Childhood (Chronologically)
• Moved to the US when she was 3 years old. [1984]
• Has taken dance (ballet, jazz, tap) lessons since the age of 4. [1985 - ] And still does.
• Went to Usdan Camp for the arts as a child. [1988??]
• Has been a strict vegetarian since the age of 8. She practices what is called “Vegan Vegetarianism.”
• Was a member of the environmental song and dance troupe The World Patrol Kids under her real name. [1991??]
• Became interested in acting after spending three summers at the prestigious (and expensive) Stagedoor Manor Performing Arts Camp. [1994]
• She went to Stagedoor Manor Performing Arts Camp in 1994 and 1995 where she was Anne in “Anne of Green Gables” in 1994 and “Tapestry” in 1995. [1994-1995]

Acting (Chronologically)
• As a young girl, she was an understudy for the lead character in the off-Broadway show, ‘Ruthless’, alongside Britney Spears. [Late 1980's]
• She was discovered in a Pizza parlor and was originally turned down for the role of Mathilda in The Professional because she was too young. [1993]
• Auditioned for Little Women (1994). [1993]
• Was the first choice to play Juliet in Romeo + Juliet (1996) movie but turned it down because of the scenes, and the age difference, between her and Leonardo DiCaprio. [1996]
• Turned down the title role in Adrian Lyne’s Lolita (1997), due to her feelings about young adult actors/actresses being exposed to sex in films. [1997]
• Before she was cast in Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace (1999), she had never seen the original 3 Star Wars movies. [1997]
• Turned down the role of Wendy in The Ice Storm (1997) because she felt the material was “too dark.” The role went to Christina Ricci, who has said she often gets the projects Natalie turns down. [1997]
• Turned down a role in Horse Whisperer, The (1998) to act in “The Diary of Anne Frank” on Broadway. [1998]
• Originally turned down the role of Ann August in the film Anywhere But Here (1999) because of the love scene between herself and Corbin Allred which required nudity. Susan Sarandon who had co-star approval, said she couldn’t continue the movie without Portman, so the script was re-written without the scene and sent to Natalie, and she accepted. [1999]
• Stated in a TV interview that with the exception of the Star Wars prequels, she will not act for the next four years in order to concentrate on studying at Harvard University. [1999]
• Has confirmed that she will continue acting, but will be more selective when it comes to selecting a script. [April 2002]
• She hesitantly shot an explicit nude scene for Closer (2004/I), in the scene where Alice (Portman) strips for Larry (Clive Owen). Ultimately, Portman and director Mike Nichols agreed not to use it, as the scene was effective enough without it.
• Says her performances in Everyone Says I Love You and the three Star Wars films are her worst. Her failure, she believes, is her inability to do improv.
• Learned to speak with a British accent for V for Vendetta (2005).
• Shaved her head for V for Vendetta (2005).
• Is learning how to play the piano and conduct for Goya’s Ghosts (2006).

Career (Random Order)
• Said would never be in a horror movie or any other “Jennifer Love Hewitt type” film.
• Received a Tony nomination for her role as Anne Frank in The Diary of Anne Frank.
• One of Teen People Magazine’s “25 Hottest Stars under 25″ [2002]
• Won the 2002 Teen’s Choice Award for choice actress in an action/adventure film (Star Wars: Episode II)
• Voted the 15th Sexiest Female Movie Star in the Australian Empire Magazine September 2002.
• Was named one of the 50 Most Beautiful People by People Magazine in 2002.
• Named #42 on the Maxim magazine Hot 100 of 2005 list.
• Named #49 in FHM’s “100 Sexiest Women in the World 2005″ special supplement. (2005)
• She has worked with two Draculas as well as two Frankenstein monsters. In The Professional, she worked with Gary Oldman, who played Dracula for Francis Ford Coppola. In Heat (1995), she appeared with Robert De Niro, who played The Creature for Kenneth Branagh. In Star Wars, she works with Christopher Lee, who played both roles for Hammer studios.
• Was considered for a role in Elizabethtown

