Scarlett Johansson

In recent years fashion magazines and commentators have been thrilled ogle over Scarlett Johansson’s luscious figure and good looks. She has been hailed as a return to the classic Jayne Mansfield-Marilyn Monroe body type of Hollywood past and praised for her understated sense of style that accentuates and compliments her physique. But beyond the art deco curves and Bettie Davis eyes is an extremely talented actress who made her name doing excellent work in difficult, atypical roles.

Scarlett Johansson kicked her acting career off right, in a theater production with Ethan Hawke. She moved quickly to film, playing in the Robert Redford hit The Horse Whisperer. While her role was relatively simple, expectations were high for the then-14 year-old—she handled the assignment with grace. She became one of the few actresses to play a high school student in a film while being a high school student herself. When 2001’s Ghost World offered her this opportunity she jumped at the chance, and convincingly played a character with a long arc from deadbeat to liver of life.

Despite having enjoyed lots of attention from Hollywood insiders, Scarlett Johansson’s name was on everyone’s lips after her daring performance in Lost in Translation, also starring Bill Murray. She revealed a maturity and complexity beyond her years—drawing out the ambiguities of love and marriage—as well as life in an alien culture. The role allowed her an excellent choice of future roles, which she capitalized by placing herself in the hands of some of Hollywood’s most capable directors, such as Woody Allen (Match Point) and Brian De Palma (Black Dahlia).

Scarlett Johansson was born November 22, 1984 in New York. She has an older sister, also an actress, as well as a twin brother, her junior by a mere three minutes. She acknowledges the unconventional nature of her romantic relationships, but considers them none of anyone’s business. She has an excellent relationship with her mother, who is also her manager.