Birth Name: Scarlett Ingrid Johansson
Nickname/Stage Name: Scarlett Johansson
Birth Date: November 22, 1984
Genre: Action, Drama, Sci-fi, Superhero
Occupation(s): Actress, Singer
Years Active: 1994 till Present
Net Worth: $165 million
Personal Life
Scarlett Johansson was born and raised in Manhattan, New York. She dated her classmate Jack Antonoff from 2001 to 2002 and was romantically linked to Josh Hartnett for about two years. Their relationship ended in 2006.
She began another relationship with actor Ryan Reynolds in 2007. They got engaged in May 2008 and married that September. They split in December 2010 and divorced in July 2011.
Johansson moved on to Frenchman Romain Dauriac in November 2012. They became engaged the following September. Their daughter, Rose Dorothy Dauriac was born in 2014. They tied the nuptial knot in October that year and ended the marriage in mid-2016.
She started dating Saturday Night Live co-head writer and Weekend Update co-host Colin Jost in May 2017. They officially became engaged in May 2019 and married in October 2020.
Education
The actress attended PS 41 (an elementary school in Greenwich Village, Manhattan). She later enrolled at the Lee Strasberg Theatre Institute and also studied at the Professional Children's School (PCS), a private institution for the education of aspiring young actors in Manhattan.
Career
Johansson's first lead role was as Amanda, the younger sister of a pregnant teen in Manny & Lo (1996). Her performance garnered positive reviews and earned her a nomination for Best Lead Female.
She subsequently appeared in minor roles in Fall and Home Alone 3 before attracting major attention for her part in The Horse Whisperer (1998), directed by Robert Redford.
In 2005, she starred alongside Ewan McGregor in Michael Bay's sci-fi action The Island. Johansson made the transition from teen to adult roles in the 2013 movies Lost in Translation and Girl with a Pearl Earring.
She was cast as Natasha Romanoff/Black Widow in the first film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) Iron Man and was trained in stunts and strength building for the part. She also dyed her hair red for the role.
Her portrayal as Romanoff led to subsequent appearances in the MCU, establishing her as a bona fide action star and making her the highest-paid actress in the world in 2018 and 2019.
Awards
Toronto Film Critics Association Award (2001)
Young Artist Award (2002)
Boston Society of Film Critics Award (2003)
New York Film Critics Online Award (2003)
Los Angeles Critics Film Critics Association Award (2003)
Venice Film Festival Award (2003)
British Academy Film Award (2004)
Palm Springs International Film Festival Award (2004)
Chicago Film Critics Association Award (2005)
Gotham Independent Film Award (2008)
Alliance of Women Film Journalists Award (2008, 2013, 2014)
Scream Award (2010)
Tony Award (2010)
Theatre World Award (2010)
Austin Film Critics Association Award (2013)
Seattle Film Critics Society Award (2013)
Rome Film Festival Award (2013)
MTV Movie & TV Awards (2013)
Detroit Film Critics Society Award (2013, 2019)
Cesar Award (2014)
Saturn Award (2014)
People's Choice Award (2018)
Teen Choice Award (2018, 2019)
Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award (2019)
Satellite Award (2019)
St. Louis Film Critics Association Award (2019)
Dublin Film Critics' Circle Award (2019)
Florida Film Critics Circle Award (2019)
Vancouver Film Critics Circle Award (2019)
Women Film Critics Award (2019)
Independent Spirit Award (2020)
Santa Barbara International Film Festival Award (2020)
Quotes
"I always check in the mirror to make sure nothing is see-through."
"As long as people keep buying tabloids, they will keep harassing people in the public eye. They will make up stories."
"I have an obsessive character. I manicure my nails at three in the morning because nobody else can do it the right way. Maybe that's the secret to my success."
Trivia
Invited to join the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) in June 2004.
Celebrated her 20th birthday in Disneyland on November 22, 2004.
Has an older half-brother, Christian Johansson, an older sister, Vanessa Johansson, an older brother, Adrian Johansson, and a younger twin brother, Hunter Johansson.
Movies
North (1994)
The Horse Whisperer (1998)
The Prestige (2006)
Her (2013)
Ghost in the Shell (2017)
Black Widow (2021)
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