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Natalie Portman is an American actress noted for her roles as Queen Padmé Amidala in Star Wars and Dr. Jane Foster in Thor. She was born in Jerusalem, Israel in 1981 and later moved to Long Island, New York where she grew up. She studied at Harvard University where she earned a degree in psychology, and in 2010 she received the Academy Award for Best Actress for her role as the Swan Queen in Black Swan. She and her husband, dancer Benjamin Millepied have a son.

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14 May, 2015

Stars as Jackie

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During a Cannes Music Festival appearance, Variety reports that Portman will star as Jackie Kennedy in Jackie, about the first four days of the first lady’s life after the assassination of her husband, President John. F. Kennedy. Aronofsky will produce the film.

8 May, 2015

Cast as Ginsburg

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Portman is set to play Ginsburg in On The Basis Of Sex. The script, which follows the Ginsburg as she faces numerous obstacles to her fight for equal rights throughout her career.