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| name              = Scarlett Johansson
| name              = Scarlett Johansson
| image              = Scarlett Johansson by Gage Skidmore 2 (cropped, 2).jpg<!-- NOTE: This image was chosen as the lead image as the result of a discussion in August 2019. If you want to use a different lead image, please discuss the matter on the article talk page. -->
| image              = File:Scarlett Johansson by Gage Skidmore 2019.jpg
| caption            = Johansson at the 2019 [[San Diego Comic-Con]]
| caption            = Scarlett Johansson in 2019
| birth_name        = Scarlett Ingrid Johansson
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| birth_date        = {{Birth date and age|1984|11|22}}
| birth_date        = {{Birth date and age|mf=yes|1984|11|22}}
| birth_place        = [[New York City]], U.S.<!--As per WP:LINKDIRECT and Template:infobox person, birthplace indicates city, state, then country. No need to spell out "United States"; 'U.S.' is fine.-->
| birth_place        = [[New York]], [[USA]]
| occupation        = {{hlist|Actress|singer}}
| occupation        = Actress, singer, model
| citizenship        = {{hlist|United States|Denmark}}
| height = 160 cm
| education          = [[Professional Children's School]]
| years_active      = 1994 - present
| works              = [[Scarlett Johansson on screen and stage|Full list]]
| spouse            = [[Ryan Reynolds]]<br>(m. 2008–2011, [[divorce]]d)<br>Romain Dauriac (m. 2014–2017)
| years_active      = 1994–present
| spouse            = {{unbulleted list|{{marriage|[[Ryan Reynolds]]|2008|2011|end=divorced}}|{{marriage|Romain Dauriac|2014|2017|end=divorced}}|{{marriage|[[Colin Jost]]|2020}}}}
| children          = 2
| children          = 2
| relatives          = [[Ejner Johansson]] (grandfather)
| awards            = [[List of awards and nominations received by Scarlett Johansson|Full list]]
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'''Scarlett Johansson''' (born November 22, 1984) <ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.filmreference.com/film/11/Scarlett-Johansson.html | title= Scarlett Johansson Biography (1984-) | publisher= FilmReference.com | accessdate = October 15, 2012}}</ref> is an [[Americans|American]] [[actor|actress]], [[Model (person)|model]] and [[singer]]. She is best known for her roles in the [[movie]]s ''[[The Avengers (movie)|The Avengers]]'', ''[[Lost in Translation]]'', ''[[Girl With a Pearl Earring (movie)|Girl With a Pearl Earring]]'', ''[[Match Point]]'', and ''[[The Prestige]]''.
'''Scarlett Ingrid Johansson''' ({{IPAc-en|dʒ|oʊ|ˈ|h|æ|n|s|ən|}}; born November 22, 1984) is an American actress. She was the world's highest-paid actress in 2018 and 2019, and has featured multiple times on the [[Forbes Celebrity 100|''Forbes'' Celebrity 100]] list. Her films have grossed over {{US$|14.3|long=no}}&nbsp;billion worldwide, making Johansson the [[List of highest grossing actors|ninth-highest-grossing box office star of all time]]. She is the recipient of [[List of awards and nominations received by Scarlett Johansson|various accolades]], including a [[Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play]] and a [[BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role|BAFTA Award for Best Actress]], as well as nominations for two [[Academy Awards]] and five [[Golden Globe Awards]].
 
Born and raised in [[Manhattan]], New York City, Johansson aspired to be an actress from a young age and first appeared on stage in an [[Off-Broadway]] play as a child actor. She made her film debut in the fantasy comedy ''[[North (1994 film)|North]]'' (1994), and gained early recognition for her roles in ''[[Manny & Lo]]'' (1996), ''[[The Horse Whisperer (film)|The Horse Whisperer]]'' (1998), and ''[[Ghost World (film)|Ghost World]]'' (2001). Johansson shifted to adult roles in 2003 with her performances in [[Sofia Coppola]]'s ''[[Lost in Translation (film)|Lost in Translation]],'' which won her a [[BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role|BAFTA Award for Best Actress]], and ''[[Girl with a Pearl Earring (film)|Girl with a Pearl Earring]]''. She was 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 [[Woody Allen]]'s psychological thriller ''[[Match Point]]'' (2005). Other works during this period include [[Christopher Nolan]]'s ''[[The Prestige (film)|The Prestige]]'' (2006) and Allen's ''[[Vicky Cristina Barcelona]]'' (2008), and the albums ''[[Anywhere I Lay My Head]]'' (2008) and ''[[Break Up (album)|Break Up]]'' (2009), both of which charted on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]].
 
In 2010, Johansson debuted on [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] in a revival of ''[[A View from the Bridge]]'', which won her a [[Tony Award for Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Play|Tony Award for Best Featured Actress]], and began portraying [[Natasha Romanoff (Marvel Cinematic Universe)|Black Widow]] in the [[Marvel Cinematic Universe]], a role for which she received critical acclaim and global recognition, beginning with ''[[Iron Man 2]]'' (2010) and most recently with ''[[Black Widow (2021 film)|Black Widow]]'' (2021).<ref>{{Cite web|last=White|first=Abbey|date=October 30, 2020|title=The Black Widow scene that had its lead actresses sweating bullets|url=https://www.looper.com/270289/the-black-widow-scene-that-had-its-lead-actresses-sweating-bullets/|access-date=December 24, 2020|website=Looper.com|language=en-US}}</ref> Johansson went on to star in the science fiction films ''[[Her (film)|Her]]'' (2013), ''[[Under the Skin (2013 film)|Under the Skin]]'' (2013), ''[[Lucy (2014 film)|Lucy]]'' (2014), and [[Ghost in the Shell (2017 film)|''Ghost in the Shell'']] (2017). She received critical acclaim and two Academy Award nominations for playing an actress going through a divorce in [[Noah Baumbach]]'s drama ''[[Marriage Story]],'' and a single mother in [[Nazi Germany]] in [[Taika Waititi]]'s satire ''[[Jojo Rabbit]]'' (both 2019).
 
As a public figure, Johansson is a prominent brand endorser and supports various charities. She has been labeled a [[sex symbol]] by media outlets.<!--NOTE: This is supported by various reliable sources and is mentioned in the Public image section below. Attributing the line to one author doesn't work because various authors have said that she is a sex symbol.--> Divorced from actor [[Ryan Reynolds]] and businessman Romain Dauriac, Johansson has been married to comedian [[Colin Jost]] since 2020. She has two children, one with Dauriac and another with Jost.


==Early life==
==Early life==
[[File:Lee Strasberg Institute 115 East 15th Street.jpg|thumb|upright|The [[Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute]], where Johansson learned to act as a child|alt=A red-brick three-story building with a tree outside it.]]
Scarlett Johansson was born in [[New York City]], [[New York]] on November 22, 1984. Her father, Karsten Johansson, is a [[Denmark|Danish]]-born architect originally from [[Copenhagen]],<ref name="tirti">{{cite news| url=http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/theticket/2012/0427/1224315215457.html|newspaper=[[The Irish Times]]|date=April 27, 2012|title='I'm not anything like her...'|accessdate=January 8, 2014 | archivedate= April 27, 2012|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120427065747/http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/theticket/2012/0427/1224315215457.html}}</ref> and her paternal grandfather, Ejner Johansson, was a screenwriter and director. Her mother, Melanie Sloan, a producer, comes from an [[Ashkenazi Jews|Ashkenazi Jewish]] family from [[the Bronx]].<ref name="ashref">{{cite news|title=Scarlett Johansson's a Jew, too|url=http://jta.org/news/article/2008/03/23/107668/johanssonportman|publisher=JTA|date=March 23, 2008|accessdate=January 8, 2014|archive-date=December 24, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181224212604/https://www.jta.org/news/article/2008/03/23/107668/johanssonportman|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="heritage">{{cite web|title=A period film made by someone who hates period films –Peter Webber on Girl with a Pearl Earring|publisher=Neil Young's Film Lounge|date=January 6, 2004|accessdate=January 8, 2014|first=Neil|last=Young|url=http://www.jigsawlounge.co.uk/film/peterwebberinterview.html}}</ref><ref name="grandma">{{cite news|work=The Jewish Forward|first=Anthony|last=Weiss |title=The Scarlett Grandma|url=http://www.forward.com/articles/the-scarlett-grandma|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080120002634/http://www.forward.com/articles/the-scarlett-grandma|archivedate=January 20, 2008|accessdate=January 8, 2014|date=April 7, 2006}}</ref> Melanie's ancestors emigrated to New York from [[Minsk|Minsk, Tsarist Russia]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Scarlett Johansson Hopes to Star as Russian Spy Again|url=http://en.ria.ru/art_living/20120417/172877526.html|publisher=RA Novosti|date=April 17, 2012|accessdate=January 8, 2014}}</ref> She has an older sister, Vanessa, also an actress; an older brother, Adrian; a twin brother, Hunter (who appeared with her in the film ''[[Manny & Lo]]'');<ref>{{IMDb name|0423956|name=Hunter Johansson}}</ref> and an older half-brother, Christian, from her father's first marriage.<ref name="recordd">{{cite news|last=Millar|first=John|title=My roll in the hay with Jonathan was agony |publisher=Daily Record|date=December 22, 2005|url=http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/tm_objectid=16511119&method=full&siteid=66633&headline=my-roll-in-the-hay-with-jonathan-was-agony--name_page.html|accessdate=January 8, 2014}}</ref>
 
Scarlett Ingrid Johansson was born on November 22, 1984,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2bb3f264dd |title=Scarlett Johansson |publisher=[[British Film Institute]] |access-date=November 20, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181117133615/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2bb3f264dd |archive-date=November 17, 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref> in the [[Manhattan]] borough of New York City.<ref>{{cite web |title=Scarlett Johansson: 'La monogamia es antinatural' |url=http://www.eitb.eus/es/television/programas/la-noche-de/detalle/4731594/curiosidades-secretos-vida-actriz-scarlett-johansson/ |publisher=[[EITB]] |access-date=October 6, 2017 |language=es-ES |date=March 28, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171006211645/http://www.eitb.eus/es/television/programas/la-noche-de/detalle/4731594/curiosidades-secretos-vida-actriz-scarlett-johansson/ |archive-date=October 6, 2017}}</ref><ref name=PBS>{{cite web |url=https://www.pbs.org/video/finding-your-roots-season-four-official-trailer-hdf5ii/ |title=Season 4 Official Trailer |work=[[Finding Your Roots]] |publisher=[[PBS]] |access-date=September 8, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170908111325/http://www.pbs.org/video/finding-your-roots-season-four-official-trailer-hdf5ii/ |archive-date=September 8, 2017}}</ref> Her father, Karsten Olaf Johansson, is an architect originally from [[Copenhagen]], Denmark. Her paternal grandfather, [[Ejner Johansson]], was an art historian, screenwriter, and film director, whose own father was Swedish.<ref name=tirti>{{cite news |url=https://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/theticket/2012/0427/1224315215457.html |newspaper=[[The Irish Times]] |date=April 27, 2012 |title='I'm not anything like her...' |access-date=April 16, 2013 |archive-date=April 27, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120427065747/http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/theticket/2012/0427/1224315215457.html}}</ref><ref name=fdr1>Stated on ''[[Finding Your Roots]]'', [[PBS]], October 31, 2017.</ref> Scarlett's mother, Melanie Sloan, a New Yorker, has worked as a producer. She comes from an [[Ashkenazi Jews|Ashkenazi Jewish]] family from Poland and Russia, originally surnamed Schlamberg,<ref name=fdr1/> and Scarlett has described herself as Jewish.<ref name="femau1">{{cite news|last=Fischer|first=Paul|title=Scarlett Johansson The Spirit Interview|url=https://www.female.com.au/scarlett-johansson-the-spirit-interview.htm|publisher=Female.com|date=2008|access-date=September 19, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190507225417/https://www.female.com.au/scarlett-johansson-the-spirit-interview.htm|archive-date=May 7, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="ashref">{{cite news |title=Scarlett Johansson's a Jew, too |url=https://www.jta.org/2008/03/23/news-opinion/scarlett-johanssons-a-jew-too |publisher=[[Jewish Telegraphic Agency]] |date=March 23, 2008 |access-date=March 23, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120101172646/http://www.jta.org/news/article/2008/03/23/107668/johanssonportman |archive-date=January 1, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |first=Paul |last=Whitington |title=Scarlett Johansson: from starlet to sci-fi queen |url=https://www.independent.ie/entertainment/scarlett-johansson-from-starlet-to-scifi-queen-35580595.html |work=[[Irish Independent]] |date=April 2, 2017 |access-date=May 6, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180506104441/https://www.independent.ie/entertainment/scarlett-johansson-from-starlet-to-scifi-queen-35580595.html|archive-date=May 6, 2018|url-status=live}}<br />{{cite web |first=Karen |last=Kaplan |title=DNA ties Ashkenazi Jews to group of just 330 people from Middle Ages |url=https://latimes.com/science/sciencenow/la-sci-sn-ashkenazi-jews-dna-diseases-20140909-story.html |work=[[Los Angeles Times]] |date=September 9, 2014 |access-date=May 6, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180506025036/http://www.latimes.com/science/sciencenow/la-sci-sn-ashkenazi-jews-dna-diseases-20140909-story.html|archive-date=May 6, 2018|url-status=live}}<br />{{cite web |first=Natalie |last=Stone |title=Scarlett Johansson Fights Back Tears as She Learns Members of Her Family Died in the Warsaw Ghetto |url=http://people.com/tv/scarlett-johansson-learns-members-family-lost-warsaw-ghetto/ |work=[[People (magazine)|People]] |date=October 27, 2017 |access-date=May 6, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180506104342/http://people.com/tv/scarlett-johansson-learns-members-family-lost-warsaw-ghetto/|archive-date=May 6, 2018|url-status=live}}<br />{{cite web |last=Hoggard |first=Liz |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/profiles/scarlett-johansson-sex-and-the-maiden-6230947.html |title=Scarlett Johansson: Sex and the maiden |work=[[The Independent]] |date=October 15, 2006 |access-date=October 3, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081207170957/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/profiles/scarlett-johansson-sex-and-the-maiden-420118.html |archive-date=December 7, 2008 |url-status=dead}}<br />{{cite web |title=Scarlett Johansson has Belarusian roots |url=http://belsat.eu/en/news/7982/ |date=April 18, 2012 |access-date=October 11, 2017 |publisher=[[Belsat TV]] |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171010211909/http://belsat.eu/en/news/7982/ |archive-date=October 10, 2017}}</ref> She has an older sister, Vanessa, also an actress; an older brother, Adrian; and a twin brother, Hunter.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Heller |first1=Corinne |title=Scarlett Johansson Shows Post-Baby Body, Walks Red Carpet With Twin |url=http://www.eonline.com/news/599412/scarlett-johansson-shows-slim-post-baby-body-again-walks-red-carpet-with-twin-brother-hunter-watch |publisher=[[E! News]] |access-date=October 9, 2017 |date=November 19, 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170719143043/http://www.eonline.com/news/599412/scarlett-johansson-shows-slim-post-baby-body-again-walks-red-carpet-with-twin-brother-hunter-watch |archive-date=July 19, 2017}}</ref> Johansson also has an older half-brother, Christian, from her father's first marriage. She holds dual American and Danish citizenship.<ref name=recordd>{{cite news |last=Rehlin |first=Gunnar |title=Scarlett Johansson: Scandinavia is part of my heritage |work=[[Scandinavian Traveler]] |date=March 4, 2016 |url=https://scandinaviantraveler.com/dk/node/4817 |access-date=March 3, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170303201738/https://scandinaviantraveler.com/dk/node/4817 |archive-date=March 3, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Quinn |first1=Ben |title=Mary Stuart reigns again – in Ireland |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2008/apr/27/scotland.ireland |access-date=October 5, 2017 |work=[[The Guardian]] |date=April 26, 2008 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171006012532/https://www.theguardian.com/film/2008/apr/27/scotland.ireland |archive-date=October 6, 2017}}</ref> She discovered that her maternal great-grandfather's family died during [[the Holocaust]] in the [[Warsaw Ghetto]] on a 2017 episode of [[PBS]]'s ''[[Finding Your Roots]]''.<ref>{{cite web|last=Schleier|first=Curt|title=Watching 'Finding Your Roots,' family learns they are related to Scarlett Johansson|url=https://www.jweekly.com/2017/11/03/watching-finding-roots-family-learns-related-scarlett-johansson/|date=November 3, 2017|access-date=30 March 2021|website=The Jewish News of Northern California}}</ref>
 
Johansson attended [[PS 41]], an elementary school in [[Greenwich Village]], Manhattan.<ref>{{cite news |title=Scoopy's Notebook |work=[[The Villager (Manhattan)|The Villager]] |url=https://www.thevillager.com/2008/06/scoopys-notebook-222/  |volume=78 |number=3 |date=June 18, 2008 |access-date=July 28, 2009 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090108143834/http://www.thevillager.com/villager_268/scoopysnotebook.html |archive-date=January 8, 2009}}</ref> Her parents divorced when she was 13.<ref>{{cite news |title=Scarlett Johansson: Her Life So Far |url=http://www.glamourmagazine.co.uk/gallery/scarlett-johansson-picture-photo-gallery |access-date=October 4, 2017 |work=[[Glamour (magazine)|Glamour]] |date=January 12, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171029182302/http://www.glamourmagazine.co.uk/gallery/scarlett-johansson-picture-photo-gallery|archive-date=October 29, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Scarlett Johansson's dad collapses |url=https://nypost.com/2011/02/25/scarlett-johanssons-dad-collapses/ |access-date=October 4, 2017 |work=[[New York Post]] |date=February 25, 2011 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171005050801/http://nypost.com/2011/02/25/scarlett-johanssons-dad-collapses/ |archive-date=October 5, 2017}}</ref> Johansson was particularly close to her maternal grandmother, Dorothy Sloan, a bookkeeper and schoolteacher; they often spent time together and Johansson considered Sloan her best friend.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Weiss |first1=Anthony |title=The Scarlett Grandma |url=http://www.forward.com:80/articles/the-scarlett-grandma/ |access-date=October 4, 2017 |work=[[The Forward]] |date=April 7, 2006 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061018190128/http://www.forward.com/articles/the-scarlett-grandma/ |archive-date=October 18, 2006}}</ref> Interested in a career in the spotlight from an early age, she often put on song-and-dance routines for her family. She was particularly fond of musical theater and [[jazz hands]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Scarlett Johansson: Actress (1984) |url=https://www.biography.com/people/scarlett-johansson-13671719 |publisher=[[Biography.com]] ([[A&E Networks]]) |access-date=October 3, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171004035020/https://www.biography.com/people/scarlett-johansson-13671719 |archive-date=October 4, 2017}}</ref><ref name="localfav">{{cite news |url=https://www.smh.com.au/news/film/local-favourite/2007/09/16/1189881329353.html |title=Local favourite |last=Ryzik |first=Melena |date=September 17, 2007 |work=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]] |access-date=October 3, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170831230146/http://www.smh.com.au/news/film/local-favourite/2007/09/16/1189881329353.html|archive-date=August 31, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> She took lessons in [[tap dance]], and states that her parents were supportive of her career choice. She describes her childhood as very ordinary.<ref>{{cite news |title=Scarlett Johansson: Shades of Scarlett |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/features/scarlett-johansson-shades-of-scarlett-221175.html |access-date=October 7, 2017 |work=[[The Independent]] |date=May 13, 2005 |url-status=live |quote=[my childhood] was filled with things that I loved to do, and also very normal things: I lived in New York, I have a family life and went to a regular school. |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171007171200/http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/features/scarlett-johansson-shades-of-scarlett-221175.html |archive-date=October 7, 2017}}</ref>
 
