Natalie Portman

First Name: Natalie, from the Latin "natale domini" which means "Christmas Day".

Last Name: Portman; stage name, which happens to be her maternal grandmother's maiden name.

Birth: Tuesday June 9th, 1981, in Jerusalem, Israel

Height: 5 feet 3 inches (about 160 cm)

Hair: Dark brown, often dyed a reddish-brown, fairly long and naturally curly; she blow-dries them straight most of the time for media appearances.

Eyes: Brown

Languages: English and Hebrew; also some French and Japanese she studied at school.

Father's Occupation: M.D. (Ob-Gyn/Infertility Specialist)

Mother's Occupation: Homemaker and full-time mother; she also enjoys art as a hobby.

Pets: One dog, a female Poodle-Schnauzer mix named Noodles.

Discovered: At age 11, by a Revlon model scout in a Long Island pizza parlor.

Schooling: A straight-A student since grade school, she graduated with a slew of honors from her Long Island High School (Syosset High School) in June 1999. She then decided to study Psychology in Harvard for 4 years and graduated on June 5th of 2003.

Hobbies: Dancing (ballet, jazz, tap), reading, writing, ice-skating (which she picked up during the filming of Beautiful Girls), modeling, and of course, acting.

Habits: Collecting purses and small bags, eyebrow-tweezing, does Lily Tomlin impressions, generally considers herself as a bit of an obsessive-compulsive.

Favorite Foods: Pizza, chocolate, tea, ice cream, skim milk

Sports:Track and field, plays football with her friends, does not show any particular interest in professional sports.

Famous Friends:Actors Lukas Haas, Shawn Hatosy, Jake Gyllenhaal, Macaulay Culkin and Jimmy Fallon. Actresses Liv Tyler, Jamie-Lynn Sigler, Susan Sarandon and Ashley Judd. Designer Isaac Mizrahi and Zac Posen. Bald musician Moby and singer Britney.

Favorite Country: Israel

Favorite City: Paris

Favorite Make-up: Kiehl's lip gloss, Vincent Longo Water Canvas Foundation, powder blush and beige eyeshadow

Awards: 27 February, 2005 nominated for Oscar. Another 8 wins & 33 nominations.