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Natalie Portman

Natalie Portman

Actor and producer, also director and writer · Born June 9, 1981 (45) · Jerusalem, Israel

Oscar winner · 2 Golden Globes · BAFTA Award winner · 4 other major award bodies

Natalie Hershlag (born June 9, 1981), known professionally as Natalie Portman, is an Israeli actress, film producer and director. She has had a prolific screen career from her teenage years and has starred in various blockbusters and independent films, receiving multiple accolades, including an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, and two Golden Globe Awards. Portman was born in Jerusalem and moved to the United States when she was three, where she began her acting career at twelve, starring as the young protégée of a hitman in Léon: The Professional (1994). While still in high school, she made her Broadway debut in The Diary of Anne Frank (1997) and gained international recognition for her role as Padmé Amidala in Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace (1999). From 1999 to 2003, Portman attended Harvard University, earning a bachelor's degree in psychology. During this time, she took fewer acting roles but continued to appear in the Star Wars prequel trilogy (2002 and 2005) and performed in a 2001 revival of Anton Chekhov's The Seagull at The Public Theater. Her career gained further momentum in 2004 when she won a Golden Globe and received an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress for Closer. She then played Evey Hammond in V for Vendetta (2005), Anne Boleyn in The Other Boleyn Girl (2008), and a troubled ballerina in Black Swan (2010), for which she won the Academy Award for Best Actress. In the following years, Portman starred in the romantic comedy No Strings Attached (2011) and portrayed Jacqueline Kennedy in Jackie (2016), which earned her a third Academy Award nomination. She also became a prominent figure in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, playing Jane Foster in Thor (2011), Thor: The Dark World (2013), and Thor: Love and Thunder (2022), which established her as one of the world's highest-paid actresses. Portman has also directed the short film Eve (2008) and the biographical drama A Tale of Love and Darkness (2015), in which she also starred. In 2021, she co-founded the production company MountainA, under which she produced and starred in the film May December (2023) and the miniseries Lady in the Lake (2024). Portman is an advocate for various causes, including women's rights, environmental issues, and animal welfare, supporting organizations like the Human Rights Foundation and the Jane Goodall Institute.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
June 9, 1981 (45)
From
Jerusalem, Israel
Works as
Actor and producer, also director and writer
Titles
65 on MovieCove · 82 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 19% in 30 days

What are Natalie Portman's films like?

Across their 50 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Comedy13 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 51st percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Action12 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 61st percentile
: browse their Action movies
Drama11 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 48th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Biography4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 69th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies
Documentary3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 83rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary movies
Adventure2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 81st percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Adventure movies
Animation2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 52nd percentile
: browse their Animation movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
28%
Self
21%
Survival
18%
Morality
13%
Power
10%
Society
6%
Ideas
5%
Family bonds17 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love13 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief10 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity11 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma5 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity4 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth4 titles, browse their movies with this themeCorruption3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 47 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 16 · Serious 11 · Dark 20

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 16 · Stylized 15 · Heightened 16

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

A split, not a type: Gentle 9 · Charged 18 · Intense 20

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 19 · Shifting 20 · Whiplash 8

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 29 · Some laughs 11 · Funny 7

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

A split, not a type: Slow burn 23 · Even-paced 21 · Relentless 3

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 16 · Engaged 22 · Full focus 9

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 13 · Affecting 13 · Heavy 21

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

A split, not a type: Resolved 26 · Open-ended 8 · Ambiguous 13

Roles they play

35 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 16 of 35 analyzed roles.

Hero
16 of 35
Ally
10 of 35
Shadow
3 of 35
Shapeshifter
2 of 35
Trickster
1 of 35
Threshold guardian
1 of 35
Herald
1 of 35
Mentor
1 of 35
Show the 35 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
26
Melancholic
27
Contemplative
19
Dread
9
Bittersweet
11
Other
51

How their films linger

Bittersweet24 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful13 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting12 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 9 with a twist

  • Happy10
  • Bittersweet28
  • Tragic2
  • Ambiguous9

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Natalie Portman's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 47 of their 65 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (16).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Natalie Portman's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

