Scarlett Ingrid Johansson, an American actress, was the world’s highest-paid actress in 2018 and 2019 as she has featured multiple times on the Forbes Celebrity 100 list.
Gatekeepers News reports that Johansson’s films have grossed over $14.3 billion worldwide, making Johansson the highest-grossing box office star of all time.
Early Life
Born on November 22, 1984, to a Danish father and an American mother, Melanie Sloan who was a producer.
Her paternal grandfather, Ejner Johansson, was an art historian, screenwriter, and film director. She identifies as Jewish.
Johansson aspired to be an actress from an early age and first appeared on stage in an off-Broadway play as a child actor.
Early Career
Johansson made her film debut in the fantasy comedy North (1994) and gained early recognition for her roles in Manny & Lo (1996), The Horse Whisperer (1998), and Ghost World (2001).
In 2003, she shifted to adult roles with her performances in Lost in Translation, which won her a BAFTA Award for Best Actress, and Girl with a Pearl Earring. She was also nominated for Golden Globe Awards for these films, and for playing a troubled teenager in the drama A Love Song for Bobby Long (2004) and a seductress in the psychological thriller Match Point (2005). Johansson’s other works of this period include The Prestige (2006) and the albums Anywhere I Lay My Head (2008) and Break Up (2009), both of which charted on the Billboard 200.
In 2010, Johansson debuted on Broadway in a revival of A View from the Bridge, which won her a Tony Award for Best Featured Actress and began portraying Black Widow in the Marvel Cinematic Universe film Iron Man 2. She reprised the role in eight films, leading up to her solo feature Black Widow (2021), gaining global stardom
In 2021, Time magazine named her one of the 100 most influential people in the world. Her films have grossed over $14.3 billion worldwide, making her the highest-grossing box office star of all time.
Personal life
In May 2008, Johansson got engaged to Canadian actor Ryan Reynolds, and they married in September 2008. The duo separated in December 2010 and divorced in July 2011.
In November 2012, Johansson began dating Frenchman Romain Dauriac, the owner of an advertising agency. They became engaged in September 2013. She gave birth to their daughter in 2014. Although they married in October, they separated in mid-2016 and divorced in September 2017.
Currently, Johansson is married to Saturday Night Live co-head writer and Weekend Update co-host Colin Jost. She gave birth to their son in August 2021.
Johansson resides in New York and Los Angeles.
Net Worth
She has a net worth of over $165 million.
