Scarlett Johansson is an American actress, singer, and now director whose career has spanned three decades. From an acclaimed indie breakthrough to playing Black Widow in the Marvel Cinematic Universe and becoming an Oscar-nominated dramatic actress, she has also stepped behind the camera — her directorial debut, Eleanor the Great, premiered at Cannes in 2025 — and she remains one of the highest-grossing stars in box-office history.
Photo: Harald Krichel / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0), Scarlett Johansson at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival.
Early Life
Born Scarlett Ingrid Johansson on November 22, 1984, in Manhattan, New York City, she is 41 years old and turns 42 on November 22, 2026. Her father, Karsten Johansson, is a Danish architect from Copenhagen, and her mother, Melanie Sloan, is a producer. She has a twin brother, Hunter, an older sister, Vanessa, an older brother, Adrian, and an older half-brother, Christian.
Johansson attended the Professional Children's School in New York City and did not attend college. She made her film debut in North (1994) at the age of nine.
Career
Early notice came with Manny & Lo (1996), The Horse Whisperer (1998), and Ghost World (2001), before her breakthrough in 2003 with Lost in Translation — for which she won the BAFTA Award for Best Actress — alongside Girl with a Pearl Earring. She followed with Match Point (2005) and The Prestige (2006), and later starred in Her (2013) and Lucy (2014).
As Natasha Romanoff / Black Widow in the Marvel Cinematic Universe — from Iron Man 2 (2010) through Avengers: Endgame (2019), plus the standalone Black Widow (2021) — she became a global box-office phenomenon. At the 92nd Academy Awards, she earned double nominations for her 2019 performances in Marriage Story and Jojo Rabbit. She won the Tony Award in 2010 for A View from the Bridge, was named by Forbes as the world's highest-paid actress in 2018 and 2019, and appeared on the Time 100 list in 2021 and 2025. Films she has headlined have grossed over $14.5 billion worldwide, making her the highest-grossing box-office actress of all time, according to published reports.
She also runs the production company These Pictures, through which she produced Fly Me to the Moon (2024).
Recent and Upcoming Work
In 2024, Johansson starred in Fly Me to the Moon — which she also produced through These Pictures — and voiced Elita-1 in the animated Transformers One. She appeared in Wes Anderson's The Phoenician Scheme (May 30, 2025) and headlined Jurassic World Rebirth (July 2, 2025), a major box-office hit.
She made her directorial debut with Eleanor the Great, which premiered in the Un Certain Regard section at the Cannes Film Festival on May 20, 2025 — reportedly earning a five-minute standing ovation — and was released in theaters on September 26, 2025, starring June Squibb.
Upcoming, she stars in Paper Tiger, James Gray's NEON crime drama co-starring Adam Driver and Miles Teller, with a Cannes premiere in May 2026, a New York Film Festival slot on September 25, 2026, a limited theatrical release on November 13, and a nationwide release on November 20, 2026. She also voices Venus Nova opposite Sam Rockwell and Tom Waits in Brad Bird's Netflix animated film Ray Gunn, which arrives in limited theaters on December 4 and on Netflix on December 18, 2026.
According to reports, she has also joined Mike Flanagan's new The Exorcist film (filming in 2026), Matt Reeves' The Batman: Part II (2027), and Ari Aster's A24 project Scapegoat, reported to film from November 2026 to January 2027 with plot details unconfirmed.
Personal Life
Johansson has been married to comedian and Saturday Night Live star Colin Jost since October 2020, and they have a son, Cosmo, born in 2021. She was previously married to Ryan Reynolds (2008–2011) and to Romain Dauriac (2014–2017), with whom she has a daughter, Rose.
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Frequently Asked Questions
How old is Scarlett Johansson?
Born on November 22, 1984, she is 41 years old.
What is her most famous role?
Black Widow / Natasha Romanoff in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, which she played from Iron Man 2 (2010) through Black Widow (2021).
What new movies does she have in 2026?
Paper Tiger, released in theaters in November 2026, and the Netflix animated film Ray Gunn in December 2026. Her directorial debut, Eleanor the Great, was released in 2025.
Who is Scarlett Johansson married to?
She has been married to Colin Jost since October 2020. She was previously married to Ryan Reynolds (2008–2011) and Romain Dauriac (2014–2017).
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