As a child, Johansson practiced acting by staring in the mirror until she made herself cry, wanting to be [[Judy Garland]] in ''[[Meet Me in St. Louis]]''.<ref name="nymag" /> At age seven, she was devastated when a talent agent signed one of her brothers instead of her, but she later decided to become an actress anyway. She enrolled at the [[Lee Strasberg Theatre Institute]], and began auditioning for commercials, but soon lost interest: "I didn't want to promote Wonder Bread."<ref name="nymag">{{cite news |last1=Bhattacharya |first1=Sanjiv |title=Scarlett in Bloom |url=https://nymag.com/nymetro/shopping/fashion/spring04/n_9843/ |access-date=October 3, 2017 |work=[[New York (magazine)|New York]] |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121024010621/http://nymag.com/nymetro/shopping/fashion/spring04/n_9843/ |archive-date=October 24, 2012}}</ref> She shifted her focus to film and theater,<ref name="peoplebio">{{cite news |title=Scarlett Johansson Biography |url=http://www.people.com/people/scarlett_johansson/biography/0,,,00.html |access-date=October 3, 2017 |work=[[People (magazine)|People]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110307041129/http://www.people.com/people/scarlett_johansson/biography/0,,,00.html |archive-date=March 7, 2011}}</ref> making her first stage appearance in the [[Off-Broadway]] play ''Sophistry'' with [[Ethan Hawke]],<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/16/theater/theaterspecial/16scarlett.html |title=Definitely Didn't Get Lost in Translation |last=Isherwood |first=Charles |date=May 12, 2010 |work=[[The New York Times]] |access-date=March 31, 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140410150006/http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/16/theater/theaterspecial/16scarlett.html |archive-date=April 10, 2014}}</ref> in which she had two lines.<ref name="peoplebio" /> Around this time, she began studying at [[Professional Children's School]] (PCS), a private educational institution for aspiring child actors in Manhattan. At age nine, Johansson made her film debut as [[John Ritter]]'s daughter in the fantasy comedy ''[[North (1994 film)|North]]'' (1994).<ref name="peoplebio" /> She says that when she was on the film set, she knew intuitively what to do.<ref name="nymag" /> Johansson later played minor roles such as the daughter of [[Sean Connery]]'s and [[Kate Capshaw]]'s characters in the mystery thriller ''[[Just Cause (film)|Just Cause]]'' (1995), and an art student in ''[[If Lucy Fell]]'' (1996).<ref name="Thomson2010">{{cite book |last=Thomson |first=David |author-link=David Thomson (film critic) |title=The New Biographical Dictionary of Film 5Th Ed |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=heVvObIz9BwC&pg=PT1017 |year=2010 |publisher=[[Little, Brown Book Group]] |isbn=978-0-7481-0850-3 |page=1017|access-date=October 22, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171029182302/https://books.google.com/books?id=heVvObIz9BwC&pg=PT1017|archive-date=October 29, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref>
 
==Acting career==
{{see also|Scarlett Johansson on screen and stage|List of awards and nominations received by Scarlett Johansson}}
===1996–2002: Early work===
Johansson's first leading role was as Amanda, the younger sister of a pregnant teenager who runs away from her [[Foster care|foster home]] in ''[[Manny & Lo]]'' (1996) alongside [[Aleksa Palladino]] and her brother, Hunter. Her performance received positive reviews: one written for the ''[[San Francisco Chronicle]]'' noted, "[the film] grows on you, largely because of the charm of&nbsp;... Scarlett Johansson,"<ref>{{cite news |title=Many things to like about "Manny & Lo' |first=Barbara |last=Shulgasser |url=http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/e/a/1996/08/09/WEEKEND6031.dtl |work=[[San Francisco Chronicle]] |date=August 9, 1996 |access-date=July 26, 2009 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100413072341/http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=%2Fe%2Fa%2F1996%2F08%2F09%2FWEEKEND6031.dtl |archive-date=April 13, 2010}}</ref> while critic [[Mick LaSalle]], writing for the same paper, commented on her "peaceful aura", and believed, "If she can get through puberty with that aura undisturbed, she could become an important actress."<ref>{{cite news |title=Two Girls, a Condo and One Kidnapped Mom |work=[[San Francisco Chronicle]] |url=http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/1996/08/09/DD66424.DTL |date=August 9, 1996 |access-date=July 26, 2009 |first=Mick |last=Lasalle |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041225110351/http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=%2Fc%2Fa%2F1996%2F08%2F09%2FDD66424.DTL |archive-date=December 25, 2004}}</ref> Johansson earned a nomination for the [[Independent Spirit Award for Best Lead Female]] for the role.<ref>{{cite news |title=From child star to Ghost in the Shell: Scarlett Johansson's life and career, in pictures |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/films/0/scarlett-johansson-life-movies-pictures/manny-lo-1996/ |access-date=October 5, 2017 |work=[[The Daily Telegraph]] |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171006172657/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/films/0/scarlett-johansson-life-movies-pictures/manny-lo-1996/ |archive-date=October 6, 2017}}</ref>
 
After appearing in minor roles in ''[[Fall (1997 film)|Fall]]'' and ''[[Home Alone 3]]'' (both 1997), Johansson attracted wider attention for her performance in the film ''[[The Horse Whisperer (film)|The Horse Whisperer]]'' (1998), directed by [[Robert Redford]].<ref name="peoplebio" /><ref name="variety" /> The drama film, based on the 1995 [[The Horse Whisperer (novel)|novel of the same name]] by [[Nicholas Evans]], tells the story of a trainer with a gift for understanding horses, who is hired to help an injured teenager played by Johansson. The actress received an "introducing" credit on this film, although it was her seventh role. On Johansson's maturity, Redford described her as "13 going on 30".<ref name="Delmar2016">{{cite book |last=Delmar |first=Peter |title=Scarlett Johansson |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ojTMDAAAQBAJ&pg=PA12 |year=2016 |publisher=Raintree |isbn=978-1-4747-2338-1 |pages=12|access-date=October 5, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171009202651/https://books.google.com/books?id=ojTMDAAAQBAJ&pg=PA12|archive-date=October 9, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> Todd McCarthy of ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'' commented that Johansson "convincingly conveys the awkwardness of her age and the inner pain of a carefree girl suddenly laid low by horrible happenstance".<ref>{{cite news |last1=McCarthy |first1=Todd |title=The Horse Whisperer – Redford Lassos Powerful Saga |url=https://variety.com/1998/film/reviews/the-horse-whisperer-redford-lassos-powerful-saga-1200453807/ |access-date=October 6, 2017 |work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |date=May 4, 1998 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171007021859/http://variety.com/1998/film/reviews/the-horse-whisperer-redford-lassos-powerful-saga-1200453807/ |archive-date=October 7, 2017}}</ref> For the film, she was nominated for the [[Chicago Film Critics Association]] Award for Most Promising Actress.<ref name="CFCA CS-T">{{cite news |url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=CSTB&p_theme=cstb&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EB423E8C6BDEF67&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM |title=Chicago Critics List Best Films |date=January 19, 1999 |work=[[Chicago Sun-Times]] |access-date=August 1, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110609123114/http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=CSTB&p_theme=cstb&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EB423E8C6BDEF67&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM|archive-date=June 9, 2011|url-status=live}}</ref> She believed that the film changed many things in her life, realizing that acting is the ability to manipulate one's emotions.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Jones |first1=Chris |title=Scarlett Johansson...That Voice |url=http://www.esquire.com/entertainment/interviews/a32552/esq0205scarlett-64/ |access-date=October 6, 2017 |work=[[Esquire (magazine)|Esquire]] |date=October 7, 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160430105012/http://www.esquire.com/entertainment/interviews/a32552/esq0205scarlett-64/ |archive-date=April 30, 2016}}</ref> On finding good roles as a teenager, Johansson said it was hard for her as adults wrote the scripts and they "portray kids like mall rats and not seriously&nbsp;... Kids and teenagers just aren't being portrayed with any real depth".<ref>{{cite web |title=Overview of Scarlett Johansson |url=http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/person/95439%7C174381/Scarlett-Johansson/ |publisher=[[Turner Classic Movies]] |access-date=October 5, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171006015249/http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/person/95439%7C174381/Scarlett-Johansson/ |archive-date=October 6, 2017}}</ref>
 
Johansson later appeared in ''[[My Brother the Pig]]'' (1999) and in the [[neo-noir]], [[Coen brothers]] film ''[[The Man Who Wasn't There (2001 film)|The Man Who Wasn't There]]'' (2001). Her breakthrough came playing a cynical [[outcast (person)|outcast]] in [[Terry Zwigoff]]'s black comedy ''[[Ghost World (film)|Ghost World]]'' (2001), an adaptation of [[Daniel Clowes]]' [[Ghost World (comics)|graphic novel of the same name]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Barna |first1=Daniel |last2=Bell |first2=Gabriel |title=We Had No Idea This Is What Made Jennifer Lawrence Famous |url=http://www.refinery29.com/2014/03/64664/celebrities-breakout-roles#slide-37 |publisher=[[Refinery29]] |access-date=October 6, 2017 |date=November 14, 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171007021534/http://www.refinery29.com/2014/03/64664/celebrities-breakout-roles#slide-37 |archive-date=October 7, 2017}}</ref> Johansson auditioned for the film via a tape from New York, and Zwigoff believed her to be "a unique, eccentric person, and right for that part".<ref>{{cite news |last1=Hoffman |first1=Jordan |title=Ghost World Director Terry Zwigoff Has Learned to Expect the Worst from Hollywood |url=https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2017/05/terry-zwigoff-ghost-world-bad-santa-interview |access-date=October 6, 2017 |work=[[Vanity Fair (magazine)|Vanity Fair]] |date=May 18, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171009202651/https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2017/05/terry-zwigoff-ghost-world-bad-santa-interview |archive-date=October 9, 2017}}</ref> The film premiered at the 2001 [[Seattle International Film Festival]]; it was a box office failure, but has since developed a [[cult film|cult status]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Adams |first1=Jacob |title='Ghost World' Revisited |url=https://popmatters.com/post/145647-ghost-world-revisited/ |access-date=October 6, 2017 |work=[[PopMatters]] |date=August 4, 2011 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170620140001/http://www.popmatters.com/post/145647-ghost-world-revisited/ |archive-date=June 20, 2017}}</ref> Johansson was credited with "sensitivity and talent [that] belie her age" by an ''[[Austin Chronicle]]'' critic, and won a [[Toronto Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress]] for her performance.<ref>{{cite news |first=Marjorie |last=Baumgarten |title=Ghost World |work=[[Austin Chronicle]] |url=http://www.austinchronicle.com/gyrobase/Calendar/Film?Film=oid%3A141399 |date=August 24, 2001 |access-date=July 28, 2009 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070805075532/http://www.austinchronicle.com/gyrobase/Calendar/Film?Film=oid%3A141399 |archive-date=August 5, 2007}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Past Award Winners – Toronto Film Critics Association |url=http://torontofilmcritics.com/past-award-winners/ |publisher=[[Toronto Film Critics Association]] |access-date=October 6, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150715181549/http://torontofilmcritics.com/past-award-winners/ |archive-date=July 15, 2015}}</ref>
 
With [[David Arquette]], Johansson appeared in the horror comedy ''[[Eight Legged Freaks]]'' (2002), about a collection of spiders that are exposed to toxic waste, causing them to grow to gigantic proportions and begin killing and harvesting.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Ebert |first1=Roger |title=Eight Legged Freaks Movie Review (2002) |url=https://rogerebert.com/reviews/eight-legged-freaks-2002 |access-date=October 6, 2017 |work=[[Chicago Sun-Times]] |date=July 17, 2002 |language=en |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171007022043/http://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/eight-legged-freaks-2002 |archive-date=October 7, 2017}}</ref> After graduating from [[Professional Children's School]] that year, she applied to New York University's [[Tisch School of the Arts]]; she decided to focus on her film career when she was rejected.<ref name="Leslie2011">{{cite book |author=Larry Z. Leslie |title=Celebrity in the 21st Century: A Reference Handbook |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=u9V7Y48DLxkC |year=2011 |publisher=[[ABC-CLIO]] |isbn=978-1-59884-484-9 |pages=128|access-date=October 4, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171009202651/https://books.google.com/books?id=u9V7Y48DLxkC|archive-date=October 9, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref>
 
===2003–2004: Transition to adult roles===
[[File:Scarlett Johansson 2003.jpg|thumb|upright|left|Johansson attending the premiere of ''[[Girl with a Pearl Earring (film)|Girl with a Pearl Earring]]'' at the [[2003 Toronto International Film Festival]]|alt=A picture of Scarlett Johansson wearing a black dress and a pearl necklace.]]
 
Johansson transitioned from teen to adult roles with two films in 2003: the romantic comedy-drama ''[[Lost in Translation (film)|Lost in Translation]]'' and the drama ''[[Girl with a Pearl Earring (film)|Girl with a Pearl Earring]]''.<ref name="UtusanAdultRoles">{{cite web |url=http://www.utusan.com.my/utusan/info.asp?y=2003&dt=0906&pub=Utusan_Express&sec=Entertainment&pg=en_10.htm |title=Toronto film fest puts on the ritz with promising movie lineup |date=June 9, 2003 |work=[[Utusan Malaysia]] |access-date=May 21, 2010 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110617031627/http://www.utusan.com.my/utusan/info.asp?y=2003&dt=0906&pub=Utusan_Express&sec=Entertainment&pg=en_10.htm |archive-date=June 17, 2011}}</ref> In the former, directed by [[Sofia Coppola]], she plays Charlotte, a listless and lonely young wife, opposite [[Bill Murray]]. Coppola had first noticed Johansson in ''Manny & Lo'', and compared her to a young [[Lauren Bacall]]; Coppola based the film's story on the relationship between Bacall and [[Humphrey Bogart]] in ''[[The Big Sleep (1946 film)|The Big Sleep]]'' (1946).<ref>{{cite news |last1=Stern |first1=Marlow |title=Sofia Coppola Discusses 'Lost in Translation' on Its 10th Anniversary |url=http://www.thedailybeast.com/sofia-coppola-discusses-lost-in-translation-on-its-10th-anniversary |access-date=September 25, 2017 |work=[[The Daily Beast]] |date=September 12, 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170729132523/http://www.thedailybeast.com/sofia-coppola-discusses-lost-in-translation-on-its-10th-anniversary |archive-date=July 29, 2017}}</ref> Johansson found the experience of working with a female director different because of Coppola's ability to empathize with her.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Hirschberg |first1=Lynn |title=The Coppola Smart Mob |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2003/08/31/magazine/the-coppola-smart-mob.html |access-date=September 25, 2017 |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=August 31, 2003 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170722164515/http://www.nytimes.com/2003/08/31/magazine/the-coppola-smart-mob.html |archive-date=July 22, 2017}}</ref> Made on a budget of $4{{nbsp}}million, the film grossed $119{{nbsp}}million at the box office and received critical acclaim.<ref>{{cite web |title=Lost in Translation (2003) |url=https://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=lostintranslation.htm |publisher=[[Box Office Mojo]] |access-date=September 25, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170803173556/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=lostintranslation.htm |archive-date=August 3, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Lost in Translation |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/lost_in_translation/ |publisher=[[Rotten Tomatoes]] |access-date=September 25, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170830074636/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/lost_in_translation |archive-date=August 30, 2017}}</ref> [[Roger Ebert]] was pleased with the film and described the lead actors' performances as "wonderful",<ref>{{cite news |last=Ebert |first=Roger |title=Lost in Translation |work=[[Chicago Sun-Times]] |date=September 12, 2003 |url=http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20030912/REVIEWS/309120302/1023 |access-date=July 29, 2009 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110104191510/http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=%2F20030912%2FREVIEWS%2F309120302%2F1023 |archive-date=January 4, 2011}}</ref> and ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' wrote of Johansson's "embracing, restful serenity".<ref>{{cite news |last=Schwarzbaum |first=Lisa |title=Lost in Translation |work=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |date=September 10, 2003 |url=https://ew.com/ew/article/0,,479937,00.html |access-date=July 29, 2009 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090427094550/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,479937,00.html |archive-date=April 27, 2009}}</ref> ''[[The New York Times]]'' praised Johansson, aged 17 at the time of filming, for playing an older character.<ref>{{cite news |last=Mitchell |first=Elvis |title=An American in Japan, Making a Connection |work=[[The New York Times]] |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2003/09/12/movies/film-review-an-american-in-japan-making-a-connection.html |date=September 12, 2003 |access-date=July 24, 2009 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130523223020/http://www.nytimes.com/2003/09/12/movies/film-review-an-american-in-japan-making-a-connection.html |archive-date=May 23, 2013}}</ref>
 
