Sometimes the appearance of actors does not match their fictional characters in the movies, and then professional make-up artists come to the rescue. However, some actors take drastic measures in order to fully get used to the role, not being afraid of reproaches from fans. One of the most daring actresses in world cinema is Natalie Portman.
Childhood of the actress
The first years of Natalie Portman were spent in Jerusalem. There the girl lived with her parents. Her mother was a housewife, and her father was a professor of medicine in the field of obstetrics and gynecology. Having the opportunity to improve his medical qualifications, his father moved to America with his family. They first lived in Washington, then moved to Long Island. There, Natalie graduated from high school and entered the psychology department of Harvard, one of the best universities in the United States.
Natalie Portman had artistic inclinations since childhood, and her parents took her to a dance club. There was a time when she not only performed, but also toured the nearest citiesalong with the troupe.
The beginning of a film career
Portman's acting career began at the theater camp, where the girl spent all her holidays. At the age of ten, she was already playing a role in a serious play about a girl who wanted to commit a murder.
The film debut took place when Natalie was thirteen years old. Cult director Luc Besson cast her in the lead role in Léon opposite Jean Reno, and the film received positive reviews from colleagues and international critics.
The next few years were successful in terms of the development of a film career. Several films with the participation of Natalie Portman appeared on the screens at once: "Fight", "Beautiful Girls", "Mars Attacks!" and "Everyone says I love you".
Nominations and awards
The most uncertain picture in Natalie Portman's film career was Star Wars. Despite the fact that the film is one of the ten highest-grossing films in world cinema, the opinions of film industry professionals differed. "Star Wars" was nominated for the prestigious "Oscar" in the field of special effects and technical implementation. At the same time, Natalie and her screen partner were included in the list of Golden Raspberry nominees as the worst movie couple. Note that the list of nominations for the actress includes such awards as Golden Globe and Young Actor.
A sensational movie
Listfilms in which Natalie Portman took part is impressive. She had to incarnate in romantic heroines, strong women, even in a space queen. But most viewers remember Natalie Portman with a bald head.
The plot of the film shows some kind of alternative future, where the heroes are fighting against the totalitarian regime, deciding to eradicate the evil and corruption in which Britain is mired with the coming to power of a certain fascist organization by their own methods. The film is based on the comic book series, but with some adjustments to write the script for the film. When the film was released on the big screens, the search engine request for which movie Natalie Portman was bald broke all records.
Portman's bold deeds
Film critics and directors are always happy to work with an actress like Portman, as she boldly takes on any experiments necessary for a quality transfer of the image. Natalie herself refers to the number of crazy acts, for example, smoking cigarettes in the frame during the filming of the film "Leon".
Difficulties that arose during the filming of "Star Wars", according to the actress herself, made her resistant. The costumes of the space queen weighed more than a dozen kilograms. It was very difficult to work in them, as the site was suffocatingly hot.
The actress also tried herself as a stripper. It was a very educational experience for her. Since in real life Natalie had never encountered such an occupation, before filming, the actress, together with the director, visited one ofsuch institutions in order to better understand the image and get used to the role as authentically as possible.
The film, where Natalie Portman is bald, entered the list of the best films of the decade. The heroine Portman, according to the plot of the film, was arrested, as she was accused of acting against the government. The most interesting thing is that the shaving of the head was carried out directly in the frame, and the director had to shoot the scene from the first take, which was done with the greatest art. The actress herself did not regret losing her hair and joked that now, finally, she would no longer be confused with the British actress Keira Knightley. Despite the fact that the photo of bald Natalie Portman very often flashed in the media, she was almost not recognized on the streets. Once she even aroused the suspicion of the police. New York law enforcement officers stopped a woman of dubious appearance to check documents, which turned out to be bald Natalie Portman. In what movie she played, no one knew.
Interesting movie facts
The premiere of the film "V for Vendetta" took place in Finland in 2006 and immediately became the leader of the box office. The producers paid back all the invested funds almost three times.
The role of Evie, the main character, was claimed by Scarlett Johansson and Bryce Howard, but the role went to American actress Natalie Portman. Now, remembering the film, they will certainly remember the bald Natalie Portman.
It is interesting that in order to create a huge letter "V" in one of the scenes of the film, specialistsI had to lay out 22,000 bones on the floor for two hundred hours.
In order to shoot some scenes with the famous Big Ben and the British Parliament in the background, the project managers had to ask permission from the city authorities. It was received, however, filming began at four in the morning.
