Happy Birthday, <br />Natalie Portman!.<br />Natalie Portman turns <br />40 years old today.<br />Here are five <br />fun facts about <br />the actress.<br />1. She missed the “Star Wars: <br />Episode 1 - The Phantom Menace” <br />premiere so she could study for <br />her high school final exam.<br />2. Portman has been taking dance lessons since she was 4 years old.<br />3. She was discovered <br />in a pizza parlor when <br />she was 10 years old.<br />4. Portman can speak English, Hebrew, Spanish, French, German and Japanese.<br />5. Her given name is Natalie Hershlag, but she took her grandmother’s maiden name for her stage name, Natalie Portman.<br />Happy Birthday, <br />Natalie Portman!
