Natalie played the character of Padme Amidala also known as Queen Amidala.

Natalie portman star wars name. Episode I - The Phantom Menace 1999. Episode I - The Phantom Menace. It was not until 1999 that Natalie received worldwide fame as Queen Amidala in the highly anticipated US431 million-grossing prequel Star Wars.

Portman went through an intense training process for the part. From two hours of dance training a day a year before filming started to eight hours a day for two months she had to learn choreography and do cross training. Natalie Portman on Star Wars Annihilation Even without a reappearance she still reaps the Star Wars benefits.

At Londons Pinewood Studios Portman was working on Annihilation as Rogue One and. Disney has quietly dropped the moniker which some fans. Star Wars fans are outraged again over a decision to remove the Slave-1 name from one of their iconic space cruisers.

Her given name when born was Neta-Lee Hershlag. Natalie Portman as Padmé Amidala. Episode III - Revenge of the Sith was released Portman appeared mainly in movies such as Wes Anderson s The Darjeeling Limited The Other Boleyn Girl and the.

She then she starred in two critically acclaimed comedy dramas Anywhere But Here 1999 and Where the Heart Is 2000 followed by Closer 2004 for which she received an Oscar nomination. After Star Wars. 4 Portman Landed Her First Major Role In Star Wars Come 1999 Natalie Portman would soon be embarking on one of her most successful and popular projects to date Star Wars.

Natalie was born Natalie Hershlag on June 9 1981 in Jerusalem Israel. Get premium high resolution news photos at Getty Images. It is actually her maternal grandmothers maiden name4 1 Biography 2 Work in Star Wars 3 Filmography 4.