Friday, February 22, 2008

Scarlett Johansson



Scarlett Johansson was born on November 22, 1984, New York City, New York, U.S.

Birth name: Scarlett I. Johansson

Ecucation: Professional Children's School, New York City, New York (graduated in 2002)

Parents: Karsten Johansson and Melanie Johansson

Occupation: American actress

Nationality: American

Ethnicity: White

Height: 5' 4" (1.63 m)

Hair color: Dark blond

Eye color: Green

Measurements : Bra size: 34C

Weight: 115 lbs or 52.1 kg

Shoe size: 9.5

Fansites: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6,

Pictures: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5,

Wallpapers: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

Filmography:

North (1994)
Just Cause (1995)
Manny & Lo (1996)
If Lucy Fell (1996)
Home Alone 3 (1997)
The Horse Whisperer (1998)
My Brother the Pig (1999)
The Man Who Wasn't There (2001)
An American Rhapsody (2001)
Ghost World (2001)
Eight Legged Freaks (2002)
Girl with a Pearl Earring (2003)
Lost in Translation (2003)
In Good Company (2004)
A Love Song for Bobby Long (2004)
The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie (2004) voice Mindy
The Perfect Score (2004)
Match Point (2005)
The Island (2005)
The Prestige (2006)
The Black Dahlia (2006)
Scoop (2006)
A Good Woman (2004)
The Nanny Diaries (2007)
The Other Boleyn Girl (2008)
Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008)
He's Just Not That Into You (2008)
Mary Queen of Scots (2008)
The Spirit (2009)

Awards:

Best Supporting Actress(Nomination)
Match Point
2005
Golden Globe

Best Supporting Actress(Nomination)
Match Point
2005
Chicago Film Critics Association

Best Actress - Drama(Nomination)
A Love Song For Bobby Long
2004
Golden Globe

Best Actress - Drama(Nomination)
Girl With a Pearl Earring
2003
Golden Globe

Best Actress(Winner)
Lost in Translation
2003
Boston Society of Film Critics

Best Actress(Nomination)
Lost in Translation
2003
Chicago Film Critics Association

Best Actress - Musical or Comedy(Nomination)
Lost in Translation
2003
Golden Globe

Countercurrent Prize for Best Actress(Winner)
Lost in Translation
2003
Venice International Film Festival

Best Supporting Actress(Winner)
Ghost World
2001
Toronto Film Critics Association

Best Actress(Nomination)
Manny & Lo
1996
Independent Spirit Award

Biography:

Scarlett Johansson, born on the 22nd of November, 1984, in New York City, has an older brother and sister and a twin brother. She divides her time between New York with her father, a building contractor and Los Angeles with her mother, who looks out for her interests there. She's the only actor in the family, something she's wanted to be since she was three. Her acting career began when she was eight in the off-Broadway production of Sophistry with Ethan Hawke at New York's Playwrights Horizons. Scarlett has been in seven movies, the first was North. For her role as Manny in Manny & Lo she was nominated as Best Actress by the Independent Spirit Awards (1997).She attained worldwide recognition for her performance as Grace MacLean, the teen traumatized in a riding accident in Robert Redford's hit feature The Horse Whisperer, a role for which she won a YoungStar award and was nominated for a Blockbuster Entertainment Award. She has most recently been spotlighted for her performances in the acclaimed films Ghost World, An American Rhapsody and the Coen Brothers film The Man Who Wasn't There. Johansson's additional credits include Rob Reiner's comedy North, the role of Sean Connery's daughter in Just Cause, as well as notable appearances in If Lucy Fell and Home Alone 3. She is currently lensing Brian Robbins' The Perfect Score for Paramount Pictures.

Trivia:

