Natalie Portman in L’Officiel (May 2024)

The Oscar-winning actress Natalie Portman graces the cover of L’Officiel Paris magazine’s May 2024 issue. Photography by Ellen von Unwerth.

Portman has seen many changes in the industry over the years since she began her acting career as a child. She recently looked back at her first movie role in 1994’s Léon: The Professional during an appearance on the Smartless podcast earlier this week, where she also talked about navigating Hollywood at a young age.

The actress recalled when Jodie Foster, who was also a child actor and starred in Taxi Driver at 12 years old, contacted her after a speech she gave at the Women’s March in Los Angeles in 2018 to talk about their shared experiences.