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Scarlett Johansson (born November 22, 1984) is an American actress. She
rose to fame with her role in 1998's The Horse
Whisperer and subsequently gained critical
acclaim for her roles in Ghost World, Lost in
Translation and Girl with a Pearl Earring, the
latter two earning her Golden Globe Award
nominations in 2003. She has been named the
"sexiest" or "most beautiful" woman alive by
several publications.
Early life
Johansson was born in New York City. Her
father, Karsten Johansson, is a Danish
architect, and her paternal grandfather, Ejner
Johansson, was a screenwriter and director. Her
mother, Melanie Sloan, comes from a Bronx-bred
Jewish American family, and met Karsten
Johansson while living in Denmark with Scarlett
Johansson's maternal grandmother, Dorothy, a
former bookkeeper and schoolteacher. Johansson
has an older sister, Vanessa, who is also an
actress; an older brother, Adrian; a twin
brother Hunter, also an actor; and a
half-brother, Christian.
Johansson began her theater training by
attending and graduating from Professional
Children's School in Manhattan in 2002, which
has produced scores of successful actors and
actresses.
Career
After appearing in several films during the
late 1990s, Johansson garnered praise and
widespread attention for her performance in
1998's The Horse Whisperer and 2001's Ghost
World. She won a Best Actress Award at the
Venice Film Festival for her performance as
Charlotte in 2003's Lost in Translation. The
same year, she was nominated for two best
actress awards at the Golden Globes, one for
drama (Girl with a Pearl Earring) and one for
comedy (Lost in Translation). She was also
nominated for best actress for both films at the
BAFTAs, and won best actress for Lost in
Translation.
Johansson was invited to join the Academy of
Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in June of
2004. In the same year, she starred in the films
The Perfect Score, In Good Company and A Love
Song for Bobby Long, the last of which earned
her a third Golden Globe Award nomination.
Johansson was involved for a short time with the
film Mission: Impossible III, but was not
officially cast because of scheduling conflicts,
although a falling out with the film's star, Tom
Cruise, had been both widely reported and
publicly denied. She was replaced by Keri
Russell.
In July 2005, Johansson starred with Ewan
McGregor in the Michael Bay-directed The Island,
making her debut as a female lead in a
mainstream action film. She drew attention to
both the film and herself when she proposed to
appear topless in the film's sex scene, but
director Bay disapproved, wanting to keep the
film at a PG-13 rating. In the same year, she
starred in the Woody Allen-directed drama Match
Point, which opened in December. Johansson
received her fourth Golden Globe nomination for
Best Supporting Actress for the role but lost to
Rachel Weisz. Johansson's next film, Scoop,
another collaboration with Woody Allen, was
released on 28 July 2006. The same year, she
appeared in director Brian De Palma's The Black
Dahlia, a film noir shot in Los Angeles and
Bulgaria. Johansson has noted that she was a fan
of De Palma and had wanted to work with him on
the film, despite her belief that she was
"physically wrong" for the part. Her reviews
were mixed, CNN.com positively noted that
Johansson "takes to the pulpy period atmosphere
as if it were oxygen", whereas another reviewer
referred to Johansson as "miscast".
Johansson's most recent role is in the thriller
The Prestige, which opened on October 20, 2006.
She has also completed filming on the yet be
released film version of The Nanny Diaries, and
has been cast opposite Natalie Portman and Eric
Bana in The Other Boleyn Girl, playing Mary
Boleyn, the sister of Portman's character.
Filming is scheduled to begin in London in
October 2006 for a 2007 release. Johansson will
also play Mary, Queen of Scots, in a film
scheduled to begin production by the end of
summer 2007.
Johansson endorsed the Calvin Klein perfume
"eternity Moment" and was featured in several
commercials and printed advertisements for the
product. One of the commercials was featured in
her 2005 film The Island. Further establishing
her position in Hollywood, she became the face
and spokesperson for the French luxury brand
Louis Vuitton in early 2005 and in January 2006
was named the spokesperson of L'Oreal.
In early 2006, Johansson appeared on the
controversial cover of the February 2006 issue
of Vanity Fair in nude with other Hollywood it
girl Keira Knightley and world-renowned fashion
designer Tom Ford. In March of 2006, she topped
the U.S. edition of FHM's poll of the sexiest
women alive (in the UK edition Johansson was
third). In May of 2006, Maxim named Johansson #6
in their Hot 100 issue, and in July of 2006,
Reebok signed a deal with Johansson to co-create
"Scarlett 'Hearts' Rbk", athletic footwear
scheduled for a debut in the spring of 2007.
