Scarlett Johansson: More Than Just Marvel’s Black Widow!

22/09/2022

Scarlett Johansson is an American actress and singer. Best known for her role as Black Widow in Marvel’s Cinematic Universe, she is one of the highest-paid actresses in Hollywood. She has also featured several times on the Forbes Celebrity Top 100 list. Her acting got her various accolades, including a Tony Award and a British Academy Film Award. She has also been nominated for two Academy Awards and five Golden Globe Awards.

She is often labeled as a sex symbol by the news media. Directors like Woody Allen and David Fincher often considered her to be attractive and sexually overwhelming. She lost the role of Lisbeth Salander in The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo because Fincher found her ‘too sexy’ for the character. Popular fashion magazine Maxim included her in their Hot 100 list from 2006. She has been named “Sexiest Woman Alive” twice by Esquire magazine. Before her success as a prominent movie actress, she began her career as a stage performer.

Early Life

Born as Scarlett Ingrid Johansson on November 22, 1984, she always aspired to be an actress. She practiced acting by staring in the mirror till she makes herself cry, wishing to be Judy Garland in Meet Me in St. Louis.