The 1994 film, helmed by Luc Besson, stars Portman as a young orphan who was mentored by a professional hitman (Jean Reno) after her family is murdered. Portman was 11 years old when she was cast in ...

Before she was Padmé, Natalie Portman got her start acting in a rather controversial role in the 1994 action-drama Léon: The Professional. Portman, who was just 12 years old at the time, starred ...

Portman made a huge impression on the film industry after starring in Besson’s The Professional. She was just 11-years-old when she nabbed the R-rated feature. Because of the film’s mature content, ...

Natalie Portman made her film debut at age 13 in 1993's Léon: The Professional Natalie Portman is looking back on her first-ever film role in Léon: The Professional with a fresh perspective. While ...

Christina Ricci opened up about losing her dream role in “Leon the Professional” to Natalie Portman when she was a child — the reason being she was too “common” and “healthy-looking.” The ...

"It's complicated for me," Portman said of the legacy of Luc Besson's "beloved" film. “It’s a movie that’s still beloved, and people come up to me about it more than almost anything I’ve ever made,” ...

Christina Ricci opened up about losing her dream role in "Leon the Professional" to Natalie Portman when she was a child — ...