Scarlett Johansson

Scarlett Johansson was born in New York City on November 22, 1984. Her father, Karsten Johansson, is a Danish-born architect, and her paternal grandfather, Ejner Johansson, was a screenwriter and director. Melanie Sloan, Her mother, a producer, comes from an Ashkenazi Jewish family from the Bronx.Johansson has an older sister, Vanessa, who is an actress; an older brother, Adrian; a twin brother, Hunter (who appeared with her in the film Manny & Lo);and an older half-brother, Christian, from her father's first marriage.
Johansson grew up in a household with "little money,"and with a mother who was a "film buff."She and her brother, Hunter, attended P.S. 41 in Greenwich Village in elementary school.Johansson began her theatrical training by attending and graduating from Professional Children's School in Manhattan in 2002.

During her school years, Scarlett Johansson landed some acting roles, including her film debut in 1994's North with Elijah Wood. Her first leading part came two years later with Manny & Lo, an independent dramatic comedy. Scarlett Johansson played the younger sister of a pregnant teenager, both of whom were in foster care. Johansson's twin brother, Hunter, also made an appearance in the film. Johansson attracted even more critical attention with 1998's The Horse Whisperer starring Robert Redford and Kristin Scott Thomas. Her portrayal of a young amputee won over many fans, including the film's star and director, Redford. Redford commented on Johansson's remarkable maturity, saying that she was "13 going on 30."

After graduating PCS in 2002, Scarlett Johansson soon found herself as one of Hollywood's top up-and-coming actresses. She had two starring roles in 2003, both of which garnered her critical accolades. In Lost in Translation, she played a woman visiting Tokyo who forms an unlikely relationship with a much older man (played by Bill Murray). Johansson also gave an impressive performance as a servant girl who is painted by famed artist Johannes Vermeer (played by Colin Firth) in Girl with a Pearl Earring.

Scarlett Johansson rarely discusses her personal life with the press, saying, "It's nice to have everybody not know your business. "She has been linked to many famous men, including Jared Leto, Justin Timberlake, and her Black Dahlia co-star Josh Hartnett. Scarlett Johansson and Hartnett dated for about two years until the end of 2006, with Hartnett citing their busy lives as the reason for the split.In a 2006 interview, Johansson expressed a concern about the potential conflict between the nature of human beings and the concept of monogamy. However, she has stated "contrary to popular belief ...(I am) not promiscuous" and that she works "really hard" when she's in a relationship "to make it work in a monogamous way."

Scarlett Johansson took on a variety of projects after these early successes. She worked with director Brian De Palma on the 2006 crime thriller The Black Dahlia, and tried her hand at comedy with 2007's The Nanny Diaries. A frequent collaborator with director Woody Allen, Johansson has appeared in several of his films, including 2008's Vicky Cristina Barcelona. She played an American girl on vacation in Spain with a friend. The pair become involved with an artist (Javier Bardem) and his ex-wife (Penelope Cruz).

In late 2010, it was announced that Scarlett Johansson was cast in the upcoming movie We Bought a Zoo, a comedy-drama movie directed by Cameron Crowe. The movie is based on Benjamin Mee's memoir of the same name about a father that moves his young family to the countryside to renovate and re-open a struggling zoo. Matt Damon will play Benjamin Mee, while Thomas Haden Church will play his brother. Patrick Fugit and Elle Fanning are also part of the cast.