Scarlett Johansson Biography

- Born on the 21st anniversary of the assassination of John F Kennedy.

- Says only two words: “I’m scared”, in her smallest screen role, in “Fall” (1997), and is credited as ‘the little girl’.

- Has Danish/Polish heritage.

- Views the three minutes she had ‘alone’ in the world before her twin brother, Hunter, was born, as the most important in her life.

- Ejner Johansson, the writer, is her grandfather.

- Had her 20th birthday celebration at Disneyland.

- Older sister, Vanessa Johansson, is also an actress.

- Although already her seventh feature film, “The Horse Whisperer” (1998) gave her an ‘introducing’ credit.

- Campaigned for John Kerry during the 2004 Presidential Election in the USA.

- In FHM's 100 Sexiest Women in the World (2005), she was ranked No.9 (the highest -ranking new entry to the list that year).

- Relived her eight-year-old role on "Late Night with Conan O'Brien" (1993) during an interview with Conan on July 12, 2005, twelve years later.

- Claims to have a connection with older men and had a relationship in 2003 with Benicio del Toro, 17 years her senior.

- Robert Redford, after working with her on “The Horse Whisperer” (1998), said of Johansson: “She is 13 going on 30”.

- The only surgery she has had is a tonsillectomy.

- Lived on Hokkaido, with then boyfriend, Faiz Ahmad, to prepare for her role on “Lost in Translation” (2003). The film was shot in 27 days, on a very limited budget.