Scarlett Johansson Biography & Filmography

Biography : Scarlett  Johansson

Scarlett Ingrid Johansson was born in Manhattan, New York on November 22, 1984. Even though a native New Yorker, Scarlett has a European background: her father is Danish, and her mother is Polish. Ever since she was a child, Scarlett had been fascinated by cinema and the beautiful actresses of days gone by.
Scarlett began acting during childhood, after her mother started taking her to auditions. She made her film debut at nine years old, as John Ritter's daughter in the 1994 fantasy comedy North. Her first screen appearances followed in the mid-1990s productions of North, Just Cause, If Lucy Fell and Fall. Scarlett first gained serious recognition as Manny in Manny & Lo (1996). Scarlett made her breakthrough in Hollywood in Robert Redford’s The Horse Whisperer in 1998, where she played the troubled Grace. The film itself may not only have gotten positive reviews but Scarlett’s performance was praised. In 2002 Scarlett shot three films: The Perfect Score in Vancouver, Lost In Translation in Tokyo and Girl with a Pearl Earring in Luxembourg. In the midst of the 2003/04 awards season and success of her films, Scarlett traveled to Italy to shoot A Good Woman. Scarlett started work on The Island in October 2004, the sci-fi thriller directed by Michael Bay, co-starring Ewan McGregor. In early 2005, Scarlett flew to Bulgaria to work on The Black Dahlia in April. In 2008, she starred in The Other Boleyn Girl, opposite Natalie Portman and Eric Bana, a film which garnered mixed reviews. She filmed her third Woody Allen film, Vicky Cristina Barcelona, in Spain, appearing opposite Javier Bardem and Penélope Cruz. The film was one of Allen's most profitable and appeared on many critics' top ten lists of the best films of 2008. In March 2009, Johansson signed on to play Natasha Romanoff in Iron Man 2 after a scheduling conflict forced Emily Blunt to drop out of the part. Scarlett was cast as Black Widow in the new Marvel action movie The Avengers.
She started dating Canadian actor Ryan Reynolds in 2007. On December 14, 2010, Reynolds and Johansson announced that they had separated. The divorce was finalized on July 1, 2011. On September 14, 2011, the FBI announced it was investigating the alleged hacking of Johansson's cell phone and the dissemination of nude photographs. Scarlett has received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on May 2, 2012 at 11:30 at 6931 Hollywood Blvd., in front of Madame Tussauds Hollywood wax museum.

FILMOGRAPHY 

2013 Don Jon's Addiction

2013 Hitchcock: Janet Leigh

2012 Under the Skin: Laura

2012 The Avengers: Natasha Romanoff

2011 We Bought a Zoo: Kelly Foster

2010 Iron Man 2: Natasha Romanoff

2009 Saturday Night Live (TV series): Lexi
– Ryan Reynolds/Lady Gaga (2009)

2009 He's Just Not That Into You: Anna

2008 The Spirit: Silken Floss

2008 Vicky Cristina Barcelona: Cristina

2005-2008 Robot Chicken (TV series): Dolores / Amy / Cheerleader / …
– Blankets in a Pig (2008)
– Donkey Punch (2006)
– Veggies for Sloth (2006)
– A Piece of the Action (2005)
– Toyz in the Hood (2005)

2008 The Other Boleyn Girl: Mary Boleyn

2007 The Nanny Diaries: Annie Braddock

2006 The Prestige: Olivia Wenscombe

2006 The Black Dahlia: Kay Lake

2006 Scoop: Sondra Pransky

2005 The Island: Sarah Jordan

2005 Match Point: Nola Rice

2004 In Good Company: Alex

2004 The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie: Mindy (voice)

2004 A Good Woman: Meg Windermere

2004 A Love Song for Bobby Long: Pursy Will

2004 The Perfect Score: Francesca Curtis

2003 Girl with a Pearl Earring: Griet

2003 Lost in Translation: Charlotte

2002 Eight Legged Freaks: Ashley Parker

2001 An American Rhapsody: Suzanne at 15

2001 Ghost World: Rebecca

2001 The Man Who wasn't There: Birdy Abundas

1999 My Brother the Pig: Kathy Caldwell

1998 The Horse Whisperer: Grace MacLean

1997 Home Alone 3: Molly Pruitt

1997 Fall: Little Girl

1996 If Lucy Fell: Emily

1996 Manny & Lo: Amanda

1995 The Client (TV series): Jenna Halliwell
– Pilot (1995)

1995 Just Cause: Katie Armstrong

1994 North: Laura Nelson