Childhood and youth
The celebrity was born in New York in November 1984 in the family of Danish architect Carsten Johansson and housewife Melanie Sloan. Johansson's paternal grandfather is the famous Danish writer, director and screenwriter Einer. And her mother’s family has Jewish, Polish and Belarusian roots, so it’s difficult to say exactly about Scarlett’s nationality.
The heiress was named after the heroine of Gone with the Wind, Scarlett O'Hara, beloved by her parents. When her daughter turned 8 years old, her mother took her to Manhattan, to school at the famous Lee Strasberg Theater University. There, the talented girl was quickly assessed and assigned to a group for gifted children. Six months later she was transferred to the adult section.
Interesting facts from the life of the actress
- The actress’s permanent manager for many years has been her mother, Melanie. As practice shows, business does not always spoil relationships.
- Blonde is the actress's natural hair color, and she is also left-handed.
- Scarlett loves animals and has a cat, Trooper, and a dog, Maggie.
- You won’t find the actress on social networks—she’s not on Facebook or Twitter. The actress prefers real communication to virtual communication.
- The Hollywood actress's favorite dish is borscht. Her mother's parents were Jews with Polish roots, and therefore Johansson's family often prepared Slavic cuisine.
- In 2021, Johansson tried her hand at voicing a cartoon character for the first time. It is worth noting that both the cartoon (Zveropoy) and Scarlett’s heroine, Ashley, were liked by the viewer.
Movies
The director of the first film in Scarlett's filmography, Rob Reiner, later shared that he was quite surprised by the 9-year-old girl's serious approach to work. Getting used to her role in the film “North”, she resembled an adult woman who had a considerable burden of experience behind her. After the premiere of Sofia Coppola's Lost in Translation, which was released on big screens in 2003, Johansson was awarded the prestigious BAFTA Award and nominated for a number of famous film awards.
It was a turning point in the American's career. In the same year, Scarlett received a second BAFTA award and a Golden Globe nomination for best dramatic role in the acclaimed film “Girl with a Pearl Earring.”
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Scarlett Johansson and Chris Evans
The year 2005 turned out to be fruitful in the artist’s film career. The American appeared on screen in a duet with Ewan McGregor in Michael Bay's science-fiction film The Island. The film grossed about $180 million at the global box office; the US box office was much less than planned. The producers of the project blamed Johansson for this, saying that the actress was unable to attract a wide audience with her name.
In addition, the American was unable to negotiate peacefully with Bay during the filming of the bed scene: the artist wanted to work naked, but the creators of the film, fearing the tightening of the ratings, forced the performer to wear underwear. That same year, Scarlett starred in Woody Allen's film Match Point, which marked the beginning of a fruitful collaboration between the actress and the director.
Later, the actress’s piggy bank was replenished with new film projects, among which were films of different genres: historical dramas, biopics, comedies. Not all of them were warmly received by the public. For example, in 2016, Scarlett appeared in the science fiction manga by Masamune Shiro “Ghost in the Shell,” where she played the main character, Major Mira Killian.
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During the filming of the film, viewers demanded to hire an actress of Asian descent for greater authenticity and similarity to the manga. However, the project was released in its original form, received negative reviews and failed at the box office.
In 2021, Johansson began work on the main role in the melodrama Marriage Story. The premiere took place at the end of August at the Venice Festival. Scarlett's main partner on the set was Adam Driver.
Previously, the artist found herself at the center of a scandal: Internet users were outraged when they learned that an American woman had been invited to play the role of a transgender man. This forced Scarlett to leave the project, but she later issued a statement that casting restrictions should not be introduced in films:
“As an actress, I should have the right to play whoever I want - a person, a tree, an animal, because that is my job and my responsibility.”
Subsequent roles
Moving to big-budget fare, Johansson played superspy Black Widow in Iron Man 2 (2010), opposite Robert Downey Jr. and Mickey Rourke. The action film became one of the biggest blockbusters of the summer and set the stage for her contributions to numerous films in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Johansson then appeared as Black Widow in the box office hit The Avengers (2012). The film also featured Downey as Iron Man, Chris Hemsworth as Thor and Chris Evans as Captain America.
Johansson continued to hold down her high-profile role in a series of Marvel blockbusters, including Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014), Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015), Avengers: Infinity War (2018) and Avengers: Endgame (2019). ). Her participation in the franchise has proven to be quite lucrative, contributing to her rise to the top spot on Forbes' list of the world's highest-paid actresses in the summer of 2021.
"We Bought a Zoo", "Hitchcock", "Her".
