Natalie Portman – Israeli/U.S

Natalie Portman was born in Jerusalem, Israel, to an American mother and an Israeli father. When the actress was three years old, her family left Israel to move to Washington, DC, then Connecticut, and finally Long Island. She still visits Israel often and claims to feel most at ease there. She is a dual citizen of the United States and Israel.

Portman got her first acting credit at the age of 12 in the action thriller film Léon: The Professional, in which she played a female protégée of a hitman. She has been a successful film star and has appeared in blockbusters as well as indie films, where she has won numerous awards for her performances, including an Academy Award and two Golden Globe Awards.  Her directorial debut was released in 2015. The film, A Tale of Love and Darkness, is in Hebrew and is based on Israeli author Amos Oz’s semi-autobiographical book.