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October 19, 200816 yr Author Category 25-30 FINAL TALENT ROUND: Christina Ricci vs. Natalie Portman Christina by Julia Her big screen debut was in Mermaids in 1990 as Cher's younger daughter and she made enough of an impression to land more work. The following year, she starred as the morbidly precocious Wednesday Addams in the hit film adaptation of The Addams Family. The role would help to establish Ricci as an actress known for playing dark, unconventional characters – she went on to play Wednesday again in the film's 1993 sequel, Addams Family Values – which became another box office draw, and more screen time was provided for Ricci's performance as Wednesday, due to her success. After this, her popularity increased dramatically, and she became in high demand by the mid-1990s. Her next project, Casper, received mixed critical reviews, but was a major success at the box office, being the year's seventh highest grossing film. After Casper, she starred in Now and Then which was another box office success and Christina was becoming a top box office draw. She also starred in a films with teenage roles such as Golddiggers: The Secret of Bear Mountain and That Darn Cat. In 1997, Ricci began to appear in more adult roles, beginning with her role in critically acclaimed The Ice Storm. Ricci subsequently appeared in films like the independent hit Buffalo '66, John Waters' Pecker, and Don Roos' The Opposite of Sex. For her performance as Dede, Ricci won acclaim and was nominated for a Golden Globe and attained the unofficial title of the Sundance Film Festival's 1998 "It" Girl. Although she missed out on an Academy Award nomination, Entertainment Weekly honored her well-received performance as one of the "Worst Oscar Snubs Ever". Later films included Sleepy Hollow and Prozac Nation. She starred opposite Charlize Theron in the film Monster. Ricci made a cameo appearance on Beck's successful Guero, providing the voice on "Hell Yes". In February 2006, Ricci made a guest appearance in the ABC drama Grey's Anatomy, for which she was nominated for an Emmy award. She was a guest star for seven episodes in the last season of Ally McBeal in 2002. Her 2007 film, Black Snake Moan received mixed reviews. The film earned $4 million, putting it in eighth place for the highest earnings in its opening weekend. For her role in Black Snake Moan, Ricci was required to lose several pounds and wore a forty-pound (18 kg) chain during filming. Ricci has starred in Penelope and in 2008, she played the female lead in feature film adaptation of Speed Racer. 2008 The Legend of Spyro: Dawn of the Dragon Video Game (Voice), 2009 New York, I Love You (wikipedia) Natalie by me In 1994, she auditioned for the role of a child who befriends a middle-aged hitman in Luc Besson's film Léon (aka The Professional) which opened on November 18, 1994, and marked her feature film debut at age 13. During the mid-1990s, Portman had roles in the films Heat, Everyone Says I Love You, and Mars Attacks!, as well as a major role in Beautiful Girls. She initially turned down the lead role in the film Anywhere But Here, for which she received a Golden Globe nomination for Best Supporting Actress. In the late 1990s, Portman was cast as Padmé Amidala in the Star Wars prequel trilogy. The first part, Star Wars: Episode I: The Phantom Menace, opened in early 1999, and the popularity of the film made Portman well known to audiences. She then signed on to play the lead role of a persevering teenaged mother in Where the Heart Is. From June to September 2000, Portman filmed Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones. On 2001, she was one of many celebrities who made cameo appearances in the comedy Zoolander. In 2002, the film opened around the world. Portman was cast in a small role in the film Cold Mountain alongside Jude Law and Nicole Kidman. In 2004, Portman appeared in Garden State and Closer. Garden State was an official selection of the Sundance Film Festival, and won Best First Feature at the Independent Spirit Awards. Her performance in Closer saw Portman win a Supporting Actress Golden Globe as well as a Best Supporting Actress Oscar nomination. 2005 saw the worldwide release of the final Star Wars prequel, Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith on May 19. The film was the highest grossing film of the year, and was voted Favorite Motion Picture at the People's Choice Awards. Portman shaved her head for her role in the film adaptation of Alan Moore's graphic novel V for Vendetta, released in March 2006. Also in 2005, Portman filmed Free Zone and director Milos Forman's Goya's Ghosts. V for Vendetta opened in early 2006. Both Goya's Ghosts and Free Zone received limited releases in 2006. Portman starred in the children's film Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium, which began filming in April 2006 and was released in November 2007. In late 2006, Portman filmed The Other Boleyn Girl, a historical drama in which she plays Anne Boleyn. 2006, she filmed Wong Kar-wai's road movie My Blueberry Nights. She won acclaim for her role as gambler Leslie. Portman co-starred in the Wes Anderson short film Hotel Chevalier, opposite Jason Schwartzman, in which she performed her first nude scene. She is scheduled to star opposite Tobey Maguire and Jake Gyllenhaal in the drama film Brothers, a remake of the 2004 Danish film of the same name. 2009 New York, I Love You (wikipedia) WHICH ONE IS MORE TALENTED?
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