Scarlett Johansson Biography

Scarlett Johansson Biography

Date of Birth
22 November 1984, New York City, New York, USA

Birth Name
Scarlett Ingrid Johansson

Height
5' 3" (1.60 m)

Scarlett Johansson Biography

Scarlett Johansson was born in big apple town to Melanie Sloan (of Polish descent) and Karsten Johansson (of Danish descent). Scarlett showed a passion for engaging at a young age and starred in several plays. She incorporates a sister named Vanessa Johansson, a brother named Adrian, and a twin brother named Hunter Johansson born 3 minutes when her.

She began her acting career in 1994 starring as "Laura Nelson" in North (1994). In 1998, the acclaimed film The Horse Whisperer (1998) brought Johansson crucial praise and worldwide recognition. Following the film's success, she starred in several different films together with the critically acclaimed cult film Ghost World (2001) and then the hit Lost in Translation (2003) with Bill Murray within which she once more shocked critics. Later on, she appeared in woman with a Pearl Earring (2003).

In 2003, she was nominated for 2 Golden Globes, one for drama (Girl with a Pearl Earring (2003)) and one for comedy (Lost in Translation (2003)). She dropped out of Mission: not possible III (2006) attributable to scheduling conflicts. Her next film role was within the Island (2005) alongside Ewan McGregor that earned weak reviews from U.S. critics.

After this, she appeared in Woody Allen's Match purpose (2005) and was nominated once more for a Golden Globe.

Spouse
Ryan Reynolds (27 September 2008 - 1 July 2011) (divorced)

Trade Mark

Her full lips

Wide range of hair styles and colors

Seductive husky voice

Often plays characters who look and act older than their age

Frequently works with Woody Allen

Curvy, buxom figure

Trivia

Received an "introducing" credit for The Horse Whisperer (1998) although it was her seventh feature film.

Has a younger twin brother, Hunter Johansson.

Attended and graduated in 2002 from Professional Children's School in Manhattan, New York City.

Grandchild of writer Ejner Johansson.

Is of Danish descent on her father's side and Ashkenazi Jewish descent on her mother's side.

Was invited to join the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) in June 2004.

Applied to New York University's Tisch School of the Arts for the fall 2003 semester, but was not accepted. The rejection allowed her to focus on her career, which blossomed soon after.

Shortly after Lost in Translation (2003) was released, she said she had a connection to older men and couldn't see herself dating anyone under 30. True to her word, she had a relationship with actor Benicio Del Toro, who is 17 years her senior.

Was cast as Rebecca in Thumbsucker (2005), but dropped out before filming commenced and was replaced by Kelli Garner.

Her father Karsten Johansson, a NY architect, and mother Melanie Sloan, her manager, now divorced, separated when she was 13.

Campaigned for John Kerry in the 2004 Presidential Election.

Celebrated her 20th birthday at Disneyland.

Auditioned for a role in The Parent Trap (1998), which finally went to Lindsay Lohan.

Has an older half-brother (Christian Johansson), an older sister (Vanessa Johansson, an older brother (Adrian Johansson, born 1976) and a twin brother (Hunter Johansson).

Planned to attend Purchase University to study film.

Her older sister Vanessa Johansson is also an actress.

Prepared for her role in Lost in Translation (2003) by living on Hokkaido with then-boyfriend Faiz Ahmad.

She is three minutes older than twin brother Hunter Johansson. She says these three minutes are the most important in her life.

Had a tonsillectomy.

First role (uncredited) was in a skit during the first year of "Late Night with Conan O'Brien" (1993) at age 8. She relived this moment during an interview with Conan on July 12, 2005, twelve years later.

Father Karsten Johansson was born in Denmark, while her mother, Melanie Sloan, comes from a Bronx-bred family of Polish descent.

Ranked #9 in FHM's 100 Sexiest Women in the World (2005). And was also the highest ranking new entry to the list.

Named #24 on the Maxim magazine Hot 100 Women of 2005 list.

