Natalie Portman Filmography

Born:: June 9, 1981 in Jerusalem, Israel
Occupation:: Actor
Biography:: With a major part in the most anticipated film of the 1990s, George Lucas' Star Wars: Episode I -- The Phantom Menace, repeated comparisons to Audrey Hepburn, and the drool of a thousand critics at her feet, Natalie Portman has emerged as one of the most promising actresses of her generation....Read More

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My Blueberry Nights

Actors: Jude Law, Norah Jones, Natalie Portman, Rachel Weisz, David Strathairn

Synopsis: Legendary filmmaker Wong Kar-Wai directs Jude Law, Natalie Portman, Rachel Weisz, and Norah Jones in his first English-language feature film -- a romantic road movie detailing the cross-country journey of a woman who sets off across the United States in hopes of mending her broken heart. Elizabeth Read More

4/4/08
The Other Boleyn Girl

Actors: Natalie Portman, Scarlett Johansson, Eric Bana, Jim Sturgess, Mark Rylance

Synopsis: Adapted from author Philippa Gregory's historical novel of the same name, director Justin Chadwick's atmospheric period drama follows the fierce competition between sisters Mary (Scarlett Johansson) and Anne Boleyn (Natalie Portman) to win the affections of Tudor king Henry VIII (Eric Bana). Anne Read More

2/29/08
Brothers

Actors: Tobey Maguire, Jake Gyllenhaal, Natalie Portman

Synopsis: Jim Sheridan helms this remake of Susan Bier's 2004 war melodrama, this time with Tobey Maguire and Jake Gyllenhaal taking the lead roles of two brothers torn between war and love in this Relativity Media production. Maguire stars as a soldier who's sent to Afghanistan as his deadbeat brother (Gyllenhaal Read More

1/1/08
Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium

Actors: Natalie Portman, Dustin Hoffman, Jason Bateman, Zach Mills

Synopsis: The eccentric owner of a magical toy store surprises the shop's manager by turning over ownership to her in a warm-hearted comedy fantasy directed by Zach Helm and starring Jason Bateman, Dustin Hoffman, and Natalie Portman. Portman plays the manager of the store that seems to be a reflection of Read More

11/16/07
The Darjeeling Limited

Actors: Owen Wilson, Adrien Brody, Jason Schwartzman, Amara Karan, Wallace Wolodarsky

Synopsis: Wes Anderson's The Darjeeling Limited stars Owen Wilson, Jason Schwartzman, and Adrien Brody as three brothers who, at the insistence of the oldest, take a train ride through India together in order to strengthen their bond. Even though the vacation goes wrong in ways they do not anticipate, the Read More

9/29/07
Goya's Ghosts

Actors: Javier Bardem, Natalie Portman, Stellan Skarsgård, Randy Quaid, José Luis Gómez, Michel Lonsdale

Synopsis: The lives of a great artist, a corrupted holy man, and a beautiful woman cross paths at a crucial moment in history in this epic-scale historical drama from director Milos Forman. Near the end of the 18th century, Francisco Goya (Stellan Skarsgård) is a gifted but controversial artist whose Read More

7/20/07
Paris, je t'aime

Synopsis: Twenty acclaimed filmmakers from around the world look at love in the City of Lights in this omnibus feature. Paris Je T'aime features eighteen short stories, each set in a different part of Paris and each featuring a different cast and director (two segments were produced by two filmmakers in Read More

5/4/07
Saving a Species: Gorillas on the Brink

Actors: Natalie Portman, Jack Hanna

Synopsis: Academy Award-nominated actress Natalie Portman and animal rights activist Jack Hanna team up to co-host the documentary Saving a Species: Gorillas on the Brink. Hanna and Portman embark on a journey into the wilds of Central Africa, where an increasingly rare species of ape, the imperiled Read More

2007
Hotel Chevalier

Actors: Jason Schwartzman, Natalie Portman

2007
Free Zone

Actors: Natalie Portman, Hanna Laslo, Hiam Abbass, Carmen Maura, Makram Khoury

Synopsis: A Jewish-American woman still reeling from her breakup with her Spanish-Israeli fiancée hits the road with a middle-aged Israeli woman, who is looking to collect the 30,000-dollar debt owed to her by her husband's former business partner, and a Palestinian woman, who claims to know the elusive Read More

