
Scarlett Johansson is an American actress and singer. Johansson made her film debut in the 1994 film North and was subsequently nominated for the Independent Spirit Award for Best Female Lead for her performance in 1996's Manny & Lo.
Johansson rose to fame with her roles in 1998's The Horse Whisperer and 2001's Ghost World. She made the transition to adult roles with her performance in Sofia Coppola's film Lost in Translation.
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; a twin brother, Hunter (who appeared in the film Manny & Lo with Scarlett); and a half-brother, Christian, from her father's re-marriage.
Johansson rarely discusses her personal life with the press, saying "it's nice to have everybody not know your business." Johansson's ex-boyfriend and member of the band Steel Train, Jack Antonoff, wrote lyrics that refer to Johansson in the song "Better Love." She has been linked to many famous men, including Benicio del Toro, Jared Leto, Justin Timberlake, and her Black Dahlia co-star Josh Hartnett, though Johansson denies she had a relationship with del Toro.
Johansson and Hartnett dated for about two years until the end of 2006, with Hartnett citing their busy lives as the reason for the split.
She started dating Canadian actor Ryan Reynolds in 2007, and on May 5, 2008, it was reported that the two were engaged. On September 27, 2008, Johansson and Reynolds were married at a quiet ceremony on Vancouver Island in Tofino, British Columbia. The couple later divorced in early 2011.
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North | Laura Nelson | 1994 |
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Home Alone 3 | Molly Pruitt | 1997 |
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The Horse Whisperer | Grace MacLean | 1998 |
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My Brother the Pig | Kathy Caldwell | 1999 |
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The Man Who Wasn't There | Birdy Abundas | 2001 |
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Ghost World | Rebecca | 2001 |
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An American Rhapsody | Suzanne - at 15 | 2001 |
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Girl with a Pearl Earring | Griet | 2003 |
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Lost in Translation | Charlotte | 2003 |
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A Good Woman | Meg Windermere | 2004 |
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A Love Song for Bobby Long | Pursy Will | 2004 |
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The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie | Mindy (voice) | 2004 |
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In Good Company | Alex Foreman | 2004 |
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The Island | Jordan Two Delta | 2005 |
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Match Point | Nola Rice | 2005 |
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Scoop | Sondra Pransky | 2006 |
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The Black Dahlia | Kay Lake | 2006 |
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The Prestige | Olivia Wenscombe | 2006 |
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The Nanny Diaries | Annie Braddock | 2007 |
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The Other Boleyn Girl | Mary Boleyn | 2008 |
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Vicky Cristina Barcelona | Cristina | 2008 |
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The Spirit | Silken Floss | 2008 |
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He's Just Not That Into You | Anna Marks | 2009 |
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Iron Man 2 | Natalie Rushman / Natasha Romanoff / Black Widow | 2010 |
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We Bought a Zoo | Kelly Foster | 2011 |
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The Avengers | Natasha Romanoff / Black Widow | 2012 |
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Hitchcock | Janet Leigh | 2012 |
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Don Jon | 2013 | |
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Her | 2013 | |
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Captain America: The Winter Soldier | Natasha Romanoff / Black Widow | 2014 |
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The Avengers 2 | Natasha Romanoff / Black Widow | 2015 |