Natalie Portman Photos

Birthday: June 9, 1981
Hometown: Jerusalem, Israel

How You Know Her: She may have gone to Harvard, but this Ivy League lady is mostly known for dramatic chops ... and her smokin’ looks! After a co-starring role in 1994's The Professional garnered her much acclaim, Natalie made the jump to blockbuster status with  Star Wars: The Phantom Menace (1999). Of course, a few years later it was her sexy stripper scene in 2004’s Closer that had everyone talking ... and all of us drooling. She went a step further by locking lips with fellow bombshell Scarlett Johansson in The Other Boleyn Girl (2008), where even Eric Bana was practically panting on screen. Natalie joins an all-star cast in the new anthology film New York, I Love You, which opens October 16 and depicts love and relationships between several characters around the big city.

Bare-essentials: "You can't do this stuff half-assed, pun intended.” – When asked about filming the stripper scene from Closer in full nude. (IMDb.com)