasion of Naboo, the galaxy is on the brink of civil war. Under the leadership of a renegade Jedi named Count Dooku, thousands of solar systems threaten to break away from the Galactic Republic. When an assassination attempt is made on Senator Padmé Amidala, the former Queen of Naboo, twenty-year-old Jedi apprentice Anakin Skywalker is assigned to protect her. In the course ...
Runtime: 142 min.
Directed by: George Lucas
Stars: Natalie Portman | Ewan McGregor | Samuel L. Jackson | Hayden Christensen | Ian McDiarmid
The Concert for New York City (2001)
The Concert for New York City took place on October 20, 2001 at Madison Square Garden. It was a celebration of the strength of New York and a thank-you to the heroic firefighters, police officers and rescue workers who saved tens of thousands of lives on September 11th. More than 6000 firefighters, police officers and rescue workers attended as guests.
Runtime: 296 min.
Directed by: Louis J. Horvitz | Woody Allen | Edward Burns | Ric Burns | Christian Charles | Spike Lee | Martin Scorsese | Jerry Seinfeld | Kevin Smith
Stars: David Bowie | Elton John | Paul McCartney | Eric Clapton | Billy Joel
Zoolander (2001)
As: Herself
Clear the runway for Derek Zoolander, VH1's three-time male model of the year. His face falls when hippie-chic "he's so hot right now" Hansel scooters in to steal this year's award. The evil fashion guru Mugatu seizes the opportunity to turn Derek into a killing machine. Its a well-designed conspiracy and only with the help of Hansel and a few well-chosen accessories can Derek make the world safe.
Runtime: 90 min.
Directed by: Ben Stiller
Stars: Owen Wilson | Will Ferrell | Ben Stiller | Milla Jovovich | Christine Taylor
Where The Heart Is (2000)
As: Novalee Nation
Novalee Nation is a 17-year-old Tennessee transient who has to grow up in a hurry when she's left pregnant and abandoned by her boyfriend on a roadside in Sequoyah, Okla., and takes refuge in the friendly aisles of Wal-Mart. In short order, some eccentric, kindly strangers "adopt" Novalee and her infant daughter, helping them buck the odds and build a new life.
Runtime: 120 min.
Directed by: Matt Williams
Stars: Natalie Portman | Sally Field | Stockard Channing | Ashley Judd | Joan Cusack
Anywhere But Here (1999)
As: Ann August
In this adaptation of the Mona Simpson novel, single mother Adele August is bad with money, and even worse when it comes to making decisions. Her straight-laced daughter, Ann, is a successful high school student with Ivy League aspirations. When Adele decides to pack up and move the two of them from the Midwest to Beverly Hills, Calif., to pursue her dreams of Hollywood success, Ann grows frustrated with ...
Runtime: 114 min.
Directed by: Wayne Wang
Stars: Natalie Portman | Susan Sarandon | Eileen Ryan | Ray Baker | Hart Bochner
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999)
As: Padmé Amidala
Anakin Skywalker, a young slave strong with the Force, is discovered on Tatooine. Meanwhile, the evil Sith have returned, enacting their plot for revenge against the Jedi.
Runtime: 136 min.
Directed by: George Lucas
Stars: Natalie Portman | Ewan McGregor | Liam Neeson | Ian McDiarmid | Jake Lloyd
Mars Attacks! (1996)
As: Taffy Dale
'We come in peace' is not what those green men from Mars mean when they invade our planet, armed with irresistible weapons and a cruel sense of humor. This star studded cast must play victim to the alien’s fun and games in this comedy homage to science fiction films of the '50s and '60s.
Runtime: 106 min.
Directed by: Tim Burton
Stars: Pierce Brosnan | Annette Bening | Danny DeVito | Glenn Close | Jack Nicholson
Everyone Says I Love You (1996)
As: Laura Dandrige
A New York girl sets her father up with a beautiful woman in a shaky marriage while her half sister gets engaged.
Runtime: 101 min.
Directed by: Woody Allen
Stars: Edward Norton | Julia Roberts | Woody Allen | Drew Barrymore | Goldie Hawn
Beautiful Girls (1996)
As: Marty
During a snowy winter in the small fictional town of Knight"s Ridge, Massachusetts, a group of lifelong buddies hang out, drink and struggle to connect with the women who affect their decisions, dreams and desires.
Runtime: 112 min.
Directed by: Ted Demme
Stars: Timothy Hutton | Noah Emmerich | Matt Dillon | Lauren Holly | Annabeth Gish
Heat (1995)
As: Lauren Gustafson
Obsessive master thief, Neil McCauley leads a top-notch crew on various daring heists throughout Los Angeles while determined detective, Vincent Hanna pursues him without rest. Each man recognizes and respects the ability and the dedication of the other even though they are aware their cat-and-mouse game may end in violence.
Runtime: 170 min.
Directed by: Michael Mann
Stars: Tom Sizemore | Val Kilmer | Robert De Niro | Al Pacino | Jon Voight
Leon: The Professional (1994)
As: Mathilda Lando
Leon, the top hit man in New York, has earned a rep as an effective "cleaner". But when his next-door neighbors are wiped out by a loose-cannon DEA agent, he becomes the unwilling custodian of 12-year-old Mathilda. Before long, Mathilda's thoughts turn to revenge, and she considers following in Leon's footsteps.
Runtime: 110 min.
Directed by: Luc Besson
Stars: Gary Oldman | Jean Reno | Natalie Portman | Danny Aiello | Peter Appel
Developing (1994)
As: Nina
Developing is a 1994 short film directed by Marya Cohn, about the relationship between a girl and her single mother, who has breast cancer. The film stars Natalie Portman as Nina.(Wikipedia)
Runtime: 28 min.
Directed by: Marya Cohn
Stars: Natalie Portman | Lauren Cohn | Frances Conroy | Jon DeVries | Martin L. Evans
Untitled Dear Abby/Ann-Landers Film ()
As: Pauline Friedman / Esther Friedman
Centers around Esther and Pauline Friedman, the twin sisters responsible for writing the long-standing Ann Landers and Dear Abby advise columns.
Directed by: Natalie Portman
Stars: Natalie Portman
Lucy in the Sky ()
As: Lucy Cola
Astronaut Lucy Cola returns to Earth after a transcendent experience during a mission to space – and begins to lose touch with reality in a world that now seems too small.
Directed by: Noah Hawley
Stars: Natalie Portman | Ellen Burstyn | Jon Hamm | Dan Stevens | Zazie Beetz