Johansson will also be featured in Reebok's
global women's advertising campaign, also in the
spring of 2007. The company's press releases
described Johansson as a "world renowned style
icon" and an "inspiration for today's young
women". In November 2006, Johansson was named
"Sexiest Woman Alive" by Esquire magazine.
In 2006, Johansson starred in a short film
directed by Bennett Miller and set to Bob
Dylan's "When the Deal Goes Down...", released
to promote Dylan's album, Modern Times. Between
2005 and 2006, she also sang the track
"Summertime" for Unexpected Dreams - Songs from
the Stars, a non-profit collection of songs
recorded by Hollywood actors, and was in talks
to appear in a stage version of The Sound of
Music.
In October 2006, FoxNews reported that Johansson
has signed to record a music album with Rhino
Entertainment's Atco Records, with a possible
release date of spring 2007. The album, entitled
Scarlett Sings Tom Waits, will consist entirely
of Johansson's cover versions of Tom Waits
songs.
Personal life
Johansson is a Democrat and campaigned for
John Kerry in the 2004 presidential election.
Johansson has also taken part in an anti-poverty
campaign which was organized by U2 lead singer
Bono.
Johansson has previously stated that she has a
connection to older men and could not see
herself dating anyone under the age of thirty.
She has also noted that she does not discuss
"any part" of her personal life with the press,
specifying that she feels "it's nice to have
everybody not know your business".] Johansson's
ex-boyfriend, Jack Antonoff, has included
negative lyrics that refer to Johansson in his
band's song "Better Love". Antonoff also
references Johansson in the song 2 O'clock. She
has been linked to many socialites, including
Derek Jeter, Benicio Del Toro and Jared Leto.
As of October 2006, media reports noted that
Johansson is dating her The Black Dahlia co-star
Josh Hartnett. Johansson has said that "contrary
to popular belief... [she is] not promiscuous"
and that she believes "on some basic level we
are animals, and by instinct we kind of breed
accordingly". She has also stated that she works
"really hard" when she is in a relationship "to
make it work in a monogamous way".
Johansson gets tested for HIV twice a year, and
has specified that she feels "it's part of being
a decent human" and that she finds it
"disgusting" and "irresponsible" when people do
not do so. She has claimed to be addicted to
cheese, saying: "My greatest vice is cheese.
Nothing else reigns over my life". She has
criticized the media and Hollywood for promoting
an image that causes unhealthy diets and eating
disorders among women, saying that she thinks
"that being ultra-thin is not sexy at all. Women
shouldn't be forced to conform to unrealistic
and unhealthy body images that the media
promote".
When asked about her current religious
affiliation, Johansson has answered: "That's a
very personal question. I would rather not
answer". She has, however, specified that she
celebrates a "little of both" Christmas and
Hanukkah. She has noted that she dislikes it
when celebrities thank God or Jesus in their
award acceptance speeches and has said that her
parents are atheists. |
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Title |
Role |
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Brilliant |
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pre-production |
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2008 |
Mary Queen of Scots |
Mary I of Scotland |
pre-production |
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2007 |
The Other Boleyn Girl |
Mary Boleyn |
filming |
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The Nanny Diaries |
Nan |
post-production |
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2006 |
The Prestige |
Olivia |
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The Black Dahlia |
Kay Lake |
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Scoop |
Sondra Pransky |
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A Good Woman |
Meg Windermere |
limited release |
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2005 |
Match Point |
Nola Rice |
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The Island |
Jordan Two Delta/Sarah Jordan |
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2004 |
In Good Company |
Alex Foreman |
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A Love Song for Bobby Long |
Pursy Will |
Golden Globe Nomination; limited release |
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The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie |
Mindy |
voice |
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The Perfect Score |
Francesca Curtis |
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2003 |
Girl with a Pearl Earring |
Griet |
Golden Globe Nomination |
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Lost in Translation |
Charlotte |
Golden Globe Nomination |
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2002 |
Eight Legged Freaks |
Ashley Parker |
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2001 |
The Man Who Wasn't There |
Rachael 'Birdy' Abundas |
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An American Rhapsody |
Zsuzsi/Suzanne Sandor (at 15) |
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Ghost World |
Rebecca |
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1998 |
The Horse Whisperer |
Grace MacLean |
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1997 |
Home Alone 3 |
Molly Pruitt |
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1996 |
Manny & Lo |
Amanda |
limited release |
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If Lucy Fell |
Emily |
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1995 |
Just Cause |
Kate Armstrong |
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1994 |
North |
Laura Nelson |
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