Scarlett Johansson (born November 22, 1984) is an American actress and singer. Johansson made her film debut in the 1994 movie North and was later nominated for an Independent Spirit Award for best female lead for her performance in 1996, Manny & Lo. Johansson rose to fame with her roles in 1998 from 2001's The Horse Whisperer and Ghost World. She transferred to adult roles with her performances in Girl With a Pearl Earring and Sofia Coppola's Lost in Translation, for which she won a BAFTA Award, and both films earned her Golden Globe Award nominations in 2003. A role in A Love Song for Bobby Long earned her third Golden Globe nomination for Best Actress.
After an appearance in The Island, Johansson garnered fourth Golden Globe nomination for Best Supporting Actress for her role in Woody Allen's Match Point. She also starred in other Allen movies like Scoop with Hugh Jackman and Allen and Vicky Cristina Barcelona with Javier Bardem, Penelope Cruz and Rebecca Hall. Scarlett Johansson appeared in films like Christopher Nolan's The Prestige and the summer blockbuster Iron Man 2. A role in the 2010s Broadway revival of Arthur Miller's A View From The Bridge gave her some of her best reviews for her acting, and she received a Tony Award for Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Play.
On May 20, 2008, Johansson debuted as a singer on her first album, Anywhere I My Head, which consists mainly of covers of Tom Waits songs Lay. Her second album, Break Up, by Pete Yorn, was released in September 2009.
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