Star Wars princess Natalie Portman is selling her modest, 7-room Long Island home for $2.2 million. She has lived on Long Island since she was a child, and in this home for the past five years. I love when celeb houses hit the market because then we all get to peek inside and see how they live!
I don’t know where I imagined Natalie Portman would live, but it wasn’t here. It doesn’t look like she actually spends much time in this house, but maybe she doesn’t. She also owns a condo in Manhattan with a view of the Hudson.
It’s not really how you’d expect a movie star to live, is it? Of course, maybe she doesn’t think so, either, which may be why she’s moving!
Natalie Portman Trivia:
- She was born in Jerusalem.
- She’s been a vegetarian since she was 8.
- She has taken dance lessons since she was 4 and continues to study ballet.
- She speaks Hebrew fluently, as well as conversational French, Japanese, Spanish, and German.
- The makeup brand Stila has a lip gloss named after her.
- She has a degree from Harvard (2003).
- She shares a birthday with Johnny Depp and Michael J. Fox.
- She lost the role of Jane Austen to Anne Hathaway for the movie “Becoming Jane.”
- Fashion designer Zac Posen refers to her as his “muse.”
Have you seen her new boyfriend? She’s dating indie singer Devendra Banhard (shown here strolling through the West Village of NYC in early April; via US Magazine). Hmmm. I didn’t imagine her dating this guy any more than I pictured her living in that Long Island house. Natalie is full of surprises.
House photos via Radar. Natalie Portman photo at top of post via Hollywood Celebrity Photos.
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full of surprises, indeed. I like the fact that she lived in such a “humble” house (although there’s no excuse for that dining room chandelier…and of course, she’s now selling her humble abode) but that guy she’s with…oy…what to say? he’s probably a gem underneath all that hair.
It’s not much to look at, is it? I like the pool though! I have a fondness for Long Island. I was born there…my “people” are from there. I love a good house post from LI!
She obviously doesn’t have many dinner parties in that dining room.
Wow. This is actually a refreshing change from the look-at-me houses most of the stars have. Not my style, decorating-wise, but still so low-key and nothing like where I would have pictured Natalie Portman living. (I think you’re right, Julia; it doesn’t look like she spends much time here.) The pool area is fantastic. It’ll be interesting to see what she trades this house in for — probably something not so humble. Or something much hairier, as she seems to be into hair.
Delete this at will, J, but when I saw the photos of the house and the photo of the boyfriend, I was reminded of a photo of Natalie posted on What Would Tyler Durden Do? last week:
http://wwtdd.com/index.phtml?s=Natalie+Portman&go.x=0&go.y=0&go=Go
I think the dog would have a similar opinion of the chandelier/bf, no?
I apologize for going blue on your beautiful blog.
He’s carrying a floral tote….???
In my opinion: she either A) has horrible decorating taste–not my first thought though. B) got rid of tons of stuff in her house in order to sell it–not very likely. Or C) Is like most famous people and is too busy to spend time making her house a home.
About the whole boyfriend thing, I thought hey I know a lot of people who are completely different form their appearance. (Maybe he is just holding her bag for her) But who knows, its a Hollywood relationship, what do we truly expect to happen.
I thought her house was cute. I doesn’t look like she ever finished decorating it though. The whole decor Is note quite “done”. I agree with Julia she probably doesn’t spend much time there. As fer her boyfriend.. she must have grown fond of the Chubacka character during her ’star wars” days.
Okay, so I am one that will join with JLB and say I think the house is cute..unfinished and inder decorated but cute with lass amounts of potential. Great pool area. Love the dining room window seat but the chandy? Not so much. It all just needs….needs…something. You know?
The boyfriend? Hmm…maybe he has a heart of gold? Maybe if Natalie gets her asking price for the little house she can afford to get her sweetie a trim. PLEASE Natalie. Just a trim! That a a new pair of sun glasses.
Loved this, as I do all your posts!
Hugs,
Sue
The house has great bones, but needs TLC. I wonder if she ever actually “lived” there. If not, it would seem that she is shedding excess baggage by selling it. Good choice, Natalie.
The house is nice - much better on the inside than the front view would have you think.
What I’m most surprised about is that none of Julia’s loyal readers pointed out that Nat and Dev are practically identical - same jacket, hair, wonky glasses. Gives new meaning to “attack of the clones.”
;o)
Over 2 mill for that place. Location, location. I had a training center in Connecticut across the bay from Long Island and stayed in a house with a living room as big as this house. It must be worth zillions. It too was decorated in Old Rich with very, very understated rugs and furniture. The owner had just bought a farm in Hawaii for 50 Million so he had the resources to do whatever he wanted. There is no accounting for taste.
They say that youth is wasted on the young and they are *so* right.
Janet
I really love this house. The chandelier and kitchen cabinets excluded
I love the bathroom- I just wish that the walls had more color. It’s very simple and cottage-y with a gorgeous view of a lake. I might even spend my pretend 2 mil on it.
I live near this house and often walk by on my walks and had heard she lived there. The outside picture of the house doesn’t do it justice, but it was fun to see the inside. This was a house that the former owner renovated and I was curious to see what the inside looked like. Thanks for the chance!
love the view,……………..thats about it,……….looks like a house rather than a home,…seems like someone just shifted there n left their bags in the middle of the room….lolzz……hate it,…absolutely horrible…..,
although it has alotta potential,…..hope someone realises that and does it some justice……….!