Natalie Portman

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000204/

In the year 1999, we were introduced to “The Phantom Menace” and, Queen Amidala. Much like her cinematic daughter, she was beautiful, smart and powerful. Just being in Star Wars makes you a cultural icon almost immediately. Unfortunately, there was good things along with bad things. The three Star Wars films were of course a huge hit and increased her fame and marketability. Unfortunately, the films were not really as good as the previous trilogy and Natalie suffered from a particularly bad love story and a third film that gives her almost nothing to do but weep while her husband goes to the dark side.

She did star in “V for Vendetta” but it took me a few years to actually go see it due to being influenced by Alan Moore’s frustration with what they did to his story. But I did go see “Thor” when it came out. I was amazed that she agreed to do Thor since it was a comic book movie and one would assume that since she had just hit the top of her game with “Black Swan” and won an Oscar than the next step isn’t a fun popcorn film. (One also would have thought that “Your Highness” and “No Strings Attached” wouldn’t have been on her agenda either but there you go. )
She has been a favorite of mine for a long time. She is a brainy beauty (who I would love to have seen play Shadowcat. She's perfect including being Jewish) with actual talent and a bright future if she doesn't quit to focus on more intellectual pursuits.

Movies I’ve watched her in: Leon: The Professional; Mars Attacks!; Star Wars 1-3; Anywhere but Here; V for Vendetta; Black Swan; Your Highness; Thor