Director Sofia Coppola directed both Scarlett and her boyfriend Josh Hartnett, but not in the same movie. Scarlett was in Coppola's Lost in Translation (2003) and Hartnett starred in The Virgin Suicides (1999)

She donated many items to Rocky Stone to be given to less fortunate kids as part of the Toy Mountain Campaign.

Was featured as #63 in Maxim Magazine's "Hot 100 Women of 2002" supplement. (2002).

Named #6 on Maxim magazines "Hot 100" Women list of 2006.

Chosen by FHM readers as "Sexiest Woman Alive" in FHM's 100 Sexiest Women in the World (2006).

Has a cat named Trooper.

Named "Sexiest Woman Alive" by Esquire Magazine [October, 2006].

Named #1 in FHM magazine's "100 Sexiest Women in the World 2006" supplement. (2006).

Member of the jury at the Venice Film Festival in 2004.

Has been named the Sexiest Celebrity of 2007 by Playboy Magazine.

Is a fan of Woody Allen.

Ranked #3 on the Maxim magazine Hot 100 Women of 2007 list.

Has a chihuahua named Maggie.

Was considered for the role of Susan Storm/Invisible Girl in Fantastic Four (2005).

Was offered the role of Lindsey Farris in Mission: Impossible III (2006).

Was offered the role of Evey in V for Vendetta (2005).

Was offered the role of Lois Lane in Superman Returns (2006).

Is an alumni of the Lee Strasberg Institute such as actors Frank Miranda, Mickey Rourke, Rosario Dawson, Dennis Hopper, Julia Roberts.

Was ranked #12 on Forbes List of The 20 Top-Earning Young Superstars.(2007).

In 2006, she was earning $2 million per year representing L'Oreal cosmetics.

In 2007, Forbes Magazine estimated her earnings for the year at $5 million.

Supports Barack Obama.

Was ranked #1 on Entertainment Weekly's '30 Under 30' the actress list. (2008).

Raised money for international relief organization Oxfam by auctioning off two tickets for He's Just Not That Into You (2009) on eBay, giving the winning bidders the opportunity to mingle with her. [March 2008]

Announced her engagement to Ryan Reynolds, having been in a relationship with him since February 2007 (5 May 2008).

Ranked #2 on the Maxim magazine Hot 100 Women of 2008 list.

Was in a relationship with Josh Hartnett (December 2004-November 2006).

Married fiancé Ryan Reynolds in a quiet ceremony in Canada on September 27th, 2008.

An avid fan of Tom Waits, she recorded an album comprised entirely of Tom Waits covers, titled "Anywhere I Lay My Head". The album was released on May 16, 2008, but was not widely recognized.

Bust 36C (Source: Celebrity Sleuth magazine).

She says her only vice is cheese.

Replaced Brazilian Gisele Bündchen as the face of "Dolce & Gabbana" perfumes [2009].

French synth band The Teenagers wrote a song about her called "Starlett Johansson".

According to a poll of 5000 people conducted by Glamour Magazine, Johansson was voted as having the "World's Sexiest Body".

Was cast in Iron Man 2 (2010) after Emily Blunt dropped out due to other commitments.

Tested for the role of Karen in Mean Girls (2004) but lost out to Amanda Seyfried.

In February 2007, Johansson was named the "Sexiest Celebrity" of the year by Playboy.

Has another sister named Fenan. She was adopted by Johansson's mother Melanie Sloan from Ethopia in May 2010.

In 2010 she won a Tony Award for Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Play after making her Broadway debut in Arthur Miller's "A View From the Bridge".

Johansson was named by GQ (men's magazine) as "Babe of the Year" for 2010.

Her husband, Ryan Reynolds was named as the "Sexiest Man Alive" by 'People' Magazine (2010) during the same time that Johansson was named as "Babe of the Year" by 'GQ' Magazine.

Has been the ambassador of Moet & Chandon Champagne since 2009.

Her husband Ryan Reynolds filed for divorce in December 2010, citing irreconcilable differences.

Has appeared in advertising campaigns for Calvin Klein, L'Oreal, and Louise Vuitton. In 2009, she was also the face of Dolce & Gabbana make-up.

Became the face of Spanish clothing company Mango in 2009.

