Happy Birthday, br Natalie Portman!.br Natalie Portman turns br 40 years old today.br Here are five br fun facts about br the actress.br 1. She missed the “Star Wars: br Episode 1 - The Phantom Menace” br premiere so she could study for br her high school final exam.br 2. Portman has been taking dance lessons since she was 4 years old.br 3. She was discovered br in a pizza parlor when br she was 10 years old.br 4. Portman can speak English, Hebrew, Spanish, French, German and Japanese.br 5. Her given name is Natalie Hershlag, but she took her grandmother’s maiden name for her stage name, Natalie Portman.