STAR WARS: EPISODE III
REVENGE OF THE SITH

NATALIE PORTMAN (Padmé Amidala) was last seen in Mike Nichols' Closer for Columbia Pictures. Starring opposite Jude Law, Julia Roberts and Clive Owen, Portman earned a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress, as well as an Academy Award nomination in the same category for her work in the film. Portman also starred in Zach Braff's critically acclaimed Garden State. Upcoming films will include the Israeli feature film Free Zone, directed by Amos Gitai; and the Wachowski Brothers' V Is for Vendetta for Warner Bros., directed by James Mc Teigue.

Portman starred as Senator Amidala in Star Wars: Episode II Attack of the Clones, following the huge success of George Lucas' blockbuster hit Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace, in which her character was introduced.

Portman's additional film credits include Anthony Minghella's critically acclaimed and Academy Award nominated Cold Mountain, opposite Jude Law, Nicole Kidman and Renee Zellweger; and Tom Tykwer's short film True, part of the compilation feature film Paris je t'aime. Portman also appeared in Matt Williams' Where the Heart Is, and Wayne Wang's Anywhere But Here, which earned her a Golden Globe Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress. Portman received international acclaim for her feature debut in Luc Besson's The Professional opposite Jean Reno and received further recognition for her performance in Ted Demme's Beautiful Girls. Other feature credits include the Woody Allen musical Everyone Says I Love You, Tim Burton's black comedy Mars Attacks! and Michael Mann's Heat, with Al Pacino, Robert DeNiro and Val Kilmer.

Portman received critical acclaim as Nina in Mike Nichol's Shakespeare in the Park production of The Seagull opposite Meryl Streep, Kevin Kline, and Philip Seymour Hoffman for New York Shakespeare Festival. In the 1997-1998 Broadway season, Portman starred in the title role of The Diary of Anne Frank, praised by USA Today as "a landmark performance.”

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