4/7/06
V for Vendetta

Actors: Natalie Portman, Hugo Weaving, Stephen Rea, Stephen Fry, John Hurt

Synopsis: Based on the graphic novel by Alan Moore, V for Vendetta takes place in an alternate vision of Britain in which a corrupt and abusive totalitarian government has risen to complete power. During a threatening run in with the secret police, an unassuming young woman named Evey (Natalie Portman) is Read More

3/17/06
Saturday Night Live: Natalie Portman

Actors: Natalie Portman, Fall Out Boy

Synopsis: This 2006 episode of Saturday Night Live is hosted by Natalie Portman and features musical guest Fall Out Boy. ~ Skyler Miller, All Movie Guide Read More

2006
Faubourg Saint-Denis

Actors: Natalie Portman, Melchior Beslon

Synopsis: This short film served as Run Lola Run director Tom Tykwer's contribution to the anthology film Paris, Je T'Aime. Natalie Portman stars as an American actress who experiences love with a blind Frenchman. Along with Faubourg Saint-Denis, Paris, Je T'Aime includes films by Joel Coen, Gus Van Sant Read More

2006
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith

Actors: Samuel L. Jackson, Ian McDiarmid, Jimmy Smits, Natalie Portman, Hayden Christensen, Ewan McGregor

Synopsis: George Lucas draws the Star Wars film series to a close with this dark sci-fi adventure which sets the stage for the events of the first film and brings the saga full circle. After a fierce battle in which Obi-Wan (Ewan McGregor) and Anakin (Hayden Christensen) join Republic forces to help free Read More

5/19/05
Closer

Actors: Julia Roberts, Jude Law, Natalie Portman, Clive Owen

Synopsis: Patrick Marber's acclaimed stage drama about the romantic interactions of four people has been given a reverent screen adaptation by director and producer Mike Nichols. Dan (Jude Law) is a writer in London who wants to finish a novel, but in the meantime supports himself by writing obituaries. One Read More

12/3/04
Garden State

Actors: Zach Braff, Natalie Portman, Peter Sarsgaard, Ian Holm, Jean Smart

Synopsis: In the wake of his success on the hit NBC sitcom Scrubs, actor Zach Braff made his debut behind the camera writing, directing, and starring in this bittersweet romantic comedy. Braff plays Andrew Largeman, a young man who has just received word of his mother's passing. With this news, Andrew Read More

7/30/04
Hitler's Pawn

2004
Cold Mountain

Actors: Jude Law, Nicole Kidman, Renée Zellweger, Eileen Atkins, Brendan Gleeson, Philip Seymour Hoffman

Synopsis: Based on the novel by Charles Frazier, Anthony Minghella's star-studded Cold Mountain is a sweeping tale set in the final days of the American Civil War. Jude Law stars as Inman, a young soldier who, despite an injury, is struggling to make his way home to Cold Mountain, NC, where his beloved Ada (Nicole Kidman Read More

12/25/03
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones

Actors: Ewan McGregor, Natalie Portman, Hayden Christensen, Christopher Lee, Samuel L. Jackson

Synopsis: The second prequel to the original Star Wars trilogy takes place ten years after the events depicted in Star Wars: Episode I -- The Phantom Menace. Now 20, young Anakin Skywalker (Hayden Christensen) is an apprentice to respected Jedi knight Obi-Wan Kenobi (Ewan McGregor). Unusually powerful in Read More

5/16/02
The Osbournes: What Goes Up

Actors: Ozzy Osbourne, Sharon Osbourne, Kelly Osbourne

Synopsis: Anticipation was high for the second season of MTV's The Osbournes, and as viewers once again entered the abode of the notorious metal-head, it appeared as if the zoo had been taken over by the animals. Short on the heels of releasing her cover of Madonna's "Papa Don't Preach," thrush Kelly gears Read More

2002
Zoolander

Actors: Ben Stiller, Owen Wilson, Will Ferrell, Christine Taylor, Milla Jovovich

Synopsis: Comic actor Ben Stiller co-wrote, directed, and stars in this spoof of the fashion industry that began as a short skit for the 1996 VH1 Fashion Awards. Stiller is Derek Zoolander, an intellectually challenged but bone structure-blessed male model who's despondent after being eclipsed in popularity Read More

