Born in New York City on November 22nd, 1984, Scarlett Johansson is the youngest of four siblings -- Scarlett Johansson has an older brother and sister, as well as a twin brother. As might be expected of an acting prodigy, Scarlett had an unusually early interest in performing: Scarlett Johansson wanted to be an actress since age 3, and was acting professionally when Scarlett Johansson was only 8 years old. After taking classes at the Lee Strasberg Theatre Institute for Young People, Scarlett made her stage debut in the early 1990s in the off-Broadway production of Sophistry, alongside Ethan Hawke.

Scarlett Johansson mixes undeniable acting talent with wit and wisdom beyond Scarlett Johansson's years to create a truly atypical appeal. We especially admire Scarlett Johansson's well-deserved self-confidence and the wide range of challenging roles, which, as a result, Scarlett Johansson has successfully taken on.
After Scarlett Johansson's role in Robert Redford's The Horse Whisperer (1998), the teenaged Scarlett landed one plum part after another in movies like Ghost World (2000), The Man Who Wasn't There (2001), Lost in Translation (2003), Girl with a Pearl Earring (2003), and The Perfect Score (2004).
A thoroughly urban young woman, Scarlett Johansson knew she wanted to be an actress at age 3, and Scarlett Johansson made that wish a reality only five years later. After an off-Broadway debut and several film roles, Scarlett went on to win a Hollywood Reporter YoungStar Award for Scarlett Johansson's work in The Horse Whisperer.
More recently, the ever-confident and uniquely gifted Scarlett has been named Breakthrough Actress at the 2003 Hollywood Film Festival's Hollywood Awards and Best Actress in a Leading Role (Lost in Translation) at the 2004 BAFTA Awards. Scarlett Johansson was also nominated for two Best Actress Golden Globes for Lost in Translation and Girl with a Pearl Earring.