In [[Peter Webber]]'s ''Girl with a Pearl Earring'', which is based on [[Girl with a Pearl Earring (novel)|the novel of the same name]] by [[Tracy Chevalier]], Johansson played Griet, a young 17th-century servant in the household of the Dutch painter [[Johannes Vermeer]] (played by [[Colin Firth]]). Webber interviewed 150 actors before casting Johansson.<ref>{{cite news |last=Davies |first=Hugh |title=Small pearl takes on the Bafta blockbusters |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1452111/Small-pearl-takes-on-the-Bafta-blockbusters.html |work=[[The Daily Telegraph]] |date=January 20, 2004 |access-date=September 25, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170926003018/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1452111/Small-pearl-takes-on-the-Bafta-blockbusters.html |archive-date=September 26, 2017}}</ref> Johansson found the character moving, but did not read the novel, as she thought it was better to approach the story with a fresh start.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://articles.latimes.com/2003/dec/14/entertainment/ca-kristin14 |title=Imagining an elusive Dutch painter's world |work=[[Los Angeles Times]] |first=Kristin |last=Hohenadel |date=December 14, 2003 |access-date=February 23, 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151022111409/http://articles.latimes.com/2003/dec/14/entertainment/ca-kristin14 |archive-date=October 22, 2015}}</ref> ''Girl with a Pearl Earring'' received positive reviews and was profitable.<ref>{{cite web |title=Girl with a Pearl Earring (2003) |url=https://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=girlwithapearlearring.htm |publisher=Box Office Mojo |access-date=September 25, 2017 |language=en |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170926041138/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=girlwithapearlearring.htm |archive-date=September 26, 2017}}</ref> In his review for ''[[The New Yorker]]'', [[Anthony Lane]] thought that her presence kept the film "alive", writing, "She is often wordless and close to plain onscreen, but wait for the ardor with which she can summon a closeup and bloom under its gaze; this is her film, not Vermeer's, all the way."<ref>{{cite magazine |first=Anthony |last=Lane |author-link=Anthony Lane |title=Girl with a Pearl Earring |magazine=[[The New Yorker]] |url=https://www.newyorker.com/arts/reviews/film/girl_with_a_pearl_earring_webber |date=December 22, 2003 |access-date=July 29, 2009 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081218203102/http://www.newyorker.com/arts/reviews/film/girl_with_a_pearl_earring_webber |archive-date=December 18, 2008}}</ref> [[Owen Gleiberman]] of ''Entertainment Weekly'' noted her "nearly silent performance", remarking, "The interplay on her face of fear, ignorance, curiosity, and sex is intensely dramatic."<ref>{{cite journal |first=Owen |last=Gleiberman |author-link=Owen Gleiberman |url=https://ew.com/ew/article/0,,535689,00.html |title=Girl With a Pearl Earring (2003) |journal=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |date=December 3, 2003 |access-date=July 29, 2009 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090425172244/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,535689,00.html |archive-date=April 25, 2009}}</ref> She was nominated for the [[BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role]] and Golden Globe Awards for Best Actress{{efn|Johansson was nominated for [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Comedy or Musical|Best Actress in a Motion Picture Comedy or Musical]] for ''Lost in Translation'' and [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama|Best Actress in a Drama]] for ''Girl with a Pearl Earring''.<ref name="GGlobe">{{cite web |title=HFPA – Scarlett Johansson 4 Nominations |url=http://www.hfpa.org/browse/?param=/member/30173 |publisher=[[Hollywood Foreign Press Association]] |access-date=March 31, 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140220214714/http://www.hfpa.org/browse/?param=%2Fmember%2F30173 |archive-date=February 20, 2014}}</ref>}} for both films in 2003, winning the former for ''Lost in Translation''.<ref name="bafta">{{cite web |url=http://www.bafta.org/awards-database.html?year=2003&category=Film&award=Actress+in+a+Leading+Role |title=Actress in a Leading Role 2003 |publisher=[[British Academy of Film and Television Arts]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100411091019/http://www.bafta.org/awards-database.html?year=2003&category=Film&award=Actress+in+a+Leading+Role |archive-date=April 11, 2010 |url-status=live |access-date=July 29, 2009}}</ref>
 
In ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]''{{'}}s opinion, Johansson's roles in ''Lost in Translation'' and ''Girl with a Pearl Earring'' established her as among the most versatile actresses of her generation.<ref name="variety">{{cite news |title=Scarlett Johansson |url=https://variety.com/exec/scarlett-johansson/ |access-date=October 8, 2017 |work=Variety |date=October 5, 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170708203523/http://variety.com/exec/scarlett-johansson/ |archive-date=July 8, 2017}}</ref> Johansson had five releases in 2004, three of which—the teen heist film ''[[The Perfect Score]]'', the drama ''[[A Love Song for Bobby Long]]'', and the drama ''[[A Good Woman (film)|A Good Woman]]''—were critical and commercial failures.<ref name="BOM">{{cite web |url=https://boxofficemojo.com/people/chart/?view=Actor&id=scarlettjohansson.htm |title=Scarlett Johansson Movie Box Office Results |website=[[Box Office Mojo]] |access-date=September 7, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190829102754/https://www.boxofficemojo.com/people/chart/?view=Actor&id=scarlettjohansson.htm |archive-date=August 29, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref> Co-starring with [[John Travolta]], Johansson played a discontented and suspicious teenager in ''A Love Song for Bobby Long'', which is based on the novel ''Off Magazine Street'' by Ronald Everett Capps. David Rooney of ''Variety'' wrote that Johansson's and Travolta's performances rescued the film.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Rooney |first1=David |title=Review: 'A Love Song for Bobby Long' |url=https://variety.com/2004/film/awards/a-love-song-for-bobby-long-1200531262/ |access-date=September 25, 2017 |work=Variety |date=September 7, 2004 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170926042308/http://variety.com/2004/film/awards/a-love-song-for-bobby-long-1200531262/ |archive-date=September 26, 2017}}</ref> Johansson earned a [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama|Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Drama]] nomination for the film.<ref name="GGlobe" />
 
In her fourth release in 2004, the [[live-action animated film|live-action animated]] comedy ''[[The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie]]'', Johansson voiced Princess Mindy, the daughter of [[Neptune (mythology)|King Neptune]]. She agreed to the project because of her love for cartoons and ''[[The Ren & Stimpy Show]]''.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Kirschling |first1=Gregory |title=How the ''SpongeBob'' movie snagged Scarlett Johansson |url=https://ew.com/article/2004/04/09/how-spongebob-movie-snagged-scarlett-johansson/ |access-date=September 25, 2017 |work=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |date=April 9, 2004 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170926042052/http://ew.com/article/2004/04/09/how-spongebob-movie-snagged-scarlett-johansson/ |archive-date=September 26, 2017}}</ref> The film was her most commercially successful release that year.<ref name="BOM" /> She followed it with ''[[In Good Company (2004 film)|In Good Company]]'', a comedy-drama in which she complicates the life of her father when she dates his much younger boss. Reviews of the film were generally positive, describing it as "witty and charming".<ref>{{cite web |title=In Good Company (2004) |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/in_good_company/ |publisher=Rotten Tomatoes |access-date=September 25, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170830134624/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/in_good_company |archive-date=August 30, 2017}}</ref> Roger Ebert was impressed with Johansson's portrayal, writing that she "continues to employ the gravitational pull of quiet fascination".<ref>{{cite news |last1=Ebert |first1=Roger |title=In Good Company Movie Review & Film Summary (2005) |url=https://rogerebert.com/reviews/in-good-company-2005 |access-date=September 26, 2017 |work=[[Chicago Sun-Times]] |date=January 13, 2005 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170926191039/http://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/in-good-company-2005 |archive-date=September 26, 2017}}</ref> She would then reprise her role as Mindy in the [[The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie (video game)|video game adaptation]] of the film.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.gamespot.com/articles/the-spongebob-squarepants-movie-first-look/1100-6103444/|title=The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie First Look|access-date=October 9, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190528232337/https://www.gamespot.com/articles/the-spongebob-squarepants-movie-first-look/1100-6103444/|archive-date=May 28, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>{{Clear}}
 
===2005–2009: Collaborations with Woody Allen===
Johansson played Nola, an aspiring actress who begins an affair with a married man (played by [[Jonathan Rhys Meyers]]) in [[Woody Allen]]'s drama ''[[Match Point]]'' in 2005. After replacing [[Kate Winslet]] with Johansson for the role, Allen changed the character's nationality from British to American.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Garfield |first1=Simon |title=Why I love London |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2004/aug/08/features.review |access-date=September 26, 2017 |work=[[The Observer]] |date=August 8, 2004 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170926191008/https://www.theguardian.com/film/2004/aug/08/features.review |archive-date=September 26, 2017}}</ref> An admirer of Allen's films, Johansson liked the idea of working with him, but felt nervous her first day on the set.<ref>{{cite web |title=IndieLondon: Match Point – Scarlett Johansson interview – Your London Reviews |url=http://www.indielondon.co.uk/Film-Review/match-point-scarlett-johansson-interview |publisher=IndieLondon |access-date=September 26, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170926195533/http://www.indielondon.co.uk/Film-Review/match-point-scarlett-johansson-interview |archive-date=September 26, 2017}}</ref> ''The New York Times'' was impressed with the performances of Johansson and Rhys Meyers,<ref>{{cite news |url=https://movies.nytimes.com/2005/12/28/movies/28matc.html |title=Match Point (2005) |first=A. O. |last=Scott |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=December 28, 2005 |access-date=July 31, 2009 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120718003125/http://movies.nytimes.com/2005/12/28/movies/28matc.html |archive-date=July 18, 2012}}</ref> and Mick LaSalle, writing for the ''San Francisco Chronicle'', stated that Johansson "is a powerhouse from the word go", with a performance that "borders on astonishing".<ref>{{cite news |first=Mick |last=LaSalle |url=http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2006/01/06/DDG4SGHCJP1.DTL |title=Advantage Allen. Woody has done well to leave New York for London. He's back in the game with 'Match Point.' |date=January 6, 2006 |access-date=September 26, 2017 |work=[[San Francisco Chronicle]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070817092903/http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=%2Fc%2Fa%2F2006%2F01%2F06%2FDDG4SGHCJP1.DTL |archive-date=August 17, 2007}}</ref> The film, a box office success,<ref>{{cite web |title=Match Point (2005) |url=https://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?page=main&id=matchpoint.htm |publisher=Box Office Mojo |access-date=September 26, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170701235048/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?page=main&id=matchpoint.htm |archive-date=July 1, 2017}}</ref> earned Johansson nominations for the [[Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture|Golden Globe]] and the [[Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress]].<ref name= GGlobe /><ref name="nytawards">{{cite news |title=Scarlett Johansson profile |url=https://movies.nytimes.com/person/200222/Scarlett-Johansson/awards |work=[[The New York Times]] |access-date=July 29, 2009 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090224112556/http://movies.nytimes.com/person/200222/Scarlett-Johansson/awards |archive-date=February 24, 2009}}</ref> Also that year, Johansson underwent a [[tonsillectomy]], after which she starred with [[Ewan McGregor]] in [[Michael Bay]]'s science fiction film ''[[The Island (2005 film)|The Island]]'', in dual roles as Sarah Jordan and her clone, Jordan Two Delta. Johansson found her filming schedule exhausting: she had to shoot for 14 hours a day, and she hit her head and injured herself.<ref>{{cite news |title=Scarlett the action hero |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/3644873/Scarlett-the-action-hero.html |access-date=October 4, 2017 |work=[[The Daily Telegraph]] |date=July 8, 2005 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171005050635/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/3644873/Scarlett-the-action-hero.html |archive-date=October 5, 2017}}</ref> The film received mixed reviews and grossed $163{{nbsp}}million against a $126{{nbsp}}million budget.<ref>{{cite web |title=The Island (2005) |url=https://rottentomatoes.com/m/island |publisher=Rotten Tomatoes |access-date=August 3, 2009 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090304223911/http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/island/ |archive-date=March 4, 2009}}<br />{{cite web |title=The Island (2005) |url=https://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=island05.htm |publisher=Box Office Mojo |access-date=July 31, 2009 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090723024226/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=island05.htm |archive-date=July 23, 2009}}</ref>
 
[[File:Scarlett Johansson (cropped).jpg|thumb|upright|Johansson on the set of ''[[Vicky Cristina Barcelona]]'' in 2007|alt=Scarlett Johansson with tousled medium length blonde hair loosely around her shoulders and face, looking to her right.]]
 
Two of Johansson's films in 2006 explored the world of stage magicians, both opposite [[Hugh Jackman]]. Allen cast her opposite Jackman and himself in the film ''[[Scoop (2006 film)|Scoop]]'' (2006), in which she played a journalism student. The film was a modest worldwide box office success, but polarized critics.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=scoop.htm |title=Scoop |publisher=Box Office Mojo |access-date=August 2, 2009 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090727003003/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=scoop.htm |archive-date=July 27, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://rottentomatoes.com/m/scoop |title=Scoop (2006) |publisher=Rotten Tomatoes |access-date=August 2, 2009 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090215000005/http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/scoop/ |archive-date=February 15, 2009}}</ref> Ebert was critical of the film, but found Johansson "lovely as always",<ref>{{cite news |last1=Ebert |first1=Roger |title=Scoop Movie Review & Film Summary (2006) |url=https://rogerebert.com/reviews/scoop-2006 |access-date=September 27, 2017 |work=[[Chicago Sun-Times]] |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170928010008/http://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/scoop-2006 |archive-date=September 28, 2017}}</ref> and Mick LaSalle noted the freshness she brought to her part.<ref name="sfgate">{{cite news |last=LaSalle |first=Mick |title='Scoop' is Allen's funniest film in years |work=[[San Francisco Chronicle]] |date=July 28, 2006 |url=http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2006/07/28/DDGG5K5KIL1.DTL |access-date=September 27, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110524194408/http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=%2Fc%2Fa%2F2006%2F07%2F28%2FDDGG5K5KIL1.DTL |archive-date=May 24, 2011}}</ref> She also appeared in [[Brian De Palma]]'s ''[[The Black Dahlia (film)|The Black Dahlia]]'', a [[film noir]] shot in Los Angeles and Bulgaria. Johansson later said she was a fan of De{{nbsp}}Palma and had wanted to work with him on the film, but thought that she was unsuitable for the part.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://movies.about.com/od/theblackdahlia/a/dahliasj091306.htm |publisher=[[About.com]] |title=Scarlett Johansson Talks About The Black Dahlia |last=Murray |first=Rebecca |year=2006 |access-date=October 23, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131213004251/http://movies.about.com/od/theblackdahlia/a/dahliasj091306.htm |archive-date=December 13, 2013}}</ref> [[Anne Billson]] of ''[[The Daily Telegraph]]'' likewise found her miscast.<ref name="interesting" /> However, [[CNN]] said that she "takes to the pulpy period atmosphere as if it were oxygen".<ref>{{cite news |first=Owen |last=Gleiberman |title=Black Dahlia a stylish misfire |url=http://edition.cnn.com/2006/SHOWBIZ/Movies/09/15/ew.mov.blackdahlia/ |publisher=CNN |date=September 15, 2006 |access-date=September 27, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151103030029/http://edition.cnn.com/2006/SHOWBIZ/Movies/09/15/ew.mov.blackdahlia/ |archive-date=November 3, 2015}}</ref>
 
Also in 2006, Johansson starred in the short film ''When the Deal Goes Down'' to accompany [[Bob Dylan]]'s song "When the Deal Goes Down..." from the album ''[[Modern Times (Bob Dylan album)|Modern Times]]''.<ref>{{cite press release |title=Scarlett Johansson Stars in 'When The Deal Goes Down' Film Directed by Bennett Miller Set to New Bob Dylan Song |url=http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/scarlett-johansson-stars-in-when-the-deal-goes-down-film-directed-by-bennett-miller-set-to-new-bob-dylan-song-56282272.html |publisher=[[PR Newswire]] |access-date=March 31, 2014 |date=August 31, 2006 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140331174217/http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/scarlett-johansson-stars-in-when-the-deal-goes-down-film-directed-by-bennett-miller-set-to-new-bob-dylan-song-56282272.html |archive-date=March 31, 2014}}</ref> Johansson had a supporting role of assistant and lover of Jackman's character, an [[aristocratic]] magician, in [[Christopher Nolan]]'s mystery thriller ''[[The Prestige (film)|The Prestige]]'' (2006). Nolan thought Johansson possessed "ambiguity" and "a shielded quality".<ref name="esquire">{{cite news |title=Scarlett Johansson Is the Sexiest Woman Alive, 2006 |url=http://www.esquire.com/women/the-sexiest-woman-alive/scarlett-johansson-pics |work=[[Esquire (magazine)|Esquire]] |first=A.J. |last=Jacobs |date=October 31, 2006 |archive-date=September 6, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140906004443/http://www.esquire.com/women/the-sexiest-woman-alive/scarlett-johansson-pics |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="casting">{{cite news |first=Chris |last=Carle |title=Casting The Prestige |publisher=IGN |date=October 12, 2006 |url=http://uk.movies.ign.com/articles/738/738782p1.html |access-date=August 3, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090903025734/http://uk.movies.ign.com/articles/738/738782p1.html |archive-date=September 3, 2009}}</ref> She was fascinated with Nolan's directing methods and liked working with him.<ref>{{cite web |last=Fischer |first=Paul |title=Interview: Scarlett Johansson for "Scoop" |url=http://www.darkhorizons.com/features/1039/scarlett-johansson-for-scoop |publisher=[[Dark Horizons]] |date=July 26, 2006|access-date=March 31, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140219140636/http://www.darkhorizons.com/features/1039/scarlett-johansson-for-scoop|archive-date=February 19, 2014|url-status=live}}</ref> The film was a critical and box office success,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://metacritic.com/film/titles/prestige |title=The Prestige (2006) |publisher=Rotten Tomatoes |access-date=August 3, 2009 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090214233227/http://www.metacritic.com/film/titles/prestige |archive-date=February 14, 2009}}<br />{{cite web |title=The Prestige |url=https://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=prestige.htm |publisher=Box Office Mojo |access-date=August 3, 2009 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090621000309/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=prestige.htm |archive-date=June 21, 2009}}</ref> recommended by the ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'' as "an adult, provocative piece of work".<ref>{{cite news |first=Kenneth |last=Turan |title=The Prestige |url=http://www.calendarlive.com/printedition/calendar/cl-et-prestige20oct20,0,1454799.story |date=October 20, 2006 |access-date=September 27, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070105020523/http://www.calendarlive.com/printedition/calendar/cl-et-prestige20oct20,0,1454799.story |archive-date=January 5, 2007 |work=[[Los Angeles Times]]}}</ref> Some critics were skeptical of her performance: Billson again judged her miscast, and Dan Jolin of ''[[Empire (magazine)|Empire]]'' criticized her English accent.<ref name="interesting">{{cite news |last1=Billson |first1=Anne |author-link=Anne Billson |title=How Scarlett Johansson got interesting |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/10458053/How-Scarlett-Johansson-got-interesting.html |access-date=September 27, 2017 |work=The Daily Telegraph |date=November 19, 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170928060039/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/10458053/How-Scarlett-Johansson-got-interesting.html |archive-date=September 28, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Jolin |first1=Dan |title=The Prestige |url=https://www.empireonline.com/movies/prestige/review/ |access-date=September 27, 2017 |work=Empire |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170805225820/http://www.empireonline.com/movies/prestige/review/ |archive-date=August 5, 2017}}</ref>
 
