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Natalie Portman’s best roles

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Published Dec. 3, 2010, 1:58 p.m. ET
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The intense critical acclaim and awards attention for “Black Swan” may have helped Natalie Portman’s little film “The Other Woman,” get a theatrical release. In the movie, shot a couple of years ago in New York, Portman plays a young Manhattan newlywed and stepmom, struggling with the death of her own baby. Before you see if “The Other Woman” is worth your attention, take a look back at some of Portman’s other memorable roles.
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In the hysterical “No Strings Attached,” also in theaters now, Portman plays an emotionally-detached doctor who starts a strictly-sex relationship with Ashton Kutcher’s TV production assistant. But, as you might expect, Kutcher’s character can’t help but fall in love with his charming friend. ©Paramount
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Natalie Portman’s already racked up a Golden Globe, SAG award and Oscar nomination for her role as a tortured ballerina, suffering from her own anxiety and the demands of others in Darren Aronofsky’s “Black Swan.” When the movie was released in December, The Post’s Lou Lumenick said she’s a “prohibitive favorite” to win the Oscar for Best Actress. AP
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Portman made her feature film debut in 1994’s “The Professional,” playing an orphaned 12-year-old girl taken in by a mob hitman who takes care of her and teaches her his trade. She generated a bit of controversy for starring in such an adult film when she was only a teenager. Patrick Camboulive
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In 2004’s “Garden State,” she captured the heart of Zach Braff and Shins fans everywhere as Sam, whom Braff’s depressed actor/waiter meets in a doctor’s office waiting room. The two forge a relationship over the course of the well-received indie film. K.C. Bailey/Camelot Pictures
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Portman won a Golden Globe and was nominated for an Oscar for her supporting role in 2004’s “Closer,” in which she played Alice, an American stripper who falls in love with Jude Law’s Dan in London, even though he also has feelings for Julia Roberts’ photographer Anna. AFP/Getty Images
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The beautiful Portman became even more of an object of desire for “Star Wars”-obsessed men when she was cast as Luke Skywalker and Princess Leia’s mom, Padme Amidala, in the three prequels starting with 1999’s “The Phantom Menace.” ©Lucasfilm Ltd.
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Portman earned her first Golden Globe nomination for her role as the grounded daughter of an eccentric woman played by Susan Sarandon in the 1999 drama “Anywhere but Here.” Lorey Sebastian
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That same year, she played a pregnant 17-year-old who ends up living and giving birth in a Wal-Mart in “Where the Heart Is.” Twentieth Century Fox
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Portman’s role as Evey in the 2006 political thriller “V for Vendetta” may be her most iconic performance, as she had her head shaved for the role. Despite the initial perception of the film as a flop, Portman didn’t lose her locks in vain; the movie, which dealt with terrorism and totalitarian regimes, made $13.25 million worldwide and has a 73% freshness rating on Rotten Tomatoes.–By Hilary Lewis REUTERS
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