Scarlett Johansson

Scarlett Ingrid Johansson

Scarlett Ingrid Johansson is a screen and stage actor, film producer, and director. Her career includes BAFTA and Tony Award wins, two Academy Award nominations in 2020, a producer credit on Fly Me to the Moon, and the 2025 directorial debut Eleanor the Great.

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About Scarlett Johansson

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United States · Actor, Film producer, Film director

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Known for: Film acting; Stage acting; Film production; Film directing
Country: United States

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At a glance

Johansson won the 2004 BAFTA Film Award for Leading Actress for Lost in Translation.
She won the 2010 Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play for A View from the Bridge.
In 2020, she received Academy Award nominations for her leading performance in Marriage Story and supporting performance in Jojo Rabbit.
She produced and starred in the 2024 film Fly Me to the Moon and made her directorial debut with Eleanor the Great in 2025.

Background and early career

Johansson was born on November 22, 1984, in Manhattan, New York City. She began performing professionally as a child, appearing in the off-Broadway production Sophistry with Ethan Hawke, and made her feature-film debut in the 1994 comedy North.

Acting and major recognition

Her screen and stage work has received recognition from major award bodies. She won a BAFTA Film Award for Lost in Translation in 2004 and a Tony Award for her performance as Catherine in A View from the Bridge in 2010. She received two Academy Award nominations in 2020, for Marriage Story and Jojo Rabbit, and had received a Hollywood Walk of Fame star in the Motion Pictures category in 2012.

Producing and directing

Johansson expanded her film work beyond acting by producing and starring in Fly Me to the Moon, released in 2024 and made through These Pictures. Festival de Cannes identified Eleanor the Great, selected for Un Certain Regard in 2025, as her directorial debut.

Timeline

1994 Made her feature-film debut in the comedy North.
2004 Won the BAFTA Film Award for Leading Actress for Lost in Translation.
2010 Won the Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play for portraying Catherine in A View from the Bridge.
2012-05-02 Received a Hollywood Walk of Fame star in the Motion Pictures category.
2020 Received Academy Award nominations for Actress in a Leading Role in Marriage Story and Actress in a Supporting Role in Jojo Rabbit.
2024 Produced and starred in Fly Me to the Moon through These Pictures.
2025 Made her directorial debut with Eleanor the Great, which screened in the Cannes Un Certain Regard selection.

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Biographical facts

Her full name is Scarlett Ingrid Johansson. She was born on November 22, 1984, in Manhattan, New York City.
She made her professional stage debut as a child in the off-Broadway production Sophistry with Ethan Hawke.
Johansson was credited as a producer of the 2024 film Fly Me to the Moon; Apple identified the production as being made through These Pictures.
She received the 2,470th Hollywood Walk of Fame star in the Motion Pictures category on May 2, 2012.