Johansson's sole release of 2007 was the critically panned comedy-drama ''[[The Nanny Diaries (film)|The Nanny Diaries]]'' alongside [[Chris Evans (actor)|Chris Evans]] and [[Laura Linney]], in which she played a college graduate working as a nanny. Reviews of her performance were mixed; ''Variety'' wrote, "[She] essays an engaging heroine",<ref>{{cite news |url=https://variety.com/2007/film/reviews/the-nanny-diaries-1200557099/ |title=The Nanny Diaries |first=Lael |last=Loewenstein |work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |date=August 17, 2007 |access-date=August 5, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140906004923/http://variety.com/2007/film/reviews/the-nanny-diaries-1200557099/ |archive-date=September 6, 2014 |url-status=live }}</ref> and ''The New Yorker'' criticized her for looking "merely confused" while "trying to give the material a plausible emotional center".<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.newyorker.com/arts/critics/cinema/2007/09/03/070903crci_cinema_denby |title=Eastern, Western |first=David |last=Denby |work=[[The New Yorker]] |date=September 3, 2007 |access-date=August 5, 2009 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/5msSPZ7Ou?url=http://www.newyorker.com/arts/critics/cinema/2007/09/03/070903crci_cinema_denby |archive-date=January 18, 2010}}</ref> In 2008, Johansson starred, with [[Natalie Portman]] and [[Eric Bana]], in ''[[The Other Boleyn Girl (2008 film)|The Other Boleyn Girl]]'', which also earned mixed reviews.<ref>{{cite web |title=The Other Boleyn Girl |url=https://metacritic.com/film/titles/otherboleyngirl |publisher=[[Metacritic]] |access-date=August 7, 2009 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090524081240/http://www.metacritic.com/film/titles/otherboleyngirl/ |archive-date=May 24, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://uk.rottentomatoes.com/m/other_boleyn_girl |title=The Other Boleyn Girl (2008) |publisher=Rotten Tomatoes |access-date=August 7, 2009 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090627174425/http://uk.rottentomatoes.com/m/other_boleyn_girl/ |archive-date=June 27, 2009}}</ref> Promoting the film, Johansson and Portman appeared on the cover of ''[[W (magazine)|W]]'', discussing with the magazine the public's reception of them.<ref>{{cite news |title='Boleyn Girls' Natalie Portman & Scarlett Johansson Talk Monogamy |url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20177666,00.html |access-date=October 6, 2017 |work=[[People (magazine)|People]] |date=February 12, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110308081158/http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20177666,00.html |archive-date=March 8, 2011}}</ref> In ''[[Rolling Stone]]'', [[Pete Travers]] criticized the film for "[moving] in frustrating herks and jerks", but thought that the duo were the only positive aspect of the production.<ref>{{cite web |last=Travers |first=Peter |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/movie/14584631/review/18947849/other_boleyn_girl |title=Other Boleyn Girl |work=[[Rolling Stone]] |date=March 20, 2008 |access-date=August 7, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090504132955/http://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/movie/14584631/review/18947849/other_boleyn_girl |archive-date=May 4, 2009 }}</ref> ''Variety'' credited the cast as "almost flawless&nbsp;... at the top of its game", citing "Johansson's quieter Mary&nbsp;... as the [film's] emotional center".<ref>{{cite news |title=The Other Boleyn Girl |first=Derek |last=Elley |work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |date=February 18, 2009 |url=https://variety.com/index.asp?layout=festivals&jump=review&id=2478&reviewid=VE1117936222 |access-date=September 27, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080326235657/http://www.variety.com/index.asp?layout=festivals&jump=review&id=2478&reviewid=VE1117936222 |archive-date=March 26, 2008 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
 
In her third collaboration with Woody Allen, the romantic comedy-drama ''[[Vicky Cristina Barcelona]]'' (2008), which was filmed in Spain, Johansson plays one of the love interests of [[Javier Bardem]]'s character alongside [[Penélope Cruz]].<ref name="usatoday807">{{cite news |url=https://www.usatoday.com/life/movies/news/2007-08-21-scarlett-johansson-cover_N.htm |title=Hollywood enters the era of Scarlett Johansson |last=Stinson |first=Jeffrey |date=August 22, 2007 |work=[[USA Today]] |access-date=September 19, 2007 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071030192546/http://www.usatoday.com/life/movies/news/2007-08-21-scarlett-johansson-cover_N.htm |archive-date=October 30, 2007}}</ref> The film was one of Allen's most profitable and received favorable reviews.<ref>{{cite web |title=Vicky Cristina Barcelona |url=https://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=vickycristinabarcelona.htm |publisher=Box Office Mojo |access-date=August 7, 2009 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090924084515/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=vickycristinabarcelona.htm |archive-date=September 24, 2009}}</ref><ref name="mctop08">{{cite web |url=https://metacritic.com/film/awards/2008/toptens.shtml |title=Metacritic: 2008 Film Critic Top Ten Lists |publisher=Metacritic |access-date=January 11, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090227063722/http://www.metacritic.com/film/awards/2008/toptens.shtml |archive-date=February 27, 2009 |url-status=dead}}</ref> A reviewer in ''Variety'' described Johansson as "open and malleable" compared to the other actors.<ref>{{cite news |first=Todd |last=McCarthy |title=Vicky Cristina Barcelona |work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |date=May 19, 2008 |access-date=August 7, 2009 |url=https://variety.com/index.asp?layout=festivals&jump=review&reviewid=VE1117937165&cs=1 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100330071440/http://www.variety.com/index.asp?layout=festivals&jump=review&reviewid=VE1117937165&cs=1 |archive-date=March 30, 2010 |url-status=dead}}</ref> She also played the ''[[femme fatale]]'' Silken Floss in ''[[The Spirit (film)|The Spirit]]'', based on the newspaper [[comic strip]] of [[Spirit (comics)|the same name]] by [[Will Eisner]]. It received poor reviews from critics, who deemed it melodramatic, unoriginal, and sexist.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://rottentomatoes.com/m/the_spirit |title=The Spirit (2008) |publisher=Rotten Tomatoes |access-date=August 8, 2009 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090321173043/http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_spirit/ |archive-date=March 21, 2009}}</ref> Johansson's only role in 2009 was as Anna Marks, a yoga instructor, in the ensemble comedy-drama ''[[He's Just Not That Into You (film)|He's Just Not That into You]]'' (2009). The film was released to tepid reviews, but was a box office success.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=hesjustnotthatintoyou.htm |title=He's Just Not That into You |publisher=Box Office Mojo |access-date=August 8, 2009 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090809094956/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=hesjustnotthatintoyou.htm |archive-date=August 9, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=He's Just Not That into You (2009) |url=https://rottentomatoes.com/m/hes_just_not_that_into_you |publisher=Rotten Tomatoes |access-date=August 8, 2009 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090529125520/http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/hes_just_not_that_into_you/ |archive-date=May 29, 2009}}</ref>
 
===2010–2013: Marvel Cinematic Universe and stage work===
[[File:Scarlett Johansson SDCC 2013 by Gage Skidmore 1.jpg|thumb|upright|Johansson at the 2013 [[San Diego Comic-Con]]]]
 
Johansson had aspired to appear on Broadway since childhood. She made her debut in a 2010 revival of [[Arthur Miller]]'s drama ''[[A View from the Bridge]]''.<ref name="GMUK">{{cite web |url=http://www.glamourmagazine.co.uk/news/celebrity/2010/06/14/scarlett-johansson-wins-best-actress-tony-award |title=Scarlett Johansson wins Best Actress Tony Award |date=June 14, 2010 |work=[[Glamour (magazine)|Glamour]] |access-date=March 31, 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140331160715/http://www.glamourmagazine.co.uk/news/celebrity/2010/06/14/scarlett-johansson-wins-best-actress-tony-award |archive-date=March 31, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.broadway.com/buzz/scarlett-johansson-makes-her-broadway-debut-opposite-tony-winner-liev-schreiber-view-bridge/ |title=Scarlett Johansson to Make Her Broadway Debut Opposite Liev Schreiber in A View from the Bridge |date=October 26, 2009 |publisher=[[Key Brand Entertainment|Broadway.com]] |access-date=February 3, 2010 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100327090703/http://www.broadway.com/buzz/scarlett-johansson-makes-her-broadway-debut-opposite-tony-winner-liev-schreiber-view-bridge/ |archive-date=March 27, 2010}}</ref> Set in the 1950s, in an Italian-American neighborhood in New York, it tells the tragic tale of Eddie (played by [[Liev Schreiber]]), who has an inappropriate love for his wife's orphaned niece, Catherine (played by Johansson). After some reservations about playing a teenage character, Johansson agreed to the play when a friend convinced her to take on the part.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Isherwood |first1=Charles |title=Scarlett Johansson Made Broadway Look Easy |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/16/theater/theaterspecial/16scarlett.html |access-date=October 3, 2017 |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=May 12, 2010 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170929044004/http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/16/theater/theaterspecial/16scarlett.html |archive-date=September 29, 2017}}</ref> [[Ben Brantley]] of ''The New York Times'' wrote of Johansson's performance that she "melts into her character so thoroughly that her nimbus of celebrity disappears".<ref>{{cite news |last1=Brantley |first1=Ben |author-link=Ben Brantley |title=Theater Review – 'A View From the Bridge' – Arthur Miller's Tragic View From Brooklyn, at Cort Theater |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/25/theater/reviews/25view.html |access-date=September 28, 2017 |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=January 25, 2010 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170929000926/http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/25/theater/reviews/25view.html |archive-date=September 29, 2017}}</ref> ''Variety''{{'}}s David Rooney was impressed with the play and Johansson in particular, describing her as the chief performer.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Rooney |first1=David |title=A View From the Bridge |url=https://variety.com/2010/legit/reviews/a-view-from-the-bridge-1117941959/ |access-date=September 28, 2017 |work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |date=January 25, 2010 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170929000836/http://variety.com/2010/legit/reviews/a-view-from-the-bridge-1117941959/ |archive-date=September 29, 2017}}</ref> She won the 2010 [[Tony Award for Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Play]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/14/theater/theaterspecial/14tony.html |title='Red' and 'Memphis' Win Top Tony Awards |last=Healy |first=Patrick |date=June 14, 2010 |work=[[The New York Times]] |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170929045201/http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/14/theater/theaterspecial/14tony.html |archive-date=September 29, 2017}}</ref> Some critics and Broadway actors criticized the award committee's decision to reward the work of mainstream Hollywood actors, including Johansson. In response, she said that she understood the frustration, but had worked hard for her accomplishments.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Evans |first1=Suzy |title=Broadway Backlash Against Hollywood Stars Heats Up as Tony Awards Approach |url=https://hollywoodreporter.com/news/broadway-backlash-hollywood-stars-heats-193117 |access-date=October 25, 2017 |work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |date=May 30, 2011 |language=en |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171025190216/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/broadway-backlash-hollywood-stars-heats-193117 |archive-date=October 25, 2017}}</ref>
 
Johansson played [[Natasha Romanoff (Marvel Cinematic Universe)|Black Widow]] in [[Jon Favreau]]'s ''[[Iron Man 2]]'' (2010),<ref>{{cite web |author1=Finke, Nikki |title=Another 'Iron Man 2' Deal: Scarlett Johannson To Replace Emily Blunt As Black Widow For Lousy Lowball Money |url=https://deadline.com/2009/03/another-iron-man-2-exclusive-scarlett-johannson-will-replace-emily-blunt-in-iron-man-2-8763/ |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |access-date=April 28, 2015 |date=March 11, 2009 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150501213236/http://deadline.com/2009/03/another-iron-man-2-exclusive-scarlett-johannson-will-replace-emily-blunt-in-iron-man-2-8763/ |archive-date=May 1, 2015}}</ref> a part of the [[Marvel Cinematic Universe]] (MCU).<ref name=MCU>{{cite web |url=https://www.slashfilm.com/marvel-cinematic-universe-ranked-2/ |publisher=[[/Film]] |title=Heroes, Villains, Rejects, and A-Holes: The Marvel Cinematic Universe Ranked |date=May 10, 2017 |access-date=September 30, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171001031417/http://www.slashfilm.com/marvel-cinematic-universe-ranked-2/ |archive-date=October 1, 2017}}</ref> Before she secured the role, she dyed her hair red to convince Favreau that she was right for the part, and undertook stunt and [[strength training]] to prepare for the role.<ref>{{cite web |first=Rebecca |last=Murray |title=Scarlett Johansson Interview – 'Iron Man 2' |url=http://movies.about.com/od/ironman2/a/scarlett-johansson.htm |publisher=About.com |access-date=September 28, 2017 |archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/6A5VQqK4u?url=http://movies.about.com/od/ironman2/a/scarlett-johansson.htm |archive-date=August 21, 2012}}</ref> Johansson said the character resonated with her, and she admired the superhero's human traits.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.wmagazine.com/people/celebrities/2015/02/scarlett-johansson-new-mom-the-avengers/ |title=Scarlett Johansson Is Nobody's Baby |last=Hirschberg |first=Lynn |work=[[W (magazine)|W]] |date=February 9, 2015 |access-date=September 28, 2017 |archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/6WQ0WepJM?url=http://www.wmagazine.com/people/celebrities/2015/02/scarlett-johansson-new-mom-the-avengers/ |archive-date=February 17, 2015}}</ref> The film earned $623.9{{nbsp}}million against its $200{{nbsp}}million budget, and received generally positive reviews from critics, although reviewers criticized how her character was written.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=ironman2.htm |title=Iron Man 2 |publisher=Box Office Mojo |access-date=July 4, 2012 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170602032832/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=ironman2.htm |archive-date=June 2, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://rottentomatoes.com/m/iron_man_2 |title=Iron Man 2 |publisher=Rotten Tomatoes |access-date=July 4, 2012 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120625102736/http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/iron_man_2/ |archive-date=June 25, 2012}}</ref> Tim Robey of ''The Daily Telegraph'' and Matt Goldberg thought that she had little to do but look attractive.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Robey |first1=Tim |title=Iron Man 2, review |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/filmreviews/7652746/Iron-Man-2-review.html |access-date=September 28, 2017 |work=[[The Daily Telegraph]] |date=April 29, 2010 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170623181745/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/filmreviews/7652746/Iron-Man-2-review.html |archive-date=June 23, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Goldberg |first1=Matt |title=Iron Man 2 Review |url=https://collider.com/iron-man-2-review-movie/ |publisher=[[Collider (website)|Collider]] |access-date=September 28, 2017 |date=May 6, 2010 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170929000950/http://collider.com/iron-man-2-review-movie/ |archive-date=September 29, 2017}}</ref> In 2011, Johansson played the role of Kelly, a zookeeper in the family film ''[[We Bought a Zoo]]'' alongside [[Matt Damon]]. The film got mainly favorable reviews, and Anne Billson praised Johansson for bringing depth to a rather uninteresting character.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://rottentomatoes.com/m/we_bought_a_zoo |title=We Bought a Zoo |publisher=Rotten Tomatoes |access-date=July 5, 2012 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120630075847/http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/we_bought_a_zoo/ |archive-date=June 30, 2012}}</ref><ref name="interesting" /> Johansson earned a [[Teen Choice Award]] for Choice Movie Actress: Drama nomination for her performance.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1690174/teen-choice-awards-winners-list/ |title=Teen Choice Awards 2012: Complete Winners List |date=July 22, 2012 |publisher=[[MTV]] |access-date=September 28, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150702121854/http://www.mtv.com/news/1690174/teen-choice-awards-winners-list/ |archive-date=July 2, 2015}}</ref>
 
Johansson learned some Russian from a former teacher on the phone for her role as Black Widow in ''[[The Avengers (2012 film)|The Avengers]]'' (2012),<ref>{{cite news |last1=Frost |first1=Caroline |title=Interview: Scarlett Johansson On Buffing Up For Avengers, Speaking Russian And Trying To Look Sexy... |url=http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2012/09/13/interview-scarlett-johansson-avengers-assemble-marvel_n_1880147.html |access-date=September 29, 2017 |work=[[HuffPost]] |date=September 13, 2012 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170929183431/http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2012/09/13/interview-scarlett-johansson-avengers-assemble-marvel_n_1880147.html |archive-date=September 29, 2017}}</ref> another entry from the MCU.<ref name=MCU /> The film received mainly positive reviews and broke many box office records, becoming the third highest-grossing film both in the United States and worldwide.<ref>{{cite web |title=Marvel's The Avengers (2012) |url=https://rottentomatoes.com/m/marvels_the_avengers |publisher=Rotten Tomatoes |access-date=June 30, 2012 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120630071806/http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/marvels_the_avengers/ |archive-date=June 30, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/box-office-milestone-avengers-number-three-332331 |title=Box Office Milestone: 'The Avengers' Becomes No. 3 Pic of All Time With $1.331 Billion |work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |first=Pamela |last=McClintock |date=June 2, 2012 |access-date=June 30, 2012 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/6BsxwZv7E?url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/box-office-milestone-avengers-number-three-332331 |archive-date=November 2, 2012}}</ref> For her performance, she was nominated for two [[Teen Choice Awards]] and three [[People's Choice Awards]].{{efn|She was nominated for Teen Choice Awards for Choice Movie Actress: Sci-Fi/Fantasy and Choice Summer Movie Star: Female, and People's Choice Awards for Favorite Movie Actress, Favorite On-Screen Chemistry (shared with [[Jeremy Renner]]) and Favorite Face of Heroism.<ref name="AccoTeenChoice">{{cite web |url=http://teenchoiceawards.com/pdf/TEENCHOICE2012WaveOneNoms.pdf |title=First Wave of 'Teen Choice 2012' Nominees Announced |publisher=[[Teen Choice Awards]] |date=May 18, 2012 |access-date=May 18, 2012 |archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/67lBFxFbN?url=http://teenchoiceawards.com/pdf/TEENCHOICE2012WaveOneNoms.pdf |archive-date=May 18, 2012 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="PeoplesChoice">{{cite web |title=The People's Choice Awards nominees are ... |url=http://www.peopleschoice.com/pca/awards/nominees/?year=2013 |publisher=[[People's Choice Awards]] |access-date=September 17, 2014 |archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/6SejTNyCN?url=http://www.peopleschoice.com/pca/awards/nominees/?year=2013 |archive-date=September 17, 2014 |url-status=live}}</ref>}} Later that year, Johansson portrayed actress [[Janet Leigh]] in [[Sacha Gervasi]]'s ''[[Hitchcock (film)|Hitchcock]]'', a behind-the-scenes drama about the making of [[Alfred Hitchcock]]'s 1960 film ''[[Psycho (1960 film)|Psycho]]''.<ref>{{cite news |last=Kroll |first=Justin |url=https://variety.com/article/VR1118050966 |title=Scarlett Johansson to star in 'Making of Psycho' |work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |date=March 1, 2012 |access-date=March 29, 2012 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120404210722/http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118050966 |archive-date=April 4, 2012}}</ref> Roger Ebert wrote that Johansson did not look much like Leigh, but conveyed her spunk, intelligence, and sense of humor.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Ebert |first1=Roger |title=Hitchcock Movie Review & Film Summary (2012) |url=https://rogerebert.com/reviews/hitchcock-2012 |access-date=September 29, 2017 |work=[[Chicago Sun-Times]] |date=November 20, 2012 |language=en |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170929231502/http://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/hitchcock-2012 |archive-date=September 29, 2017}}</ref>
 
