In 1994, we saw "The Professional", in which a 12-year-old Natalie Portman carried Jean Reno's potted plant through Manhattan's urban jungle. We were a few years older than Natalie. We... Well, how do we put it...

We watched her through the years, through movies good and bad, we saw her grow up, and mature, and somehow go through the Star Wars prequels with her reputation unscathed, and blossom into one of the best young actresses out there, and... Well, how do we put it...

And now that we're older, and childhood fantasies are just that, and time came to profile Natalie in the nascent stages of our website — for yes, she is Jewish, Israeli-born in fact, and... Well, how do we put it...

It's impossible to say more without blushing, so we'll stop.