Scarlett Johansson
On stage in New York, Scarlett Johansson took home the Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play, a recognition that underlined just how far her work had stretched across film, theatre, and beyond.
Born on November 22, 1984, in Manhattan, Johansson attended P.S. 41 before going on to study at the Professional Children's School and the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute. Her career has spanned a remarkable range of disciplines — she works as a film actor, stage actor, and voice actor, and has also pursued work as a singer, recording artist, model, and film director. That breadth is reflected in the variety of honors she's collected along the way. In addition to her Tony, she received the Theatre World Award for her stage work, the Hasty Pudding Woman of the Year distinction, and the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role for her film performances. Time magazine included her in its Time 100 list, and France recognized her contributions with an Honorary César. She has also received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Johansson is a United States citizen who has built her career working primarily in the English language. The Honorary César, awarded by the French film industry, stands as one of the more distinctive acknowledgments she has received, marking her presence not just in American entertainment but in international film culture as well.
Quotes by Scarlett Johansson
Scarlett Johansson's insights on:
I think most of the impact I have over time most people will not actually know about.
I look for projects with filmmakers who want to make things that give the audience a fresh experience.
I've always had the same principle for choosing roles, which is to try and make movies that I would pay to see. As I get older, that's meant different things.
When I decide I want to have children with somebody, I think it would be nice to be married to that person.
Being married is different than not being married, and anybody who tells you that it's the same is lying.
I've stood around bogs wearing half a million dollars' worth of jewelry, up to my knees in the rot, thinking how much more or less the place smelled like a sewer than it did the day before.
I certainly would never presume to play another race of a person. Diversity is important in Hollywood, and I would never want to feel like I was playing a character that was offensive.
I believe in finding a soul mate. I've always been in monogamous relationships. I would never want to be in an open one. It'd be too awful. Monogamy can be hard work for some people. I don't think it applies to everybody, and I don't think a lot of people can do it.