[[File:Don Jon 09 (9725727751) (cropped).jpg|thumb|left|upright|Johansson at the [[2013 Toronto International Film Festival]]]]
 
In January 2013, Johansson starred in a Broadway revival of ''[[Cat on a Hot Tin Roof]],'' directed by [[Rob Ashford]]. Set in the [[Mississippi Delta]], it examines the relationships within the family of Big Daddy (played by [[Ciarán Hinds]]), primarily between his son Brick (played by [[Benjamin Walker (actor)|Benjamin Walker]]) and Maggie (played by Johansson).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.playbill.com/news/article/170231-Benjamin-Walker-Debra-Monk-and-Ciaran-Hinds-Will-Join-Scarlett-Johansson-in-Broadways-Cat-on-a-Hot-Tin-Roof |title=Benjamin Walker, Debra Monk and Ciaran Hinds Will Join Scarlett Johansson in Broadway's Cat on a Hot Tin Roof |last=Hetrick |first=Adam |date=September 20, 2012 |work=[[Playbill]] |access-date=November 28, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130103134414/http://www.playbill.com/news/article/170231-Benjamin-Walker-Debra-Monk-and-Ciaran-Hinds-Will-Join-Scarlett-Johansson-in-Broadways-Cat-on-a-Hot-Tin-Roof |archive-date=January 3, 2013}}</ref> Her performance received mixed reviews.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://uk.eonline.com/news/379889/scarlett-johansson-in-cat-on-a-hot-tin-roof-early-reviews-surface-critics-not-so-hot-about-broadway-revival |title=Scarlett Johansson in Cat on a Hot Tin Roof: Early Reviews Surface, Critics Not So Hot About Broadway Revival |last=Grossberg |first=Josh |date=January 18, 2013 |publisher=E! News |access-date=January 18, 2013}}</ref> ''Entertainment Weekly''{{'}}s Thom Geier wrote, "Scarlett Johansson brings a fierce fighting spirit" to her part,<ref>{{cite journal |last=Geier |first=Thom |date=February 1, 2013 |title=Cat on a Hot Tin Roof |journal=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |page=123}}</ref> but Joe Dziemianowicz from ''[[The Daily News (New York)|Daily News]]'' called her performance "alarmingly one-note".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/music-arts/theater-review-cat-hot-tin-roof-article-1.1241257 |title=Theater review: 'Cat on a Hot Tin Roof' |last=Dziemianowicz |first=Joe |date=January 16, 2013 |work=[[Daily News (New York)|Daily News]] |location=New York |access-date=March 9, 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130423113720/http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/music-arts/theater-review-cat-hot-tin-roof-article-1.1241257 |archive-date=April 23, 2013}}</ref> The [[2013 Sundance Film Festival]] hosted the premiere of [[Joseph Gordon-Levitt]]'s directorial debut, ''[[Don Jon]]''.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Child |first=Ben |title=Joseph Gordon-Levitt directorial debut sells for $4m |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2013/jan/22/joseph-gordon-levitt-directorial-debut |newspaper=[[The Guardian]] |access-date=February 18, 2013 |date=January 22, 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131002172720/http://www.theguardian.com/film/2013/jan/22/joseph-gordon-levitt-directorial-debut |archive-date=October 2, 2013}}</ref> In this romantic comedy-drama, she plays a woman perplexed by the [[Pornography addiction|pornography-addicted]] title character. Gordon-Levitt wrote the role for Johansson, who had previously admired his acting work.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Breznican |first1=Anthony |title='Don Jon': How Joseph Gordon-Levitt wooed Scarlett Johansson |url=https://ew.com/article/2013/09/27/don-jon-how-joseph-gordon-levitt-wooed-scarlett-johansson-for-his-porn-obsession-satire/ |access-date=September 29, 2017 |work=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |date=September 27, 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170929183521/http://ew.com/article/2013/09/27/don-jon-how-joseph-gordon-levitt-wooed-scarlett-johansson-for-his-porn-obsession-satire/ |archive-date=September 29, 2017}}</ref> The film received positive reviews and Johansson's performance was highlighted by critics.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://rottentomatoes.com/m/don_jon |title=Don Jon |publisher=Rotten Tomatoes |access-date=September 28, 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131001061853/http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/don_jon/ |archive-date=October 1, 2013}}</ref> Claudia Puig of ''[[USA Today]]'' considered it to be one of her best performances.<ref>{{cite web |last=Puig |first=Claudia |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/movies/2013/09/26/don-jon-review/2711907 |title='Don Jon' weaves porn and comedy with unexpected charm |work=[[USA Today]] |date=September 27, 2013 |access-date=September 28, 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130928025528/http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/movies/2013/09/26/don-jon-review/2711907/ |archive-date=September 28, 2013}}</ref>
 
In 2013, Johansson voiced the character Samantha, an intelligent computer operating system, in [[Spike Jonze]]'s film ''[[Her (film)|Her]],'' replacing [[Samantha Morton]] in the role.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.vulture.com/2013/06/spike-jonze-replaced-samantha-morton-with-scarjo.html |title=Exclusive: Scarlett Johansson Replaced Samantha Morton in Spike Jonze's New Film, Her |last=Buchanan |first=Kyle |work=[[New York (magazine)|New York]] |date=June 21, 2013 |access-date=December 25, 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140102014900/http://www.vulture.com/2013/06/spike-jonze-replaced-samantha-morton-with-scarjo.html |archive-date=January 2, 2014}}</ref> The film premiered at the 8th [[Rome Film Festival|Rome International Film Festival]], where Johansson won Best Actress; she was also nominated for the [[Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Supporting Actress]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Barnes |first1=Henry |title=Scarlett Johansson voted best actress for voice-only role in Her |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2013/nov/18/scarlett-johansson-her-best-actress |access-date=February 13, 2015 |work=[[The Guardian]] |date=November 18, 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141007170851/http://www.theguardian.com/film/2013/nov/18/scarlett-johansson-her-best-actress |archive-date=October 7, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://deadline.com/2013/12/critics-choice-movie-awards-nominees-full-list-652803/ |title=American Hustle, 12 Years A Slave Lead BFCA's Critics Choice Movie Awards Nominations |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |access-date=September 29, 2017 |date=December 17, 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/6SoTeknMn?url=http://deadline.com/2013/12/critics-choice-movie-awards-nominees-full-list-652803/ |archive-date=September 23, 2014}}</ref> Johansson was intimidated by the role's complexity, and found her recording sessions for the role challenging but liberating.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Lee |first1=Chris |title=Scarlett Johansson found her Siri-esque character in 'Her' liberating |url=https://articles.latimes.com/2013/nov/01/entertainment/la-et-mn-ca-sneaks-scarlett-johansson-her-20131103 |access-date=October 2, 2017 |work=[[Los Angeles Times]] |date=November 1, 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170302144039/http://articles.latimes.com/2013/nov/01/entertainment/la-et-mn-ca-sneaks-scarlett-johansson-her-20131103 |archive-date=March 2, 2017}}</ref> Peter Travers believed Johansson's voice in the film was "sweet, sexy, caring, manipulative, scary [and] award-worthy".<ref>{{cite web |last=Travers |first=Peter |author-link=Peter Travers |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/movies/reviews/her-20131218 |title='Her' Movie Review |newspaper=[[Rolling Stone]] |date=December 18, 2013 |access-date=September 28, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170929001025/https://www.rollingstone.com/movies/reviews/her-20131218 |archive-date=September 29, 2017}}</ref> ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]'' magazine's [[Richard Corliss]] called her performance "seductive and winning",<ref name="TIME">{{Cite journal |last=Corliss |first=Richard |author-link=Richard Corliss |url=http://entertainment.time.com/2013/10/12/spike-jonzes-her-falling-in-love-with-the-it-girl/ |title=Spike Jonze's 'her': Falling in Love With the IT Girl |journal=[[Time (magazine)|Time]] |date=October 12, 2013 |access-date=September 28, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170309042627/http://entertainment.time.com/2013/10/12/spike-jonzes-her-falling-in-love-with-the-it-girl/ |archive-date=March 9, 2017}}</ref> and ''Her'' was rated as one of the best films of 2013.<ref>{{cite web |title=2013 Film Critic Top 10 Lists |url=https://metacritic.com/feature/film-critic-top-10-lists-best-movies-of-2013 |publisher=Metacritic |access-date=September 28, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140102162352/http://www.metacritic.com/feature/film-critic-top-10-lists-best-movies-of-2013 |archive-date=January 2, 2014}}</ref>
She also won the [[Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress]] at the [[40th Saturn Awards]] in 2014 for her performance. Johansson was cast in the role of an alien who preys on men in Scotland in [[Jonathan Glazer]]'s science fiction film ''[[Under the Skin (2013 film)|Under the Skin]]'' (2013). The project, an adaptation of [[Michel Faber]]'s [[Under the Skin (novel)|novel of the same name]], took nine years to complete.<ref name="UTS">{{cite news |url=https://www.vanityfair.com/online/oscars/2013/08/scarlett-johansson-under-the-skin-trailer |title=Alien Scarlett Johansson Seduces Scottish Men (but Not Early Critics) in Under the Skin, Her Sexy Hitchhiker Movie |work=[[Vanity Fair (magazine)|Vanity Fair]] |first=Julie |last=Miller |date=September 3, 2013 |access-date=September 8, 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130905205257/http://www.vanityfair.com/online/oscars/2013/08/scarlett-johansson-under-the-skin-trailer |archive-date=September 5, 2013}}</ref> For the role, she learned to drive a van and speak in an English accent.<ref name=":7">{{Cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2014/mar/06/under-the-skin-director-jonathan-glazer-scarlett-johansson |title=Under the Skin: why did this chilling masterpiece take a decade? |last1=Leigh |first1=Danna |date=March 6, 2014 |newspaper=[[The Guardian]] |access-date=April 29, 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140604192026/http://www.theguardian.com/film/2014/mar/06/under-the-skin-director-jonathan-glazer-scarlett-johansson |archive-date=June 4, 2014}}</ref> Johansson improvised conversations with non-professional actors on the street, who did not know they were being filmed.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-26559813 |title=Scarlett Johansson on playing 'unscripted' scavenging alien |last1=Jones |first1=Emma |date=March 16, 2014 |publisher=[[BBC News Online]] |access-date=March 17, 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140316214649/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-26559813 |archive-date=March 16, 2014}}</ref> It was released to generally positive reviews, with particular praise for Johansson.<ref name="UTS" /><ref>{{cite web |url=https://rottentomatoes.com/m/under_the_skin_2013/ |title=Under the Skin (2013) |publisher=Rotten Tomatoes |access-date=April 5, 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140404153404/http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/under_the_skin_2013/ |archive-date=April 4, 2014}}</ref> Erin Whitney, writing for ''[[HuffPost|The Huffington Post]]'', considered it to be her finest performance to that point, and noted that it was her first [[Nudity in film|fully nude]] role.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://huffingtonpost.com/2014/04/03/scarlett-johansson-under-the-skin_n_5083880.html |title=Scarlett Johansson Opens Up About Her First Fully Nude Role In 'Under The Skin' |last=Whitney |first=Erin |date=April 4, 2014 |work=The Huffington Post |access-date=September 30, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170205120446/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/04/03/scarlett-johansson-under-the-skin_n_5083880.html |archive-date=February 5, 2017}}</ref> Author Maureen Foster wrote, "How much depth, breadth, and range Johansson mines from her character's very limited allowance of emotional response is a testament to her acting prowess that is, as the film goes on, increasingly stunning."<ref>{{Cite book|title=Alien in the Mirror: Scarlett Johansson, Jonathan Glazer, and Under the Skin|last=Foster|first=Maureen|publisher=McFarland & Co., Inc.|year=2019|isbn=9781476670423|location=North Carolina|pages=44}}</ref> It earned Johansson a [[BIFA Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a British Independent Film]] nomination.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.bifa.film/awards/nominations/2013 |title=Nominations Awards 2013 |work=[[British Independent Film Awards]] |access-date=September 30, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170930180007/https://www.bifa.film/awards/nominations/2013 |archive-date=September 30, 2017}}</ref>
 
===2014–present: Blockbuster films and critical acclaim===
[[File:Scarlett Johansson Césars 2014.jpg|thumb|upright|Johansson at the [[39th César Awards|2014 César Awards]]|alt=Scarlett Johansson, wearing a dark blue coat, smiles to her left.]]
 
Continuing her work in the MCU, Johansson reprised her role as Black Widow in ''[[Captain America: The Winter Soldier]]'' (2014). In the film, she joins forces with [[Steve Rogers (Marvel Cinematic Universe)|Captain America]] (Chris Evans) and [[Sam Wilson (Marvel Cinematic Universe)|Falcon]] ([[Anthony Mackie]]) to uncover a conspiracy within [[S.H.I.E.L.D.]], while facing a mysterious assassin known as the [[Winter Soldier (comics)|Winter Soldier]]. Johansson and Evans wrote their own dialogue for several scenes they had together.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Earp |first1=Catherine |title=Captain America stars contributed to script |url=http://www.digitalspy.com/movies/captain-america/news/a590809/captain-america-actors-contributed-to-winter-soldier-script/ |work=[[Digital Spy]] |access-date=October 2, 2017 |date=August 16, 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171002220351/http://www.digitalspy.com/movies/captain-america/news/a590809/captain-america-actors-contributed-to-winter-soldier-script/ |archive-date=October 2, 2017}}</ref> Johansson was attracted to her character's way of doing her job, employing her feminine wiles and not her physical appeal.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Radish |first1=Christina |title=Chris Evans, Scarlett Johansson, Samuel L. Jackson and Kevin Feige Talk Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Evolution of Black Widow, and Much More |url=https://collider.com/chris-evans-scarlett-johansson-captain-america-winter-soldier-interview/ |publisher=Collider |access-date=October 2, 2017 |date=March 27, 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171003025826/http://collider.com/chris-evans-scarlett-johansson-captain-america-winter-soldier-interview/ |archive-date=October 3, 2017}}</ref> The film was a critical and commercial success, grossing over $714{{nbsp}}million worldwide.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://rottentomatoes.com/m/captain_america_the_winter_soldier_2014/ |title=Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014) |publisher=Rotten Tomatoes |access-date=April 6, 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150726040718/http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/captain_america_the_winter_soldier_2014/ |archive-date=July 26, 2015}}</ref> Critic Odie Henderson saw "a genuine emotional shorthand at work, especially from Johansson, who is excellent here".<ref>{{cite news |last1=Henderson |first1=Odie |title=Captain America: The Winter Soldier Movie Review (2014) |url=https://rogerebert.com/reviews/captain-america-the-winter-soldier-2014 |access-date=October 2, 2017 |work=[[Chicago Sun-Times]] |date=April 3, 2014 |language=en |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171002220315/http://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/captain-america-the-winter-soldier-2014 |archive-date=October 2, 2017}}</ref> The role earned her a [[Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress]] nomination.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Blake |first1=Emily |title=2015 Saturn Awards: 'Captain America: Winter Soldier,' 'Walking Dead' lead nominees |url=https://ew.com/article/2015/03/04/saturn-awards-captain-america-walking-dead/ |access-date=October 9, 2017 |work=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |date=March 4, 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170822191124/http://ew.com/article/2015/03/04/saturn-awards-captain-america-walking-dead/ |archive-date=August 22, 2017}}</ref>
 
Johansson played a supporting role in the film ''[[Chef (2014 film)|Chef]]'' (2014), alongside [[Robert Downey, Jr.]], [[Sofía Vergara]], and director Jon Favreau. It grossed over $45{{nbsp}}million at the box office and was well received by critics. The ''[[Chicago Sun-Times]]'' writer [[Richard Roeper]] found the film "funny, quirky and insightful, with a bounty of interesting supporting characters".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.suntimes.com/entertainment/movies/27402577-421/chef-a-funny-story-then-a-long-dinner-break.html |title='Chef': A funny story, then a long dinner break |date=May 15, 2014 |access-date=October 2, 2017 |work=[[Chicago Sun-Times]] |first=Richard |last=Roeper |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140529123900/http://www.suntimes.com/entertainment/movies/27402577-421/chef-a-funny-story-then-a-long-dinner-break.html |archive-date=May 29, 2014}}</ref> In [[Luc Besson]]'s science fiction action film ''[[Lucy (2014 film)|Lucy]]'' (2014), Johansson starred as the title character, who gains psychokinetic abilities when a nootropic drug is absorbed into her bloodstream.<ref name="hollywoodreporter2">{{cite web |url=https://hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/scarlett-johansson-star-luc-bessons-446576 |title=Scarlett Johansson to Star in Luc Besson's Latest Action Movie (Exclusive) |work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |date=April 22, 2013 |first=Tatiana |last=Siegel |access-date=October 9, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170822103821/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/scarlett-johansson-star-luc-bessons-446576 |archive-date=August 22, 2017}}</ref> Besson discussed the role with several actresses, and cast Johansson based on her strong reaction to the script and her discipline.<ref>{{cite web |title=Lucy Production Notes |work=[[Universal Pictures]] |access-date=August 11, 2014 |url=http://www.lucymovie.com/pdf/lucy_production_notes.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140801123339/http://lucymovie.com/pdf/lucy_production_notes.pdf |archive-date=August 1, 2014}}</ref> Critics generally praised the film's themes, visuals, and Johansson's performance; some found the plot nonsensical.<ref>{{cite web |last=Lombardi |first=Ken |title='Lucy,' 'Hercules' both get strength from critics |publisher=[[CBS News]] |date=July 25, 2014 |access-date=September 8, 2014 |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/lucy-hercules-both-get-strength-from-critics/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140910200221/http://www.cbsnews.com/news/lucy-hercules-both-get-strength-from-critics/ |archive-date=September 10, 2014}}<br />{{cite web |last=Sims |first=David |title=Is 'Lucy' Being Criticized as Dumb Because It's About Being Smart? |website=[[The Atlantic]] |date=July 25, 2014 |access-date=July 25, 2014 |url=http://www.thewire.com/entertainment/2014/07/is-lucy-being-criticized-as-dumb-because-its-about-being-smart/375053/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140725173824/http://www.thewire.com/entertainment/2014/07/is-lucy-being-criticized-as-dumb-because-its-about-being-smart/375053/ |archive-date=July 25, 2014}}<br />{{cite web |last=Gettell |first=Oliver |title='Lucy': 5 reasons the Scarlett Johansson film ruled the box office |work=[[Los Angeles Times]] |date=July 22, 2014 |access-date=August 22, 2014 |url=https://latimes.com/entertainment/movies/moviesnow/la-et-mn-lucy-5-reasons-scarlett-johansson-ruled-the-box-office-20140728-story.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140826153932/http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/moviesnow/la-et-mn-lucy-5-reasons-scarlett-johansson-ruled-the-box-office-20140728-story.html |archive-date=August 26, 2014}}</ref> [[IGN]]'s Jim Vejvoda attributed the film's success to her acting and Besson's style.<ref>{{cite web |last=Vejvoda |first=Jim |title=Lucy Review |publisher=IGN |date=July 23, 2014 |access-date=October 2, 2017 |url=https://ign.com/articles/2014/07/23/lucy-review |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170905235500/http://www.ign.com/articles/2014/07/23/lucy-review |archive-date=September 5, 2017}}</ref> The film grossed $458{{nbsp}}million on a budget of $40{{nbsp}}million to become [[2014 in film|the 18th highest-grossing film of 2014]].<ref>{{cite web |title=2014 Yearly Box Office Results |url=https://boxofficemojo.com/yearly/chart/?view2=worldwide&yr=2014&p=.htm |publisher=Box Office Mojo |access-date=October 2, 2017 |language=en |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170914071826/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/yearly/chart/?view2=worldwide&yr=2014&p=.htm |archive-date=September 14, 2017}}</ref><!-- NOTE: Before adding material about ''Lucy'' taking the spot for the third highest-grossing opening for a female-driven action film, behind ''Wanted'' and ''Lara Croft: Tomb Raider'', see the discussion from the Lucy (2014 film) talk page about this matter.-->
 
