In 1984 Scarlett Johansson, an American actress, was born in New York City.
Scarlett Johansson was born on November 22, 1984, in New York City, New York, United States. She is an American actress and singer whose acting range has earned her popular acclaim in a variety of genres, ranging from period drama to thriller and action adventure. She received critical acclaim for her performance in The Horse Whisperer (1998) as a teenager who has suffered a disfiguring accident, and she gained further attention as the cynical teen outcast Rebecca in Ghost World (2001).
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