Meaning of Natalie

The names of some famous persons by the name Natalie (or its variants) are:

Natalie Portman, born on 9 June, a famous actress. Natalie Portman's background: An Israeli-American actress. Portman began her career in the early 1990s, turning down the opportunity to become a child model in favor of acting. Her first role came in the 1994 independent film Leon: The Professional, however her breakout role did not come until she was cast as Padmé Amidala in the Star Wars prequel trilogy. In 2005, Portman received an Golden Globe Award as Best Supporting Actress in the drama Closer.

Natalie Glebova, born on 11 November, a famous beauty queen. Natalie Glebova's background: A Russian Canadian beauty queen who has held the title Miss Universe 2005. As Miss Universe, Glebova represented the Miss Universe Organization. Her 'sister' 2005 titleholders were Allie LaForce (Miss Teen USA, of Ohio) and Chelsea Cooley (Miss USA, of North Carolina). As part of her year-long reign as Miss Universe, she resided in a Trump Place apartment in New York City and assumed the role of HIV/AIDS awareness advocate. She attended the G8 Summit in New York City on August 11, 2005, which reflected on ending poverty in underdeveloped regions and ending gang activity and drug cartels in Colombia. In November, Glebova attended a special Hindustan Times Leadership Summit in Delhi and was on a week long tour of several Indian cities on an AIDS Awareness Program. In December, she attended the national pageants of Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic before going back to Thailand to commemorate the one-year anniversary of the 2004 Tsunami tragedy.

Natalie Wood, born on 20 July, a famous actress. Natalie Wood's background: A three-time Academy Award nominated American film actress. Wood began appearing in movies when she was 5 years old, had parts in successful Hollywood films and unlike many child actors made the difficult transition to adult roles, most notably in Rebel Without a Cause (1955) and West Side Story (1961). After her untimely death Time magazine noted that although critical praise for Wood had been sparse throughout her career, 'she always had work.'