Scarlett Johansson

Scarlett Johansson

Scarlett Johansson is an American actress, model, and singer. She made her film debut in North. In 1996, she was nominated for the Independent Spirit Award for Best Female Lead for her performance in Manny & Lo, garnering further acclaim and prominence with roles in The Horse Whisperer and Ghost World. She shifted to adult roles with her performances in Girl with a Pearl Earring and Sofia Coppola's Lost in Translation, for which she won a BAFTA award for Best Actress in a Leading Role; both films earned her Golden Globe Award nominations as well. Roles in A Love Song for Bobby Long and Woody Allen's Match Point earned Johansson two more Golden Globe Award nominations. Her subsequent films included The Island, The Black Dahlia, The Prestige, The Other Boleyn Girl, Vicky Cristina Barcelona and He's Just Not That Into You. She has played the Marvel comic book character Black Widow / Natasha Romanoff in Iron Man 2, The Avengers and Captain America: The Winter Soldier and is set to reprise the role in Avengers: Age of Ultron.

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