Was ranked #7 on Askmen's Top 99 Most Desirable Women of 2011.

Was in consideration for the role of Ryan in Gravity (2012/I) but Sandra Bullock was cast instead.

Was voted #14 on the 2011 Maxim list of "Hot 100" women.

In 2006, she signed an endorsement deal with cosmetics brand L'Oreal for $4,000,000.

The Looney Tunes Show created a character called Starlet Johansson in the episode Casa De Calma (June 2011), the character resembles Scarlett Johansson.

Johansson was voted as the "World's Most Natural Beauty" according to a UK poll (2011).

Voted as having the "Best Breasts" in Hollywood by In Touch Magazine (2006) and the "Best Female Bum" according to a British poll.

Voted "Hollywood's Most Natural Beauty" by a survey of make-up artists (2006).

Ranked #32 in the 100 Hot Girls list by FHM UK (2011). Previously she was ranked #23 in 2010, #13 in 2009, #6 in 2008, #5 in 2007, #3 in 2006 and #68 in 2005.

Voted as one of the "Most Beautiful" people by People magazine in 2007 and 2010.

Voted #22 in Who Magazine's "Most Beautiful People" 2010.

Voted as one of the "Twenty Most Beautiful People of the Decade" by Interview Magazine (2009).

Ranked #3 in the 2009 FHM list of "Sexiest Women in the World".

Ranked #5 in the 2008 FHM list of "Sexiest Women in the World".

Ranked #4 Sexiest Woman in the world (2011) by the Spanish version of DT magazine.

Italian artist Francesco Clemente included a portrait of Scarlett in his deck of 78 custom-painted tarot cards, with her portrayed as the Queen of Swords.

Often ranked as having one of the "Most Beautiful Famous Faces" by "The Annual Independent Critics List of the 100 Most Beautiful Famous Faces From Around the World." She was ranked #42 in 2010, #71 in 2009, #72 in 2008, #34 in 2007, #43 in 2006, #39 in 2005, #37 in 2004, #45 in 2003, and #48 in 2002.

Was in consideration for the role of Maggie in The Wettest County (2012), but Jessica Chastain was cast instead.

Auditioned for the role of "Lisbeth Salander" in The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011), however, she didn't get the role because she was considered too attractive for it. Rooney Mara was cast instead.

Featured in "The Beauty Book for Brain Cancer", a 312-page coffee-table book by photographer Darren Tieste. The book features photos of celebrities, musicians and models who donated their time to bring attention to brain cancer. Scarlett Johansson was also chosen to be on the cover of the book (2011).

In 2008 a UK-based bidder paid £20,000 British pounds on an eBay auction to benefit Oxfam, winning a pair of tickets to accompany Johansson on a 20-minute date to the world premiere of the film He's Just Not That Into You.

Has been an ambassador for Oxfam International since 2005.

Ranked #12 in Men's Health 100 Hottest Women of All Time (2011).

Voted #7 on Ask men's top 99 'most desirable' women of 2012.

Personal Quotes

I'm therefore uninterested in hearing casting administrators raise if I actually have a sore throat. The those who have told me that my voice is distinctive, it's uncommon...those individuals have continually been near my heart.

"It would be hellish to possess the pressure of putting on a Hollywood ending or putting in place a scene where Vermeer sees Griet laundry her breasts" - commenting on why she was glad that woman with a Pearl Earring (2003) was alittle foreign production.

I continually sign up the mirror to create positive nothing is see-through.

I have plenty of actor friends who worked with their oldsters closely and have had very horrible experiences. They find yourself suing or being emancipated. The wonderful issue concerning my mom [who is additionally her manager] is that she utterly respects my inventive weirdness and supports any call I create.

As long as individuals keep shopping for tabloids, they will keep harassing individuals within the public eye. they will structure stories.

On David Hasselhoff, once that they had each worked on The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie (2004): "I therefore fancied him after I was young, that to check my name on the credits next to his makes me go all girly. He was a hunk back in those days."

I have a zealous character. I manicure my nails at 3 within the morning as a result of no one else will do it the proper manner. perhaps that is the secret to my success.