Director Woody Allen fears Johansson will ruin her promising acting career by indulging in the party lifestyle - advising her to take inspiration from Meryl Streep instead. (Fevruary 2008)
Will release her debut album, 'Anywhere I Lay My Head,' on May 20. (January 2008)
Has been invited to sing at next month’s Brit Awards. (January 2008)
Will soon travel to the Persian Gulf to visit service members as part of a USO/Army Morale Welfare Recreation entertainment tour. (January 16, 2008)
Will make her directorial debut this year in NEW YORK, I LOVE YOU. (January 2008)
Is threatening US Weekly magazine with legal action over claims she had undergone plastic surgery on her nose. (December 5, 2007)
Made a huge donation to a Sri Lankan school when she traveled to India and Sri Lanka with aid workers from international charity group Oxfam. (October 2007)
Has just landed three high profile roles in HE'S JUST NOT THAT INTO YOU, WILL EISNER'S THE SPIRIT, and MARY QUEEN OF SCOTS, all of which are slated for release sometime in the next two years. (August 2007)
Will not play porn queen Jenna Jameson in the film adaptation of her autobiography, contrary to widespread reports. (July 31, 2007)
Said she will never sell a story about her personal life because she thinks it’s “vulgar.” (April 17, 2007)
Was voted the star with the sexiest body in a poll by women magazine Glamour. (April 11, 2007) Is reportedly in talks to star in a New York City production of South Pacific. (March 16, 2007)
Gave the glitz and glamour of the Oscars a miss for a chance to meet India's poor for with charity organization Oxfam. (February 28, 2007)
Featured in Justin Timberlake's latest video, What Goes Around.
Says she is ready to bare all on the big screen for the right part. (December 7, 2006)
Hits out at celebrities who support charities to boost their own image. (October 4, 2006)
Named the Sexiest Woman Alive by Esquire. (2006)
Her ex-boyfriend, Steel Train singer Jack Antonoff, has launched a scathing attack on the actress in the song “Better Love,” accusing her of letting fame go to her head. (September 12, 2006)
One critic warned she oozed so much on-screen sex appeal in THE BLACK DAHLIA that audiences might be distracted from the plot. (August 31, 2006)
Wears a hat, dark glasses and sometimes even dons a moustache to avoid being recognized when she goes to watch her favorite films in theaters.
Said she was left bruised and horrified by a lap dance, which was a gift for her 21st birthday, because the stripper was a “tall skinny girl” who was “manic and strange.” (July 28, 2006)
Was banned from playing Maria in West End show ‘The Sound Of Music’ by her agent - because $18,500 a week was not enough cash. (July 27, 2006)
Has the best breasts in Hollywood, according to a poll conducted by In Touch magazine. (2006)
Calls her breasts as my girls.
Refused to strip for L'Oreal’s latest advertisement. (May 9, 2006)
Is the No.1 Sexiest Woman in the World, according to FHM. (2006)
Named Hollywood's first most natural beauty in the poll of members of the National Association Of Screen Make-Up Artists And Hairdressers. (2006)
Says she was sort of shocked when Fashion designer-turned-interviewer Isaac Mizrahi groped her breast at the Golden Globes. Mizrahi claimed he was checking out Scarlett's invisible bra. But she insists she has no hard feelings. (March 4, 2006)
Says Bono is a symbol of everlasting coolness. March 3, 2006)
Is among the stars singing on new album Unexpected Dreams: Songs From The Stars to benefit the Los Angeles Philharmonic orchestra. (February 18, 2006)
Johansson and Keira Knightley posed in the nude for the cover of Vanity Fair’s annual Hollywood issue, together with open-shirted designer Tom Ford. (February 8, 2006)
Wanted to look great on the red carpet at the 2005 Golden Globe ceremony and ignored designer Roland Mouret's advice to make his dress a little closer-fitting. As she got into her car, the zip broke down and she had to fix the dress with a needle and thread.
Hates making red carpet appearances and only overcomes her stage fright by concentrating on the outfit she is wearing. (January 6, 2006)
Has signed a multi-million dollar deal to be the new spokesmodel for L'Oreal. (January 6, 2006)
Credit her career success to being a New Yorker. (December 30, 2005)
Was left battered and bruised after a love scene shot in freezing cold rainwater with co-star Jonathan Rhys-Meyers for Woody Allen's new movie MATCH POINT, in which the pair play passionate lovers. Rhys-Meyers sent Johansson flowers after the outdoor scene got a little out of hand. (December 20, 2005)
Went to the British premiere of MATCH POINT in a backup dress because the gown she planned to wear was confiscated by customs. (December 20, 2005)
Hates disorder so much, she cleans her hotel suite before the chamber maids arrive. (December 9, 2005)
Is voted on People magazine's Best-Dressed list. (2005)
Has warned budding starlets to eat healthily when they head for Hollywood, as the pressure to be thin can cause irreparable damage. (September 10, 2005)
