Scarlett Johansson
Biography
Scarlett Johansson is an American actress who is also a singer, producer, and director. Born in Manhattan, she began onstage in an off-Broadway play and made her film debut in North (1994). Early recognition came with Manny & Lo (1996), The Horse Whisperer (1998), and Ghost World (2001), before Lost in Translation (2003) won her the BAFTA Award for Best Actress and Girl with a Pearl Earring (2003) brought further acclaim. She worked with Woody Allen on Match Point (2005) and Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008), then won a Tony Award for A View from the Bridge in 2010. As Natasha Romanoff, Black Widow, she appeared in eight Marvel Cinematic Universe films, from Iron Man 2 (2010) to Black Widow (2021). She also starred in Her (2013), Under the Skin (2013), and Lucy (2014). She received two Academy Award nominations for Marriage Story (2019) and Jojo Rabbit (2019).
41years old
Turns 42 on November 22in 11 days
- Born Manhattan
- Star sign: SagittariusFirst day of the sign, on the Scorpio cusp
- Scarlett Ingrid Johansson (birth name)
Movie Career
- Films
- 56
- Career span
- 30 years1995 to 2025
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Big break
Scarlett Johansson won the Black Widow role in Jon Favreau's Iron Man 2 after Emily Blunt dropped out because of other obligations. To show Favreau she fit the part, Johansson dyed her hair red before she was cast.
A first
Johansson became the twelfth performer to receive two Academy Award nominations in the same year, for Best Actress in Marriage Story and Best Supporting Actress in Jojo Rabbit.
Languages
For her role as Black Widow in The Avengers (2012), an MCU entry, Johansson picked up some Russian from a former teacher over the phone.
A first
In March 2017, Johansson hosted Saturday Night Live for a fifth time. That made her the fourth woman, and the seventeenth person overall, to join the NBC sketch comedy's Five-Timers Club.
Scarlett Johansson movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
- Captain America: The Winter Soldier2014 Action, Adventure, Sci-Fias Natasha Romanoff / Black Widow
IMDb rating 7.7990K votes
- The Avengers2012 Action, Adventure, Sci-Fias Natasha Romanoff / Black Widow
IMDb rating 8.01.6M votes
Most often with
Anthony Russo and Joe Russo directed four of these films together. Chris Evans appears in eight of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Chris Evans's page
Robert Downey Jr.'s page
Samuel L. Jackson's page
Anthony Mackie's page
Don Cheadle's page
Paul Bettany's page
All films by Anthony Russo
All films by Joe Russo
All films by Jon Favreau
Also five films together1 more actor
- Chris HemsworthTransformers One (2024), Avengers: Endgame (2019), Avengers: Infinity War (2018), Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015) and The Avengers (2012)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Box office
What Scarlett Johansson's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$16.4 billion
55 of the 56 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 56 films: 55 worldwide figure; 1 figure not found.
- 55Worldwide figure
- 1Figure not found
Highest grossing
The eight biggest films earned 70% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$2.8B17.1% of the total
- 2$2.1B12.5% of the total
- 3$1.5B9.3% of the total
- 4$1.4B8.6% of the total
- 5$1.2B7.0% of the total
- 6$967M5.9% of the total
- 7$869M5.3% of the total
- 8$715M4.4% of the total
$4.9 billionfrom the other 47 films with a worldwide figure, 30% of the total
Awards
Eight awards and honors from 2004 to 2025, two of them major.
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| BAFTA | |||
| 2004 | Best Actress in a Leading Role | Lost in Translation | Won |
| Tony Awards | |||
| 2010 | Best Featured Actress in a Play | A View from the Bridge | Won |
| Other honors | |||
| 2025 | Time 100 | Honored | |
| 2021 | Time 100 | Honored | |
| 2014 | Honorary César | Honorary | |
| 2010 | Theatre World Award | A View from the Bridge | Won |
| 2007 | Hasty Pudding Woman of the Year | Won | |
| Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame | Honored | ||
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.