| Futuristic thriller 'V for Vendetta' is released and is a box office hit.
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2006 |
Wins a Golden Globe and is nominated for an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in 'Closer.'
In her final appearance as Queen Amidala, gives birth to twins Luke Skywalker and Princess Leia onscreen in 'Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith.'
Shaves her head for her role in 'V for Vendetta.' |
2005 |
Heralded by critics for her complex portrayal of an exotic dancer in Mike Nichols' 'Closer.'
Also gets raves for her performance in Zach Braff's directorial debut, 'Garden State.' |
2004 |
Stars in Anthony Minghella's 'Cold Mountain,' with Nicole Kidman, Jude Law and Renée Zellweger.
Graduates from Harvard with a degree in Psychology. |
2003 |
| Reprises her role of Queen Amidala, who romances Hayden Christensen's Anakin Skywalker in 'Star Wars: Attack of the Clones.'
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2002 |
| Is first directed by Mike Nichols, in a production of The Seagull in Central Park.
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2001 |
Earns a Best Supporting Actress Golden Globe nomination for her performance in 'Anywhere But Here.'
Appears alongside Ashley Judd in 'Where the Heart Is.'
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2000 |
| Stars as Queen Padmé Amidala in 'Star Wars: The Phantom Menace.' Also plays Susan Sarandon's daughter in, 'Anywhere But Here.'
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1999 |
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Plays the title role in The Diary of Anne Frank on Broadway.
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1997 |
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Appears in 'Beautiful Girls,' 'Everyone Says I Love You,' and 'Mars Attacks.'
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1996 |
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Makes her big screen debut, as an orphan apprentice to hitman Jean Reno in Luc Besson's 'Léon,' which was released in the U.S. as, 'The Professional.'
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1994 |
| Was reportedly discovered at a Long Island, NY, pizzeria.
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1991 |
| Natalie and her family move to the U.S., where she'll grow up in Washington, D.C., Connecticut and New York.
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1984 |
| Natalie Hershlag is born on June 9 in Jerusalem, Israel.
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1981 |
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