Actress Scarlett Johansson was born on November 22, 1984, in New York, USA. She made her acting debut at the age of eight in the off-Broadway play "Sophistry" and her film debut in 1994 in "North." She gained attention in Robert Redford's "Blowin' in Montana" (1998) and received high praise from the Toronto Film Critics Association for her role in "Ghost World" in 2001. In 2003, she won the BAFTA Award for Best Actress for Sofia Coppola's "Lost in Translation," and was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for her role in "Girl with a Pearl Earring." Incidentally, "Lost in Translation," which is set in Japan, features cameo appearances by NIGO, Hiroshi Fujiwara, and Akimitsu Nariyama.

After that, she appeared in a string of hit films, including "The One and Only" in 2004, "Match Point" in 2005, and "The Tarot Card Murders" in 2006. In 2006, she was ranked number one in the "100 Sexiest Women in the World" list, conducted annually by the American men's magazine FHM.

She was chosen as the face of Louis Vuitton in 2004 and L'Oreal in 2006. She also appeared in the recently released TV commercial for Dolce & Gabbana, directed by Martin Scorsese.