Johansson has remained busy on-screen outside of her Marvel commitments. She starred in Cameron Crowe's dramatic comedy We Bought a Zoo with Matt Damon in 2011, and the following year she took on the role of real-life film star Janet Leigh in Hitchcock, which explored the life of director Alfred Hitchcock during the making of the horror classic. Psycho".
In 2013, Johansson voiced "Her," as an intelligent operating system that attracts the attention of Joaquin Phoenix's lonely character. She then played a supporting role in Jon Favreau's dramatic comedy Chef on Wheels (2014) and starred as the title character in Luc Besson's sci-fi thriller Lucy (2014). In 2021, she joined Favreau to voice the character Kaa in The Jungle Book.
"Ghost in the Shell", "Very Bad Girls", "Isle of Dogs"
In 2021, Johansson starred in the film adaptation of Ghost in the Shell. The production was criticized for whitewashing its cast, as Johansson's character in the original anime was Japanese. That same year, she returned to comedy as part of the ensemble cast of Very Bad Girls, and in 2021, she voiced one of the dogs in Wes Anderson's Isle of Dogs.
In July 2021, Johansson found herself at the center of another casting controversy when she was cast to play transgender massage parlor owner Dante "Tex" Gill in Rub & Tug from Ghost in the Shell director Rupert Sanders. After initially dismissing these concerns through a spokeswoman, Johansson acknowledged the "insensitive" nature of her response and announced she was leaving the film.
"Marriage Story", "Jojo Rabbit"
Next up for the actress was a co-starring role in the well-received drama Marriage Story (2019) opposite Adam Driver. She then appeared in another controversial project, Taika Waititi's Jojo Rabbit (2019), as the mother of a 10-year-old boy in Nazi Germany who considers the goofy Adolf Hitler to be his imaginary best friend. Johansson received an Academy Award nomination for Best Actress and a Supporting Actress nod for the latter, making her the 12th actor (male or female) to receive double nominations in the same year.
"Black Widow"
In 2010, Johansson made her screen debut as special agent Natasha Romanoff (Black Widow) in the blockbuster Iron Man 2. The filmmakers appreciated the performer's acting potential and offered her to star in the continuation of the story - the film "The Avengers". The actress admitted in an interview that she had no experience of participating in something so large-scale, requiring months of physical preparation and training, in which all the actors in the film took part.
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In subsequent years, the performer starred in several parts of the franchise, becoming a permanent part of the Marvel superhero team. A comic promo video has appeared on the Internet with blockbuster actors Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans and others performing the song The Marvel Bunch in a tango style.
Music
In addition to acting, Johansson managed to reveal her musical talent to her fans. The American did not hide her passion for jazz, calling Miles Davis, Billie Holiday, Nina Simone and other stars her favorite musicians. In 2008, the artist released her debut album Anywhere I Lay My Head, which included tribute versions of Tom Waits' compositions. The public liked this work, and a year later Scarlett pleased fans with the new disc Break Up, which she recorded with Pete Yorn. With him, in 2021, the performer released the mini-album Apart.
In addition to her vocal activities, the American starred in the videos of other vocalists over the years. So, in 2007, Johansson appeared in Justin Timberlake’s video for the song What Goes Around... Comes Around. It was shot as a short film, the video contains dialogues, so they decided to invite real actors. We worked on the video in Los Angeles for 3 days, between Christmas and New Year. The same year, the artist appeared in the video for Bob Dylan's song When The Deal Goes Down.
Other areas of activity
They say that a talented person is talented in everything. Looking at Johansson, there is clearly no doubt about the reliability of the judgment. The girl, in addition to her acting career, is also developing a musical career. She even has her own group, “The One and Only Singles,” with which she released her first album in 2008. The debut single was the song “Candy” - light and danceable. The musical direction of her group is very similar to popular American bands such as “Bangles”, “Grimes” and “Go-Go”; it was them that the actress was guided by when creating her group. In addition, the actress starred in videos of such famous performers as Justin Timberlake and Bob Dylan.
Johansson has an active political position. So in 2004, she supported John Kerry in the election race for the presidency of the United States. In 2021, she actively expressed her position regarding her reluctance to see Donald Trump as the country's president, and in 2017, along with other American stars, she participated in protests against his rule.
Among other things, until 2014, the actress collaborated with the Oxfam organization, which fights the problems of poverty and injustice in the world. The reason for the termination of joint projects was disagreements between the actress and the company management.
The beauty and popularity of the actress made Scarlett in demand among major brands. In 2004, Johansson was chosen as the face of the new Eternity Moment fragrance from Calvin Klein. According to the company, the star has become the embodiment of an independent, energetic, confident modern girl.
