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Scarlett Johansson Biography

Birth Name:
Scarlett Ingrid Johansson
Birth Place:
New York, New York, United States
Profession
Actor

Fast Facts

  • Studied acting at the Lee Strasberg Theatre Institute in New York City
  • Made her stage debut in 1993 at New York's Playwright Horizon Theatre in Sophistry; her screen debut was the following year in Rob Reiner's North
  • Her parents, sister and twin brother have walk-on parts in 1996's Manny & Lo, a film that garnered Johansson an Independent Spirit Award nomination for Best Female Lead at age 12
  • Was cast by director Robert Redford in the pivotal part of Grace in The Horse Whisperer (1998) after losing the lead role in The Parent Trap to Lindsay Lohan
  • Voiced the character of Mindy in 2004's The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie
  • Replaced Kate Winslet in the role of Nola Rice in Woody Allen's Match Point (2005) when Winslet backed out to spend more time with her family
  • Sang duets with Pete Yorn on the 2009 album Break Up inspired by the songs of Serge Gainsbourg and Brigitte Bardot
  • Made her Broadway debut in the 2010 revival of Arthur Miller's A View From the Bridge, for which she won a Tony Award playing the part of Catherine

Awards

  • 2021People's Choice Awards-Favorite Movie Actress: winner
  • 2020BAFTA Film Awards-Best Supporting Actress: nominated
  • 2020BAFTA Film Awards-Best Leading Actress: nominated
  • 2020Golden Globe-Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama: nominated
  • 2020Independent Spirit Awards-Robert Altman Award: winner
  • 2019Critics' Choice Awards-Best Supporting Actress: nominated
  • 2019Critics' Choice Awards-Best Actress: nominated
  • 2019People's Choice Awards-Favorite Movie Actress: nominated
  • 2019Screen Actors Guild Awards-Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role: nominated
  • 2019Screen Actors Guild Awards-Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role: nominated
  • 2019Screen Actors Guild Awards-Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture: nominated
  • 2019Oscar-Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role: nominated
  • 2019Oscar-Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role: nominated
  • 2018People's Choice Awards-Favorite Movie Actress: winner
  • 2015Critics' Choice Movie Awards-Best Actress in an Action Movie: nominated
  • 2014Critics' Choice Movie Awards-Best Supporting Actress: nominated
  • 2013Detroit Film Critics Society-Best Supporting Actress: winner
  • 2013Rome International Film Festival-Best Actress: winner
  • 2006Golden Globe-Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture: nominated
  • 2005Golden Globe-Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama: nominated
  • 2005Chicago Film Critics Association-Best Supporting Actress: nominated
  • 2004Critics' Choice Awards-Best Supporting Actress: nominated
  • 2004BAFTA Film Awards-Best Actress in a Leading Role: winner
  • 2004Golden Globe-Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy: nominated
  • 2004Golden Globe-Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama: nominated
  • 2003Venice Film Festival-Countercurrent Prize for Best Actress: winner
  • 2003Chicago Film Critics Association-Best Actress: nominated
  • 2003Boston Society of Film Critics-Best Actress: winner
  • 2001Toronto Film Critics Association-Best Supporting Actress: winner
  • 1997Independent Spirit Awards-Best Female Lead: nominated

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