Natalie Portman is one of America’s most beloved actresses and has even been deemed “the new Audrey Hepburn” by fellow actors and various magazines.
She’s got brains, beauty, talent, heart and is the quintessential role model for females of all ages, eveywhere.
Natalie chooses each role she does with precision and thought, resulting in some of the greatest performances of all time.
Just in case you don’t already know everything about her, welcome to 10 Things You Probably Didn’t Know About Natalie Portman:
1. Natalie went Vegetarian at age 8 and then Vegan at age 28.
2. Natalie likes to spend her downtime at Winnie’s in New York City singing karaoke.
3. She speaks Hebrew, French, German, Spanish, and Japanese.
4. Natalie turned down the role of Wendy in
The Ice Storm stating that the character was “too dark”.
Christina Ricci, who took the part, stated that she usually gets roles that Natalie turns down.
5. Natalie shares the same birthday as her mother, June 9th.
6. Was approached by the screenwriter of
The Social Network for inside information about attending Harvard University. At the time she was a fellow student with Facebook co-founders
Mark Zuckerberg, Eduardo Saverin, Divya Narendra and Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss.
7. Natalie was originally cast as Juliet in
Baz Luhrmann‘s
Romeo + Juliet and even shot scenes with
Leonardo DiCaprio. Shortly after she was replaced by
Claire Danes due to Natalie and Leo’s age difference.
8. She originally turned down the role for
Anywhere But Here due to the fact that her love scene required nudity. Co-star
Susan Sarandon said that she could not do the film without Natalie and the scene was re-written.
9. Natalie stated that she would never do a slasher film or any other “
Jennifer Love Hewitt type film.”
10. In high school, Natalie was voted “Most Likely to Appear on Jeopardy”.
