Natalie Portman

Natalie Portman is an actress, director, and producer who made her film debut in Léon: The Professional in 1994 and won the Academy Award for Best Actress at the 83rd Academy Awards for Black Swan. She graduated from Harvard University Harvard UniversityHarvard University is a private research university in Massachusetts, established by the Massachusetts Bay Colony legislature in 1636 and named in 1639 for early benefactor John Harvard. Its principal campuses are in Cambridge and the Allston and Longwood neighborhoods of Boston. It includes Harvard College, graduate and professional schools, and the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study. Two governing boards share oversight. Alan M. Garber was president as of October 2026, and the endowment stood at $56.9 billion at the end of fiscal 2025.Open the full entry in 2003 with a degree in psychology, co-founded the National Women’s Soccer League NWSLThe National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) is a professional women’s soccer league in the United States with 16 clubs in 2026. It stages a regular season, playoffs and the Challenge Cup, while a collective bargaining agreement governs employment relations between clubs and players.Open the full entry (NWSL) team Angel City FC Angel City FCAngel City FC is an NWSL women's professional soccer club in Los Angeles, playing at BMO Stadium.Open the full entry in 2020 with Kara Nortman Kara NortmanKara Nortman is an American venture capitalist, the founder and managing partner of Monarch Collective, an investment platform for women’s sports, and a co-founder of Angel City FC, a team in the National Women’s Soccer League. She was previously a partner and co-managing partner at Upfront Ventures, and earlier co-headed M&A at IAC and ran its Urbanspoon and Citysearch businesses.Open the full entry, Julie Uhrman Julie UhrmanJulie Uhrman is an American entrepreneur and a co-founder of the National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) team Angel City FC, where she served as President and Chief Executive Officer; since April 2026 she has served as Principal Advisor to team ownership while remaining on the board. She founded the Android game console company Ouya in 2012 and later led Lionsgate’s streaming business and served as President of Media at Playboy Enterprises.Open the full entry, and others, and founded the production company MountainA with Sophie Mas in 2021.

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Key facts

June 9, 1981Birth

Portman was born on June 9, 1981, in Jerusalem.⁠[1][2]

1994Starring in Léon: The Professional

In 1994, at age 13, Portman began her acting career playing a girl taken in by a hitman in the film Léon: The Professional. In 1997, while in high school, she made her Broadway debut in The Diary of Anne Frank.⁠[1][1]

1999Starring in the Star Wars Prequels

From 1999 to 2005, Portman played Padmé Amidala in the Star Wars prequel trilogy, which brought her international recognition.⁠[3]

1999Attending Harvard University

From 1999 to 2003, Portman attended Harvard University, majoring in psychology while continuing her acting career, and earned a bachelor’s degree in 2003.⁠[1][3]

2008Directing the Short Film Eve

In 2008, Portman directed the short film Eve.⁠[1]

2010Becoming a Dior Ambassador

In 2010, Portman signed with Dior and has since served as a longtime ambassador for the brand.⁠[1]

February 27, 2011Winning the Academy Award for Best Actress

On February 27, 2011, Portman won the Academy Award for Best Actress at the 83rd Academy Awards for the film Black Swan. Beginning that same year, she played Jane Foster in the Marvel films Thor (2011), Thor: The Dark World (2013), and Thor: Love and Thunder (2022).⁠[4][1]

May 2015First Feature Film Screens at Cannes

In May 2015, A Tale of Love and Darkness, the first feature film directed by Portman, was selected as a Special Screening at the Cannes Film Festival and competed for the Caméra d’or. That same year, she was invited to speak at Harvard University’s Class Day.⁠[5][3]

2016Starring in Jackie

In 2016, Portman played Jacqueline Kennedy in the film Jackie, earning her third Academy Award nomination.⁠[1]

July 21, 2020Co-Founding Angel City FC

On July 21, 2020, the National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) awarded a Los Angeles expansion team to a majority woman-founded group led by Portman, venture capitalist Kara Nortman, entrepreneur Julie Uhrman, and Alexis Ohanian; the team was later named Angel City FC and began play in 2022.⁠[6][7]

2021Founding MountainA

In 2021, Portman and her producing partner, Sophie Mas, founded the production company MountainA. In March of that year, Apple TV+ signed a multiyear first-look deal with the two for television projects, marking their first producing deal.⁠[1][8]

January 2022Investing in La Vie

In January 2022, the Paris-based plant-based bacon company La Vie raised €25 million from investors including several investment funds and climate-conscious celebrities such as Portman.⁠[9]

May 2023May December Selected for Cannes

In May 2023, May December, directed by Todd Haynes and produced by MountainA, was selected for the main competition of the Cannes Film Festival; Portman played Elizabeth in the film. MountainA subsequently also produced Angel City, an HBO documentary series about Angel City FC’s inaugural season.⁠[10][1]

July 17, 2024Remaining on the Angel City Board

On July 17, 2024, Angel City FC announced a definitive agreement with Willow Bay and Bob Iger under which the two would become the new controlling owners, subject to NWSL approval. The club said that following the closing of the transaction, Portman would continue to serve on the Board of Directors.⁠[11]

July 19, 2024Premiere of Her First Television Series, Lady in the Lake

On July 19, 2024, the Apple TV+ limited series Lady in the Lake, starring Portman and produced by MountainA, premiered globally; it marked her television acting debut.⁠[12][8]

May 23, 2025Release of Fountain of Youth

On May 23, 2025, the film Fountain of Youth, directed by Guy Ritchie and featuring Portman, premiered globally on Apple TV+.⁠[13]

January 24, 2026Premiere of The Gallerist

On January 24, 2026, the film The Gallerist, directed by Cathy Yan, premiered at the Sundance Film Festival; Portman plays gallery director Polina Polinski in the film.⁠[14]

Related Organizations, Websites, and Public Accounts

Angel City FC: Official website: https://angelcity.com/ (opens in a new window).⁠[7]