Scarlett Johansson
Second-highest-grossing actor in history and Tony Award winner.
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Johansson began acting as a child, gaining critical acclaim for her role in The Horse Whisperer at age 13.[1] Her professions include acting, singing, producing, and directing, and she holds American nationality.[2]
Key facts and history
She enrolled at the Lee Strasberg Theatre Institute and studied at Manhattan’s Professional Children’s School.[3][1] Johansson received her first two Academy Award nominations for Marriage Story and Jojo Rabbit in 2019.[4] When she was seven years old, a talent agent chose to represent one of her brothers rather than her, which upset her greatly; nevertheless, she subsequently resolved to pursue acting.[3][5] Performing as a cynical outsider in Terry Zwigoff's 2001 black comedy Ghost World marked her major career advancement.[6]
She was cast as Black Widow in Jon Favreau's 2010 film Iron Man 2, which belongs to the Marvel Cinematic Universe.[7] Her first experience as a director was with the drama Eleanor the Great, which had its premiere at the Cannes Film Festival in 2025.[8]
What the cited sources add
A Biography.com profile states that Johansson's mother adopted her sister Fenan, giving Scarlett a younger sibling.[1] The same source notes that Johansson stands at 5 feet, 3 inches.[1] A Vanity Fair article reports that filmmaker Jonathan Glazer took nine years to make Under the Skin, a sci-fi drama starring Johansson as an alien seductress.[9] The Vanity Fair piece also notes that The Independent called the film a "laughably bad alien hitchhiker movie"[9]
Bhattacharya's article "Scarlett in Bloom" quotes Robert Redford saying Johansson was "13 going on 30"[5] The same article states that Johansson started her career at 8 in a stage play alongside Ethan Hawke.[5]
References
- "Scarlett Johansson: Actress (1984)", Biography.com (A&E Networks). facts only, no text reused. biography.com
- Wikipedia, "Scarlett Johansson" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Does Scarlett Johansson Remember Her Lines From Her Most Famous Films?", May 9, 2023 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Scarlett Johansson" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Bhattacharya, "Scarlett in Bloom"; "Scarlett Johansson Biography"; Isherwood, "Definitely Didn't Get Lost in Translation", The New York Times, May 12, 2010; "Scarlett Johansson Biography"; "Scarlett Johansson: Actress (1984)", Biography.com (A&E Networks) (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Scarlett Johansson" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Keegan, "The Season of Scarlett Johansson: Two Hot Films, Her Marvel Future, Woody Allen and a Pick for President", The Hollywood Reporter, September 4, 2019; White, "Jojo Rabbit dubbed a 'self-congratulatory' 'hipster Nazi comedy' in mixed first reviews", The Independent, September 9, 2019; Zacharek, "Jojo Rabbit Is a Tender Black Comedy About Dark Times", October 24, 2019; Vary, "Scarlett Johansson Joins Elite Oscars Two-Timers Club With Double Nominations", Variety, January 13, 2020; "Golden Globes 2020: The Complete Nominations L en.wikipedia.org
- Bhattacharya, "Scarlett in Bloom". facts only, no text reused. nymag.com
- Wikipedia, "Scarlett Johansson" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Barna, "We Had No Idea This Is What Made Jennifer Lawrence Famous", Refinery29, November 14, 2016; Hoffman, "Ghost World Director Terry Zwigoff Has Learned to Expect the Worst from Hollywood", Vanity Fair, May 18, 2017; Adams, "'Ghost World' Revisited", PopMatters, August 4, 2011; Baumgarten, "Ghost World", Austin Chronicle, August 24, 2001; "Past Award Winners – Toronto Film Critics Association", Toronto Film Critics Association, May 29, 2014; Ebert, "Eight Legged Freaks Movie Review (2002)", Chicago Sun-Times, July 17, 2002; Larry en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Scarlett Johansson" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Another 'Iron Man 2' Deal: Scarlett Johannson To Replace Emily Blunt As Black Widow For Lousy Lowball Money", Deadline Hollywood, March 11, 2009; "Heroes, Villains, Rejects, and A-Holes: The Marvel Cinematic Universe Ranked", /Film, May 10, 2017; Siegel, "Scarlett Johansson Opens Up About the Pain and Triumph of Disney Legal Battle Over 'Black Widow' and Wes Anderson's 'Liberating' Cannes Film", Variety, May 9, 2023; Murray, "Scarlett Johansson Interview – 'Iron Man 2'", About.com Entertainment; Hirschberg, "Scarlett Johansson Is No en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Scarlett Johansson" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Pearce, "Wes Anderson's The Phoenician Scheme Adds Scarlett Johansson, Tom Hanks, Willem Dafoe, Benedict Cumberbatch, Charlotte Gainsbourg & More", The Film Stage, June 6, 2024; Rubin, "Scarlett Johansson's Directorial Debut 'Eleanor the Great' Sets Cast: June Squibb, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Jessica Hecht", February 23, 2024 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Miller, "Alien Scarlett Johansson Seduces Scottish Men (but Not Early Critics) in Under the Skin, Her Sexy Hitchhiker Movie", Vanity Fair, September 3, 2013. facts only, no text reused. vanityfair.com
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