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Born in Haslemere, England, UK. Started composing on the piano at age 13. Composed music for film and TV since 1982, mostly for television until the late 80s. Her feature film scoring credits include PRIVILEGED (student film at Oxford which starred fellow student Hugh Grant) (1982), LAST DAY OF SUMMER (1984), 90 DEGREES SOUTH (1987), HIGH HOPES (1988), LIFE IS SWEET (1990), REBECCA'S DAUGHTERS and USED PEOPLE (both 1992), BENNY & JOON, FRIENDS, THE JOY LUCK CLUB and ETHAN FROME (all 1993), SIRENS and THE ROAD TO WELLVILLE (both 1994), A PYROMANIAC'S LOVE STORY, SMOKE, PALOOKAVILLE and TO WONG FOO, THANKS FOR EVERYTHING! JULIE NEWMAR (all 1995), EMMA and MARVIN'S ROOM (both 1996), THE CIDER HOUSE RULES (1999), THE LEGEND OF BAGGER VANCE and CHOCOLAT (both 2000), THE EMPEROR'S NEW CLOTHES (2001), HART'S WAR, THE TRUTH ABOUT CHARLIE and NICHOLAS NICKLEBY (all 2002), THE HUMAN STAIN and MONA LISA SMILE (both 2003), LARD and THE MANCHURIAN CANDIDATE (both 2004), BECAUSE OF WINN-DIXIE and OLIVER TWIST (both 2005), THE LAKE HOUSE and INFAMOUS (both 2006), and THE SISTERHOOD OF THE TRAVELING PANTS 2 (scheduled for release in 2008).
Portman became the first female composer to win an Oscar® with her score for EMMA (1996). Since 1995, she has been married to writer/producer Uberto Pasolini. They have three daughters.
3 nominations, 1 Award |
Best Achievement in Music (Original Musical or Comedy Score) 
Nominated for Achievement in Music (Original Musical or Comedy Score)