Scarlett Johansson's journey from indie starlet to Hollywood superstar began when she made
her breakthrough role in Lost in Translation in 2003.
Today, Johansson's known all over the world as Black Widow, the Marvel spy-turned-superhero
whose own solo outing is in the works.
While her Marvel character has some serious childhood trauma, it would be a stretch to
describe Johansson's own past as tortured or traumatic.
Still, she did go through some pretty rough times before she broke into Hollywood.
Here's what she was like before the fame.
New York girl
Johansson grew up in New York City, a time in her life that she remembers fondly despite
it being a lot more difficult than her life is today.
She shared with Interview magazine:
"My most vivid memories of New York are all throughout the '90s.
That's when I was in my prime — you know, 11 or 12 years old, owning the street.
[...] I grew up in, like, a middle-income housing development in the West Village that's
now, of course, been turned into condos."
The Avengers actress has also admitted to struggling a little academically, particularly
with her SATs.
She explained:
"The way it worked when I took them was that they were out of 1,600.
[...] I got a 1,080, which was pretty low.
But that was probably because I didn't answer half of the math questions."
Relying on welfare
Johansson reportedly has a net worth in the region of $100 million, but back when she
was growing up, there wasn't much money to spare.
She explained on Inside the Actors Studio:
"We were living on welfare; we were on food stamps."
The actress went on to add that her parents' marriage was strained.
"My parents were raising four kids in a low-income household in Manhattan.
So, it was a lot."
Sadly, her parents' relationship cracked under the pressure and her mother headed to California
while Johansson and her twin brother stayed in New York with their dad.
Johansson shared:
"I think my mom tried to be as much of a buffer as possible with that experience.
You know, there's no kind of handbook."
Her surprising BFF
Growing up, Johansson was very close with her maternal grandmother, Dorothy Sloan.
Speaking with the Forward, Sloan revealed that she and little Scarlett were the best
of friends during her childhood years.
She explained: "I spent a lot of time with Scarlett when
she was younger.
People would ask her, 'Who's your best friend?'
And she would say, 'Grandma!'"
Sloan couldn't be happier for Johansson now that she's all grown up and conquering Hollywood.
She added:
"That's my baby!
I'm so proud of her."
Rejection wasn't easy
Johansson started auditioning for roles at a young age, but she had to go through a lot
of rejection before someone would take a chance on her.
To this day, Johansson still remembers the pain of being turned down by an agent for
the very first time.
She shared with Interview magazine:
"There was someone in my older brother's class who was doing some commercials and theater,
so my mom took me to that kid's agent because I loved musicals.
They didn't want me, though.
I was devastated.
I thought it was the end of my career."
The aspiring star was so upset after leaving the office that her mother tried to convince
her to let go of her dream of becoming an actress.
She revealed:
"I remember standing outside in Greenwich Village with my mom [...] and she was saying,
'Do you really want to do this?
You're so devastated.'
And maybe it was the rejection or whatever, but I really wanted to give it a try, and
she supported that."
A politically active child
Some celebrities become socially and politically active after finding fame and fortune, but
Scarlett Johansson started young, thanks to her mother's support.
When she spoke at the 2017 amfAR New York Gala, she told attendees that she has always
been grateful that her mother made sure she was always aware of what was going on in the
world.
She said:
"[She's] been incredibly inspiring for me in many, many ways, but certainly as a young
girl.
She never shielded us from what was going on in the zeitgeist in culture.
She always made us [...] socially aware.
She always encouraged us to be politically and socially active."
Crushing on Jared Leto
Johansson's love life has made headlines over the years as she's been involved with both
celebrities and people from other industries, but her first Hollywood crush was Jared Leto.
During her press tour for The Horse Whisperer, Rosie O'Donnell asked Johansson if she had
a crush on Leonardo DiCaprio like every other 13-year-old girl, but Johansson revealed her
number one crush was someone else : Jared Leto.
In 2004 after Johansson and Leto were spotted together on several occasions, reports circulated
that they hooked up, but like several relationships that followed, it wasn't meant to be.
Liar liar
Scarlett Johansson made her film debut in the 1994 comedy North, but despite some projects
in the intervening years, her first big opportunity to really impress Tinseltown came in The Horse
Whisperer in 1998, but she had to lie to get her part.
"I had never really ridden horses before, I mean I actually told them…
I felt bad about it afterwards..." through 196s
"You lied that you were an accomplished equestrian?"
It turns out, when Robert Redford asked the 13-year-old actress if she'd been on a horse
before:
"I said yes, I've been on a horse before.
They may have been plastic, but I didn't tell him that.
I said I've been on a horse before, I took him literally."
Unsurprisingly, the horse wranglers weren't thrilled.
"The wranglers called the casting director, the casting director called my agent, like
screaming on the phone, 'She doesn't know what she's doing!'"
Luckily, it all turned out okay.
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