Happy (Belated) Birthday Natalie Portman! 5 Quintessential Performances

Yes, it's that time of the year again: screen goddess Natalie Portman has turned another year older; 33 years old. Can you believe she's been working since she was just 12 years old?

In honor of my favorite actresses birthday (it was 2 days ago, but I've been busy busy busy), I've decided to rank her 5 best performances.

Nat's next scheduled film is the yet to be titled musical-drama Terrance Malick project (co-starring Ryan Gosling, Cate Blanchett, Rooney Mara, Christian Bale and Val Kilmer) which is set to be out later this year (though that will most likely change, knowing Malick) and the heavily troubled "Jane Got A Gun" out early next year.

ScarJo Continues Career Renaissance with Luc Besson's "Lucy"

As I mentioned months before, it seems ScarJo is experiencing something of a revival in her career. It kicked off with her enthusiastic, full-bodied performance in Joseph Gordon-Levitt's "Don Jon" and followed her to Oscar buzz for her voice only performance in Spike Jonze's "Her" as an Operarting System named Samantha.

Now, Johansson is back with 3 pictures, each more different from the next. Besides her much raved about work in "Under the Skin" that will be released this weekend, she's got Captain America 2 next week where she will reprise her strong-willed Black Widow character. And if that wasn't enough, she's headlining an action thriller directed by Luc Besson (Leon: The Professional) entitled "Lucy".