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A year later, the American included work with L'Oreal in her creative biography. The artist advertised several collections of cosmetics, as well as hair dye. In 2010, the blonde presented the Mango collection for the fall-winter season. During the collaboration process, the actress not only participated in photo shoots for the Spanish brand, but was also involved in the development of the bag design.
Scarlett's friendship with the Dolce & Gabbana brand began in 2009. At the end of 2014, Johansson and Matthew McConaughey played an ex-couple in a commercial promoting the new fragrance The One. In the story, a man and a woman met by chance after a long separation and suddenly felt attracted to each other.
Personal life
Johansson's personal life is always at the forefront of fans' attention; they began to follow her in Scarlett's youth, when the actress had just begun to receive her first laurels of fame. In 2001, photos of a 17-year-old beauty with musician Jack Antonoff appeared in the tabloids.
It seems that this was the star’s first novel that journalists found out about. It lasted less than a year. Then there were relationships with Josh Hartnett, Benicio Del Toro and Jared Leto, although the star herself did not confirm the last two relationships.
In mid-2007, the Hollywood actress met her Canadian colleague Ryan Reynolds. In the fall of 2008 they got married. After the celebration, the newlyweds settled in a cozy house in Los Angeles. But the relationship lasted no more than 2 years. Later, the performer was credited with having affairs with Sean Penn and Jeremy Renner.
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Scarlett Johansson and Ryan Reynolds
In 2012, they started talking about the star’s affair with journalist Romain Dauriac. They planned a wedding ceremony for January 2014, but the celebration had to be postponed due to the actress’s pregnancy. In September, their daughter was born, to whom her parents gave the double name Rose Dorothy. And in October of the same year, Dauriac officially became the artist’s husband.
A year before this event, there was news on the Internet that Scarlett had had her breasts reduced. Comparing before and after photos, fans and critics were united in the opinion that the star had her implants removed. When asked by journalists about plastic surgery, the artist replied that she had not made any changes, but refused to explain the reason why her volume increased and decreased.
In September 2021, fans learned about Scarlett and Romain's divorce. Later it became known that the actress was in a new relationship. Her chosen one was 35-year-old TV presenter and actor Colin Jost. In 2021, at the Comic-Con festival in San Diego, Johansson showed off an engagement ring made by the nephew of the famous designer Hubert de Givenchy, James de Givenchy. According to experts, the jewelry with a light yellow pear-shaped diamond of 11 carats is worth at least $400 thousand.
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Scarlett Johansson and her husband Colin Jost
Jost stated in an interview with reporters that before his affair with the screen star he had not thought about marriage, but Scarlett managed to influence his beliefs. And in the fall of 2021, the tabloids reported that Johansson got married for the third time. The ceremony took place in a close circle of friends and family of the couple in New York. In July 2021, information appeared in the media about an imminent addition to the family.
The Hollywood star has a huge army of fans. Scarlett's figure (height 164 cm, weight 52 kg), charming smile, appearance - all this arouses the admiration of fans, and photos in swimsuits never cease to excite the imagination of the public. The star does not have a personal account on Instagram, but there are fan pages on the Internet.
Film career
Scarlett's first notable role was played by the artist in 1996, when she was 11 years old. In the film "Manny Lo" she played the heroine Amanda.
Film "The Horse Whisperer"
In 1997, the film “The Horse Whisperer” with her participation was released. For her work in the first film, Scarlett Johansson was awarded the Independent Spirit Awards.
Scarlett Johansson in the movie The Horse Whisperer
Natalie Portman was supposed to play the main role in this film, but due to her busy schedule she was unable to find time.
In this drama, Scarlett plays a girl who is seriously injured in a horse riding accident. Her mother, who is grieving her daughter’s trauma, decides to move with her to the province, where fate brings them together with a person who has a special gift of communicating with animals. While treating the horse, he also managed to instill hope in the girl, restoring her self-confidence and love for life. For her work in this film, Scarlett was nominated for a Young Actors Award.
Movie "My Brother Pig"
After a series of dramatic roles, Johansson starred in the family comedy My Brother The Pig, where she played a 14-year-old girl whose brother was turned into a pig by his nanny, after which she had nothing left to do but go on a long journey to Mexico in search of a witch who can break the spell.
Scarlett Johansson in the movie My Brother Pig
The actress's next works were the black comedy Ghost World, based on the comics (more precisely, the graphic novel) by Daniel Kloves and The Man Who Wasn't There by the Coen brothers, starring Billy Bob Thornton.
Film "Lost in Translation"
In 2003, Scarlett Johansson became famous throughout the world thanks to the film Lost in Translation. On August 29, 2003, the film was released. In this film, Scarlett played young Charlotte, Bill Murray's companion on a trip to Tokyo.
