I would recommend Natalie Portman.
- Born in Jerusalem, she moved to the United States at the age of three and now holds dual citizenship in both the United States and Israel .
- Portman began dancing at the age of four and belonged to a local theater group. At the age of 10, she was approached by a Revlon agent to become a child model, but she declined in order to focus on her acting career . In a magazine interview, Portman said that she was "different from other kids." "I was more ambitious, I knew what I liked and what I wanted, and I worked hard. I was a very serious child," she said.
- She was a bright girl. During her student years, Portman co-authored two research papers published in science journals. Her high school paper, "A Simple Method to Demonstrate the Enzymatic Production of Hydrogen from Sugar," published in 1998, was submitted to Intel Science Talent Search. She even missed the premiere of a film she starred in (Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace) to study for her high school final exams.
- While continuing her acting career, she studied psychology at Harvard University, graduating with a bachelor's degree in 2003. She told the New York Post, "I don't care if academics ruin my career. I'd rather be smart than a movie star." During her time at Harvard, she stayed at Lowell House and contributed a letter to the Harvard Crimson in response to an essay criticizing Israel's actions against Palestinians. In 2002, while majoring in psychology at Harvard, she contributed to the memory study "Frontal Lobe Activation during Object Permanence: Data from Near-Infrared Spectroscopy." This paper made Portman one of the very few professional actors for whom the Erdős Bacon number has been defined.
- Her film career : In 2001, Portman appeared in a production of Anton Chekhov's "The Seagull" at the Public Theatre in New York. In 2005, she was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress and won a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress for the drama "Closer." She also won a Constellation Award (Best Female Performance) and a Saturn Award (Best Actress) for her starring role in "V for Vendetta" (2006). She played leading roles in the historical drama "Goya's Ghosts" (2006) and "The Other Boleyn Girl" (2008). In May 2008, she became the youngest member of the jury at the 61st Cannes International Film Festival, and her directorial debut, "Eve," opened the short film competition at the 65th Venice International Film Festival in 2008. Impressive, isn't it?
- In 2011, Portman starred as Nina Sayers in "Black Swan," winning an Academy Award, Golden Globe Award, BAFTA Award, Screen Actors Guild Award, and Independent Spirit Award .
Fun facts
- She speaks six languages . Portman has been interested in foreign languages since childhood and has studied French, Japanese, German, Hebrew, and Arabic.
- Her ancestors were also capable people : Her paternal grandfather, who died in Auschwitz, was a professor of economics in Israel, and her great-grandmother, born in Romania, was reportedly a spy for British intelligence during World War II.
- She has a famous twin sister . Portman bears a striking resemblance to fellow actress Keira Knightley.