In 2015 and 2016, Johansson again played Black Widow in the MCU films ''[[Avengers: Age of Ultron]]'' and ''[[Captain America: Civil War]]''. During filming of the former, a mixture of close-ups, concealing costumes, stunt doubles and visual effects were used to hide her pregnancy.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://insidemovies.ew.com/2014/07/18/avengers-age-of-ultron-scarlett-johanssons-pregnancy/ |title=How 'Avengers: Age of Ultron' will hide Scarlett Johansson's pregnancy |last=Breznican |first=Anthony |work=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |date=July 18, 2014 |access-date=July 18, 2014 |archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/6RAdLPGJO?url=http://insidemovies.ew.com/2014/07/18/avengers-age-of-ultron-scarlett-johanssons-pregnancy/ |archive-date=July 19, 2014 |url-status=live}}</ref> Both films earned more than $1.1{{nbsp}}billion, ranking among the [[List of highest-grossing films|highest-grossing films of all time]].<ref name="all time">{{cite web |title=All Time Worldwide Box Office Grosses |url=https://boxofficemojo.com/alltime/world/ |publisher=Box Office Mojo |access-date=October 2, 2017 |language=en |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100102025933/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/alltime/world/ |archive-date=January 2, 2010}}</ref> For ''Civil War'', Johansson earned her second nomination for [[Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Actress in an Action Movie]] and her fourth for Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Kilday |first1=Gregg |title='La La Land,' 'Arrival,' 'Moonlight' Top Critics' Choice Nominations |url=https://hollywoodreporter.com/lists/critics-choice-awards-2016-film-nomination-complete-list-951822 |access-date=October 2, 2017 |work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |date=December 1, 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170228013612/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/critics-choice-awards-2016-film-nomination-complete-list-951822 |archive-date=February 28, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Bryant |first1=Jacob |title='Star Wars,' 'Mad Max,' 'Walking Dead' Lead Saturn Awards Nominations |url=https://variety.com/2016/film/news/saturn-awards-nominations-2016-star-wars-mad-max-1201713942/ |access-date=October 2, 2017 |work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |date=February 24, 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160507141412/http://variety.com/2016/film/news/saturn-awards-nominations-2016-star-wars-mad-max-1201713942/ |archive-date=May 7, 2016}}</ref> Earlier in 2016, Johansson had featured in the [[Coen brothers]]' well-received comedy film ''[[Hail, Caesar!]]'' about a "fixer" working in the classical Hollywood cinema, trying to discover what happened to a cast member who vanished during the filming of a biblical epic; Johansson plays an actress who becomes pregnant while her film is in production.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://rottentomatoes.com/m/hail_caesar_2016/ |title=Hail, Caesar! (2016) |website=Rotten Tomatoes |access-date=October 2, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170830120540/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/hail_caesar_2016 |archive-date=August 30, 2017}}</ref> She also voiced [[Kaa]] in Jon Favreau's live-action adaptation of [[Walt Disney Pictures|Disney's]]  ''[[The Jungle Book (2016 film)|The Jungle Book]]'', and Ash in the animated musical comedy film ''[[Sing (2016 American film)|Sing]]'' (both 2016).<ref>{{cite web |title=Scarlett Johansson |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/scarlett_johansson |publisher=Rotten Tomatoes |access-date=October 2, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170830071454/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/scarlett_johansson |archive-date=August 30, 2017}}</ref> That year she also narrated an audiobook of [[Lewis Carroll]]'s children's novel ''[[Alice's Adventures in Wonderland]]''.<ref>{{cite news |title=Listen to Scarlett Johansson Narrate Alice in Wonderland, Directed by Her Sister |url=https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2016/01/scarlett-johansson-alice-in-wonderland |access-date=April 15, 2020 |magazine=Vanity Fair |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180426171717/https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2016/01/scarlett-johansson-alice-in-wonderland |archive-date=April 26, 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref>
 
[[File:Ghost In The Shell World Premiere Red Carpet, Scarlett Johansson (cropped).JPG|thumb|left|upright|Johansson at the premiere of ''[[Ghost in the Shell (2017 film)|Ghost in the Shell]]'' in 2017]]
 
Johansson played [[Motoko Kusanagi]] in [[Rupert Sanders]]'s 2017 [[Ghost in the Shell (2017 film)|film adaptation]] of the ''[[Ghost in the Shell]]'' franchise. The film was praised for its visual style, acting, and cinematography, but was the subject of controversy for [[Whitewashing in film|whitewashing]] the cast, particularly Johansson's character, a cyborg who was meant to hold the memories of a Japanese woman.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2015/jan/16/dreamworks-scarlett-johansson-ghost-in-the-shell-whitewashing |title=DreamWorks accused of 'whitewashing' Ghost in the Shell by casting Scarlett Johansson |last=Child |first=Ben |newspaper=[[The Guardian]] |date=January 16, 2015 |access-date=May 5, 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150527022409/http://www.theguardian.com/film/2015/jan/16/dreamworks-scarlett-johansson-ghost-in-the-shell-whitewashing |archive-date=May 27, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=https://huffingtonpost.com/2015/01/15/petition-scarlett-johansson-ghost-in-shell_n_6481288.html |title=Petition Calls For Recast of Scarlett Johansson's Role In 'Ghost in the Shell' |work=[[HuffPost]] |last=Sieczkowski |first=Cavan |date=January 15, 2015 |access-date=May 5, 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150322203429/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/01/15/petition-scarlett-johansson-ghost-in-shell_n_6481288.html |archive-date=March 22, 2015}}</ref> Responding to the backlash, the actress asserted she would never play a non-white character, but wanted to take the rare opportunity to star in a female-led franchise.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Hauser |first1=Brooke |title=Scarlett Johansson on Politics, Motherhood, and 'Ghost in a Shell'|url=https://www.marieclaire.com/celebrity/a25191/scarlett-johansson-march-2017-cover/ |access-date=October 2, 2017 |work=[[Marie Claire]] |date=February 6, 2017 }}</ref> ''Ghost in the Shell'' grossed $169.8{{nbsp}}million worldwide against a production budget of $110{{nbsp}}million.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=ghostintheshell2017.htm |title=The Ghost in the Shell (2017) |publisher=[[Box Office Mojo]] |access-date=October 18, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170906213024/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=ghostintheshell2017.htm |archive-date=September 6, 2017}}</ref> In March 2017, Johansson hosted ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'' for the fifth time, making her the 17th person, and the fourth woman,{{efn|After [[Candice Bergen]], [[Drew Barrymore]], and former cast member [[Tina Fey]].<ref name="billboard">{{cite web |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/television/7718236/scarlett-johansson-saturday-night-live |title=Watch Scarlett Johansson Join the Five-Timers' Club on 'Saturday Night Live' |last=Tarnoff |first=Brooke |work=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |date=March 12, 2017 |access-date=March 12, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170312222146/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/television/7718236/scarlett-johansson-saturday-night-live |archive-date=March 12, 2017}}</ref>}} to enter the [[NBC]] sketch comedy's prestigious [[Five-Timers Club]].<ref name="billboard" /> Johansson's next 2017 film was the comedy ''[[Rough Night]]'', where she played Jess Thayer, one of the five friends—alongside [[Kate McKinnon]], [[Jillian Bell]], [[Ilana Glazer]], and [[Zoë Kravitz]]—whose bachelorette party goes wrong after a male stripper dies. The film had a mixed critical reception and moderate box office returns.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Hughes |first1=Mark |title='Wonder Woman' Powering To Super $550+ Million This Weekend |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/markhughes/2017/06/15/wonder-woman-powering-to-super-550-million-this-weekend/ |access-date=October 2, 2017 |work=[[Forbes]] |date=June 15, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171008233835/https://www.forbes.com/sites/markhughes/2017/06/15/wonder-woman-powering-to-super-550-million-this-weekend/ |archive-date=October 8, 2017}}</ref> In 2018, Johansson voiced show dog Nutmeg in [[Wes Anderson]]'s stop-motion animated film ''[[Isle of Dogs (film)|Isle of Dogs]]'', released in March,<ref>{{cite news |last=Murphy |first=Mekado |title=Making the Dogs of 'Isle of Dogs' |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/21/movies/isle-of-dogs-behind-the-scenes-wes-anderson.html |access-date=March 30, 2018 |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=March 21, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180330033613/https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/21/movies/isle-of-dogs-behind-the-scenes-wes-anderson.html|archive-date=March 30, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> and reprised her MCU role as Black Widow in ''[[Avengers: Infinity War]]'', which followed the next month.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/avengers_infinity_war |title=Avengers: Infinity War (2018) |publisher=Rotten Tomatoes |access-date=April 28, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180427004733/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/avengers_infinity_war |archive-date=April 27, 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref> Johansson was due to star in ''Rub & Tug'', a biographical film in which she would have played [[Dante "Tex" Gill]], a [[transgender]] man who operated a massage parlor and prostitution ring in the 1970s and 1980s. She dropped out of the project following backlash over the casting of a [[cisgender]] woman to play a transgender man.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Galuppo |first1=Mia |title=Scarlett Johansson Drops Out of 'Rub & Tug' Trans Film Following Backlash |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/scarlett-johansson-drops-trans-film-rub-tug-backlash-1127003 |website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |access-date=July 13, 2018 |date=July 13, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180713185655/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/scarlett-johansson-drops-trans-film-rub-tug-backlash-1127003 |archive-date=July 13, 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref>
 
In 2019, Johansson once again reprised her role as Black Widow in ''[[Avengers: Endgame]]'', which is the [[List of highest-grossing films|highest-grossing film]] of all time.<ref name="all time" /> She next starred in [[Noah Baumbach]]'s [[Netflix]] film ''[[Marriage Story]]'', in which [[Adam Driver]] and she played a warring couple who file for divorce. Johansson found a connection with her character, as she was amid her own divorce proceedings at the time.<ref name="thr19">{{cite news |last=Keegan |first=Rebecca |title=The Season of Scarlett Johansson: Two Hot Films, Her Marvel Future, Woody Allen and a Pick for President |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/features/scarlett-johansson-talks-woody-allen-elizabeth-warren-black-widow-1235618 |access-date=January 7, 2020 |work=The Hollywood Reporter |date=September 4, 2019 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20190905020759/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/features/scarlett-johansson-talks-woody-allen-elizabeth-warren-black-widow-1235618 |archive-date=September 5, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Peter Bradshaw]] of ''[[The Guardian]]'' commended her "brilliantly textured" performance in it.<ref>{{cite news |last=Bradshaw |first=Peter |author-link=Peter Bradshaw |title=Marriage Story review: Adam Driver v Scarlett Johansson in devastating divorce drama |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2019/aug/29/marriage-story-review-adam-driver-scarlett-johansson-divorce-comedy-drama-noah-baumbach |access-date=August 30, 2019 |work=[[The Guardian]] |date=August 29, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190829232723/https://www.theguardian.com/film/2019/aug/29/marriage-story-review-adam-driver-scarlett-johansson-divorce-comedy-drama-noah-baumbach |archive-date=August 29, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref> She also took on the supporting role of a young boy's mother who shelters a Jewish girl in [[Nazi Germany]] in [[Taika Waititi]]'s satire ''[[Jojo Rabbit]]''. Waititi modeled the character on his own mother, and cast Johansson to provide her a rare opportunity to perform comedy.<ref name="thr19"/> The film received polarizing reviews, but [[Stephanie Zacharek]] labeled her the "lustrous soul of the movie."<ref>{{cite news |last=White |first=Adam |title=Jojo Rabbit dubbed a 'self-congratulatory' 'hipster Nazi comedy' in mixed first reviews |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/jojo-rabbit-review-toronto-film-festival-taika-waititi-hitler-comedy-a9097186.html |access-date=September 10, 2019 |work=[[The Independent]] |date=September 9, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190910214057/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/jojo-rabbit-review-toronto-film-festival-taika-waititi-hitler-comedy-a9097186.html |archive-date=September 10, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Zacharek |first=Stephanie |title=Jojo Rabbit Is a Tender Black Comedy About Dark Times |url=https://time.com/5709376/jojo-rabbit-movie-review/ |access-date=January 7, 2020 |work=[[Time (magazine)|Time]] |date=October 24, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191216111927/https://time.com/5709376/jojo-rabbit-movie-review/ |archive-date=December 16, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref> Johansson received her first two [[Academy Award]] nominations, for [[Academy Award for Best Actress|Best Actress]] and [[Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress|Best Supporting Actress]] for her performances in ''Marriage Story'' and ''Jojo Rabbit'', respectively, becoming the eleventh performer to be [[List of actors nominated for two Academy Awards in the same year|nominated for two Oscars in the same year]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Vary|first=Adam B.|url=https://variety.com/2020/film/awards/scarlett-johansson-two-oscar-nominations-1203463697/|title=Scarlett Johansson Joins Elite Oscars Two-Timers Club With Double Nominations|work=Variety|date=January 13, 2020|access-date=January 13, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200113142500/https://variety.com/2020/film/awards/scarlett-johansson-two-oscar-nominations-1203463697/|archive-date=January 13, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> She also received two BAFTA nominations for these films, and a Golden Globe nomination for the former.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://variety.com/2019/film/news/2020-golden-globes-nominations-list-nominees-1203426905/|title=Golden Globes 2020: The Complete Nominations List|work=Variety|date=December 9, 2019|access-date=December 9, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191209155211/https://variety.com/2019/film/news/2020-golden-globes-nominations-list-nominees-1203426905/|archive-date=December 9, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Ritman|first=Alex|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/bafta-awards-2020-nominations-unveiled-1267114|title='Joker' Leads BAFTA 2020 Nominations|work=The Hollywood Reporter|date=January 6, 2020|access-date=January 7, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200107092213/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/bafta-awards-2020-nominations-unveiled-1267114|archive-date=January 7, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref>
 
Johansson reprised her role as Black Widow in her own [[Black Widow (2021 film)|solo prequel film]] directed by [[Cate Shortland]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/black-widow-movie-be-directed-by-cate-shortland-1126708 |title='Black Widow' Movie Finds Director in Cate Shortland (Exclusive) |last=Kit |first=Borys |work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |date=July 12, 2018 |access-date=July 12, 2018 |archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/70riB79jH?url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/black-widow-movie-be-directed-by-cate-shortland-1126708 |archive-date=July 12, 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref> Johansson also served as an executive producer on the film.<ref name="ExecutiveProducer2021">{{Cite web |last=Couch |first=Aaron |date=2021-07-07 |title=Kevin Feige and 'Black Widow' Team on Straddling Marvel's Past and Future |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/black-widow-movie-kevin-feige-scarlett-johansson-1234978262/ |access-date=2021-07-13 |website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]}}</ref> On July 29, 2021, Johansson filed a lawsuit against [[Disney]] claiming the company's release of the film simultaneously on [[Disney+]] and in theaters was a breach of contract. Johansson's contract included a portion of her salary being tied into the box office performance of the film. She alleged that the release on Disney+ impacted her salary she could earn from the film.<ref>{{cite news |title=Scarlett Johansson Sues Disney Over 'Black Widow' Streaming Release |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/scarlett-johansson-sues-disney-over-black-widow-streaming-release-11627579278|first1=Joe|last1=Flint|first2=Erich|last2=Schwartzel|newspaper=The Wall Street Journal|date=July 29, 2021|access-date=July 30, 2021}}</ref> In response, Disney said her lawsuit showed a "callous disregard for the horrific and prolonged global effects of the COVID-19 pandemic." The company also stated that Johansson already received $20 million for the film and that "the release of {{'}}''Black Widow''{{'}} on Disney+ with Premier Access has significantly enhanced her ability to earn additional compensation on top of the $20M she has received to date."<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Lang|first=Brent|title= Disney Fires Back at Scarlett Johansson, Calls 'Black Widow' Lawsuit 'Sad and Distressing'|url=https://variety.com/2021/film/news/disney-scarlett-johansson-black-widow-lawsuit-response-pandemic-1235030837/|date=July 29, 2021|access-date=July 30, 2021|magazine=Variety}}</ref>
 
==Music career==
{{See also|Scarlett Johansson discography}}
[[File:Scarlett Johansson 2016 TIFF Premiere.jpg|thumb|upright|Johansson attending the premiere of ''[[Sing (2016 American film)|Sing]]'' at the [[2016 Toronto International Film Festival]]]]
 
