Talented, intelligent, gorgeous and impressively grounded, this porcelain-skinned beauty made an auspicious film debut in 1994's The Professional. As the only friend of a hit man, the 13-year-old Port...
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06/08/1981
Jerusalem, Israel |
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| Was discovered at the age of 11 by a Revlon scout while she was eating in a New York pizza parlor. |
| Grandparents were Holocaust survivors. |
| Portman is actually her grandmother's maiden name. |
| Made her Broadway debut in a 1997 revival of The Diary of Anne Frank as the titular character. |
| Turned down the controversial title role in Adrian Lyne's 1997 remake of Lolita. |
| Became close friends with Britney Spears when they appeared in the off-Broadway musical Ruthless in the early '90s. |
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