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Apr 28, 2015 · Sexual & Physical Abuse. When Americus was born, Novalee befriended her nurse Lexie, who was a quirky mentor for being a mom. Lexie has had a lot of kids and a lot of boyfriends — not many of ...
Natalie Portman filmography. Natalie Portman is an Israeli-American actress and filmmaker. She made her film debut in Luc Besson 's action thriller Léon: The Professional, which starred her as the young protégée of a hitman. [1] [2] She followed this by appearing in Michael Mann 's crime thriller Heat (1995), Ted Demme 's romantic comedy ...
Where the Heart Is is a 2000 American romantic drama film directed by Matt Williams and starring Natalie Portman, Stockard Channing, Ashley Judd, and Joan Cusack with supporting roles done by James Frain, Dylan Bruno, Keith David, and Sally Field. The screenplay, written by Lowell Ganz and Babaloo Mandel, is based on the best-selling 1995 novel of the same name by Billie Letts. The film was ...
Synopsis. Novalee Nation is a 17-year-old Tennessee transient who has to grow up in a hurry when she's left pregnant and abandoned by her boyfriend on a roadside, and takes refuge in the friendly aisles of Wal-Mart. Eventually, some eccentric but kindly strangers 'adopt' Novalee and her infant daughter, helping them buck the odds and build a ...
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Novalee also meets Moses Whitecotton, a photographer who shoots portraits at the Walmart. Moses tells Novalee to give her baby a name "that will mean something" and "withstand a lot of bad times," and gives her a photo album. In addition, she also meets Benny Goodluck, a Native American boy who gives Novalee a buckeye tree for good luck.
Jun 3, 2014 · Maybe not for Portman, who has avoided the teen-movie genre altogether and can name Al Pacino, Jack Nicholson and Woody Allen as former co-stars. Despite starting her career at age 11, she opted ...
Jun 2, 2023 · Natalie Portman. Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures. Natalie Portman’s star was already on the rise before she starred in Where the Heart Is as pregnant teen Novalee Nation. The previous year ...
