Natalie Portman

Birth Name

Natalie Hershlag

Nickname

Nat

Height

5' 3" (1.60 m)

 

 

Mini Biography

Natalie Portman was born on June 9th, 1981 in Jerusalem, Israel, as the only child of a doctor father (from Israel) and an artist mother (from Cincinnati, Ohio), who also acts as Natalie's agent. She left Israel for Washington, DC, when she was still very young. After a few more moves, her family finally settled in New York, where she still lives to this day. She graduated with honors, and her academic achievements allowed her to attend Harvard.

She was discovered by an agent in a pizza parlor at the age of 11. She was pushed towards a career in modeling but she decided that she would rather pursue a career in acting. She was featured in many live performances, but she made her powerful film debut in the movie Leon: The Professional (1994) (aka "The Professional"). Following this role Natalie won roles in such films as Heat (1995), Beautiful Girls (1996), and Mars Attacks! (1996).

It wasn't until 1999 that Natalie received worldwide fame as Queen Amidala in the highly anticipated US$431 million-grossing prequel Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999). Afterwards, she starred in two critically acclaimed comedy dramas, Anywhere But Here (1999), Where the Heart Is (2000), and Closer (2004/I), for which she received an Oscar nomination.

Mini Biography

Natalie Portman was born in Jerusalem, Israel, to Avner, a fertility specialist, and Shelley, an artist. At the age of three she moved to Washington, DC, but soon relocated to Syosset, New York, where she spent the rest of her childhood. At the age of 11 she was spotted by an agent searching for a child model, which started off her acting career. six months later at age 12, she debuted in the critically acclaimed film Leon: The Professional (1994), directed by Luc Besson.

Although the movie was a huge hit, it caused her family some problems due to her Lolita-esque role. She then landed supporting roles in Heat (1995), Everyone Says I Love You (1996), Beautiful Girls (1996), and Mars Attacks! (1996). Afterwards, she concentrated on high school in Syosset, where she was a straight-A student. She acted only during the summer.

Portman became a leading lady when she landed the role of Queen/Senator Amidala for Star Wars Episodes I, II, and III. This helped her win roles in such films as Anywhere But Here (1999) and Where the Heart Is (2000). She has also had a successful stage career, appearing in such plays as "The Seagull" and "The Diary of Anne Frank."

She is now in working on her acting career and attending Harvard University, where she is studying to be a psychologist. She says that her future in acting will become very selective due to her choice to pursue psychology as a working career.

Julianne Hough

Julianne Hough was born in July 20, 1988, in Provo, Utah. Her parents, as well as her grandparents were dancers. Thus, young Julianne started taking lessons in dancing from the age of 3. She participated in her first dancing competition at the age of 9.

At the age of 10, she moved to London. Along with Mark Ballas, she won Junior and Youth championships. At that time Julianne was enrolled in Italia Conti Performing Arts School.
Two years later, Julianne and her brother Derek formed a group with Mark Ballas. They named it as 2B1G, meaning - two boys, one girl. 2B1G experimented with a variety of dancing styles including samba, jazz, and many more. Julianne's group was soon seen performing cross British television.

In 2003, Julianne Became the Youngest dancer to win the Junior Blackpo
ol World Latin Championship and the International Latin Youth Championship. She moved to Las Vegas and Enrolled at the Las Vegas Academy Performing Arts High School.

Julianne choreographed the "Wind it Up" video by Gewn Stefani. Also She danced in "Dancing with the Stars". She won the fourth season of the reality dance show with Apolo Anton Onho Olympiad. She Also won the next season of the show with racer Helio Castroneves. The sixth season That wasn't satisfactory as she was eliminated. Julianne's partner for the sixth season was Adam Carolla.
She was Also seen on the show "Show Me The Money" presented by William Shatner.

In May of 2007, Julianne Hough's first song "Will You Dance With Me" was released on iTunes and Wal-Mart. She song scaled the 100th spot on the Billboard Pop 100 charts and was Ranked 8th on the Country charts. Following the success of her debut single, Julianne was signed up by Mercury Nashville Records. With Them, she released her debut self-titled album. She began touring with Brad Paisley in May 2008. The tour included acts like Jewel and Chuck Wicks.
Julianne Hough was Also Ranked 30th on the Hot 100 of 2008 list by Maxim magazine.

Elin Nordegren

• Born: 1 January 1980
• Birthplace: Stockholm, Sweden
• Best Known As: The Swedish nanny who became Tiger Woods's ex-wife

Elin Nordegren became world-famous in 2009, when her husband, superstar golfer Tiger Woods, admitted cheating on her. Nordegren first became a public figure in 2002 when she began dating Woods, one of the world's most famous sports figures. A striking, blonde, blue-eyed Swede and part-time model, Nordegren was working as a nanny for Swedish golfer Jesper Parnevik when she met Woods. Reportedly Parnevik introduced the two at the 2001 British Open. Their romance became more widely known during the Masters golf tournament in April of 2002, and they became engaged in November of 2003. They were married in Barbados on 5 October 2004. Their first daughter, Sam Alexis Woods, was born on 18 June 2007; Woods told reporters that "Sam" was a nickname his father called him as a child. A son, Charlie Axel, was born on 8 February 2009.

On November 27 of 2009, police were called to the Woods home near Orlando, Florida, after Tiger crashed a Cadillac Escalade near their driveway at 2:30 in the morning. It was soon revealed that the Woods and Nordegren had been arguing, after she discovered his relationship with club hostess Rachel Uchitel. Other women then came forward to claim they had slept with Woods before and during his marriage. Two weeks later, Woods released a statement admitting "infidelity" and said he would take an indefinite break from golf. On 23 August 2010, the couple announced that they had divorced.

Elin Nordegren went by the name Elin Woods during her marriage to Tiger Woods; in the divorce announcement at the end of their marriage, she was identified again simply as Elin Nordegren... Elin Nordegren has never posed for nude photos; online photos with titles like "Elin Nordegren nude" or "Elin Woods naked" are fakes. One particularly popular series featured a model named Kim Hiott... Elin Nordegren has a twin sister named Josefin; she is a lawyer in London, with the married name of Josefin Lonnborg. According to People magazine, the twins also have an older brother named Axel... Nordegren's mother, Barbro Holmberg, has served as Sweden's migration minister. Their father is a radio journalist.