82 credits, 65 with a MovieCove page; 33 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • The Gallerist(2026)

    Producer · as Polina Polinski

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • Arco(2025)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • The Twits(2025)

    as Mary Muggle-Wump (voice)

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • Carol & Joy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Executive Producer

  • Fountain of Youth(2025)

    as Charlotte Purdue

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Lady in the Lake(2024)

    Show 7 episodes · Executive Producer · as Maddie Schwartz

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all shows

  • May December(2023)

    Producer · as Elizabeth

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Angel City(2023)

    Show 3 episodes · Executive Producer · as Self

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all shows

  • Strong Enough(2022)

    Thanks

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Thor: Love and Thunder(2022)

    as Jane Foster / The Mighty Thor

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • What If...?(2021)

    Show 1 episode · as Jane Foster (voice)

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all shows

  • Marvel Studios: Legends(2021)

    Show 2 episodes · as Jane Foster (archive footage) (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all shows

  • Lucy in the Sky(2019)

    as Lucy Cola

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • Avengers: Endgame(2019)

    as Jane Foster

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • The Death & Life of John F. Donovan(2018)

    as Sam Turner

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Bluey(2018)

    Show 1 episode · as Whale Doco Narrator (voice)

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows

  • Vox Lux(2018)

    Executive Producer · as Celeste Montgomery

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Eating Animals(2017)

    Producer · as Narrator

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Blue(2018)

    as Narrator (voice)

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Annihilation(2018)

    as Lena

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Song to Song(2017)

    as Rhonda

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Jackie(2016)

    as Jackie Kennedy

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Planetarium(2016)

    as Laura Barlow

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • Pride and Prejudice and Zombies(2016)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Angie Tribeca (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Show 1 episode · as Christina Craft

  • Jane Got a Gun(2015)

    Producer · as Jane Hammond

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Knight of Cups(2015)

    as Elizabeth

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • A Tale of Love and Darkness(2015)

    Director · Screenplay · as Fania Oz

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • The Heyday of the Insensitive Bastards(2015)

    as Laura

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • The Seventh Fire(2015)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Thor: The Dark World(2013)

    as Jane Foster

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Cloud Atlas(2012)

    Thanks

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Thor(2011)

    as Jane Foster

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Your Highness(2011)

    as Isabel

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • No Strings Attached(2011)

    Executive Producer · as Emma Kurtzman

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Black Swan(2010)

    as Nina Sayers / The Swan Queen

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • The Other Woman(2009)

    Executive Producer · as Emilia Greenleaf

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • I'm Still Here(2010)

    Thanks · as Natalie Portman

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Hesher(2010)

    Producer · as Nicole

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Plan B(2009)

    Thanks

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Brothers(2009)

    as Grace Cahill

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • New York, I Love You(2008)

    Director · Writer · as Rifka

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Eve (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Director · Writer

  • The Other Boleyn Girl(2008)

    as Anne Boleyn

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • My Blueberry Nights(2007)

    as Leslie

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium(2007)

    as Molly Mahoney

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Hotel Chevalier (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Jack's Girlfriend

  • The Darjeeling Limited(2007)

    as Jack's Ex-Girlfriend

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Goya's Ghosts(2006)

    as Inés Bilbatúa / Alicia

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Paris, Je T'aime(2006)

    as Francine (Faubourg Saint-Denis)

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • The Armenian Genocide (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Aurora Mardiganian (voice)

  • 'V for Vendetta' Unmasked(2006)

    as Evey

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • V for Vendetta(2005)

    as Evey

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Free Zone(2005)

    as Rebecca

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith(2005)

    as Padmé Amidala

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Domino One (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Dominique Bellamy

  • Closer(2004)

    as Alice

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Garden State(2004)

    as Sam

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • True (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as Francine

  • Cold Mountain(2003)

    as Sara

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones(2002)

    as Padmé Amidala

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Zoolander(2001)

    as Natalie Portman

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • The Apartment (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Where the Heart Is(2000)

    as Novalee Nation

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Anywhere But Here(1999)

    as Ann August

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace(1999)

    as Padmé Amidala

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • Mars Attacks!(1996)

    as Taffy Dale

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Everyone Says I Love You(1996)

    as Laura Dandridge

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Beautiful Girls(1996)

    as Marty

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Heat(1995)

    as Lauren Gustafson

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Developing (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    as Nina

