Scarlett Johansson

Scarlett Johansson is an American actress immensely popular in cinematic art and has given powerful performances and known cinematic brilliance in some of the biggest hits in the world.

Leading and Prominent Magazines like Forbes have featured her several times on the celebrity list. Time has enlisted her as one of the most influential individuals in the globe. She also has the eminence of being one of the highest-paid actresses in the world in 2018 and 2019. Her films have collected $14.3 billion globally, making her the highest-grossest film star.

Scarlett's Family and Early Life

She was born on 22 November 1984 in New York City, United States. Her full name is Scarlett Ingrid Johansson, and her father, Karsten Olaf Johansson, is an architect with roots in Copenhagen, Denmark.Melanie Sloan, the mother of Scarlett, had been working as a producer. She hails from an Ashkenazi Jewish family who had come from Russia and Poland, and her real surname was Schlamberg.

Her sister, Vanessa, is an actress herself. She has three brother siblings: an older brother named Adrian and a twin brother named Hunter. She has a brother named Christian from her father's first marriage. She learned through PBS's Finding Your Roots that her maternal great-grandfather's brother and extended family were persecuted in the Holocaust in the Warsaw Ghetto.

She had been to elementary school PS 41 situated in Greenwich Village, Manhattan. She witnessed her parents getting divorced at the age of 13. Dorothy Sloan, maternal grandmother working as a schoolteacher and bookkeeper, was close to her. They used to spend a lot of time with each other, and Johansson considers her to be a close and best friend. She was deeply eager to learn musical theatre and jazz hands. She had attended some of the lessons and stated her parents were supportive and portrayed her childhood as ordinary and simple.

During her childhood, she used to rehearse by looking at the mirror and used to imitate Judy Garland in Meet Me in St. Louis. She felt despondent when her brothers were signed over her by a talent. However, it did not affect her resolve and determination to become an actress. She enrolled herself at the Lee Strasberg Theatre Institute and auditioned for several commercials but felt disinterested after working for a while.

She shifted her attention to theatre and modeling, thus giving herself the opportunity to make her first stage appearance with two lines to say in the off-Broadway play Sophistry. Simultaneously, she started studying at the Professional Children's School. It was a private educational institution for aspiring child actors in Manhattan

Personal Life

While studying at the Professional Children School, she dated Jack Antonoff for 1 year. She had also dated Josh Hartnett, co-star in Black Dahlia, for two years, but it culminated in 2006. They decided to break away from their relationship as they were not able to give each other enough timeduetohecticschedules. Ryan Reynolds, the Canadian actor, and Johansson dated each other in 2007, got engaged in May 2008, and got married on Vancouver Island in 2008. They also saw their separation and divorce in July 2011.

Johansson and Frenchman Romain Dauriac were dating each other in November 2012. Romain Dauriac is the owner of the advertising agency. They also got engaged, and the couple decided to divide their time between Paris and New York City. She was blessed to have a baby girl in 2014. They got married in 2014 in Philipsburg, Montana, and saw their separation in the middle of 2016, finally culminating in the divorce.

Colin Jost, co-head writer of Saturday Night Live and Co-host of Weekend Update, and Johansson were dating each other in May 2017. They got engaged in May 2019 and married in October 2020 in New York. She was blessed with a son in August 2021. Johansson lives in the Los Angeles and New York.

In September, nude images of her became public as her cell phone was hacked. Johansson has said that she had sent these pictures to her ex-husband, Ryan Reynolds, before the incident had occurred. FBI had carried out a thorough investigation and arrested the hacker. He was produced before the court and pleaded guilty. The court sentenced him to 10 years of prison.

Early Struggles and Debuts

Her Film debut was at the age of 9, and she played the role of John Ritter's daughter in the fantasy comedy North. She remarked that while she was on the set, she had an idea of what to do. However, she got a chance to play a minor role in the mystery thriller Just Cause as Kate Capshaw's character. She received an opportunity to play the leading role of Amanda for Manny Lo. She had to portray the character of the younger sister of a pregnant teenager who has fled from her foster home. Her performances in the show were able to garner positive reviews. It also brought a nomination for the Independent Spirit Award for Best Lead Female for the role.

After being given small roles in The Fall and Home Alone 3, the Actress was able to grab a lot of eyeballs for her performance in the movie The Horse Whisperer, directed by Robert Redford. This film helped her to get a nomination for the Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Most Promising Actresses. This film also brought some radical transformation in her life, and she realized that acting is the skill to maneuver someone's emotions.

She featured in My Brother the Pig (1999) and in The Man Who Wasn't There (a neo-noir crime film), directed and produced by Joel and Ethan Coen. However, she received her breakthrough with the film Ghost World, a black comedy directed by Terry Zwigoff. It was based on the Daniel Clowes graphic novel. The Actress auditioned for the role through a tape from New York, and Zwigoff has described her as an eccentric, unique personand right for the role.