It's a great point to urge older and learn. i do not feel certain in any manner by what percentage years I've lived. I determine simply the maximum amount with my 86-year-old grandmother as I do with my sister.

People forget what it's wish to be a toddler. When you are a kid actress, individuals typically regress into being obnoxious and patronizing. however there is no reason to dumb things down simply because you are operating with youngsters.

What I respect most in individuals is naturalness and authenticity. i favor to be ready to see into their soul. I aspire to being a truthful person.

The most precious moment in life is when you are near to fall in love. you are lying in bed along and he is gazing at you and you are gazing at him and there is a way that one thing really wondrous is near to happen. it is a nervous moment - however it's exhilarating.

I am terribly freelance. I will take care of myself however I still want plenty of affection and care.

I don't refer my personal relationships, it continually winds up kicking you within the face. however I've scan plenty of things concerning myself and assume, `Wow! That woman sounds very saucy.'

I think that I type of see alternative actresses are reasonably pleased with the manner they appear and show it off. that is never very been my vogue. i actually do not assume that it's disgusting or wrong, if you are eighteen you are eighteen, it is your body, it is your right to point out yourself, however, i do not very take an area in that. i favor to appear nice, however i feel that there is ways that of doing it that are a lot of tasteful than simply carrying a bikini wherever you go.

I don't apprehend if I've got swept up. it is so stunning once you hear that Calvin Klein desires you for his or her new campaign. you are like, 'who me?'. i assume you have got to come to a decision where you draw the road between you saying, this is often fun, pretty and fabulous, and being over-exposed.

Well, you place slightly piece of yourself into each character that you just do. notwithstanding you are enjoying some psychotic person, that after all i am not, some a part of you is in that character and it's hopefully believable. I continually come to the actual fact that my very own instinct is best than one thing I build in my mind.

Tons of that stuff involves me, however plenty of it's awful. of these teenage slaying movies, and films concerning women that have deformities that become cheerleaders and then marry the promenade king!

I continually had the prospect to try and do no matter I wished to try and do, my oldsters were terribly open this. Acting has been a passion of mine. I wished to be in musicals as a child, and took faucet dance, therefore on behalf of me it is a dream return true, my childhood was full of things that I loved to try and do, and conjointly terribly traditional things: I lived in ny, I actually have a family life and visited a daily college. If something, I reminisce and assume, 'Wow, I did plenty of things that plenty of individuals aren't getting to try and do in their lifetime'.

It's a place of solace. i really like London, it's a tremendous town. I've met some wonderful individuals there and that i even have some family there. i am from ny, therefore I feel terribly at home in London. It's sort of a metropolitan breeding ground for culture, art, music and variety. it is a lovely town, with lovely history. In Hollywood, it's arduous to step outside of the circle once you are in it. however in London i used to be very moved by how accepted I felt there. There was undoubtedly less have to be compelled to wear my massive sunglasses!

I came home and that i thought i used to be aiming to die. i used to be in agony. I had muscles that had atrophied. i could not run to any extent further and it had been solely the primary day. But, actually, Ewan was within the same boat. He had black and blue marks everywhere him. So, it wasn't therefore dangerous since somebody else was in agony. [on filming The Island (2005)]

I don't assume there is any reasonably preparation for sudden celebrity. i feel you nearly have this slight nervous breakdown when that sort of media attention happens. I mean, you are doing an equivalent reasonably issue that you just do all the time, solely you have got to create these weird changes. Like, you are shopping for a slice of pizza and somebody's outside photographing you which ones is weird - that is not normal! it's extremely uncomfortable.

Everyone in Hollywood is therefore damn skinny and you constantly feel like you are not skinny enough. however I actually have 'fat days' and that i settle for that i am never aiming to be rail skinny. It's arduous to not feel pressure during this trade and that i already use anti-aging merchandise on my skin. I attempt to not let the pressure get to me however la could be a terribly arduous place to be unless you have got individuals here that love you. It is terribly, terribly lonely, and it will eat you up if you do not beware of yourself.

