Natalie Portman told Jenna Ortega during a discussion for Interview magazine that she endured a “long Lolita phase” as a child actor, referring to how the industry sexualized her at a young age. She was just 12 years old when she filmed her breakthrough role in “Leon: The Professional.

Natalie Portman, a movie star for over 30 years, doesn’t think the public knows her as well as they think they might.