The film was screened at the Seattle International Film Festival, but at the box office, it proved to be a failure. However, the film had been successful in developing a cult status. The Actress was applauded for her sensitivity and talent that beliedher age. She also won the Toronto Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance.

Later, she performed in Eight Legged Freaks, the horror comedy, along with David Arquette. After graduatingfrom Professional Children's School, she bid to New York University's Tisch School of Arts but was rejected and chose to concentrate on a film career.

Adult Roles

She has now shifted from teen roles to adult roles and played roles in Lost in Translation, the romantic comedy-drama, and Girl with a Pearl Earring, another drama film. Lost in Translation was directed by Sofia Coppola, and Scarlett played the role of Charlotte, who was portrayed as a lonely and listless young wife opposite Murray. The director, Coppola, had noted Johansson in Manny Lo and made the comparison to young Lauren Bacalli. Johansson's working experience with the female director Coppola was different as she could empathize with Johansson. The film was shot on a budget of $4 million and grossed $119 million at the box office. The film also received tremendous praise and was critically acclaimed. Some of the reviewers, like Roger Ebert and Entertainment Weekly, also put out positive reviews and praised the film. At the time of shooting for the film, Johansson was 17 and played the older character.

She played the character of Griet in the film Girl with a Pearl Earring. Griet was a young 17th-century servant working in the household of the Dutch Painter Johannes Vermeer. The film Girl with a Pearl Earring is premised upon a novel that has the same name. The film was directed by Peter Weber, who interviewed 150 actors before finalizing Johansson and casting her for the role. Johansson had not read the novel and wanted to pursue the story from a fresh mind. The movie proved to be profitable on the screen and garnered positive reviews. Film reviewers like Owen Gleiberman and Anthony Lane for The New Yorker applauded the role of Johansson and complimented the movie. It also led to her nominationfor theBFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role and the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress. She triumphed in the BAFTA award for the movie Lost in Translation. These two films, Girl with a Pearl Earring and Lost in Translation, made her a versatile actress of her era. Scarlet had 5 releases on the screen, of which 3 were heist movies: The Perfect Score, A Love Song for Bobby Long, and A Good Woman. She had been assigned to portray the role of a disgruntled teenager in the movie A Love Song for Bobby Long, which was premised upon the novel Off Magazines Street written by Ronald Everett Capps.

The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie, the live-action animated comedy, her fourth release in 2004; the Actress voiced Princess Mindy. Princess Mindy was the daughter of King Neptune. She was accepted to the project because of her fondness for cartoons, especially The Ren and Stimpy Show. The movie proved to be a commercial hit at the box office.

Next, it followed with the In Good Company. She portrayed the role of a young woman who made her father's life complicated by dating his much younger boss. Reviews of the film were encouraging and generous.

Woody Allen Collaborations

In Match Point, a drama directed by Woody Allen, Johansson portrayed the role of Nola, an ambitious actress who has an affair with a married man. Johansson replaced Kate Winslet for the character, and Allen also altered the respective nationalities from British to American. Johansson was excited to work with Allen but was a little nervous on the first day of the set. The New York Times, a renowned daily newspaper in the United States, was fascinated and captivated by Johnasson's performance. The film met with a box office success that led to her nomination for the Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress and Golden Globe.

The Island, a science fiction film starring Ewan McGregor and directed by Michael Bay, had dual roles as Sarah and her clone, Jordan Two Delta. However, the film schedule was extremely exhausting, and Johnasson had to shoot for 14 hours a day. She met with an injury as she hit her head. It received ambivalent reviews from the critics and a thumping collection of $ 163 million, and the overall budget of the film was $126 million.

Later, she was cast in the movie Scoop by Allen, where Johansson portrayed the role of a journalism student. The film witnessed fair success at the box office, and critics were sharply divided in their opinion. After that, she worked in a series of films such as The Black Dahila by Brian De Palma, The Prestige by Christopher Nolan, The Nanny Diaries The Other Boleyn Girl by Natalie Portman and Eric Bana, Vicky Cristina Barcelona, The Spirit; He's Just Not That Into You.

Marvel Universe

She was able to play the part of Black Widow in Jon Favreau's Iron Man, that series of Marvel Cinematic Universe, as Emly Blunt had left due to prior commitments. The film grossed $623.9 million dollar on the screen against its movie's $200 million budget. She played the role of Zookeeper in the film We Bought a Zoo. She received a Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie Actress and a Drama nomination for her performances.

