Scarlett Johansson

COMING SOON!

She made her name in independent films before Lost In Translation propelled her onto Hollywood's A-list. The Island dented her stellar reputation but this starlet is sure to fight back.

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Scarlett Johansson
born: 22-11-1984
birth place: New York, USA

In 1998, she auditioned for a role in “The Parent Trap” but it went to Lindsay Lohan instead.

She had the starring role, as Kathy, in the comedy “My Brother the Pig” (1999), a children’s film about a boy who is turned into a pig, and his sister who tries to help get him changed back before their parents return from holiday.

Then came “Ghost World” (2001), a screen adaptation of the Daniel Clowes comic about the adventures of two teenage girls dealing with life after school. Johansson played 18-year-old Rebecca, whilst herself only 15, in a sensitive portrayal of teenage angst, growing up and friendships.

Johansson starred as Rachel “Birdy” Abundas, with Billy Bob Thornton, in “The Man Who Wasn't There” (2001), a black and white film about passion, crime and punishment.

In “An American Rhapsody” (2001), with Nastassja Kinski, she is a young girl who escapes communist Hungary in the 1950s and travels to America. It was a demanding role, based on true events, and another opportunity to prove her talent as a serious actor.

After all this seriousness, Johansson appeared as Ashley Parker in the rather camp remake of 1950s B-movies about giant spiders, “Eight Legged Freaks” (2002).

Johansson had always attended the Professional Children’s School, in Manhattan, New York, and she graduated in 2002, announcing her intention to study Film at Purchase University, New York, starting in September 2003. She applied but unfortunately, was not accepted. She then decided to put all her energy into her career, which soon paid off.

Sofia Coppola’s “Lost in Translation” (2003), set in Tokyo, came along and Johansson gave a touching performance as Charlotte, a young newlywed, who strikes up a relationship with a jaded movie star, Bob Harris (Bill Murray), while staying in Japan. For this, she won the Upstream Prize for Best Actress, and was only 17 when the film was shot.

Her dramatic skills amply displayed, she next worked on “Girl with a Pearl Earring” (2003), playing Griet in this intriguing, highly seductive story behind one of Vermeer’s greatest paintings.

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