Scarlett Johansson (born November 22, 1984 in New York, New York) is an American actress. Johansson's father was born in Denmark, and mother Melanie Sloan comes from a Bronx-bred Jewish family.[1] Johansson's maternal ancestors originally came from Poland. The granddaughter of writer Ejner Johansson, she graduated from The Professional Children's School in Manhattan in 2002.
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Johansson has dated actor Benicio Del Toro. She had also dated actor Jared Leto. (8 Days Magazine July 21, 2005)
Johansson has invited over Josh Hartnett to her private apartment to stay with her. She wanted to see what was it like to live with him before settling down with him.
Scarlett is 5 feet, 4 inches (160 cm) tall.
Received an "introducing" credit for The Horse Whisperer (1998) although it was her seventh feature film.
Johansson has revealed that she used to have a crush on actor David Hasselhoff. They both worked in The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie. "I so fancied him when I was young, that to see my name on the credits next to his makes me go all girly. He was a hunk back in those days." [3]
Was cast as Rebecca in Thumbsucker (2005), but dropped out before filming commenced and was replaced by Kelli Garner.
Campaigned for John Kerry in the 2004 Presidential Election.