In 2006, Johansson sang the track "[[Summertime (George Gershwin song)|Summertime]]" for ''[[Unexpected Dreams]]{{snd}}Songs From the Stars'', a non-profit collection of songs recorded by Hollywood actors. She performed with [[the Jesus and Mary Chain]] for a [[Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival|Coachella]] reunion show in [[Indio, California]], in April 2007.<ref name="coachella">{{cite news |first=Jeff |last=Leeds |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |title=Coachella: Scarlett Johansson Joins Jesus and Mary Chain |url=http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/04/28/coachella-scarlett-johansson-joins-jesus-and-mary-chain |date=April 28, 2007 |access-date=April 28, 2007 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070503084432/http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/04/28/coachella-scarlett-johansson-joins-jesus-and-mary-chain/ |archive-date=May 3, 2007}}</ref> The following year, Johansson appeared as the leading lady in [[Justin Timberlake]]'s music video, for "[[What Goes Around... Comes Around]]", which was nominated for an [[MTV Video Music Award for Video of the Year]].<ref name="MTV video">{{cite web |date=August 8, 2007 |title=Justin Timberlake, Beyonce lead MTV Video Music Awards with 7 nods each |access-date=August 23, 2007 |url=http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/ae/s_521050.html |work=[[Pittsburgh Tribune-Review]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100119093343/http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/ae/s_521050.html |archive-date=January 19, 2010}}</ref>
 
In May 2008, Johansson released her debut album ''[[Anywhere I Lay My Head]]'', which consists of one original song and ten cover versions of [[Tom Waits]] songs, and features [[David Bowie]] and members from the [[Yeah Yeah Yeahs]] and [[Celebration (2000s band)|Celebration]].<ref name="observer" /> Reviews of the album were mixed.<ref>{{cite web |title=Anywhere I Lay My Head by Scarlett Johansson |url=https://metacritic.com/music/artists/johanssonscarlett/anywhereilaymyhead |publisher=Metacritic |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080525225345/http://www.metacritic.com/music/artists/johanssonscarlett/anywhereilaymyhead |archive-date=May 25, 2008 |access-date=December 6, 2019 }}</ref> ''[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]'' was not particularly impressed with Johansson's singing.<ref name="SMW">{{cite web |url=http://www.spin.com/reviews/scarlett-johansson-anywhere-i-lay-my-head-atco |title=Scarlett Johansson, 'Anywhere I Lay My Head' (ATCO) Bombshell actress coos coyly behind hipster sound sculptor. |last=Wood |first=Mikael |date=May 29, 2008 |work=[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]] |access-date=May 8, 2010 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120213165648/http://www.spin.com/reviews/scarlett-johansson-anywhere-i-lay-my-head-atco |archive-date=February 13, 2012}}</ref> Some critics found it to be "surprisingly alluring",<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2008/may/16/popandrock2 |first=Dorian |last=Lynskey |work=[[The Guardian]] |title=Scarlett Johansson, Anywhere I Lay My Head |date=May 16, 2008 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305150045/http://www.theguardian.com/music/2008/may/16/popandrock2 |archive-date=March 5, 2016}}</ref> "a bravely eccentric selection",<ref name="observer">{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2008/may/18/popandrock.shopping18 |title=Scarlett Johansson, Anywhere I Lay My Head |last=Hoskyns |first=Barney |date=May 18, 2008 |work=[[The Guardian]] |access-date=October 11, 2008 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131002172931/http://www.theguardian.com/music/2008/may/18/popandrock.shopping18 |archive-date=October 2, 2013}}</ref> and "a brilliant album" with "ghostly magic".<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nme.com/reviews/scarlett-johansson/9660 |first=Priya |last=Elan |title=Scarlett Johansson&nbsp;– Anywhere I Lay My Head |work=[[NME]] |date=May 2, 2008 |access-date=July 24, 2009 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090423081735/http://www.nme.com/reviews/scarlett-johansson/9660 |archive-date=April 23, 2009}}</ref> ''[[NME]]'' named the album the "23rd best album of 2008", and it peaked at number{{nbsp}}126 on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]].<ref>{{cite journal |url=https://www.nme.com/photos/top-50-albums-of-2008-1411175 |access-date=October 9, 2017 |date=December 10, 2008 |title=NME's Top 50 Albums of 2008&nbsp;– Year-End List |journal=NME |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170511082048/http://www.nme.com/photos/top-50-albums-of-2008-1411175 |archive-date=May 11, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Anywhere I Lay My Head (2008) |url={{BillboardURLbyName |artist=scarlett johansson |chart=all}}|work=Billboard|access-date=August 8, 2009}}</ref> Johansson started listening to Waits when she was 11 or 12 years old,<ref>{{cite web |first=Stephen |last=Mooallem |title=Scarlett Johansson |url=http://www.interviewmagazine.com/music/scarlett-johansson/2 |work=[[Interview (magazine)|Interview]] |date=November 30, 2008 |access-date=July 24, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090520054511/http://www.interviewmagazine.com/music/scarlett-johansson/2 |archive-date=May 20, 2009}}</ref> and said of him, "His melodies are so beautiful, his voice is so distinct and I had my own way of doing Tom Waits songs."<ref>{{cite web |first=Josh |last=Jackson |title=Scarlett Johansson and David Sitek talk Tom Waits Album |work=[[Paste (magazine)|Paste]] |date=February 13, 2008 |access-date=July 24, 2009 |url=https://pastemagazine.com/articles/2008/02/scarlett-johansson-and-david-sitek-talk-tom-waits.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090210203631/http://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2008/02/scarlett-johansson-and-david-sitek-talk-tom-waits.html |archive-date=February 10, 2009}}</ref>
 
In September 2009, Johansson and singer-songwriter [[Pete Yorn]] released a collaborative album, ''[[Break Up (album)|Break Up]]'', inspired by [[Serge Gainsbourg]]'s duets with [[Brigitte Bardot]].<ref>{{cite news |first=Edna |last=Gundersen |title=Listen as Yorn, Johansson 'Break Up' |url=https://www.usatoday.com/life/music/news/2009-05-21-break-up-album_N.htm |work=[[USA Today]] |date=May 12, 2009 |access-date=July 24, 2009 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090804180239/http://www.usatoday.com/life/music/news/2009-05-21-break-up-album_N.htm |archive-date=August 4, 2009}}</ref> The album reached number 41 in the US.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/pete-yorn-mn0000844043/awards |title=Pete Yorn – Awards |publisher=AllMusic |access-date=October 7, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160317203825/http://www.allmusic.com/artist/pete-yorn-mn0000844043/awards |archive-date=March 17, 2016}}</ref> In 2010, [[Steel Train]] released ''Terrible Thrills Vol.{{nbsp}}1'', which includes their favorite female artists singing songs from their [[Steel Train (album)|self-titled album]]. Johansson is the first artist on the album, singing "Bullet".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.americansongwriter.com/2010/06/scarlett-johansson-tegan-and-sara-stump-for-steel-train |title=Scarlett Johansson, Tegan And Sara Stump For Steel Train |work=[[American Songwriter]] |date=June 4, 2010 |access-date=February 23, 2011 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110707133204/http://www.americansongwriter.com/2010/06/scarlett-johansson-tegan-and-sara-stump-for-steel-train/ |archive-date=July 7, 2011}}</ref> Johansson sang "One Whole Hour" for the 2011 soundtrack of the documentary film ''[[Wretches & Jabberers]]'' (2010).<ref>{{cite web |url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/wretches-jabberers-soundtrack/id413744014 |title="Wretches & Jabberers Soundtrack", by J. Ralph Featuring Various Artists, iTunes web site |publisher=[[iTunes Store]] |date=January 11, 2011 |access-date=February 23, 2011 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110118064622/http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/wretches-jabberers-soundtrack/id413744014 |archive-date=January 18, 2011}}</ref> and in 2012 sang on a J.{{nbsp}}Ralph track entitled "Before My Time" for the end credits of the climate documentary ''[[Chasing Ice]]'' (2012)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/8301-207_162-57563553/hear-5-oscar-nominees-for-best-original-song |title=Hear 5 Oscar nominees for Best Original Song |publisher=[[CBS News]] |date=January 12, 2013 |access-date=March 30, 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130327003441/http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-207_162-57563553/hear-5-oscar-nominees-for-best-original-song/ |archive-date=March 27, 2013}}</ref>
 
In February 2015, Johansson formed a band called the Singles with Este Haim from [[Haim (band)|HAIM]], Holly Miranda, Kendra Morris, and Julia Haltigan. The group's first single was called "Candy".<ref>{{cite web |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/58565-scarlett-johansson-recruits-este-haim-for-girl-group-the-singles-shares-candy/ |title=Scarlett Johansson Recruits Este Haim for Girl Group the Singles, Shares 'Candy' |author1=Corban Goble |date=February 20, 2015 |work=Pitchfork |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150221184249/http://pitchfork.com/news/58565-scarlett-johansson-recruits-este-haim-for-girl-group-the-singles-shares-candy/ |archive-date=February 21, 2015}}</ref> Johansson was issued a cease and desist order from the lead singer of the Los Angeles-based rock band the Singles, demanding she stop using their name.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/scarlett-johanssons-new-band-faces-cease-and-desist-20150225 |title=Scarlett Johansson's New Band Faces Cease-and-Desist |first=Daniel |last=Kreps |work=[[Rolling Stone]] |date=February 25, 2015 |access-date=March 23, 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150318120806/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/scarlett-johanssons-new-band-faces-cease-and-desist-20150225 |archive-date=March 18, 2015}}</ref> In 2016, she performed "[[Trust in Me (The Python's Song)|Trust in Me]]" for [[The Jungle Book (2016 film)#Music|''The Jungle Book'' soundtrack]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://latimes.com/entertainment/movies/la-et-mn-modernizing-jungle-book-20160414-story.html?dlvrit=95867 |title='Jungle Book' director Jon Favreau keeps the 19th century Kipling tone but updates the classic for modern times |author=Rebecca Keegan |work=[[Los Angeles Times]] |date=April 15, 2016 |access-date=October 5, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170901030456/http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/la-et-mn-modernizing-jungle-book-20160414-story.html?dlvrit=95867 |archive-date=September 1, 2017}}</ref> and "Set It All Free" and "I Don't Wanna" for ''[[Sing: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]]''.<ref>{{cite web |title=Sing (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) by Various Artists on Apple Music |url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/sing-original-motion-picture/id1175498183 |publisher=iTunes Store |access-date=October 5, 2017 |date=December 9, 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171006055749/https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/sing-original-motion-picture/id1175498183 |archive-date=October 6, 2017}}</ref> In 2018, Johansson collaborated with Pete Yorn again for an EP titled ''Apart'', released June 1.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://gulfnews.com/life-style/music/scarlett-johansson-returns-to-music-with-apart-1.2231168 |title=Scarlett Johansson returns to music with 'Apart' |agency=AFP |date=June 4, 2018 |work=GulfNews|access-date=June 4, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180604140729/https://gulfnews.com/life-style/music/scarlett-johansson-returns-to-music-with-apart-1.2231168|archive-date=June 4, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>
 
==Public image==
Johansson has been called "ScarJo" by the media and fans, but dislikes the nickname,<ref name="Spero">{{cite web |last=Spero |first=Jesse |title=Scarlett Johansson Slams Own Nickname |url=https://celebrity.yahoo.com/news/scarlett-johansson-slams-own-nickname-161439029.html |publisher=[[Yahoo!]] |date=April 8, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140413131814/https://celebrity.yahoo.com/news/scarlett-johansson-slams-own-nickname-161439029.html |archive-date=April 13, 2014}}</ref> finding it lazy, flippant and insulting.<ref name="Morning Herald">{{cite news |first=Livia |last=Gamble |title=Scarlett Johansson's fuse shorts out over nickname |newspaper=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]] |date=April 9, 2014 |access-date=November 19, 2017 |url=https://www.smh.com.au/lifestyle/celebrity/scarlett-johanssons-fuse-shorts-out-over-nickname-20140409-36cmx.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171202074452/http://www.smh.com.au/lifestyle/celebrity/scarlett-johanssons-fuse-shorts-out-over-nickname-20140409-36cmx.html|archive-date=December 2, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> She does not have any social media accounts, stating she does not see the need "to continuously share details of [her] everyday life."<ref>{{cite news |first=Arianna |last=Huffington |title=Scarlett Johansson |work=[[Interview (magazine)|Interview]] |date=November 22, 2011 |access-date=November 19, 2017 |url=https://www.interviewmagazine.com/film/scarlett-johansson-1|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180316010504/https://www.interviewmagazine.com/film/scarlett-johansson-1|archive-date=March 16, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>
 
Johansson is described as a [[sex symbol]] by the media.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Singh |first1=Anita |title=Scarlett Johansson: Women actresses are victims of Hollywood ageism |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/celebritynews/2547469/Scarlett-Johansson-Women-actresses-are-victims-of-Hollywood-ageism.html |access-date=October 12, 2017 |newspaper=[[The Daily Telegraph]] |date=August 12, 2008 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170717065431/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/celebritynews/2547469/Scarlett-Johansson-Women-actresses-are-victims-of-Hollywood-ageism.html |archive-date=July 17, 2017}}</ref> ''[[The Sydney Morning Herald]]'' describes Johansson as "the embodiment of male fantasy".<ref name="localfav" /> During the filming of ''[[Match Point]]'', director Woody Allen commented on her attractiveness, calling her "beautiful" and "sexually overwhelming".<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Hill |first1=Logan |title=And God Created Scarlett |url=https://nymag.com/nymag/features/17409/ |access-date=October 9, 2017 |magazine=[[New York (magazine)|New York]] |date=July 3, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171022192535/http://nymag.com/nymag/features/17409/|archive-date=October 22, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2014, ''[[The New Yorker]]'' film critic [[Anthony Lane]] wrote that "she is evidently, and profitably, aware of her sultriness, and of how much, down to the last inch, it contributes to the contours of her reputation."<ref name="NYer">{{cite news |first=Anthony |last=Lane |url=https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2014/03/24/her-again |title=Her Again |date=March 24, 2014 |department=Onward and Upward with the Arts |magazine=[[The New Yorker]] |volume=90 |issue=5 |pages=56–63 |access-date=October 9, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170706115014/http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2014/03/24/her-again |archive-date=July 6, 2017}}</ref> Johansson said that she disliked being sexualized, and that a preoccupation with a person's attractiveness does not last.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Gay |first1=Jason |title=Scarlett Johansson Opens Up |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/scarlett-johansson-opens-up-1395672967 |access-date=October 7, 2017 |newspaper=[[The Wall Street Journal]]|url-access=subscription |date=March 24, 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170910234612/https://www.wsj.com/articles/scarlett-johansson-opens-up-1395672967 |archive-date=September 10, 2017}}</ref> She lost the lead role of [[Lisbeth Salander]] in ''[[The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011 film)|The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo]]'' (2011), as the film's director, [[David Fincher]], thought she was "too sexy" for the part.<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Powers |first1=Lindsay |title=David Fincher: Scarlett Johansson Too Sexy for 'Girl With Dragon Tattoo' |url=https://hollywoodreporter.com/news/david-fincher-scarlett-johansson-sexy-girl-with-dragon-tattoo-vogue-rooney-mara-249848 |access-date=October 18, 2017 |magazine=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |date=October 18, 2011 |language=en |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171019065155/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/david-fincher-scarlett-johansson-sexy-girl-with-dragon-tattoo-vogue-rooney-mara-249848 |archive-date=October 19, 2017}}</ref>
 
Johansson ranks highly in several beauty listings. ''[[Maxim (magazine)|Maxim]]'' included her in their Hot 100 from 2006 to 2014.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/2014/05/27/Scarlett-Johansson-makes-Maxims-Hot-100-dislikes-being-an-object-of-desire/6161401207884/ |title=Scarlett Johansson makes Maxim's Hot 100, dislikes 'being an object of desire' |last=Linares |first=Veronica |date=May 27, 2014 |work=[[United Press International]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171007171046/https://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/2014/05/27/Scarlett-Johansson-makes-Maxims-Hot-100-dislikes-being-an-object-of-desire/6161401207884/|archive-date=October 7, 2017|url-status=live|access-date=October 7, 2017}}</ref> She has been named "Sexiest Woman Alive" twice by ''[[Esquire (magazine)|Esquire]]'' (2006 and 2013),<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/09/29/AR2006092900856.html |title=Esquire: Scarlett Johansson 'Sexiest' |date=September 29, 2006 |work=[[The Washington Post]] |access-date=September 29, 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130721050225/http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/09/29/AR2006092900856.html |archive-date=July 21, 2013 |url-status=live}}<br />
{{cite web |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/8301-207_162-57606279/scarlett-johansson-named-sexiest-woman-alive |title=Scarlett Johansson Named Sexiest Woman Alive |date=October 7, 2013 |publisher=[[CBS News]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140906004451/http://www.cbsnews.com/news/scarlett-johansson-named-sexiest-woman-alive/ |archive-date=September 6, 2014 |url-status=live}}</ref> and has been included in similar listings by ''[[Playboy]]'' (2007),<ref name="BTPB07">{{cite news |url=http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/entertainment/film-tv/news/iron-man-2-scarlett-johansson-fever-strikes-again-14782051.html |title=Iron Man 2: Scarlett Johansson fever strikes again. |date=April 27, 2010 |work=[[The Belfast Telegraph]] |access-date=May 8, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100430044558/http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/entertainment/film-tv/news/iron-man-2-scarlett-johansson-fever-strikes-again-14782051.html|archive-date=April 30, 2010|url-status=live}}</ref> ''[[Men's Health (magazine)|Men's Health]]'' (2011),<ref>{{cite web |title=The 100 Hottest Women of All-Time |url=http://www.menshealth.com/sex-women/hottest-women-all-time |work=[[Men's Health (magazine)|Men's Health]] |access-date=January 3, 2012 |year=2011 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/69zudLdqP?url=http://www.menshealth.com/sex-women/hottest-women-all-time |archive-date=August 18, 2012}}</ref> and ''[[FHM]]'' (since 2005).<ref>{{cite news |title=Scarlett Johansson – Fulsome fantasy |url=http://www.fhm.com/girls/covergirls/scarlett-johansson |access-date=May 4, 2012 |work=FHM |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120511221059/http://www.fhm.com/girls/covergirls/scarlett-johansson |archive-date=May 11, 2012}}</ref> She was named ''[[GQ]]''{{'}}s Babe of the Year in 2010.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Derschowitz |first1=Jessica |title=Scarlett Johansson: GQ's Babe of the Year |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/scarlett-johansson-gqs-babe-of-the-year/ |publisher=[[CBS News]] |access-date=October 8, 2017 |date=November 15, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171009043613/https://www.cbsnews.com/news/scarlett-johansson-gqs-babe-of-the-year/|archive-date=October 9, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Madame Tussauds New York]] museum installed a wax sculpture of her in 2015.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.madametussauds.com/new-york/en/whats-inside/a-list-party/scarlett-johansson/ |title=Scarlett Johansson |publisher=[[Madame Tussauds New York]] |access-date=October 28, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171028144955/https://www.madametussauds.com/new-york/en/whats-inside/a-list-party/scarlett-johansson/ |archive-date=October 28, 2017}}</ref>
 
