A Star Apart! Natalie Portman Secrets Unveiled!!

Natalie Portman is an A-list Hollywood actress, known for her Oscar-winning role in the critically acclaimed movie, 'Black Swan'.

This short introduction is probably the much that most people know about this multi-talented actress.

The 35-year-old actress won the best actress Academy Award for her role as ballerina Nina Sayers in dark drama 'Black Swan', February 2011

However, there is more to this stunningly beautiful movie star than meets the eye! Natalie Portman was actually born in Israel 35 years ago and was barely three years old when she and her parents moved and settled in the United States.

So, if you are working at an International airport and you bump into Natalie Portman, don't be surprised if she presents an Israeli passport as she has dual citizenship and she is openly proud of her Jewish heritage.

She is also a polylinguist and Natalie is known to be fluent in Hebrew and can successfully engage in a conversation in German, Japanese, French, and Spanish. So, if you thought Natalie Portman was your stereotyped, air-brain, blonde bombshell; well am glad to disappoint you!

Natalie Portman has taken dance lessons since the age of 4 and still takes ballet classes. She paid for all of her own ballet training to prepare for the role of Nina Sayers in 'Black Swan'

She is not just an A-list actress but also an Ivy league, borderline genius. Natalie Portman is believed to have an Intelligence Quotient (IQ) of 140 and she is a graduate of Psychology from wait for it.... Harvard University. That's right! If she wasn't a multi-millionaire actress she probably would have been raking in millions counseling A-list Hollywood actors.

Before Natalie was cast in 'Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace' (1999), she had never seen the original 'Star Wars trilogy'. She admitted to James Lipton on Inside the Actors Studio that, before being cast, she didn't know the difference between 'Star Wars' and 'Star Trek'

Did I hear you say, Mr. And Mrs. Smith?!

The 'V for Vendetta' star never ceases to amaze her fans especially when she professed her love for Old School Hip-Hop, 90's Alternative Rock and R&B. Stating that her favorite artists and bands are Stevie Wonder, Radiohead, Portishead, Nirvana, Wu-Tang Clan and A Tribe Called Quest. Well, at least we know she likes Q-tips! When Natalie Portman is not jetting out to Paris, Milan or London she takes her love for music and singing a step further by performing live in New York City at karaoke bars, in her spare time of course. Wouldn't you love to hear her sing - 'We On A World Tour?!'

In January 2011, she became the new face of Dior in the Miss Dior Cherie ad campaign. David Letterman and Harpers and Queen magazines said that she is 'the new Audrey Hepburn'

It's amazing how the big screen makes you look much taller than you actually are; Natalie Portman is what some would call a shawty! Standing in at a height of 5' 3" she is by no means your regularly super model.

Was ranked #8 on Maxim magazine's Hot 100 Women of 2011 list and voted as 'most desirable' famous women for 2013 by Ask men's list of the Top 99 'most desirable' women

What Natalie Portman lacks in height she makes up for it in her dancing. She is believed to have started attending dance classes at the very young age of four and she is adept in ballet and even tap dancing. He skills as a dancer was what put her in good stead to be cast for her Oscar-winning role and performance in the 'Black Swan', however, I wonder who would come out on top in a tap dancing contest between Natalie Portman and the Penguin in 'Happy Feet'!

Natalie Portman married to 'Black Swan' choreographer Benjamin Millepied after one child and three years of relationship in a private ceremony in Big Sur, California. The couple expects their second child soon

While Natalie is a very talented actress she would have loved to be just like her dad who is a fertility expert. I guess we are lucky to have her as an actress, I can't imagine the number of free sperm donors she would have had visiting her clinic daily.

Yikes!!