Style crushing on…
Thor’s female lead, Natalie Portman, became part of the Hollywood’s elite after winning the
Academy Award for her performance in the Black Swan, as a disturbed ballerina. Portman has
been acting professionally, since she was 11 and is accustomed to working with cinema’s brightest
and best: George Lucas in the Star Wars prequels, Woody Allen in Everyone Says I Love You,
Mike Nichols in Closer. Forbes magazine named her the film industry’s “most bankable star”.
So far, Natalie Portman has been busy wrapping up four movies, including this month’s Thor:
The Dark World, prepping for her directorial debut, and planning relocation to Paris. Married
to French dancer and choreographer Benjamin Millepied, and mother to a two years old son,
Natalie Portman is the Hollywood’s It girl. Portman’s directorial ventures include the short
film Eve (2008) and the biographical drama A Tale of Love and Darkness (2015).
She is vocal about the politics of America and Israel, and is an advocate for animal rights and
environmental causes. She is married to dancer and choreographer Benjamin Millepied, with
whom she has two children.