theOscarSite Facts:
Birthname:
  • Natalie Hershlag
Birth Datee:
  • 9 June 1981
Birthplace:
  • Jerusalem, Israel
Personal Quote:
  • "The moment you buy into the idea you're above anyone else is the moment you need to be slapped in the face."
Factoids:
  • Moved to the U.S. with her family at the age of 3.
  • Speaks fluent Hebrew, studied French, Japanese, German and Spanish.
  • Has been a strict vegetarian since the age of 8.
  • Before she was cast in Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999), she had never seen the original 3 "Star Wars" movies.
Education:
  • Graduated from Syosset (LI, NY) High School, 1999
  • Harvard University (Cambridge, MA), graduated 2003.
Family:
  • Mother: Shelley, artist
  • Father: Avner, doctor (infertility specialist)
Significant Other(s):
  • Dated: Lucas Haas, 2001.
Feature Film
Credits:
  • 2008: NEW YORK, I LOVE YOU, BROTHERS, THE OTHER BOLEYN GIRL
  • 2007: MR. MAGORIUM'S WONDER EMPORIUM, THE DARJEELING LIMITED, HOTEL CHEVALIER, MY BLUEBERRY NIGHTS
  • 2006: GOYA'S GHOSTS, PARIS, JE T'AIME
  • 2005: V FOR VENDETTA, FREE ZONE, STAR WARS: EPISODE III - REVENGE OF THE SITH
  • 2004: CLOSER, TRUE, GARDEN STATE
  • 2003: COLD MOUNTAIN
  • 2002: STAR WARS: EPISODE II - ATTACK OF THE CLONES
  • 2000: WHERE THE HEART IS
  • 1999: ANYWHERE BUT HERE, STAR WARS: EPISODE I - THE PHANTOM MENACE
  • 1996: MARS ATTACKS!, EVERYONE SAYS (I LOVE YOU), BEAUTIFUL GIRLS
  • 1995: DEVELOPING, HEAT
  • 1994: LÉON (a.k.a. THE PROFESSIONAL)
Academy Awards®:
  •  Nominated for Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role 2004: CLOSER

  • 1 nomination