Scarlett Johansson

Scarlett Johansson (born November 22, 1984 in New York, New York) is an American actress. Johansson's father was born in Denmark, and mother Melanie Sloan comes from a Bronx-bred Jewish family.{{ref|NeilYoung}} Johansson's maternal ancestors originally came from Poland. The granddaughter of writer Ejner Johansson, she graduated from The Professional Children's School in Manhattan in 2002.

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November 22 - 1984 - New York, New York - American - Actress - Denmark - Bronx - Jewish - Poland - Ejner Johansson - The Professional Children's School - Manhattan - 2002

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Her roles include Grace MacLean in The Horse Whisperer; Rebecca in Ghost World; Charlotte in Lost in Translation; Griet in Girl with a Pearl Earring; and Francesca in The Perfect Score. All of these performances garnered positive critical notice. She was nominated for two best actress awards at the Golden Globes in 2003, one for drama (Girl with a Pearl Earring) and one for comedy (Lost in Translation). She was also nominated for best actress for both of those films at the BAFTAs, and won best actress for Lost in Translation. She is also the voice of Princess Mindy in The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie.

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The Horse Whisperer - Ghost World - Lost in Translation - Girl with a Pearl Earring - The Perfect Score - Golden Globes - BAFTA - The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie

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She was attached for a short time to the upcoming film ', but supposedly dropped out of the project after a dinner date with Tom Cruise and a roomful of Scientologists went awry. The official stance is she dropped out because of scheduling conflicts. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/8133757/

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Tom Cruise - Scientologists

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Johansson has revealed that she has no problem with her male co-stars seeing her breasts, as she considers them to be her favourite feature. "I'm proud of my girls. They're my charms, my feminine wiles", she said in a January 2005 interview for Harper's Bazaar.

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In July 2005, Scarlett starred with Ewan McGregor in the Michael Bay-directed, The Island. It was her debut as the female lead in a mainstream action film. When the movie opened to weak reviews and an even weaker box office, the producers of the film accused Johansson of failing to connect or attract a mainstream audience.

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Ewan McGregor - Michael Bay - The Island

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On August 19, 2005, Johansson, trailed in her car by four SUVs carrying paparazzi, tried to escape by driving into the Disneyland parking lot in Anaheim, California. Her Mercedes struck a car containing a woman and her two daughters; nobody was injured in the fender bender, which was photographed by the paparazzi.

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August 19 - SUV - Paparazzi - Disneyland - Anaheim, California - Mercedes - Fender bender

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