Has sworn off dating dangerous men because she always felt a distant second to their love for drugs. (August 31, 2005)
A tape of the 911 call that Johansson made to police while she was allegedly surrounded by paparazzi after a minor car accident near Disneyland indicates that she remained calm. (2005)
Criticizes Tom Cruise for his scientology advices about postpartum depression treatment advices gave to Broke Shileds. (August 25, 2005)
Involved in a car accident just outside Disneyland when her Mercedes hit another car as she was trying to escape chasing paparazzi. (August 22, 2005)
Is furious producers Walter Parkes and Laurie MacDonald have blamed her and Ewan McGregor for the box-office failure of their big-budget film THE ISLAND, calling it “a clear-cut example of the producers passing the buck and not taking responsibility for their part in making calculated mistakes throughout the film's marketing.” (August 18, 2005)
Is named the actor with the sexiest bottom on film for the opening scenes of LOST IN TRANSLATION according to a poll carried out by Odeon cinemas. (#3) (August 17, 2005)
Producers of THE ISLAND have stated that the half-hearted efforts of the stars Scarlett Johansson and Ewan McGregor were responsible for its box office failure. (August 15, 2005)
Was less than impressed with Ewan McGregor's kissing prowess while filming THE ISLAND, insisting he was no better than an adolescent. (August 2, 2005)
Refused to wear a bra for a love scene with Ewan McGregor in THE ISLAND, insisting that women don’t normally sleep in a bra. But director Michael Bay insisted the film is a PG, and she had to cover up. (July 18, 2005)
Reportedly pulled out of appearing in MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE 3 after Tom Cruise tried to convert her to scientology. (June 22, 2005)
Has left MISSION IMPOSSIBLE 3 due to the script being changed. (May 6, 2005)
Director Woody Allen is so impressed with Johansson's acting talents after they teamed up in MATCH POINT that he has cast her again in his next movie. (May 2, 2005)
Suffered with crippling shin-splints on the set of THE ISLAND, because her legs couldn't cope with the grueling physical work demanded of her. (March 30, 2005)
Admits she used to have a crush on Baywatch star David Hasselhoff.
She and her sister were involved in a car accident in December 2004 that she had to cancel her lengthy vacation to nurse her sister. (January 14, 2005)
Credits her sexiness with the fact she's always been very comfortable with the way she looks.
Joins a host of stars to promote a year-long charity campaign, The Make Poverty History campaign, that urges world leaders to cancel debts and deliver better aid packages to the poor. (January 3, 2005)
Has revealed she's hoping to score a date with Prince William. (December 22, 2004)
Was disappointed by British males' feeble attempts to romance her, claiming the men are too shy to make a move on her. (November 30, 2004)
British royal Princess Michael of Kent is desperate for Johansson to star in a film of her latest book The Serpent And The Moon because she believes the Johansson is ugly enough to play frumpy wife Catherine De Medici. (2004)
Is devastated she'll be filming thriller THE ISLAND on her birthday (22 Nov) so has urged the movie's director to throw a huge party for her as compensation. (2004)
Confessed she is a workaholic, because she believes the exhaustion she endures brings out the best in her.
Was struck with tonsillitis and had it removed. (2004)
Furiously demanded that the press were disinvited from a Calvin Klein party that she was hosting because just wanted to enjoy herself. (June 7, 2004)
Scarlett Johansson and Benicio Del Toro were so smitten with each other at a pre-Oscars party, they didn't care about being spotted with their arms all over each other. (March 3, 2004)
Said men her own age (19) are too immature to date. (February 19, 2004)
Calvin Klein Cosmetics Company today announced that Johansson will be the face for a new Calvin Klein fragrance launching globally in Fall 2004. (February 19, 2004)
Praised Drew Barrymore for giving her some sage advice about the pitfalls of Hollywood and coping with fame. (January 9, 2004)
She was nominated as Best Actress by the Independent Spirit Awards For her role as MANNY IN MANNY & LO (1997).
Sometimes Credited As: Scarlett Johanssen, Scarlett Johansson
Received an introducing credit for The Horse Whisperer (1998) although it was her sixth feature film.
Has a twin brother.
Nominated for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role at BAFTA Awards for GIRL WITH A PEARL EARRING (2004)
Nominated for Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama at Golden Globe Awards for GIRL WITH A PEARL EARRING (2004)
Nominated for Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy at Golden Globe Awards for LOST IN TRANSLATION (2004)
Nominated for Breakthrough Female Performance at MTV Movie Awards for LOST IN TRANSLATION (2004)

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