Miss Portman (Random Order)
• Harpers and Queen magazine said that she is “the new Audrey Hepburn”.
• Has said in interviews that when she gets older, she would like to be a doctor like her father.
• Takes pride in the fact that she is a role model for girls and chooses roles that are positive so that they will have a positive role model to look up to.
• Is very close to her parents and says, “The best part about being friends with your parents is that no matter what you do, they always love you.”
• Grew up in Syosset, Long Island, New York, where her parents still reside.
• Natalie was born on her mother’s 29th birthday.
• Has a passion for travel. In late 2003 and early 2004 she travelled alone to Morocco and Guatemala.
• Is friends with Britney Spears. They recently threw a New Year’s Eve party together in NYC. [2002]
• Fashion designer Zac Posen refers to her as his “muse”.
• Is close friends with Jake Gyllenhaal and Bryce Dallas Howard.
• She is good friends with the band Maroon 5.
• Has a song named after her by the band ‘TeamSleep’.
• She and director Tom Tykwer became good friends after working together on True.
• Her comedic influences are Lily Tomlin and Diane Keaton. She said in an interview, “I love Lily Tomlin and I love Diane Keaton. They’re sort of my heroes. Diane Keaton can do anything. She’s just the best there is.”
• Has a CD named after her by Chicago-based DJ Intel One. The CD was done for charity, given away, and titled “Love: A Tribute to Natalie Portman.” It featured songs by Shelly Duval, Common, The Roots, and others.
• Has a song named after her by the band Ozma.
• Bears a striking resemblance to Keira Knightley. Knightley played Sabé in Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace, the Queen’s decoy. When in make-up, the mothers of the actresses could not even tell them apart.
• Takes pride in the fact that she is a role model for girls and choses roles that are positive so that they will have a positive role model to look up to.
• Is very close to her parents and says, “The best part about being friends with your parents is that no matter what you do, they always love you.”
• She is an only child.
• Has said in interviews that when she gets older, she would like to be a doctor like her father.
• While in Morocco, she lived in a tent and traveled by camel.
• Several months after shaving her head, she was traveling through Ireland and stopped for directions at a bed and breakfast. The owners refused to allow her even onto their porch. They did, however, give her directions.

School (Chronologically)
• Graduated from Syosset High School, Syosset, NY. [29 June 1999]
• A designer made her a dress for her High School graduation prom. [1999]
• Studying psychology at Harvard (where she has three room-mates), and says that she may plan to make that her career. [2000]
• Is majoring in psychology at Harvard, where she is also co-chair of the Harvard Concert Commission, which she helped found. [May 2002]
• Received her Harvard degree in June of 2003.
• Had to miss the premiere of Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace so she could study for her high school final exams.

Sparetime (Random Order)
• Was reportedly caught using a fake ID trying to sneak into the Roxy. The performer Moby insisted that she was invited by him, and refused to perform unless she was admitted. She was admitted and security watched her as she stood in the back, watched the show, and didn’t drink. [Stated in an online interview that the story about sneaking into the Roxy to see Moby is not true, and that she and her friends went home after they were denied entrance. ]

Misc (Random Order)
• Has been a strict vegetarian since the age of 8, but has recently began eating pizza despite the possible trace of rennet in the cheese.
• The make-up brand Stila has a lip gloss named after her.
• As of June 2002, she has appeared on “The Late Show with David Letterman”, eight times.
• She has worked with a several of her co-stars twice: Ashley Judd in Heat and Where the Heart Is; Lukas Haas in Mars Attacks! and Everyone Says I Love You; Julia Roberts in Everyone Says I Love You and Closer; Jude Law in Cold Mountain and Closer; Philip Seymour Hoffman in the play The Seagull and Cold Mountain; John Caroll Lynch in Beautiful Girls and Anywhere but Here. She has also worked for director Mike Nichols on two occasions: for the play The Seagull and Closer.
• Both she and Sophia Coppola have played the daughter of a character played by Al Pacino, and also both appeared in a film featuring Pacino and Robert DeNiro. Sophia Coppola was in all three Godfather films, and Portman was in Heat. Portman and Coppola appeared together in Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace.
• She spoofed her role in Star Wars before becoming involved in the series. In Mars Attacks!, she gives a medal to Lukas Haas in a scene resembling the award ceremony at the end of Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope. The medals were given out by Princess Leia, the daughter of Portman’s future character, Queen Amidala. In addition, the recipients of those medals, Harrison Ford and Lukas Haas, appeared together in Witness.
• Shares a birthday with Johnny Depp and Michael J. Fox.