Natalie Portman

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Natalie Portman received a Bachelor’s in Psychology from Harvard University.

Natalie Portman graduated from Syosset High School in Long Island in 1999. She studied ballet and modern dance at the American Theater Dance Workshop in New Hyde Park, New York, and attended the Usdan Center for the Creative and Performing Arts in Wheatley Heights, both on Long Island. Portman skipped the premiere of her film Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace, so she could study for her high school final exams. After graduating from Harvard University in 2003, she was commencement speaker in 2015. As a student, Portman co-authored two research papers that were published in scientific journals. Her 1998 high school paper, "A Simple Method to Demonstrate the Enzymatic Production of Hydrogen from Sugar", co-authored with scientists Ian Hurley and Jonathan Woodward, was entered in the Intel Science Talent Search. In 2002, she contributed to a study on memory called "Frontal lobe activation during object permanence: data from near-infrared spectroscopy" during her psychology studies at Harvard. In 2003, Portman graduated from Harvard University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in psychology. At Harvard, Portman was Alan Dershowitz's research assistant. While attending Harvard, she was a resident of Lowell House and wrote a letter to the Harvard Crimson in response to an essay critical of Israeli actions toward Palestinians

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Natalie Portman was born in Jerusalem. When she was 3 years old, her family moved to the U.S for her father to continue his medical training. She now carries dual American and Israeli citizenship.

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Natalie Portman and Moby dated in 2001. Moby admitted he received some abuse over the relationship. "As far as the very brief affair that I had with Natalie, it's made me a target of a lot of nerd wrath. You don't date Luke Skywalker's mom and not have them hate your guts."

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Natalie Portman as Jackie Kennedy in "Jackie" and Warren Beatty as Howard Hughes in "Rules Don't Apply," now available on Blu-ray.

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FILE - This Jan. 8, 2017 file photo shows nominee Natalie Portman at the 74th annual Golden Globe Awards in Beverly Hills, Calif. A new study finds that just 7 percent of the 250 highest-grossing films of 2016 were directed by women. A new study finds that just 7 percent of the 250 highest-grossing films of 2016 were directed by women. In recent years, gender inequality in Hollywood has drawn increased scrutiny, including an ongoing investigation by the federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. Portman made her directorial debut in 2016 with "A Tale of Love and Darkness." (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File)

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Natalie Portman stars in "Jane Got a Gun" and Jennifer Lawrence stars "Joy," now available on Blu-ray.

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Padmé Amidala (Natalie Portman) was a courageous, hopeful leader, serving as Queen and then Senator of Naboo -- and was also handy with a blaster.

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Chris Hemsworth portrays superhero Thor, and Natalie Portman is Jane Foster in "Thor: The Dark World." Miss Portman said she channeled all her single girlfriends when the script called for her to slap her co-star. The film will be released in the U.S. on Nov. 8. (PARAMOUNT PICTURES-MARVEL STUDIOS VIA ASSOCIATED PRESS)