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Scarlett Johansson

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Scarlett Johansson
Birthname
Scarlett I. Johansson
Birthdate
November 22, 1984
Birthplace
New York City, New York, USA
Height
5' 3" (1.60 m)
Zodiac Sign
Sagittarius
Eye Color
Green
Hair Color
Naturally Brown
Siblings
Vanessa Johansson (Sibling) Hunter Johansson (Sibling) Adrian Johansson (Sibling) Christian Johansson (Half Sibling)
Parents
Melanie Sloane and Karsten Johansson
Education
Professional Children's School

Bio

Scarlett Johansson, born November 22nd 1984, is an American actress, model, and singer. She made her film debut in North (1994). She was later nominated for the Independent Spirit Award for Best Female Lead for her performance in Manny Lo (1996) garnering further acclaim and prominence with roles in The Horse Whisperer (1998) and Ghost World (2001). She shifted to adult roles with her performances in Girl with a Pearl Earring (2003) and Sofia Coppola's Lost in Translation (2003) for which she won a BAFTA award for Best Actress in a Leading Role both films earned her Golden Globe Award nominations as well. A role in A Love Song for Bobby Long (2004) earned Johansson her third Golden Globe for Best Actress nomination Johansson garnered another Golden Globe nomination for Best Supporting Actress with her role in Woody Allen's Match Point (2005). She has played the Marvel comic book character Black Widow Natasha Romanoff in Iron Man 2 (2010), The Avengers (2012), and Captain America The Winter Soldier (2014). The 2010 Broadway revival of Arthur Miller's A View From the Bridge won Johansson the Tony Award for Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Play. Johansson has released two albums Anywhere I Lay My Head and Break Up as a singer. Johansson was born in New York City. Her father, Karsten Johansson, is a Danish-born architect and her paternal grandfather Ejner Johansson was a screenwriter and director. Her mother, Melanie Sloan, a producer comes from an Ashkenazi Jewish family from the Bronx. Johansson has an older sister Vanessa, who is an actress, an older brother Adrian, and a twin brother Hunter who appeared in the film Manny Lo with Scarlett, and a half brother Christian from her father's re-marriage

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