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Birthname: Natalie Hershlag
Date of Birth: June 9, 1981
Place of Birth: Jerusalem, Israel
Hair Color: Brown (curly)
Eye Color: Brown/Hazel
Height: 5'3"
Favorite Food: Pizza, Chocolate, Tea, Ice cream, Skim milk
Sports: track and feild, football
Subjects: biology, math, science, languages, politics, and psychology
Musicians: Bjork, 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
Song: Ben by Micheal Jackson
Movies: Dirty Dancing, Schindler's List, Amelie, Y Tu Mama Tambien
Actors: Ben Kingsly, Brad Pitt, John Turturrom Patrick Swayze
Actresses: Julia Roberts, Susan Sarandon, Jennifer Grey
Designers: Zac Rosen, Isaac Mizarhi, Helmut Lang, Miu Miu, Prada, Clavin Klein, and Abercrombie & Fitch
Make-Up: Powder blush, Vincent Water Canvas Foundation, Beige Eyeshadow, Keihl's lip gloss
Country: Israel
City: Paris
Books: The Diary of Anne Frank, Angle of Repose, A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, and Lolita
Shows: Ellen, Dawson's Creek, Friends, Jerry Springer

-Has had 5 homes through out her life so far
-Can speak english, hebrew, french, and japanese
-Is an only child
-Has had two dogs, Noddles and Charlie
-Discoverd at the age of 11
-Got into Harvard
-Loves chocolate and jolly ranchers
-Dances ballet, jazz and tap
-Loves reading and writing
-Collects purses and small bags
-A strict vegetarian since the age of 8
-Is friends with Lukas Haas, Shawn Hatosym Jake Gyllenhaal, Macaulay Culkin, Jimmy Fallon, Liv Tyler, Susan Sarandon, Ashley Judd, and Jamie-Lynn Sigler
-Has no earlobes
-Became interested in acting after spending three summers at the prestigious (and expensive) Stagedoor Manor Performing Arts Camp.
-Is very close to her parents and says, "The best part about being friends with your parents is that no matter what you do, they always love you."
-Grew up in Syosset, Long Island, New York, where she still resides.
-Was named one of the 50 Most Beautiful People by People Magazine in 2002.
-Natalie was born on her mother's 29th birthday.
-One of Teen People Magazine's 25 Hottest Stars under 25 [2002]
-Went to Usdan Camp for the arts as a child.
-The makeup brand Stila has a lip gloss named after her.
-As of March 2007, she has appeared on "Late Show with David Letterman" (1993) 11 times.
-Received her Harvard degree in June of 2003.
-Has a passion for travel. In late 2003 and early 2004 she travelled alone to Morocco and Guatemala.
-Has a song named after her by the band TeamSleep.
-She and director Tom Tykwer became good friends after working together on True (2004).
-Shares a birthday with Johnny Depp and Michael J. Fox.
-Had to miss the premiere of Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999) so she could study for her high school final exams.
-Bears a striking resemblance to Keira Knightley. Knightley played Sabé, the Queen's decoy, in Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999). When in makeup, not even the mothers of the actresses could tell them apart.
-Named #42 on the Maxim magazine Hot 100 of 2005 list.
-Named #49 in FHM's "100 Sexiest Women in the World 2005" special supplement. (2005)
-Says her performances in Everyone Says I Love You (1996) is her worst. Her failure, she believes, is her inability to improvise.
-When she arrived at a London airport to do re-shoots for the third Star Wars prequel, a customs official--going by her size--asked Natalie if she was traveling with a guardian.
-Family friend of Audrey Hepburn.
-Was considered for the role of Jane Austen in Becoming Jane (2007), but the role went to Anne Hathaway.
-Named #61 in FHM magazine's "100 Sexiest Women in the World 2006" supplement. (2006).
-Director Milos Forman sought her out for an audition after seeing her on the cover of Vogue. He said that she looked like a Goya painting.
-There is a band named after her: Natalie Portman's Shaved Head.