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Upon first glance, one could posit that Scarlett Johansson was actually made in a lab by a team of scientists hell-bent on creating the ultimate male fantasy. Instead she was born in New York City, and grew up with her twin brother in Greenwich Village (no wonder she’s so hip). The precocious youngster was a natural performer, and began landing roles in films like North, Manny & Lo and Robert Redford’s The Horse Whisperer, which wound up being her breakout role. After follow-up roles in the Coen Brothers’ The Man Who Wasn’t There, and Terry Zwigoff’s Ghost World, the young Scarlett Johansson, who was fresh out of the Professional Children’s School in Manhattan, landed the role of a lifetime. She was just 18.

Scarlett Johansson stars in lost in translation

When Sofia Coppola’s Lost in Translation opened with the camera lingering on a beautiful bum covered only by sheer pink panties, we knew instantly that the owner of that bodacious buttocks was destined for stardom. The owner was Scarlett Johansson, and since playing an abandoned wife in Tokyo opposite Bill Murray in the unusual romance, Scarlett Johansson has emerged as a genuine force in Hollywood. As an 18-year-old playing a 25-year-old, Johansson exuded a maturity beyond her years, and earned her first Golden Globe nod for best actress, as well as the BAFTA Award for best actress. 2003 went on to be a banner year for Johansson, as her role in the period piece Girl with the Pearl Earring earned her a second Golden Globe nomination and signaled the arrival of a brave new talent.

Scarlett Johansson becomes woody allen’s latest muse

Before hooking up with the legendary director Woody Allen, Scarlett Johansson had a few misfires with the romantic comedy In Good Company, and Michael Bay’s overblown sci-fi action flick The Island. Though her performance in A Love Song for Bobby Long earned her a third Golden Globe nomination, the film did poorly at the box office. It wasn’t until Woody Allen cast Johansson in his romantic thriller Match Point that the actress reached the same critical acclaim and mass appeal that she achieved with Lost in Translation. Johansson’s performance as a scorned, obsessive lover was sex personified, and it earned the actress her fourth Golden Globe nomination. Allen was so taken by his newfound muse that he again cast her in Scoop opposite Hugh Jackman, and in the instant classic Vicki Cristina Barcelona, opposite Penelope Cruz and Javier Bardem.

At this point in her career, Scarlett Johansson had become accustomed to working with Hollywood’s top tier directors, having starred in Christopher Nolan’s The Prestige and Brian De Palma’s The Black Dahlia. Her turns in The Other Boleyn Girl, the unfortunate The Nanny Diaries, The Spirit, and He’s Just Not That Into You prevented Johansson from becoming one of Hollywood’s elite, but there’s no doubt that as her career comes along, she’ll become more selective in her roles. Johansson’s Oscar glory isn’t a matter of if; it’s a matter of when.

Scarlett Johansson marries ryan reynolds

Like most young actresses in Hollywood, Scarlett Johansson had her fair share of flings with some of the show business’ most eligible bachelors. Aside from a long-term relationship with heartthrob Josh Hartnett, Johansson has been linked to Justin Timberlake (she starred in the video for “What Goes Around Comes Around”), Jared Leto and Benicio Del Toro, with whom she was rumored to have a steamy encounter in an elevator. But those days are over, and the woman who once claimed that monogamy was unnatural met and married Canadian-born actor Ryan Reynolds in 2008. The two are intensely private when it comes to their relationship, so don’t expect Reynolds to divulge any sexually intimate details about their relationship.

Scarlett Johansson embarks on a singing career

Scarlett Johansson has always held aspirations that reach far beyond the big screen, ambitions that have led her to a modeling career in which she’s appeared in ad campaigns for Calvin Klein, Louis Vuitton and Dolce & Gabbana. She’s also been an active political campaigner for Barack Obama. But Johansson has devoted the most time outside the film industry to her burgeoning music career. The songstress released her debut album called Anywhere I Lay My Head, which was entirely made up of Tom Waits covers and received lukewarm reviews at best. Her second disc was a collaboration with Pete Yorn called Break Up, and again received mixed reviews. Luckily for us, Johansson won’t be quitting her day job any time soon. After appearing as Natasha Romanoff in Iron Man 2, Johansson is set to reprise her role as the antihero in both the Nick Fury and The Avengers films.

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