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Profile
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Name: |
Natalie, from the Latin natale
domini (Christmas Day)
But that's a Christian holiday, and Natalie is of Jewish descent?
So what does it mean in Hebrew? We've gotten so many
suggestions/translations that we've chosen not to write nothing so
we won't offend noone. Except english teachers.
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| Last
Name: |
Portman; stage name,
which happens to be her maternal grandmother's maiden name.
Reportedly first adopted because of fears she would discredit her
parents in case her performance in The Professionnal was
unsatisfactory. She has since kept the name in order to help
maintain her privacy and to keep her family out of the spotlight.
She does use her real name in school however.
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| Birth: |
Tuesday June 9th, 1981,
in Jerusalem, Israel
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| Homes: |
Natalie and her family
lived in Jerusalem until she was 3 years old. Due to her father's
medical training and career advancements, the family then moved to
Washington D.C. in 1984, and then on to Connecticut in 1988. They
moved again to Long Island, New York in 1990. That's where she
lived until her acceptance to Harvard in 1999 which made her stay
4 years in Boston. She now lives in Soho, NYC.
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| Height: |
5 feet 3 inches (160
cm), according to her driver's license (shown on the 05/21/99 Late
Show with David Letterman appearance). However, people who
have seen or met her in real life say that she's actually a fair
bit shorter than that—more like 5' 0" or 5' 1".
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| Weight: |
114 lbs
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| Hair: |
Dark brown, often dyed a
reddish-brown, fairly long and naturally curly; she blow-dries
them straight most of the time for media appearances.
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| Eyes: |
Brown
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| Languages: |
English and Hebrew; also
some French and Japanese she studied at school.
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| Father's
Occupation: |
M.D. (Ob-Gyn/Infertility
Specialist)
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| Mother's
Occupation: |
Homemaker and full-time
mother; she also enjoys art as a hobby.
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| Siblings: |
None
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| Pets: |
One dog, a female
Poodle-Schnauzer mix named Noodles; reported to have a propencity
for getting into trouble. Noodles inherited an unfortunate
Schnauzer trait: "smelly" anal glands. Like most
Schnauzers, hers were surgically removed.
UPDATE: There is a new dog in Natalie's life, Charlie. He
has been seen with her a number of times now so it must be assumed
that Noodles has passed away :-( |
| Discovered: |
At age 11, by a Revlon
model scout in a Long Island pizza parlor. This led to her getting
her own acting agent, which soon led to her highly successful film
debut in The Professional (a.k.a. Leon in Europe).
Before the launch of her film career, Natalie appeared in many
plays at Usdan Theater Arts Camp. She played the dumb
blonde, Dora, in Fiorello and the feminist Annie in Annie
get your Gun.
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| Acting
Trade Marks: |
Portrays characters that
are smart, mature, and grown-up for their age. She is known for
getting in and out of character very quickly. Oddly enough,
Natalie says she has terrible stage fright, and is afraid to miss
her lines in live theater performances.
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| Schooling: |
A straight-A student
since grade school, she graduated with a slew of honors from her
Long Island High School (Syosset High School) in June 1999.
She then decided to study Psychology in Harvard for 4 years and
graduated on June 5th of 2003.
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| Favorite
Subjects: |
Biology, Math, Science,
Languages, Politics, Psychology
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| Career
Ambitions: |
There have been many,
including doctor, veterinarian, astronaut, Broadway dancer,
writer, scientist, photographer, full-time acting, and
international relations.
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| Hobbies: |
Dancing (ballet, jazz,
tap), reading, writing, ice-skating (which she picked up during
the filming of Beautiful Girls), modeling, and of course,
acting.
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| Habits: |
Collecting purses and
small bags, eyebrow-tweezing, does Lily Tomlin impressions,
generally considers herself as a bit of an obsessive-compulsive.
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| Addictions: |
Chocolate, Jolly
Ranchers Candies
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| Eating
Habits: |
Natalie has been a
strict vegetarian since she was 8, after seeing a demonstration of
laser surgey on a chicken at a medical conference with her father.
She does not eat meat of any kind but does eat eggs and drinks at
least one glass of skim milk every day. She avoids gelatin and
cheeses that contain rennet (a milk-curdling enzyme taken from the
stomach of small farm animals like calves or sheep).
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| Favorite
Foods: |
Pizza, chocolate, tea,
ice cream, skim milk
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| Sports: |
Track and field, plays
football with her friends, does not show any particular interest
in professional sports.
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| Famous
Friends: |
Actors Lukas Haas, Shawn
Hatosy, Jake Gyllenhaal, Macaulay Culkin and Jimmy Fallon
Actresses Liv
Tyler, Jamie-Lynn Sigler Susan Sarandon and Ashley
Judd
Designer Isaac Mizrahi and Zac Posen
Bald musician Moby
and singer Britney.
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| Favorite
Musicians: |
Björk, PJ Harvey,
Juliana Hatfield, Alannis Morissette, Lauryn Hill, The Jackson 5,
Jurassic 5, Moby,
Portishead, Radiohead, Stevie Wonder, Otis Redding, The Beatles,
60's folk rock
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| Favorite
Song: |
Ben by Michael
Jackson
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| Favorite
Movies: |
Dirty Dancing, Schindler's
List, Amelie, Y Tu Mama Tambien
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| Favorite
Actors: |
Ben Kingsley, Brad
Pitt, John Turturro, Patrick Swayze.
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| Favorite
Actresses: |
Julia
Roberts, Susan Sarandon, Jennifer Grey.
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| Favorite
TV Shows: |
Friends, Ellen,
Dawson's Creek, Jerry Springer
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| Favorite
Books: |
The Diary of Anne
Frank
Angle of Repose, by Wallace Stegner
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, by Betty Smith
Lolita, by Vladimir Nabokov
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| Favorite
Country: |
Israel
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| Favorite
City: |
Paris
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| Favorite
Designers: |
Zac Posen, Isaac Mizrahi,
Helmut Lang, Miu Miu, Prada Calvin Klein, Abercrombie & Fitch.
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| Favorite
Make-up: |
Kiehl's
lip gloss, Vincent Longo Water Canvas Foundation, powder
blush and beige eyeshadow |
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