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Natalie Portman is an Oscar-winning actress who played Padme Amidala in the Star Wars prequel trilogy. She also starred in Black Swan, V for Vendetta, Thor: Love and Thunder and more.
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Portman began filming the part of Padmé Amidala in the Star Wars prequel trilogy in 1997, which marked her first big-budget production. The first film of the series, Episode I – The Phantom Menace was released in 1999, when she was in her senior year of high school. [47]
May 19, 1999 · Natalie Portman stars as Queen Amidala in the first prequel of the Star Wars saga. See the plot, cast, reviews, trivia, and more of this action adventure fantasy film directed by George Lucas.
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Natalie Portman is an Oscar-winning actress who played Queen Amidala in the Star Wars prequel trilogy. Learn about her life, career, family, and trivia on IMDb, the world's most popular and authoritative source for movie, TV and celebrity content.
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"It definitely did come into play how strong and smart a character Carrie Fisher portrayed, because I think that a lot of that is passed on from parent to child. I think George wrote Amidala as a strong, smart character, but it helped to know that I had this great woman before me who had portrayed her character as a fiery woman."
―Natalie Portman
While pursuing her bachelor's degree in psychology at Harvard, Portman appeared in the Star Wars prequel trilogy of movies, which were filmed during her summer break from university. In her interview in the Inside the Actors Studio show, Portman stated that when her agent first told her about the new Star Wars trilogy she didn't know the difference between Star Wars and Star Trek.
Many people think she and Keira Knightley look very much alike, which was the main reason that Keira got the role of Sabé, Queen Amidala's handmaiden and decoy. They looked so much like each other that during the making of Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace, not even their mothers could tell them apart when they both had make-up on.
During the filming of Star Wars: Episode III The Revenge of the Sith she said the character of Padmé "embodies the true meaning of feminism" since "It's about having access to all the same things but then making decisions from your particular point of view" and despite the fact Padmé was a leader to her people she choose to be compassionate and to serve democracy instead of being consumed by the thirst for power.
In a 2007 interview, she said that although she was pleased with the Star Wars work she had done, she didn't plan to work with the Star Wars universe again. In 2023, however, she expressed openness to returning.
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•Star Wars: Episode I •Natalie Portman on StarWars.com (content now obsolete; backup link)
•"All Hail the Queen" — Star Wars Insider 44
•"Women of the Force" — Star Wars Insider 47
•"Forbidden Love" — Star Wars Insider 60
•Star Wars: Episode II •Natalie Portman: Forbidden Love on StarWars.com (content now obsolete; backup link)
1.Natalie Portman: Forbidden Love – Wise Beyond Her Years on StarWars.com (content now obsolete; backup link)
4.Dickerson, James L.. Natalie Portman: Queen of Hearts. ECW Press, 2002. ISBN 1-55022-492-1.
5.Natalie Portman: How studying psychology helped her in her latest role by Gill Pringle on The Independent (March 17, 2006) (archived from the original on February 13, 2010)
6."Women of the Force" — Star Wars Insider 47
7.Lucasfilm (@lucasfilm) on Facebook: Quote from Natalie Portman published during Women's History Month (March 20, 2020): ""I think [Padmé] embodies the true meaning of feminism in my understanding of it," said Natalie Portman during filming of "Revenge of the Sith" in 2003. "It's about having access to all the same things but then making decisions from your particular point of view…[Padmé] has been a leader of many people, but rather than being consumed with the thirst for power...she stays true to her compassion and her belief in democracy and in humanity..."" (backup link)
8.Is Natalie Done With 'Star Wars'? on MTV (November 14, 2007) (archived from the original on November 17, 2007)
•Natalie Portman on Wikipedia
•Natalie Portman at the Internet Movie Database
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Feb 15, 2024 · Natalie Portman drew from Kabuki theatre for her portrayal of Queen Amidala in Star Wars prequel trilogy. She also made voice changes at George Lucas' request, but he further altered it digitally.
Jan 7, 2024 · Learn about Natalie Portman, an Oscar-winning actor who played Queen Amidala in the Star Wars prequels. Find out about her early life, career, family, and other roles in movies like Black Swan, Thor, and Jackie.
