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Birth Date: November 22, 1984
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Birth Place: New York City, New York, USA
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Birth Name: Scarlett Marie Johansson
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Height: 5'4"
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Biography |
Born in New York City on November 22nd, 1984, Scarlett
Johansson is the youngest of four siblings -- she has an
older brother and sister, as well as a twin brother. As
might be expected of an acting prodigy, Scarlett had an
unusually early interest in performing: she wanted to be an
actress since age 3, and was acting professionally when she
was only 8 years old. After taking classes at the Lee
Strasberg Theatre Institute for Young People, Scarlett made
her stage debut in the early 1990s in the off-Broadway
production of Sophistry, alongside Ethan Hawke.
Scarlett Johansson's first film role came in 1994's North,
starring Elijah Wood, another child star survivor. The
following year she played Sean Connery's daughter in the
thriller Just Cause, and then in 1996, she appeared in If
Lucy Fell and Manny & Lo. For the latter film, Scarlett was
nominated for an Independent Spirit Award for Best Actress
in 1997. That year she added Fall and Home Alone 3 to her
burgeoning list of credits.
scarlett in the horse whisperer
In 1998, Scarlett's career reached new heights. Cast as
Grace MacLean, a young girl who suffers a tragic equestrian
accident in The Horse Whisperer, Scarlett was generally
acknowledged as the most promising part of an otherwise
unenthusiastically-received film. The 13-year-old actress
picked up a Hollywood Reporter YoungStar Award for her work.
Ironically, Scarlett was given an "introducing..." credit in
The Horse Whisperer, even though she already had a
half-dozen movies under her belt by then.
Building on the momentum of The Horse Whisperer, Scarlett
appeared in My Brother the Pig (1999), and then co-starred
with Thora Birch in Terry Zwigoff's (Crumb, Bad Santa)
adaptation of the teen-angst comic book Ghost World in 2000.
The next year she turned heads once again in a provocative
role in the Coen brothers' The Man Who Wasn't There. Also in
2001, Scarlett starred in An American Rhapsody, a Hungarian
film about a girl who escapes from behind the iron curtain
in the 1950s. Such serious fare was offset in 2002, with
Scarlett's turn in the B-monster movie, Eight Legged Freaks.
scarlett was lost in translation
But 2003 would prove to be Scarlett's most successful year
yet. She starred in Sofia Coppola's Lost in Translation as a
young girl staying in Japan, who befriends a washed-up
American actor, played by Bill Murray. Scarlett followed
Lost in Translation with Girl with a Pearl Earring, in which
she played the title role; a struggling servant girl who
becomes drawn into the world of Dutch painter Johannes
Vermeer. Both roles landed Scarlett Best Actress Golden
Globe nominations in 2004, as well as a Best Actress BAFTA
Award (British Academy of Film and Television Arts) for Lost
in Translation.
With the 2004 teen comedy The Perfect Score, Johansson has
demonstrated once more that she can take on lighter fare as
well as serious roles. But she's used to dichotomy: Scarlett
divides her time between New York, where her father lives,
and Los Angeles, where her mother looks after her business
interests.
However impressive her successes to date, it's clear that
Scarlett has a long and even more rewarding career ahead of
her, with the upcoming releases of A Long Song for Bobby
Long, A Good Woman and the comedy Synergy. |
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Received an "introducing" credit for The Horse Whisperer
(1998) although it was her seventh feature film.
Has a twin brother, Hunter Johansson.
Attended and graduated in 2002 from Professional Children's
School in Manhattan, New York City.
Grandchild of writer Ejner Johansson.
Is of Polish/Danish descent
Was invited to join the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and
Sciences (AMPAS) in June 2004.
Applied to New York University's Tisch School of the Arts
for the fall 2003 semester, but was not accepted. The
rejection allowed her to focus on her career, which
blossomed soon after.
Shortly after Lost in Translation (2003) was released, she
said she had a connection to much older men and couldn't see
herself dating anyone under 30. True to her word, she had a
relationship with actor 'Benicio del Toro' , who is 17 years
her senior.
Was cast as Rebecca in Thumbsucker (2005), but dropped out
before filming commenced and was replaced by Kelli Garner.
Her father Karsten Johansson, a NY architect, and mother
Melanie Johansson, her manager, now divorced, separated when
she was 13.
Campaigned for John Kerry in the 2004 Presidential Election.
Celebrated her 20th birthday at Disneyland.
Auditioned for a role in The Parent Trap (1998), which
finally went to Lindsay Lohan.
Has an older half-brother (Christian), an older sister
(Vanessa), an older brother (Adrian) & a twin brother
(Hunter)
Planned to attend Purchase University to study film
Her older sister, Vanessa Johansson, is also an actress.
Prepared for her role in Lost in Translation (2003) by
living on Hokkaido with then boyfriend Faiz Ahmad.
She is three minutes older than twin brother Hunter
Johansson. She says these three minutes are the most
important in her life.
Had tonsillectomy.
First role (uncredited) was in a skit during the first year
of "Late Night with Conan O'Brien" (1993) at age 8. She
relived this moment during an interview with Conan on July
12, 2005, twelve years later.
Father Karsten Johansson was born in Denmark, while her
mother, Melanie Johansson, comes from a Bronx-bred family of
Polish descent.
Ranked #9 in FHM's 100 Sexiest Women in the World (2005).
And was also the highest ranking new entry to the list.
Named #24 on the Maxim magazine Hot 100 of 2005 list.
Director Sofia Coppola directed both Scarlett and her
boyfriend Josh Hartnett, but not in the same movie. Scarlett
was in Coppola's Lost in Translation (2003) and Hartnett
starred in The Virgin Suicides (1999) |
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