Becoming ... Natalie Portman

See how the freshly shorn Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith actress went from bookish girl to elegant fashion muse. By Lucy Maher and Caryn Midler

  • WORKING GIRL  photo | Natalie Portman

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Updated: Friday May 20, 2005 | 06:00 AM EDT

WORKING GIRL

When Portman works, "it's for three months at a time. Then I'm like, 'I don't know what I am doing.' So I started taking classes and feeling productive. I'm learning Spanish and taking ballet and working on producing things. Acting is fulfilling on a personal level, but I don't know how much it contributes to the world. Although I think a world without movies and theatre would be a sad one."