Israeli-American actress Natalie Portman was born on June 9, 1981. Since she was a teenager, she has had a successful cinematic career. She has starred in both blockbusters and independent films, and she has won numerous awards, including two Golden Globes and an Academy Award.
At the age of twelve, Portman made her acting debut in the action movie Léon: The Professional (1994), playing the young protege of a hitman. She made her Broadway debut in a 1998 production of The Diary of a Young Girl while still in high school, and in 1999, she won worldwide acclaim for her role as Padmé Amidala in Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace. Portman studied at Harvard University from 1999 to 2003, where she earned a bachelor’s degree in psychology.
How old was Natalie Portman in Star Wars?
When Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace was released in 1999, Natalie Portman was 18 years old.
In the Star Wars prequel trilogy, which consisted of the movies Episode I: The Phantom Menace (1999), Episode II: Attack of the Clones (2002), and Episode III: Revenge of the Sith (2005), Natalie Portman portrayed Padme Amidala.
Fans and critics alike applauded Portman’s portrayal of Padme Amidala for the character’s tenacity, intelligence, and depth of emotion throughout the films.