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Scarlett Johansson - Biography
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Scarlett Johansson Biography
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| Name : | Scarlett Johansson |
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Birth Name :
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Scarlett I. Johansson
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Birth Date :
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November 22, 1984
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Birth Place :
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New York, New York, USA
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Profession :
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Actor and singer
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Nationality :
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American
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Claim to fame :
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as Grace MacLean in The Horse Whisperer (1998)
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Height :
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5' 4"
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Scarlett Johansson Trivia
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Scarlett Johansson has received an "introducing" credit for 'The Horse Whisperer', although it was her seventh feature film.
She has a younger twin brother, Hunter Johansson.
Scarlett attended and graduated in 2002 from Professional Children's School in Manhattan, New York City.
She is grandchild of writer Ejner Johansson.
Scarlett Johansson is of Danish descent on her father's side and Polish descent on her mother's side.
Scarlett was invited to join the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) in June 2004.
She applied to New York University's Tisch School of the Arts for the fall 2003 semester, but was not accepted. The rejection allowed her to focus on her career, which blossomed soon after.
Shortly after Lost in Translation was released in 2003, Scarlett said she has a connection to older men and couldn't see herself dating anyone under 30. True to her word, she had a relationship with actor Benicio Del Toro, who is 17 years her senior.
Her father Karsten Johansson, a NY architect, and mother Melanie Sloan, her manager. Her parents divorced and separated when she was 13.
She campaigned for John Kerry in the 2004 Presidential Election.
She auditioned for a role in The Parent Trap (1998), which finally went to Lindsay Lohan.
Her older sister, Vanessa Johansson, is also an actress.
She is three minutes older than twin brother Hunter Johansson. She says these three minutes are the most important in her life.
Scarlett's father Karsten Johansson was born in Denmark, while her mother, Melanie Sloan, comes from a Bronx-bred family of Polish descent.
She was ranked #9 in FHM's 100 Sexiest Women in the World in 2005. And was also the highest ranking new entry to the list.
She was named #24 on the Maxim magazine Hot 100 of 2005 list.
She donated many items to Rocky Stone to be given to less fortunate kids as part of the Toy Mountain Campaign.
She was featured as #63 in Maxim Magazine's "Hot 100 of 2002" supplement.
She was again named #6 on Maxim magazines "Hot 100" list of 2006.
Chosen by FHM readers as "Sexiest Woman Alive" in FHM's 100 Sexiest Women in the World in 2006.
She was named #1 in FHM magazine's "100 Sexiest Women in the World 2006" supplement.
She was a member of the jury at the Venice Film Festival in 2004.
She has been named the Sexiest Celebrity of 2007 by Playboy Magazine.
Is a fan of Woody Allen.
She was ranked #3 on the Maxim magazine Hot 100 of 2007 list.
Scarlett is an alumni of the Lee Strasberg Institute such as actors Frank Miranda, Mickey Rourke, Rosario Dawson, Dennis Hopper, Julia Roberts.
In 2006, she was earned $2 million per year representing L'Oreal cosmetics.
She was ranked #12 on Forbes List of The 20 Top-Earning Young Superstars in 2007.
In 2007, Forbes Magazine estimated her earnings for the year at $5 million.
She supports Barack Obama.
She was ranked #1 on Entertainment Weekly's '30 Under 30' the actress list of 2008.
Raised money for international relief organization Oxfam by auctioning off two tickets for He's Just Not That Into You (2009) on eBay, giving the winning bidders the opportunity to mingle with her on March 2008.
Engaged to Ryan Reynolds in May, 2008.
She has been ranked #2 on the Maxim magazine Hot 100 of 2008 list.
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Scarlett Johansson Detailed Biography
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Scarlett, born on the 22nd of November, 1984, in New York City, has an older brother and sister and a twin brother. She divides her time between New York with her father, a building contractor and Los Angeles with her mother, who looks out for her interests there. She's the only actor in the family, something she's wanted to be since she was three. Her acting career began when she was eight in the off-Broadway production of Sophistry with Ethan Hawke at New York's Playwrights Horizons.
She has been in seven movies, the first was North. For her role as Manny in Manny & Lo she was nominated as Best Actress by the Independent Spirit Awards (1997). She attained worldwide recognition for her performance as Grace MacLean, the teen traumatized in a riding accident in Robert Redford's hit feature The Horse Whisperer, a role for which she won a YoungStar award and was nominated for a Blockbuster Entertainment Award. She has most recently been spotlighted for her performances in the acclaimed films Ghost World, An American Rhapsody and the Coen Brothers film The Man Who Wasn't There. Johansson's additional credits include Rob Reiner's comedy North, the role of Sean Connery's daughter in Just Cause, as well as notable appearances in If Lucy Fell and Home Alone 3. She is currently lensing Brian Robbins' The Perfect Score for Paramount Pictures.
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