NATALIE PORTMAN
AGE 26
BROKE OUT IN... Luc Besson's existential hitman flick, The Professional. She was just 13 when she played Matilda, a haunted orphan who bonds with Jean Reno's killer for hire.
WHY HER At only 26 years old, her résumé already reads like a long grocery list of meaty, versatile roles — including a brave queen (the Star Wars prequels), a drifting stripper (Closer), and an anarchic revolutionary (V For Vendetta).
WHAT'S NEXT My Blueberry Nights (April 4) will succeed The Other Boleyn Girl, and she's currently filming the war drama Brothers with Jake Gyllenhaal and Tobey Maguire.
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