Scarlett Johansson

Scarlett Johansson has proven to be one of Hollywood's most talented and charismatic actresses. A Tony Award® and BAFTA winner as well as a four-time Golden Globe® nominee, she lent her voice to Spike Jonze's Oscar®-winning sci-fi romance "Her." Johansson's performance as the operating system Samantha earned her the best actress award at the Rome Film Festival.

Johansson starred in Luc Besson's action-thriller "Lucy." She starred opposite Chris Evans in Marvel's "Captain America: The Winter Soldier" and reprised her role of Natasha Romanoff, the Black Widow, in Marvel's "Avengers: Age of Ultron."

In 2014 Johansson was seen in Jon Favreau's critically acclaimed independent film, "Chef." In 2013, she starred in Joseph Gordon-Levitt's directorial debut "Don Jon," and in Jonathan Glazer's "Under the Skin," which premiered at the Venice and Toronto Film Festivals.

For her starring role opposite Bill Murray in "Lost in Translation," the critically acclaimed second film directed by Sofia Coppola, Johansson received rave reviews and won the Upstream Prize at the Venice Film Festival. Previously, she starred in "A Love Song for Bobby Long," opposite John Travolta, and Woody Allen's "Match Point," which netted her fourth consecutive Golden Globe® nomination.

Johansson also starred in such notable films as Marvel's "The Avengers," alongside Robert Downey Jr.; "Hitchcock," opposite Anthony Hopkins; "We Bought a Zoo" for Cameron Crowe; "Iron Man 2," directed by Jon Favreau; "In Good Company" for the Weitz brothers; "Girl with a Pearl Earring," opposite Colin Firth; "The Island," opposite Ewan McGregor; "The Black Dahlia," directed by Brian De Palma; and "The Prestige," directed by Christopher Nolan. Additional film credits include "He's Just Not That Into You," "Vicky Cristina Barcelona," "The Other Boleyn Girl," "The Spirit," "The Nanny Diaries," "North" and "Just Cause."

A New York native, Johansson made her professional acting debut at age 8 in the Off Broadway production of "Sophistry," alongside Ethan Hawke, at New York's Playwrights Horizons. Her breakthrough role came at age 10 in the critically praised "Manny & Lo," which earned her an Independent Spirit Award nomination for best female lead.

When she was 12, Johansson attained worldwide recognition for her performance as Grace MacLean, the teen traumatized by a riding accident in Robert Redford's drama "The Horse Whisperer." She went on to star in Terry Zwigoff's "Ghost World," garnering best supporting actress honors from the Toronto Film Critics Association. Johansson was also featured in the Coen brothers' dark comedy "The Man Who Wasn't There," opposite Billy Bob Thornton and Frances McDormand.

Also a skilled stage actress, Johansson won a Tony® for her Broadway debut in the Arthur Miller play "A View from the Bridge," opposite Liev Schreiber. In 2013, she wrapped her second run on Broadway as Maggie in "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof."

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