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Trivia
Birth name: Scarlett Marie
Johansson
Date of birth: 22 November 1984
Place of birth: New York, New York, USA
Nickname: Scarlett
Height: 5' 4" (1.63 m)
Received an "introducing" credit for The Horse Whisperer
(1998) although it was her seventh feature film.
Has a twin brother, Hunter Johansson.
Attended and graduated in 2002 from Professional Children's School in
Manhattan, New York City.
Grandchild of writer Ejner Johansson.
Is of Polish/Danish descent
Was invited to join the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS)
in June 2004.
Applied to New York University's Tisch School of the Arts for the fall
2003 semester, but was not accepted. The rejection allowed her to focus
on her career, which blossomed soon after.
Shortly after Lost in Translation (2003) was released, she said she had
a connection to much older men and couldn't see herself dating anyone
under 30. True to her word, she had a relationship with actor 'Benicio
del Toro' , who is 17 years her senior.
Was cast as Rebecca in Thumbsucker (2005), but dropped out before
filming commenced and was replaced by Kelli Garner.
Her father Karsten Johansson, a NY architect, and mother Melanie
Johansson, her manager, now divorced, separated when she was 13.
Campaigned for John Kerry in the 2004 Presidential Election.
Celebrated her 20th birthday at Disneyland.
Auditioned for a role in The Parent Trap (1998), which finally went to Lindsay
Lohan.
Has an older half-brother (Christian), an older sister (Vanessa), an
older brother (Adrian) & a twin brother (Hunter)
Planned to attend Purchase University to study film
Her older sister, Vanessa Johansson, is also an actress.
Prepared for her role in Lost in Translation (2003) by living on
Hokkaido with then boyfriend Faiz Ahmad.
She is three minutes older than twin brother Hunter Johansson. She says
these three minutes are the most important in her life.
Had tonsillectomy.
First role (uncredited) was in a skit during the first year of
"Late Night with Conan O'Brien" (1993) at age 8. She relived
this moment during an interview with Conan on July 12, 2005, twelve
years later.
Father Karsten Johansson was born in Denmark, while her mother, Melanie
Johansson, comes from a Bronx-bred family of Polish descent.
Ranked #9 in FHM's 100 Sexiest Women in the World (2005). And was also
the highest ranking new entry to the list.
Named #24 on the Maxim magazine Hot 100 of 2005 list.
Director Sofia Coppola directed both Scarlett and her boyfriend Josh
Hartnett, but not in the same movie. Scarlett was in Coppola's Lost
in Translation (2003) and Hartnett starred in The Virgin Suicides (1999)
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