HOW STAR WARS: EPISODE ONE ALMOST DESTROYED NATALIE PORTMAN'S CAREER
'No director wanted to work with me!' Natalie Portman reveals how her career was nearly ruined by the Star Wars prequels
She starred as Queen Amidala in the three Star Wars prequels.
And while the franchise was a blockbuster sensation, Natalie Portman says the role nearly ruined her career.
In an interview with New York magazine, the 33-year-old revealed how after the performance 'everyone thought I was a horrible actress' making it nearly impossible to find another part since 'no director wanted to work with me.'
Natalie made the disclosure in an article paying tribute to late director Mike Nichols, who she first collaborated with on the play Seagull in 2001 and later in the 2004 film Closer.
'Star Wars had come out around the time of Seagull and everyone thought I was a horrible actress,' she admitted.
'I was in the biggest-grossing movie of the decade, and no director wanted to work with me. Mike wrote a letter to Anthony Minghella and said, "Put her in Cold Mountain, I vouch for her."'
The actress landed the supporting role in the Nicole Kidman film which she believes led to a series of other crucial performances.
'And then Anthony passed me on to Tom Tykwer, who passed me on to the Wachowskis,' she added of Paris, Je T'aime director Tykwer, and V For Vendetta writers Andy and Lana Wachowski.
Natalie wound up winning an Oscar for Best Actress for the 2010 film Black Swan.
Meanwhile, the Thor star recently made headlines for a role she didn't take as it was announced she has dropped out of Aaron Sorkin's Steve Jobs biopic.
The mother of one was set to play the female lead opposite Michael Fassbender in the titular role.
She'll next appear in the upcoming Terrence Malick film Knight Of Cups alongside Christian Bale and Cate Blanchett.
