Natalie Portman Birthplace

Natalie Portman Birthplace, Natalie Hershlag (born June 9, 1981), better known by her stage name Natalie Portman, is an actress with dual American and Israeli citizenship.

Her first role was as an orphan taken in by a hitman in the 1994 French action film Léon, but major success came when she was cast as Padmé Amidala in the Star Wars prequel trilogy (released in 1999, 2002 and 2005). In 1999, she enrolled at Harvard University to study psychology while still working as an actress. She completed her bachelor’s degree in 2003.

Portman was born in Jerusalem, Israel. She is the only child of Shelley (née Stevens), an American homemaker who works as Portman’s agent, and Avner Hershlag, an Israeli citizen who is a fertility specialist and gynecologist. Portman’s maternal ancestors were Jewish immigrants to the United States, from Austria and Russia (her mother’s family had changed their surname from “Edelstein” to “Stevens”).

Her paternal ancestors were Jews who moved to Israel from Poland and Romania. Her paternal grandfather, whose parents died at Auschwitz, was an economics professor in Israel, and her Romanian-born great-grandmother was a spy for British Intelligence during World War II.

Natalie Portman

Natalie Portman, Have Natalie Portman and Benjamin Millepied already tied the knot? The 30-year-old actress had Oscar viewers buzzing when she walked the red carpet with Benjamin wearing what appeared to be a wedding set.

The Black Swan choreographer was also photographed wearing a silver band on his wedding finger.

In December 2010, the couple, who have a son, Aleph, announced they were engaged.

During her Best Actress acceptance speech at last year’s Oscars, Natalie thanked her “beautiful love, Benjamin, who has now given me my most important role in my life.”