Her character as Black Widow in the film The Avengers shattered many box office records and went on to become the third highest-grossing film in the United States as well as Worldwide. It led to her being nominated for two Teen Choice Awards and three People's Choice Awards. Later, she appeared in the Hitchcock, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, Don Jon, and Her. The movie "Her" was screened at the 8^th Rome International Film Festival, where she triumphed in the Best Actress award and was nominated for the Critics Choice Movie Awards for Best Supporting Actress.

She got cast in the science fiction movie Under the Skin, where she played the role of an extraterrestrial creature impersonating a human female fatale who preys on the men in Scotland. It led to her getting the BIFA Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a British Independent Film nomination.

Blockbuster Hits

She got an opportunity to repeat her character of Black Widow in Captain America: The Winter Soldier. The film was an incredible commercial success at the box office and grossed $714 million dollar globally. It led to her getting the Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress nomination.

In the film Chef, directed by Jon Favreau, she was cast in a supporting role and earned $45 million at the box office. She worked in the film Lucy, a science fiction film directed by Luc Besson. The film was shot on a modest budget of $40 million but grossed a mammoth $458 millionon the screen. It also became the 18^th highest-grossing film.

Continuing with the Avenger series, she again portrayed Black Widow in Captain America: Civil War and Avengers: Age of Ultron. The film grossed incredibly huge at the box office and earned a whopping $1.1 Billion, making it the highest-grossing film of all time. Johansson got her second nomination for the Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Actress in an Action Movie and fourth for the Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress. Later, she worked in Hail, Caesar! and voiced Kaa (Adaptation of Disney's The Jungle Book), Sing, and narration in Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.

In 2017, she worked in Ghost in the Shell, became part of Saturday Night Live, and stepped into NBC sketch comedy's prestigious Five-Timers club. Her next movies were Rough Night and Isle of Dogs, and she continued with the Marvel series as Black Widow in Avengers: Infinity War, Rub and Tug, and the last series of Avengers: Endgame. The Avenger proved to be the highest-grossing film of all time.

Scarlet Johansson's Music World

She sang "Summertime" for Unexpected Dreams - Songs from the Stars. She has shared a stage with Jesus and Mary Chain for a Coachella reunion show in Indio, California. She has also featured in a music video, "What Goes Around…. Comes Around," that was nominated for the MTV Video Music Award for Video of the Year. Her debut album, Anywhere I Lay My Head, was released in May 2018 and comprised one original song and 10 cover versions.

Later, in collaboration with Peter Yorn, singer and songwriter, released a music album called Break Up. She also set up her band named Singles with Este Haim in February 2015. The Group's first single was named "Candy". She has given a performance in the "Trust in Me" for The Jungle Book Soundtrack. The Actress collaborated with Pete Yorn again for an EP called Apart.

Public Perception

The media portrays her as a Sex Symbol. The leading media, The Sydney Morning Herald, presented her as "the embodiment of male fantasy." However, the Actress expressed his disapproval of being sexualized. Several magazines have listed her in their beauty listings. For example, the Esquire has called "Sexiest Woman Alive" twice. She has appeared in Forbes's Celebrity 100 list multiple times and also in Time 100. Forbes also noted her in their magazine for being the world's highest-paid Actress from 2014 to 2016. She appeared in advertisements endorsing multiple global brands such as L'Oreal, Calvin Klein, Dolce and Gabbana, and Louis Vuitton.

Political Opinions

She has also registered herself as an Independent and promoted John Kerry, Democratic Party Candidate, in the 2004 United States Presidential Election. However, George W Bush was elected once again as the President of the United States. She remarked that she was disappointed.

She once again promoted the Democratic Candidate Barack Obama, which included featuring in the Low especially to appeal to young voters. She also held engagement sessions at Carleton College in Northfield, Minnesota. The Actress and Anna Wintour organized a fashion launch of accessories and clothing that were directly aimed at the re-election of President Obama. She engaged with the electorates at the Democratic National Convention in September 2012 for the re-election of President Obama. She urged the Women to support Obama in his re-election as President and criticized Mitt Romney for his resistance to Planned Parenthood. She has also supported Hillary Clinton in his presidential campaign. She planned to support President Trump, but if he satisfies some demands raised by her.

Conclusion

Scarlett Johansson is a big star with an overarching reach and influence. She is a versatile Actress and an accomplished individual in the entertainment Industry. She fiercely advocated for Women's rights and stood among the few who possessed such aura and influence among the masses. She is also an outstanding singer who has collaborated with multiple celebrities in Hollywood.

She is a source of inspiration and motivation for other Actors who want to reach such a high stage. Her inspiring stories of struggle boost the confidence of another artist who wants to dominate the entertainment Industry. Her performance in The Avengers was captivating and mind-blowing. The audience hopes that she will continue to give a powerful performance in the future and will continue to entertain.