This actress, born in 1981, has had an extensive career in film since her teenage years. She has starred in various blockbusters and independent films, for which she has received multiple accolades, including an Academy Award, a British Academy Film Award, and two Golden Globe Awards.
Though the actress was born in Israel, Rockville was her first home in the United States. She lived in Rockville and attended Charles E. Smith Jewish Day School until she was 7 years old while her father completed his residency at George Washington University Medical Center. She then moved to Connecticut in 1988 before relocating permanently to Long Island in 1990.
She attended Harvard University for her bachelor’s degree in psychology, while acting in the Star Wars prequel trilogy (2002, 2005). She was a troubled ballerina in the psychological horror film Black Swan (2010), starred in the romantic comedy No Strings Attached (2011), and portrayed Jacqueline Kennedy in the biopic Jackie (2016), among many other roles. She is… Natalie Portman.
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