Biography Of Scarlett Johansson

Name : Scarlett Johansson
Height: 5’4’’ (1.63m)
Date of Birth: November 22, 1984
Birth place: New York, USA

Scarlett Johansson was born on November 22, 1984 in New York City, United States. She is an American film actress. Her father, Karsten Johansson, was born in Denmark; her mother, Melanie Sloan, comes from a Bronx-bred Jewish American family. Her mother’s ancestors were from Poland. The granddaughter of screenwriter and director Ejner Johansson and the sister of actress Vanessa  Johansson and twin sister to actor Hunter Johansson and non-actor older half-brother Christian. She graduated from The Professional Children’s School in Manhattan in 2002. Her roles include Grace MacLean in The Horse Whisperer (which was credited as her film debut), Rebecca in Ghost World, Charlotte in Lost in Translation, Griet in Girl with a Pearl Earring, Francesca in The Perfect Score and Nola in Match Point. All of these performances garnered positive critical notice. She was nominated for two best actresses at the Golden Globe Award nominations in 2003, one for drama (Girl with a Pearl Earring) and one for comedy (Lost in Translation).

Scarlett Johansson was born in New York City to an Ashkenazi Jewish mother, Melanie Sloan and a Danish father, Karsten Johansson. Scarlett showed a passion for acting at a young age and starred in many plays. She has a sister named Vanessa Johansson, a brother named Adrian, and a twin brother named Hunter Johansson born three minutes after her.

She began her acting career in 1994 starring as “Laura Nelson” in North (1994). In 1998, the acclaimed film The Horse Whisperer (1998) brought Johansson critical praise and worldwide recognition. Following the film’s success, she starred in many other films including the critically acclaimed cult film Ghost World (2001) and then the hit Lost in Translation (2003) with Bill Murray in which she again stunned critics. Later on, she appeared in Girl with a Pearl Earring (2003).

In 2003, she was nominated for two Golden Globes, one for drama (Girl with a Pearl Earring (2003)) and one for comedy (Lost in Translation (2003)). She dropped out of Mission: Impossible III (2006) due to scheduling conflicts. Her next film role was in The Island (2005) alongside Ewan McGregor which earned weak reviews from U.S. critics.

After this, she appeared in Woody Allen’s Match Point (2005) and was nominated again for a Golden Globe.