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

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Portman, who grew up on Long Island with her father, Avner, an Israeli fertility specialist, and American artist mother, Shelley, likes to keep a low profile. "I see these 20-year-old actors who do nothing but smoke cigarettes and go to clubs every night while they wait for their next part," she said. "I couldn't stand living that way."