Natalie Portman

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Summary

Natalie Portman is an actor, producer, and director known for films including Black Swan, Jackie, and A Tale of Love and Darkness. Her work often centers on psychologically complex characters, women’s lives, and family or political history. She has repeatedly spoken about women’s rights and Hollywood’s gender imbalance, campaigned for Hillary Clinton, supported Time’s Up, and advocated for girls’ education and animal rights. She has also called for greater racial and ethnic representation in film and declined an Israeli award ceremony to avoid appearing to endorse Benjamin Netanyahu.