  • Léon: The Professional(1994)

    as Mathilda Lando

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • The Simpsons(1989)

    Show 2 episodes · as Darcy (voice)

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • Sesame Street(1969)

    Show 1 episode · as Natalie

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all shows

  • Omnibus (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Bronco Belle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Raylene Jackson

  • Foxy Trotter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer · as Ronnie

  • Good Sex (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer · as Ally

  • Hippies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Margaret Fuller

  • Photograph 51 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Rosalind Franklin

  • Pumping Black (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer · as Dr. Andrea Lathe

  • We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Show 1 episode · Executive Producer

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 82 titles, 74 of them dated from 1967 to 2025; peak year 2007.

Biggest box office

Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999)

$1B worldwide

Highest rated

Léon: The Professional (1994)

Midcredits 99th

Most popular right now

Lady in the Lake (2024)

Film career

MilestoneAward winNomination
19672025

Peak 2007 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 39 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

Show 1 more milestone

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting71 of 82: 57 only acting, 14 with another role · typical Midcredits score64thDirecting3 of 82: 0 only directing, 3 with another roleWriting3 of 82: 0 only writing, 3 with another roleProducing18 of 82: 7 only producing, 11 with another role · typical Midcredits score46thOther crew4 of 82: 3 only other crew, 1 with another role

82 titles, 15 with more than one role — acting and producing overlap on 11 of them.

By decade

1960s2 · acting1980s1 · acting1990s8 · acting2000s24 · 23 acting · 2 crew2010s28 · 23 acting · 12 crew2020s11 · 7 acting · 6 crew

Billing

usually 2nd · top billed in 38% of 48 roles
949904091419

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

Awards

an Oscar, 2 Golden Globes, a BAFTA Award, a Screen Actors Guild Award and 3 other major awards from 25 major nominations, 2000–2026.

WinNomination
  1. 2026
    • Oscar, nominated · Best Animated Feature Film
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Children's & Family Film
  2. 2024
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy
    • +1 other major body · 2 nominations
      • Independent Spirit Award, nominated · Best Feature
      • Independent Spirit Award, nominated · Best Lead Performance
  3. 2017
    • Oscar, nominated · Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Leading Actress
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role
    • +1 other major body · 1 nomination
      • Independent Spirit Award, nominated · Best Female Lead
  4. 2016
    • Critics Choice Award, won · Best Actress
  5. 2015
    • Cannes award, nominated
  6. 2011
    • Oscar, won · Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role
    • Golden Globe, won · Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama
    • BAFTA Award, won · Best Leading Actress
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, won · Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
    • +2 other major bodies · 2 wins
      • Critics Choice Award, won · Best Actress
      • Independent Spirit Award, won · Best Female Lead
  7. 2005
    • Oscar, nominated · Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role
    • Golden Globe, won · Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role
    • +1 other major body · 2 nominations
      • Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Acting Ensemble
      • Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Supporting Actress
  8. 2000
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Natalie Portman's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 66th percentile, the median of all 58; across their 47 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 59th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

59thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 47

Approval · how many liked their films

62ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 47

Reach · how many have seen their films

95thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 47

Midcredits score across 65 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up22
  • 50th to 74th19
  • 25th to 49th20
  • Below 25th4

Shape of the crowd

31 of their 65 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved8
  • Loved with Detractors1
  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser31
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed20

Most divisive · actor, producer

The Gallerist (2026)

99th percentile spread · 48% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Léon: The Professional (1994)

Midcredits 99th · 94% liked

Reviewers score the acting 70/100 in their films, across 47 reviewed titles; fans 78, detractors 49. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Natalie Portman's work okay for kids?

Across up to 40 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore runs heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore32 titles24–85 · median 55 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity40 titles13–61 · median 37 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity33 titles8–83 · median 43 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs32 titles3–72 · median 38 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense30 titles14–84 · median 44 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Natalie Portman work with?

People who share at least 2 of Natalie Portman's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Jude Law shares the most, 4.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles