Natalie Portman (Hebrew: ???? ???????, born Natalie Hershlag; June 9, 1981) is an Israeli-American actress. Her first role came in the 1994 French action film Léon (known in the United States as The Professional). She achieved wider fame after playing Padmé Amidala in the Star Wars prequel trilogy. Portman, who has said "I'd rather be smart than a movie star," completed a bachelor's degree in psychology at Harvard College while she was working...
Padmé hustles about her quarters packing for her trip back to Naboo.
Dormé and Capt. Typho say good by to Padmé. Anakin receives his last orders f...
Anakin and Padmé walk off, leaving Obi-Wan, Dormé and Capt. Typho on the tran...
Anakin is being hard on himself because he was unable to save his mother.
Padmé lets her true feelings for Anakin slip out. He presses her for a relati...
Anakin and Padmé sit in a field discussing their lives and politics.
Padmé lectures Anakin about their responsibilities, hers as a senator and his...
Padmé and Anakin enjoy each other's company during the time he is consigned t...
Padmé and Anakin have been taken prisoner on Geonosis. While they are locked ...
On her home planet of Naboo, Padmé tries to reason with Anakin.
R2 registers his indignation when he is chased away from the buffet line by a...
Obi-Wan and Padmé greet each other. Anakin speaks nervously upon seeing Padmé...
Faced with the prospect of death Padmé pours her heart out to Anakin.
Anakin and Padmé arrive at the home of his mother on Tatooine where they find...
Padmé responds to Anakin's tirade about Obi-Wan's unfair treatment of him.
An attempt has just been made on Padmé's life. Palpatine proposes a means to ...
Anakin standing with his back to the door senses Padmé entrance. She turns to...
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While traveling under the guise of refugees back to her home planet of Naboo,...
Facing the prospect of almost certain death in the arena on Geonosis, Padmé d...
Padmé and Anakin get reacquainted during their journey to her home planet.
After his mother's death, Padmé tries to comfort and council Anakin. It prove...
Back on her home planet, with Anakin in attendance, Padmé briefs Queen Jamill...
In spite of her attempts to comfort him, Padmé is unable to reach Anakin.
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