Natalie Portman
Born | in Jerusalem, Israel |
Birth Name | Natalie Hershlag |
Nickname | Nat |
Height | 5′ 3″ (1.6 m) |
Natalie Hershlag was born on June 9, 1981, in Jerusalem, Israel. She is the only child of Israeli-born doctor Avner Hershlag and American-born artist Shelley Stevens (from Cincinnati, Ohio), who also serves as Natalie’s agent.
Natalie’s family moved from Israel to Washington, D.C. when she was very small. Her family eventually moved in New York, where she still resides now, after a few more moves. She finished with honors and was able to enter Harvard University because of her academic achievements. At the age of 11, she was found by an agent in a pizza business. She was encouraged to pursue a modeling career, but she chose to pursue a career in acting instead.
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