9/28/01
The Concert For New York City

Synopsis: In the wake of the attacks on New York City and Washington D.C. on September 11, 2001, many figures in the entertainment community stepped forward to offer their talents to raise money towards relief efforts for the victims and their survivors. On October 20, 2001, some of the biggest names in Read More

2001
Where the Heart Is

Actors: Natalie Portman, Ashley Judd, Stockard Channing, Joan Cusack, James Frain, Dylan Bruno, Keith David, Sally Field

Synopsis: Pregnant 17-year-old Novalee Nation (Natalie Portman) runs away from her Tennessee home toward the bright lights of California, accompanied by her boyfriend, Willy Jack Pickins (Dylan Bruno). But Willy gets cold feet and abandons her at a Wal-Mart in Sequoyah, OK. Novalee's life savings amount to Read More

4/28/00
Anywhere But Here

Actors: Susan Sarandon, Natalie Portman, Eileen Ryan, Ray Baker, John Diehl

Synopsis: As with his earlier film The Joy Luck Club (1993), Chinese director Wayne Wang tackles mother-daughter relationships in this coming of age comedy-drama. Susan Sarandon stars as Adele August, a Bay City, Wisconsin, mother who longs for a more exciting and glamorous life in Beverly Hills Read More

11/12/99
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace

Actors: Ewan McGregor, Liam Neeson, Natalie Portman, Jake Lloyd, Pernilla August

Synopsis: In 1977, George Lucas released Star Wars, the ultimate sci-fi popcorn flick-turned-pop-culture myth machine. It quickly became the biggest money-making film of all time and changed the shape of the film industry. After two successful sequels (1980's The Empire Strikes Back and 1983's Return of the Read More

5/19/99
The Prince of Egypt

Actors: Val Kilmer, Ralph Fiennes, Michelle Pfeiffer, Sandra Bullock, Jeff Goldblum

Synopsis: Dreamworks Pictures has taken the biblical story of Exodus, put it into cartoon form, and released it on the big screen as an epic animated feature. The Prince of Egypt tells the story of Moses releasing the Jews from Egyptian slavery under the hand of the evil pharaoh Rameses. Think of The Ten Commandments Read More

12/18/98
Beautiful Girls

Actors: Timothy Hutton, Matt Dillon, Noah Emmerich, Annabeth Gish, Michael Rapaport, Mira Sorvino, Lauren Holly, Uma Thurman

Synopsis: A high-school reunion in a snowy New England town brings together a diverse band of former classmates. They include NYC pianist Willie Timothy Hutton who has found only small success playing night clubs and is considering taking a job as a supply salesman. While in town, Willie, who is having Read More

1996
Everyone Says I Love You

Actors: Alan Alda, Edward Norton, Woody Allen, Drew Barrymore, Goldie Hawn, Gaby Hoffmann, Julia Roberts, Natasha Lyonne

Synopsis: Featuring a soundtrack filled with beloved "standard" songs such as "Just You, Just Me" and "My Baby Just Cares for Me," this musical comedy by Woody Allen concerns a polite and comfortably well-off group of people and their romantic difficulties. DJ (Natasha Lyonne), who narrates the picture, is Read More

1996
Mars Attacks!

Actors: Jack Nicholson, Glenn Close, Annette Bening, Pierce Brosnan, Danny DeVito, Jim Brown

Synopsis: This quirky science fiction comedy is a characteristic feature by iconoclastic director Tim Burton, known to moviegoers for Beetlejuice, Edward Scissorhands, and The Nightmare Before Christmas. The storyline affectionately harkens back to the deadpan sincerity of such '50s and '60s Read More

1996
Heat

Actors: Al Pacino, Robert De Niro, Val Kilmer, Jon Voight, Tom Sizemore, Diane Venora

Synopsis: A successful career criminal considers getting out of the business after one last score, while an obsessive cop desperately tries to put him behind bars in this intelligent thriller written and directed by Michael Mann. Neil McCauley (Robert De Niro) is a thief who specializes in big, risky jobs Read More

1995
The Professional

Actors: Jean Reno, Natalie Portman, Gary Oldman, Danny Aiello, Peter Appel, Michael Badalucco

Synopsis: As visually stylish as it is graphically violent, this thriller directed by Luc Besson concerns Mathilda (Natalie Portman), a 12-year-old girl living in New York City who has been exposed to the sordid side of life from an early age: her family lives in a slum and her abusive father works for drug Read More

1994