I was driving through la and that i hunt and see the largest photo of me I actually have ever seen in my life on a colossal ad house. I screamed and slammed on the brakes. i could not believe it. it's extremely strange to check my cleavage the dimensions of a brontosaurus. My breasts were huge. I had long hair and my goodness, i could not get past the cleavage.

I don't assume personalities are monogamous by nature. It's troublesome - you have got to place plenty of effort into a relationship. i feel it's arduous for actors thus far one another as a result of they're therefore damn moody. you're aloof from individuals constantly and having a relationship that's strictly by phone, it's miserable. Or if you enlighten him/her, 'Hey, (even though) i'm doing {a terribly|a really|a awfully} horny scene with this very horny girl/boy, i really like you and i am aiming to be thinking of you after I am rolling around in bed with this person!'

We are purported to be liberated in America however if our President had his manner, we tend to would not be educated concerning sex in any respect. each lady would have six youngsters and that we would not be ready to have abortions.

Whose life would i favor to step into for the day? The president's. I might in all probability get some things wiped out the Oval workplace.

"Do I ever get nervous concerning this, right now, being the top of my career? Yeah, I do. At the tip of (filming) each movie i feel, 'Wow - this is often the last one! Nice operating with you."'

I'm curvy - i am never aiming to be 5' 11' and one hundred twenty pounds. however I feel lucky to possess what I've got.

[on Woody Allen] I simply adore Woody. we've got plenty in common. We're New Yorkers, Jewish. we've got a really easygoing relationship.

[About planning to entertain US troops within the Persian Gulf in 2008] This USO tour to the Gulf region really means that plenty. I've wished to travel over and visit for a few time, and currently my moment has arrived. It's one issue to reply to a letter or extend your because of service members in an exceedingly speech, however it's another issue to go to them and pay time with those who do most for us back home.

[on comparisons with Marilyn Monroe] i really like Marilyn. i feel she was incredibly lovely and a really underrated actress. i'm a curvy lady who is blonde, and maybe we tend to are each snug in our femininity, however i feel that's as so much because the comparison goes.

My natural hair color is dirty blonde. i have been a bottle blonde before, terribly yellow - and a white blonde. My dad is Danish and he is a natural blonde. I've even taken a clipping from his hair to the salon therefore I will have it tinted an equivalent color!

[on Katy Perry's song "I Kissed a Girl" that was impressed by Scarlett Johansson] that is flattering, however my lips are reasonably taken.

[on her trip to Rwanda and initiative to assist fight against AIDS in Africa] it had been necessary on behalf of me to return here and see the problems we're up against firsthand. I came here with an open mind, needing to listen, perceive and learn; I leave with the overwhelming understanding that the little action of creating a (RED) selection in your purchases ... has a huge impact on the lives of individuals in countries like Rwanda.

I don't have to be compelled to be skinny to be horny.

There was this rumor mill cranking out stories that I had lost fourteen pounds -- I might never lose fourteen pounds. i am unable to look into someone who is vi feet tall and one hundred twenty pounds and say, i am aiming to get that body. that is simply never aiming to happen. you have got to figure with what you have.

[on her wedding to Ryan Reynolds] I never very thought of obtaining married - it simply reasonably happened. It appeared natural, the proper issue to try and do. it had been reasonably a celebration of the time... i am reasonably creating my very own very little family currently, that is funny. It's sort of a bit of a tribe. You hope that a relationship causes you to higher, that you just learn things concerning yourself.

I would like to work on Broadway, however i do not apprehend that it might come about in musical theater ... I actually have terrible stage fright that i might have to be compelled to live through. It came on after I was a teen, and that i assume it somehow sticks with you.

I love to urge prepared for the red carpet, however being on it's terribly uncomfortable. it is so freakish and peculiar. i purchase flop sweats, dry mouth, heart palpitations, all-over panic!

I try and keep work and eat healthily, however i'm not anxious to starve myself and become unnaturally skinny. i do not realize that look enticing on girls and that i don't need to become a part of that trend. It's unhealthy and it puts an excessive amount of pressure on girls generally who are being fed this image of the best, that it's not. i feel America has become addicted to dieting instead of that specialize in eating well, exercising and living a healthy life. I conjointly assume that being ultra-thin isn't horny in any respect. girls should not be forced to adapt to unrealistic and unhealthy body pictures that the media promote. i do not have to be compelled to be skinny to be horny.

