29/08/2026
Natalie Portman at the STAR WARS: THE PHANTOM MENACE premiere in 1999, just 18 years old and already stepping into one of the biggest franchises in movie history.
She had actually been cast as Padmé Amidala at only 14, eventually playing the future mother of Luke and Leia across all three STAR WARS prequels and becoming one of the defining faces of that entire era.
The funniest part is that Prince Charles reportedly asked her at the London premiere whether she had appeared in the original STAR WARS movies too, and Natalie had to remind him, “I’m 18.” Twenty seven years later, Padmé is still one of her most recognizable roles.
