Photos of Oscar-winning actress Natalie Portman, who spent her formative years on Long Island.

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Director and actress Natalie Portman attends the 2016 New York Jewish Film Festival closing-night screening of "A Tale of Love and Darkness" at Walter Reade Theater in Manhattan on Jan. 26, 2016.

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Actress Natalie Portman attends the New York premiere of "Jane Got a Gun" hosted by The Weinstein Company with the Cinema Society and Serpent's Bite at the Museum of Modern Art in Manhattan on Jan. 27, 2016.

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Actress Natalie Portman attends the 2015 Vanity Fair Oscar party hosted by Graydon Carter at Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts in Beverly Hills on Feb. 22, 2015.

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Director Natalie Portman attends a photocall for "A Tale of Love and Darkness" during the 68th annual Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, France, on May 17, 2015.

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Jamie Lee Curtis, Natalie Portman and Maria Menounos attend the 2014 Children's Hospital Los Angeles Gala, Noche de Ninos at L.A. Live Event Deck in Los Angeles on Oct. 11, 2014.

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Oscar-winning actress Natalie Portman performs in a scene of a new film she is directing herself, in Jerusalem on Feb. 13, 2014.

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Natalie Portman and her husband, Benjamin Millepied, on the red carpet before the 84th annual Academy Awards on Feb. 26, 2012.

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Natalie Portman attends the Nevada Women Vote 2012 summit in Las Vegas on Aug. 25, 2012.

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From left, Christian Bale, Natalie Portman, Melissa Leo and Colin Firth pose backstage with their Oscars at the 83rd Academy Awards on Feb. 27, 2011.

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Natalie Portman accepts the award for best female actor in a leading role for "Black Swan" at the 17th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards in Los Angeles on Jan. 30, 2011.

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Natalie Portman stars in "Black Swan," a psychological thriller set in the world of New York City ballet. It's about a dancer who finds herself locked in a web of competitive intrigue with a new rival at the company, played by Mila Kunis.

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From left, Avner Hershlag, Natalie Portman and Shelley Hershlag arrive at the 16th annual Critics' Choice Movie Awards on Jan. 14, 2011.

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Actress Natalie Portman attends the IFP's 19th annual Gotham Independent Film Awards in Manhattan on Monday, Nov. 30, 2009.

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Actress Natalie Portman poses backstage at IFP's 19th annual Gotham Independent Film Awards at Cipriani, Wall Street, on Nov. 30, 2009.

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Actress Natalie Portman speaks onstage at IFP's 19th annual Gotham Independent Film Awards at Cipriani, Wall Street, in Manhattan on Nov. 30, 2009.

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Actors Natalie Portman and Tobey Maguire attend the after-party for The Cinema Society, Details and DKNY screening of "Brothers" at Abe & Arthur's in Manhattan on Nov. 22, 2009.

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Actress Natalie Portman attends The Cinema Society, Details and DKNY screening of her new movie, "Brothers," at the SVA Theater in Manhattan on Nov. 22, 2009.

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Actress Natalie Portman attends The Cinema Society and D&G screening of "The Twilight Saga: New Moon" at Landmark's Sunshine Cinema in Manhattan on Nov. 19, 2009.

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Films starring actress Natalie Portman make a return for investors of $28 for every $1 she is paid. Portman, 28, starred in last year's "The Other Boleyn Girl." She's pictured here on Sept. 16, 2009.

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Actress Natalie Portman appears onstage during MTV's "Total Request Live" at the MTV Times Square Studios in Manhattan on Nov. 12, 2007.

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Britney Spears and Natalie Portman host a New Year's Eve party at the Hudson Hotel in Manhattan on Dec. 31, 2002.

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A photo of a young Natalie Portman is seen in the 1999 Syosset High School yearbook.

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