NATALIE PORTMAN: EVEY HAMMOND
An
actress with a talent and poise well beyond her years, NATALIE
PORTMAN has established herself as one of Hollywood’s
most talented and sought after young actresses.Portman was last seen in Mike Nichols’ big-screen adaptation of Patrick Marber’s Broadway hit Closer, starring opposite Jude Law, Julia Roberts and Clive Owen. Her work in the film has earned her many accolades, including a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress, as well as an Academy Award nomination in the same category. Other nods include nominations for Best Actress from the Golden Satellite Awards and the London Film Critics and nominations for Best Supporting Actress from the Online Film Critics and the Critics’ Choice Awards. She was also named Best Supporting Actress by the San Diego Film Critics.
Portman also gained kudos for her role in Zach Braff’s critically acclaimed Garden State. Written, directed, and co-starring Braff, her performance earned her a nomination for Best Supporting Actress from the Golden Satellite Awards. The film also stars Peter Sarsgaard.
Portman will next be seen in the highly anticipated final installment of George Lucas’ second Star Wars trilogy with Hayden Christensen and Ewan McGregor. In 2002, Portman starred as Senator Amidala in Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones, following the huge sucess of Lucas’ blockbuster hit, Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace, in which her character was introduced. Both films, prequels to Lucas’ wildly popular Star Wars trilogy of the 70’s and 80’s, rank among the top-grossing films ever produced worldwide.
Portman recently completed work on the Israeli feature film Free Zone, directed by Amos Gitai.
Previously, Portman starred in Anthony Minghella’s critically acclaimed and Academy Award nominated Cold Mountain, opposite Jude Law, Nicole Kidman and Renee Zellweger. She was also was seen in Tom Tykwer’s short film True as part of the compilation feature film Paris je t’aime.
Other credits include Matt Williams’ coming of age story Where the Heart Is, co-starring Ashley Judd, and her performance opposite Susan Sarandon in Wayne Wang’s Anywhere But Here earned her a Golden Globe Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress.
Portman received international acclaim for her feature debut in Luc Besson’s The Professional, starring opposite Jean Reno and Gary Oldman.
She received further recognition for her movie-stealing performance in the film Beautiful Girls. Directed by Ted Demme, the bittersweet comedy also starred Timothy Hutton, Uma Thurman, Rosie O’Donnell, and Matt Dillon.
Other feature credits include the Woody Allen musical Everyone Says I Love You, co-starring Julia Roberts, Goldie Hawn, Alan Alda and Drew Barrymore; Tim Burton’s black comedy Mars Attacks!, with Jack Nicholson and Glenn Close; and Michael Mann’s Heat with Al Pacino, Robert DeNiro and Val Kilmer.
Portman received critical acclaim as Nina in Mike Nichol’s Shakespeare in the Park production of The Seagull, opposite Meryl Streep, Kevin Kline, and Philip Seymour Hoffman for New York Shakespeare Festival.
In the 1997-1998 Broadway season, Portman starred in the title role of The Diary of Anne Frank, praised by USA Today as “a landmark performance.” Directed by James Lapine, the production took a fresh look at the play, incorporating new material from the 1995 Definitive Edition of Anne Frank’s diaries.
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