Natalie Portman as a Child

The star of the film "The Black Swan", Natalie Portman, in her childhood and did not dream of being an actress. She spent summer vacations in the theater camp, but just for the sake of pleasure, and not to achieve the goal to conquer Hollywood. But a casual meeting in a cafe with a representative of a modeling agency completely turned the girl's life.

Little Natalie Portman

June 9, 1981 in Jerusalem was born the glorious Natalie Herschlag. For a long time her family, Russian Jews, lived in the capital of Moldova, Chisinau. When she was three years old, the family moved to the United States.

Being just a 4-year-old miracle, Natalie started to dance. In school years she took an active part in all kinds of scientific research. In addition, even from school, the girl showed a considerable desire to learn foreign languages. It will not be superfluous to mention that today the 34-year-old actress is fluent in not only Hebrew and English, but also Arabic, Japanese, French and German.

The Star Trek

Once in a cafe, 12-year-old Natalie met a representative of a modeling agency, who suggested that the girl try herself as a model. The most interesting is that, despite the fact that everyone dreams of such a proposal, Portman, who dreamed of entering Harvard, refused. The agent could not miss the chance to reveal the potential of the future actress and suggested for the beginning simply try to pass a casting for the film "Leon". In the end, Natalie was approved for the role of Matilda, which brought the young star an unprecedented fame. Moreover, in parallel with the acting career, in 2003 she received a bachelor's degree in psychology from Harvard.

Natalie Portman's parents

Intellectual Portman has no less talented and highly intelligent parents. So, her father, Avner Hershlag, professor of the Hofstra School of Medicine, an expert in the treatment of infertility. Mother, Shelley Stevens, previously engaged in the upbringing of her daughter and maintained comfort and order in the house, today is Natalie's agent.

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