Scarlett Johansson — biography, films, roles and trivia

Biography

💥Scarlett Ingrid Johansson. Born in 1984 in New York, USA. She was the first daughter among four children. Her father worked as an architect, and her mother was a producer. She studied at the Lee Strasberg Theatre School in New York. She works as an actress and singer. Twice married: to journalist Romain Dauriac (daughter Rose was born) and since 2020 to comedian Colin Jost, the couple has a son, Cosmo.

🏆Main awards🏆: BAFTA (2004) [Lost in Translation], Tony (2010) [A View from the Bridge], MTV Movie Awards (2013) [The Avengers], Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame (2012)

🎬Main projects🎬: 'Lost in Translation' (2003), 'Girl with a Pearl Earring' (2003), 'The Prestige' (2006), 'Marriage Story' (2019), 'Jojo Rabbit' (2019), 'Black Widow' (2021)

⭐Interesting fact⭐: Scarlett sued Disney in 2021, claiming that the simultaneous release of 'Black Widow' in theaters and on Disney+ violated the terms of her contract. Later, the parties reached a confidential settlement, and the actress received compensation, reportedly over 40 million dollars.

Filmography

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2006 The Prestige Olivia Wenscombe

2019 Avengers: Endgame Natasha Romanoff / Black Widow

2012 The Avengers Natasha Romanoff / Black Widow

2014 Captain America: The Winter Soldier Natasha Romanoff / Black Widow

2010 Iron Man 2 Natalie Rushman / Natasha Romanoff

2017 Ghost in the Shell Major

2026 Ray Gunn Venus Nova, voice

All filmography 7

Awards & recognition

1 wins · 4 nominations · 2 Award ceremony

Saturn Awards 3 nominations

Best supporting actress Avengers: Endgame 2019
Best supporting actress Captain America: The Winter Soldier 2015
Best supporting actress Iron Man 2 2011

MTV Movie & TV Awards 1 wins 1 nominations

Best Fight The Avengers 2013
Best Kiss Captain America: The Winter Soldier 2015

Interesting facts

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1
Scarlett's twin brother is three minutes younger than her.
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The established pronunciation of the actress's surname is "Jo-hens-sen".
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Scarlett's grandmother, Ejner Johansson, is a writer.
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Scarlett Johansson is left-handed.
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In 2007, Scarlett appeared in the music video for Justin Timberlake's song "What Goes Around.../...Comes Around." That same year, the video was nominated for an MTV Video Music Award for "Video of the Year."
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In 2006, Scarlett appeared in Bob Dylan's music video for "When the Deal Goes Down."
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The surname Johansson (from Johans + son - 'son of Johan') is the most common surname in Sweden. Scarlett's great-grandfather was Swedish.
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Scarlett's older sister, Vanessa Johansson, is also an actress.
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Full name - Scarlett Ingrid Johansson.
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In May 2008, Scarlett released an album of cover versions of songs by the famous bluesman Tom Waits - 'Anywhere I Lay My Head'. The album also features a song written by Johansson - 'Song for Jo'. She was helped in recording the album by musicians Dave Sitek and Nick Zinner (from the bands TV on the Radio and Yeah Yeah Yeahs respectively). The legendary David Bowie provided backing vocals.
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Scarlett has American and Danish citizenship.
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Scarlett's maternal great-grandfather's family perished during the Holocaust in the Warsaw Ghetto.
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Her father, Karsten Johansson, was of Danish origin and was the son of the writer, screenwriter, and director Ejner Johansson. Her mother, Melanie Johansson (originally from Minsk), comes from a family of American Jews.
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On September 4, 2014, Johansson gave birth to a girl with Romain Dauriac, who was given the name Rose.
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Her father worked in construction in Manhattan, while her mother raised the children – sons Adrian and Hunter and daughters Vanessa and Scarlett.
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The video for the first single from Scarlett's album "Falling Down" shows a day in the life of the actress and was filmed in the style of the movie "Lost in Translation" (2003), the role in which brought her her first popularity.