Scarlett Johansson was born in New York on November 22, 1984 to an architect father and a producer mother who passed on her passion for cinema.
Early on, she began acting and got her first role in Sophistry at the age of eight alongside Ethan Hawke. At the age of nine, her mother took her to cast and she won her first film role in 1994 in Bob Reiner's film The irresistible North . It is only four years later that the general public will discover it with The man who whispered in the ears of the horses .
In parallel she studied at the Professional Children's School from which she graduated in 2002.
With more than 50 films under her belt Scarlett Johansson is an iconic Hollywood actress. Since its debut on the big screen actress has been illustrated in all genres of production.
> Back to the 11 films we loved Scarlett Johansson.
1998 - The man who whispered in the ears of horses
This is the first appearance of Scarlett Johansson on the big screen, she is 14 years old and already plays with the biggest. The film directed by Robert Redford, staged the meeting between a young cripple and the famous "man who whispered in the ears of horses".
Adapted from a novel by Nicholas Evans, the film is a hit in theaters. He also obtains an Oscar nomination and two Golden Globe nominations. A good start for young Scarlett Johansson.
2003 - Lost in Translation
She plays Charlotte, a young American who cares for Bob Harris, a movie star on the decline played by Bill Murray. Sofia Coppola signs her second feature film here and once again for Scarlett Johansson it's a success: the actress wins the Bafta award for best actress for her role in Lost in Translation.
2003 - The girl has the pearl
In this film by Peter Webber, Scarlett Johansson replies to Colin Firth and tries the genre of the historical film. Inspired by Wermeer's painting The Girl with the Pearl , the feature film tells the story of Griet, a young woman hired by the painter as a maid.
2005 - Match Point
Woody Allen found his muse. The American actress here attains the status of sex symbol with the role of Nola who succumbs to Chris Wilton incarnated by Jonathan Rhys-Meyers. The famous kiss scene in the rain between the two actors became cult.
2008 - Vicky Cristina Barcelona
This is his third and last collaboration with Woody Allen who offers him again a role of blonde incandescent. On a trip to Barcelona, brunette Vicky (Rebecca Hall) and blonde Cristina cross the path of the dark Juan Antonio (Javier Bardem) for better and for worse ...
2012 - Avengers
Radical style change. Scarlett Johansson dons the slinky suit of superhero Black Widow in the Avengers' Marvel saga. Her character as a former Russian spy allowed her to become the most profitable actress in Hollywood.
2013 - Her
It is not with his physique that Scarlett Johansson gets noticed in Spike Jonze's film but with his voice. The director offers him the role of Samantha, an artificial intelligence that capsizes the heart of Theodore interpreted by Joaquim Phoenix.
Her spellbinding voice will even allow the actress to get the prize for female performance at the Rome International Film Festival.
2013 - Under the skin
Jonathan Glazer's film is a real cinematographic UFO. We discover a brown and mystical Scarlett Johansson who interprets a human-looking alien who has come to observe the earth. An unclassifiable role that surprised the world of cinema.
2014 - Lucy
It is in a large-scale French production that we find the actress in 2014. Luc Besson staged it in a film that mixes action and science fiction. She interprets Lucy, a young student who ingests a drug that boosts her brain capacity. The film has become the biggest success of French cinema abroad.
2016 - Ave Cesar!
Scarlett Johansson completes a four-star cast for the latest film by the Coen brothers. In the Hollywood of the 1950s she gives the reply to George Clooney and Channing Tatum. Released in February 2016, the film opened the Berlin festival.