Scarlett Johansson in the film Lost in Translation
The bright film about the difficulty of adaptation in a foreign country and the attraction that arose between such dissimilar people, who were united only by knowledge of the same language and a feeling of all-consuming loneliness, pleased both critics and viewers, and gave Johansson’s career an unprecedented acceleration. The girl was awarded the prestigious BAFTA award and nominated for a number of famous film awards.
Scarlett Johansson in the film Woman with a Pearl Earring
2003 was a turning point in the actress’s career. In the same year, Scarlett Johansson received a second BAFTA award and a Golden Globe nomination for best dramatic role in the acclaimed film “Girl with a Pearl Earring.” She masterfully portrayed the maid of the Dutch artist Jan Vermeer.
Film "The Island"
In 2005, Scarlett Johansson starred in the fantasy action film The Island, which became popular, although its box office receipts were lower than expected. It is noteworthy that director Michael Bay suggested that the modest box office receipts were due to the actress's lack of fame.
Scarlett Johansson in the movie Island
Scarlett's work in the film was remembered for the scandal with Bay due to different visions of the bed scene. Nevertheless, the film is still watched with pleasure by audiences all over the world.
Film "Match Point"
For her work in the dramatic thriller Match Point, released in 2005, Scarlett Johansson received a Golden Globe. This film has many similarities with Dreiser's classic novel An American Tragedy. Subsequently, the collaboration between the famous director and actress continued in two more films: “Sensation” and “Vicky Cristina Barcelona”. True, they did not achieve their former success.
Working with the great Woody Allen did its job: no other director could blame the failure of his film on the “lack of fame” of the actress. Johansson has become a Hollywood star.
Scarlett Johansson in the movie Match Point
In 2006, three top-rated films were released within a couple of months: “Sensation” with Hugh Jackman, “Black Orchid” with Josh Hartnett and the Oscar-winning “The Prestige” with Christian Bale. In all projects, Scarlett played the main female characters, and the pictures and, accordingly, the roles were extremely diverse - the student Sonda Pransky, fascinated by the British aristocrat, the former prostitute Kay Lake and the magician's assistant Olivia Wenscombe.
Scarlett also appears in the leading role in Barry Levinson's new project - the adventurous thriller about the robber "Diamond".
Film "The Other Boleyn Girl"
The historical drama “The Other Boleyn Girl” is very famous, where Scarlett played with Natalie Portman and Eric Bana Mary Boleyn, the sister of the famous Anne Boleyn, who competes with her for the heart and bed of King Henry VIII of the Tudor dynasty.
Scarlett Johansson in the film Another Boleyn Girl
The Hollywood actress has her own star on the Walk of Stars. She appeared in May 2012. And in the spring of 2014, Scarlett Johansson received the Cesar Award from the French Film Academy from the hands of Quentin Tarantino himself.
Scarlett Johansson now
In 2021, Johansson continued to work in films. The film “Black Widow” was released, where the actress played the main role. The possibility of filming a solo film for the Avengers character was reported back in 2010. The premiere was originally planned for May 2021, but due to the coronavirus infection, the screening of the action film was repeatedly postponed. Filming began in the spring of 2019 and took place in Norway, and at the beginning of summer the creative team moved to England.
Scarlett Johansson's ex-husband - Ryan Reynolds
During her career, the actress was often credited with having affairs with the most interesting men in Hollywood. Scarlett met with Jared Leto, Josh Hartnett, Benicio del Torro. Scarlett Johansson's ex-husband Ryan Reynolds is one of those handsome men who could not remain indifferent to the charms of the famous blonde. At the beginning of 2008, the actress announced her future wedding with her lover, and in September Ryan and Scarlett were married. Alas, the young people lived together for only 2 years. The couple broke up due to constant travel and the busy filming schedule of both spouses.
Filmography
- 1994 — “North”
- 1996 — “Manny and Lo”
- 1998 — “Horse Whisperer”
- 2003 — “Lost in Translation”
- 2003 — “Girl with a Pearl Earring”
- 2004 — “Love Fever”
- 2005 — “Match Point”
- 2005 — “Island”
- 2014 — “Captain America: The Winter Soldier”
- 2016 — “Captain America: Civil War”
- 2016 — “Long live, Caesar!”
- 2017 — “Ghost in the Shell”
- 2018 — “Avengers: Infinity War”
- 2019 — “Marriage Story”
- 2019 — “Jojo Rabbit”
- 2019 — “Avengers: Endgame”
- 2021 — “Black Widow”