[on winning a Tony Award] Being welcomed into this community has been a dream return true on behalf of me. Ever since i used to be slightly woman, I wished to be on Broadway, and here i'm.

[on acting on Broadway] it had been strange to assume that this show goes to travel on whether or not it's smart or dangerous. they'll let the audience in at some purpose, and that they can see it, and that we are aiming to be exposed for higher or for worse.

[on how she spends her free time] i am still attempting to work out what to try and do when i am not creating movies. I simply do not try this several things.

(on being the face of Moet & Chandon Champagne) i'm honored to possess been chosen as their ambassador and to create history with the complete, because the 1st celebrity face of champagne.

[on her 2011 photo shoot for Mango clothing] Yes, it's been nice operating with Mango. I loved operating with the entire team - i feel between Mario, the makeup and hairdressing groups and therefore the stylist, we've got created one thing special.

Sharing food is one among life's pleasures. On a world scale, we do not share fairly. near a billion individuals attend bed hungry each night. the actual fact is: the worldwide food system could be a broken one. All of us, from Kentucky to Kenya, deserve enough to eat. that is why i am joining Oxfam's Grow campaign.

I feel snug as a young lady - a young, modern, liberal person. I feel snug with my sexuality. However, i'm protecting of my personal life. i do not assume that if you're within the public eye your life is public. i'm an actor. however you cannot take things too seriously.

I don't feel mature. I continually feel concerning the age i'm. i do know Robert Redford described me as, '13 happening 30', however that is not how I felt at the time. i'm still dorky. I watch cheesy TV with TV dinners and, at one purpose, couldn't stop watching 'Jerry Springer'.

I started acting after I was seven. I had a few of lines during this play referred to as Sophistry with Ethan Hawke. I studied at the Lee Strasberg Institute, which very gave me a chance to perform before live audiences. there is fully a distinction between that and dealing in film... such as you will blast in film and not worry concerning it.

[on the alleged nude photos of her that were stolen by hackers] simply because you are within the spotlight, or simply as a result of you are an actor or creating films or no matter, does not imply that you are not entitled to your own personal privacy. i feel regardless of what the context, if that's besieged in how, it feels unjust. It feels wrong.

[on her divorce in 2011] initially i used to be quite depressed. once a couple of week or therefore I pulled myself along and commenced to travel to the gym all the time. Luckily I've got many terribly shut girlfriends who are by my aspect for fifteen years currently, whom I will talk over with concerning everything and divulge heart's contents to. I actually have an in depth relationship with my twin brother Hunter also. And then there is my grandmother Dorothy. She's an incredibly sweet, beautiful and wise lady.

I don't have a Facebook or a Twitter account, and that i do not know how I feel concerning this idea of, 'Now, i am eating dinner, and that i need everybody to understand that i am having dinner at now,' or 'I simply mailed a letter and dropped off my youngsters.' That, to me, could be a terribly strange phenomenon. i am unable to think about something i might rather do but have to be compelled to continuously share details of my way of life. i assume they [celebrities] use it in an exceedingly manner that works for them. however i might rather that individuals had less access to my personal life. If I might keep it that manner, i might be a cheerful girl.

There's a ton of things that i need to pursue and hopefully, eventually can when all of this falls apart. I work with plenty of nongovernmental organizations. i do not apprehend if i might need to start out my very own, however i feel i might dedicate a lot of of my time to that. It'd even be nice to possess a vineyard somewhere, an organic farm or one thing like that. that is sort of a hippie-dippy would like - however a extremely smart one.

Salary
Iron Man 2 (2010) $400 000

Where Are They Now

(May 2006) Filming The Nanny Diaries (2007) in New York.

(February 2010) Starring as "Catherine" in a Broadway revival of Arthur Miller's "A View from the Bridge", directed by Gregory Mosher. With Jessica Hecht and Liev Schreiber.