Scarlett Johansson
Actor
Scarlett Johansson is the huskyvoiced young beauty who costarred with
Bill Murray in the
Sofia Coppola film
Lost in Translation (2003). She began acting when she was a kid, first on the New York stage, then in feature films, including
North (1994) and Just Cause (1995). Critics raved about her performance in the independent production
Manny & Lo (1996), but Johansson's appearance in The Horse Whisperer (1998, starring
Robert Redford) was what grabbed the attention of moviegoers. Hailed as an upandcomer, she went on to a lead role in
Ghost World (2000, with
Steve Buscemi), the movie version of the comic book by
Daniel Clowes. The surprise success of
Lost in Translation made her an international celebrity and a soughtafter actor. Her other films include
Girl with a Pearl Earring (2003, in which she played the model for the famous painting by
Jan Vermeer), The SpongeBob Squarepants Movie (2004, starring
SpongeBob SquarePants), the romantic office comedy
In Good Company (2004, with
Topher Grace), the scifi adventure
The Island (2005, with
Ewan McGregor), and the
Woody Allen movies Match Point (2005, with
Jonathan RhysMeyers) and
Scoop (2006, with Hugh Jackman).
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