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Natalie PortmanRating 92, Votes 38This beauty has Israelian and American blood running through her veins. Natalie Hershlag known as Natalie Portman was born in Jerusalem, Israel to mother Shelley Hershlag and father Avner Hershlag, who was a fertility specialist. Her mother works as her agent. In 1984, when Portman was three years old, the family moved to the United States and first lived in Washington, then moved to Connecticut, and finally settled in Long Island, New York. Natalie graduated from Harvard College with B.A. degree in psychology. When she was four, she started dancing lessons and at age of ten Revlon asked her to be child model but she wanted to focus on acting, so she refused that offer. She spent her holidays in theatre camps. After starring in film Leon, she took her grandmothers maiden name Portman in order to protect her privacy and family??™s identity. She had many roles since then. |