Natalie Portman is a movie star, activist, producer, and major investor and her long list of accomplishments has earned herself a staggering net worth. Born in Jerusalem, Israel as Natalie Hershlag, Natalie Portman and her parents moved to the United States when she was a child, ending up in Long Island after a few moves around the East Coast (via Biography). Portman began her career at the young age of 12, appearing in Léon: The Professional as the co-lead Mathilda Lando. This incredibly mature performance was the start of an exceptional career.

Since 1994, Portman's movie career has taken her from broad comedies to multiple franchises to dark and sinister dramas, and everything in between. She can play Padmé Amidala in Star Wars as well as she can play Nina Sayers in Black Swan. Portman has earned three Academy Award nominations with one win and five Golden Globe nominations with two wins.