Natalie Portman

Natalie Portman, who was born in Jerusalem, began her acting career in 1994’s Léon: The Professional when she was just 12 years old. She gained international recognition after playing Padmé in the Star Wars franchise.

Portman went on to win the Academy Award for Best Actress for her role of Nina Sayers in 2010’s psychological thriller, Black Swan. The Harvard alum also received a Critics’ Choice Award for her portrayal of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis in the 2016 biopic Jackie and a Golden Globe Award for 2004’s Closer.

Her other notable films include V for Vendetta, The Other Boleyn Girl and Marvel’s Thor franchise. Portman starred in May December in 2024 and portrayed Maddie Schwartz on Lady in the Lake that same year.

Portman became the face of Christian Dior’s Miss Dior perfume in 2011, which was also the year she was appointed as ambassador of WE Charity, spearheading their Power of a Girl campaign.

Portman married dancer and choreographer Benjamin Millepied in 2012 after meeting on Black Swan. The pair share two children: Aleph, born in 2011, and Amalia, born in 2017. Us Weekly confirmed in August 2023 that Portman and Millepied separated amid rumors of infidelity on his part. The exes finalized their divorce in March 2024.

Us confirmed in March 2025 that Portman began dating French music producer Tanguy Destable a few months prior.