[[File:5 Dec. 2016 CJCS USO Holiday Tour - Incirlik Air Base 161205-D-PB383-041 (30659661853) (cropped).jpg|thumb|upright|Johansson attending the USO Holiday Tour at [[Incirlik Air Base]], [[Adana|Adana, Turkey]] in 2016]]
 
Johansson was invited to join the [[Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences]] in June 2004.<ref name="Oscars">{{cite news |url=http://www.oscars.org/press/pressreleases/2004/04.06.28.html |title=Academy Invites 127 to Membership |date=June 28, 2004 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080111195816/http://www.oscars.org/press/pressreleases/2004/04.06.28.html |archive-date=January 11, 2008 |publisher=Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences}}</ref> In 2006, Johansson appeared on ''[[Forbes]]''{{'}} [[Celebrity 100]], and again in 2014, 2015, 2018 and 2019.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Blakeley |first1=Kiri |last2=Goldman |first2=Lea |title=The Celebrity 100 |url=https://www.forbes.com/2006/06/12/06celebrities_money-power-celebrities-list_land.html |access-date=October 7, 2017 |work=[[Forbes]] |date=June 16, 2006 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170729115112/https://www.forbes.com/2006/06/12/06celebrities_money-power-celebrities-list_land.html |archive-date=July 29, 2017 }}<br />{{cite news |last1=Robehmed |first1=Natalie |title=Why There Are So Few Women on the Global Celebrity 100 List |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/natalierobehmed/2015/06/29/why-there-are-so-few-women-on-the-global-celebrity-100-list/ |access-date=October 7, 2017 |work=[[Forbes]] |date=June 29, 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171007172340/https://www.forbes.com/sites/natalierobehmed/2015/06/29/why-there-are-so-few-women-on-the-global-celebrity-100-list/ |archive-date=October 7, 2017 }}<br />{{cite news |last1=Lee |first1=Ashley |title=Beyonce, LeBron James, Dr. Dre Top Forbes' Celebrity 100 List |url=https://hollywoodreporter.com/news/forbes-celebrity-100-list-2014-715695 |access-date=October 9, 2017 |work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |date=June 30, 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170301144245/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/forbes-celebrity-100-list-2014-715695 |archive-date=March 1, 2017 }}<br />{{cite magazine |title=The World's Highest-Paid Celebrities |url=https://www.forbes.com/celebrities/list/2/#tab:overall |access-date=October 18, 2018 |magazine=[[Forbes]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180825012437/https://www.forbes.com/celebrities/list/3/#tab:overall |archive-date=August 25, 2018 |language=en }}<br />{{cite web |title=Chris Hemsworth Beats Robert Downey Jr, Scarlett Johansson in Forbes' Top 100 Celebrity List |url=https://www.news18.com/news/movies/chris-hemsworth-beats-robert-downey-jr-scarlett-johansson-in-forbes-celebrity-100-list-2227985.html |publisher=[[News18]] |access-date=July 19, 2019 |date=July 12, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190713142255/https://www.news18.com/news/movies/chris-hemsworth-beats-robert-downey-jr-scarlett-johansson-in-forbes-celebrity-100-list-2227985.html |archive-date=July 13, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref> Johansson received a star on the [[Hollywood Walk of Fame]] in May 2012.<ref>{{cite web |title=Scarlett Johansson gets Walk of Fame star |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/av/entertainment-arts-17934778/scarlett-johansson-receives-star-on-the-hollywood-walk-of-fame |publisher=[[BBC News Online]] |access-date=October 11, 2017 |date=May 3, 2012 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171011232729/http://www.bbc.com/news/av/entertainment-arts-17934778/scarlett-johansson-receives-star-on-the-hollywood-walk-of-fame |archive-date=October 11, 2017}}</ref> In 2014, 2015, and 2016, ''Forbes'' ranked her among the world's highest-paid actresses, with annual earnings of $17{{nbsp}}million, $35.5{{nbsp}}million, and $25{{nbsp}}million, respectively.<ref name="ghost2017">{{cite news |last1=Robehmed |first1=Natalie |title=Scarlett Johansson |page=9 |url=https://www.forbes.com/pictures/emjl45efgmh/3-scarlett-johansson/ |access-date=October 7, 2017 |work=[[Forbes]] |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171007171803/https://www.forbes.com/pictures/emjl45efgmh/3-scarlett-johansson/ |archive-date=October 7, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Pomerantz |first1=Dorothy |title=Scarlett Johansson |page=7 |url=https://www.forbes.com/pictures/mfl45ekhif/scarlett-johansson-2/ |access-date=October 7, 2017 |work=[[Forbes]] |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171007173239/https://www.forbes.com/pictures/mfl45ekhif/scarlett-johansson-2/ |archive-date=October 7, 2017}}<br />{{cite news |last1=Robehmed |first1=Natalie |title=Scarlett Johansson |page=3 |url=https://www.forbes.com/pictures/emjl45eddhj/2-scarlett-johansson/ |access-date=October 7, 2017 |work=[[Forbes]] |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171007171546/https://www.forbes.com/pictures/emjl45eddhj/2-scarlett-johansson/ |archive-date=October 7, 2017}}</ref> The magazine ranked her as the world's highest-paid actress in 2018 and 2019, with respective earnings of $40.5{{nbsp}}million and $56{{nbsp}}million.<ref>{{cite news|last=Robehmed|first=Natalie|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/natalierobehmed/2018/08/16/the-worlds-highest-paid-actresses-2018-scarlett-johansson-steals-the-spotlight-with-40-5-million/?sh=3b2b2cf53667|title=The World's Highest-Paid Actresses 2018: Scarlett Johansson Steals The Spotlight With $40.5 Million|work=Forbes|date=August 16, 2018|access-date=August 16, 2018}}<br/>{{cite news|last=Berg|first=Madeline|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/maddieberg/2019/08/23/highest-paid-actresses-scarlett-johansson/?sh=5ee7884b4b4d|title=The Highest-Paid Actresses 2019: Scarlett Johansson Leads With $56 Million|work=Forbes|date=August 23, 2019|access-date=August 23, 2019}}</ref> She was the highest-grossing actor of 2016, with a total of $1.2{{nbsp}}billion.<ref>{{cite news |author=Robehmed, Natalie |date=December 27, 2016 |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/natalierobehmed/2016/12/27/scarlett-johansson-is-the-top-grossing-actor-of-2016/ |title=Scarlett Johansson Is The Top-Grossing Actor of 2016 |work=[[Forbes]] |access-date=October 9, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170917215038/https://www.forbes.com/sites/natalierobehmed/2016/12/27/scarlett-johansson-is-the-top-grossing-actor-of-2016/ |archive-date=September 17, 2017}}</ref> As a result, [[IndieWire]] praised her for taking on risky roles.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Sharf |first1=Zack |title=Scarlett Johansson Makes History, Is Highest Grossing Actress Ever |url=https://indiewire.com/2016/06/scarlett-johansson-highest-grossing-actress-ever-1201701339/ |publisher=IndieWire |access-date=October 8, 2017 |date=June 30, 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170128183158/http://www.indiewire.com/2016/06/scarlett-johansson-highest-grossing-actress-ever-1201701339/ |archive-date=January 28, 2017}}</ref> {{as of|2019|09}}, her films have grossed over {{US$|5.2|long=no}}&nbsp;billion in North America and over {{US$|14.3|long=no}}&nbsp;billion worldwide,<ref name="BOM" /> making Johansson the third-highest-grossing box-office star of all time both domestically and worldwide as well as the highest-grossing actress of all time in North America.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://boxofficemojo.com/people/?view=Actor&sort=sumgross&p=.htm |title=People Index |publisher=Box Office Mojo |access-date=August 24, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170529100444/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/people/?view=Actor&sort=sumgross&p=.htm |archive-date=May 29, 2017 |url-status=live }}</ref>
 
Johansson has appeared in advertising campaigns for [[Calvin Klein]], [[Dolce & Gabbana]], [[L'Oréal]], and [[Louis Vuitton]],<ref>{{cite web |title=The Scarlett L'Oreal |url=http://www.vogue.co.uk/news/2006/01/04/the-scarlett-loreal |work=[[Vogue (magazine)|Vogue]] |access-date=April 28, 2015 |date=January 4, 2006 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150518090835/http://www.vogue.co.uk/news/2006/01/04/the-scarlett-loreal |archive-date=May 18, 2015}}<br />{{cite news |last1=Niven |first1=Lisa |title=Dolce & Gabbana's Hollywood Love Story |url=http://www.vogue.co.uk/article/dolce-and-gabbana-the-one-scarlett-johansson-matthew-mcconaughey |access-date=October 9, 2017 |work=[[Vogue (magazine)|Vogue]] |date=November 6, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171010054441/http://www.vogue.co.uk/article/dolce-and-gabbana-the-one-scarlett-johansson-matthew-mcconaughey|archive-date=October 10, 2017|url-status=live}}<br />{{cite web |title=Louis Vuitton Turns Scarlett |url=http://www.vogue.co.uk/news/2006/12/14/louis-vuitton-turns-scarlett |work=[[Vogue (magazine)|Vogue]] |access-date=April 28, 2015 |date=December 14, 2006 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160216224107/http://www.vogue.co.uk/news/2006/12/14/louis-vuitton-turns-scarlett |archive-date=February 16, 2016}}</ref> and has represented the Spanish brand [[Mango (clothing)|Mango]] since 2009.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Bumpus |first1=Jessica |title=Turning Scarlett |url=http://www.vogue.co.uk/article/scarlett-johansson-for-mango |access-date=October 20, 2017 |work=[[Vogue (magazine)|Vogue]] |date=May 28, 2009 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171021004607/http://www.vogue.co.uk/article/scarlett-johansson-for-mango |archive-date=October 21, 2017}}</ref> Johansson was the first Hollywood celebrity to represent a champagne producer, appearing in advertisements for [[Moët & Chandon]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Leach |first1=Ben |title=Scarlett Johansson pictured as new face of Moet & Chandon |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/celebritynews/5093299/Scarlett-Johansson-pictured-as-new-face-of-Moet-and-Chandon.html |access-date=October 9, 2017 |work=[[The Daily Telegraph]] |date=April 2, 2009 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120727123022/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/celebritynews/5093299/Scarlett-Johansson-pictured-as-new-face-of-Moet-and-Chandon.html |archive-date=July 27, 2012}}</ref> In January 2014, the Israeli company [[SodaStream]], which makes home-carbonation products, hired Johansson as its first global brand ambassador, a relationship that commenced with a television commercial during [[Super Bowl XLVIII]] on February 2, 2014.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.haaretz.com/business/1.568108 |title=Israeli firm SodaStream hires Scarlett Johansson as its new face |work=[[Haaretz]] |date=January 12, 2014 |access-date=January 14, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140112194611/http://www.haaretz.com/business/1.568108 |archive-date=January 12, 2014 |url-status=live}}</ref> This created some controversy, as SodaStream at that time operated a plant in Israeli-occupied territory in the [[West Bank]].<ref name=Sky.com>{{cite web |url=http://news.sky.com/story/1200393/scarlett-johansson-criticised-over-sodastream |title=Scarlett Johansson Criticised Over SodaStream |date=January 24, 2014 |publisher=[[Sky plc]] |access-date=February 2, 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140204041033/http://news.sky.com/story/1200393/scarlett-johansson-criticised-over-sodastream |archive-date=February 4, 2014}}</ref>


==Personal life==
==Personal life==
While attending PCS, Johansson dated classmate [[Jack Antonoff]] from 2001 to 2002.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://nymag.com/news/intelligencer/16135 |title=Alex Morris, "Scarlett's Ex Carries a Torch Song" |last=Morris |first=Alex |date=March 6, 2006 |work=[[New York (magazine)|New York]] |access-date=March 30, 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130928223608/http://nymag.com/news/intelligencer/16135/ |archive-date=September 28, 2013}}</ref> She dated her ''Black Dahlia'' co-star [[Josh Hartnett]] for about two years until the end of 2006. Hartnett said they split because their busy schedules kept them apart.<ref name="hartnettsplit">{{cite news |url=http://people.com/movies/inside-scarlett-johansson-ups-and-downs-in-love/ |title=Inside Scarlett Johansson's Ups and Downs in Love |date=January 25, 2017 |access-date=October 7, 2017 |work=[[People (magazine)|People]] |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171008030544/http://people.com/movies/inside-scarlett-johansson-ups-and-downs-in-love/ |archive-date=October 8, 2017}}</ref> Johansson began a relationship with Canadian actor [[Ryan Reynolds]] in 2007.<ref name="rreynold">{{cite news |url=https://people.com/celebrity/scarlett-johansson-ryan-reynolds-step-out-in-nyc/ |title=Scarlett Johansson & Ryan Reynolds Step Out in NYC |last=Messer |first=Lesley |date=April 7, 2007 |work=[[People (magazine)|People]] |access-date=September 19, 2007 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180507052402/https://people.com/celebrity/scarlett-johansson-ryan-reynolds-step-out-in-nyc/ |archive-date=May 7, 2018}}</ref> They became engaged in May 2008,<ref>{{cite news |url=https://people.com/celebrity/scarlett-johansson-ryan-reynolds-engaged/ |title=Scarlett Johansson & Ryan Reynolds Engaged! |last=Chiu |first=Alexis |date=May 5, 2008 |work=[[People (magazine)|People]] |access-date=October 11, 2008 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190509171804/https://people.com/celebrity/scarlett-johansson-ryan-reynolds-engaged/ |archive-date=May 9, 2019}}</ref> married in September 2008 on [[Vancouver Island]],<ref>{{cite news |title=Scarlett Johansson, Ryan Reynolds purchase $2.8&nbsp;million LA home |url=http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-scarlett-johansson-ryan-reynolds-purchase-28-million-la-home-1422936 |access-date=October 7, 2017 |work=[[Daily News and Analysis]] |date=August 13, 2010 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171007171711/http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-scarlett-johansson-ryan-reynolds-purchase-28-million-la-home-1422936 |archive-date=October 7, 2017}}</ref> separated in December 2010 and divorced in July 2011.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Bailey |first1=Alyssa |title=This Is How Blake Lively Won Ryan Reynolds' Heart |url=http://www.elle.com/culture/celebrities/news/a36958/ryan-reynolds-blake-lively-crush-2011-interview/ |access-date=October 7, 2017 |work=[[Elle (magazine)|Elle]] |date=June 9, 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171008000005/http://www.elle.com/culture/celebrities/news/a36958/ryan-reynolds-blake-lively-crush-2011-interview/ |archive-date=October 8, 2017}}</ref>
In November 2012, Johansson started dating Frenchman Romain Dauriac, the owner of an advertising agency.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/things-scarlett-johanssons-fiance-romain-dauriac/story?id=20164656 |title=5 Things to Know About Scarlett Johansson's Fiance |author1=Luchina Fisher |date=September 5, 2013 |publisher=[[ABC News]] |access-date=June 4, 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140606210439/http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/things-scarlett-johanssons-fiance-romain-dauriac/story?id=20164656 |archive-date=June 6, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.eonline.com/photos/9710/scarlett-johansson-romain-dauriac-romance-rewind/310369 |title=Scarlett Johansson & Romain Dauriac: Romance Rewind |publisher=E! News |access-date=June 4, 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140606230347/http://www.eonline.com/photos/9710/scarlett-johansson-romain-dauriac-romance-rewind/310369 |archive-date=June 6, 2014}}</ref> They became engaged the following September.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.cnn.com/2013/09/05/showbiz/scarlett-johansson-engaged/ |title=Actress Scarlett Johansson is engaged |date=September 5, 2013 |publisher=[[CNN]] |access-date=October 9, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170911221635/http://www.cnn.com/2013/09/05/showbiz/scarlett-johansson-engaged/ |archive-date=September 11, 2017}}</ref> The pair divided their time between New York City and Paris.<ref>{{cite episode |title=Scarlett Johannson/John Grant |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p-s8KY7fDX4 |series=[[Late Show with David Letterman]] |network=[[CBS]] |quote=I decided to take the plunge and move to Paris and it's great, I love it |airdate=January 8, 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140514001807/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p-s8KY7fDX4 |archive-date=May 14, 2014}}</ref> In 2014, she gave birth to their daughter, Rose Dorothy Dauriac.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Toomey |first1=Alyssa |title=Scarlett Johansson Welcomes a Baby Girl! |url=http://www.eonline.com/news/566521/scarlett-johansson-gives-birth-actress-welcomes-baby-girl-with-fiance-romain-dauriac-find-out-her-name |publisher=E! News |access-date=October 7, 2017 |date=September 4, 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170407064913/http://www.eonline.com/news/566521/scarlett-johansson-gives-birth-actress-welcomes-baby-girl-with-fiance-romain-dauriac-find-out-her-name |archive-date=April 7, 2017}}</ref> Johansson and Dauriac married that October in [[Philipsburg, Montana]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://latimes.com/entertainment/gossip/la-et-mg-scarlett-johansson-married-romain-dauriac-20141201-story.html |title=Scarlett Johansson is married! Hush-hush wedding happened in Montana |last=Saud |first=Nardine |date=December 1, 2014 |work=[[Los Angeles Times]] |access-date=February 21, 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150215173922/http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/gossip/la-et-mg-scarlett-johansson-married-romain-dauriac-20141201-story.html |archive-date=February 15, 2015}}</ref> They separated in mid-2016<ref>{{cite journal |url=http://people.com/movies/scarlett-johansson-steps-out-following-news-of-split-from-husband-romain-dauriac/ |title=Scarlett Johansson Steps Out Following News of Split from Husband Romain Dauriac |journal=[[People (magazine)|People]] |access-date=October 7, 2017 |date=January 25, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170831220433/http://people.com/movies/scarlett-johansson-steps-out-following-news-of-split-from-husband-romain-dauriac/ |archive-date=August 31, 2017}}</ref> and divorced in September 2017.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/2017/09/13/scarlett-johansson-single-again-divorce-finalized/663656001/ |title=Scarlett Johansson is single again as divorce is finalized |date=September 13, 2017 |work=[[USA Today]] |access-date=September 15, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170914161539/https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/2017/09/13/scarlett-johansson-single-again-divorce-finalized/663656001/ |archive-date=September 14, 2017}}</ref>
Johansson began a relationship with ''Saturday Night Live'' co-head writer and ''[[Weekend Update]]'' co-host [[Colin Jost]] in May 2017.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/scarlett-johansson-colin-jost-red-carpet-photos_us_5a21787be4b0a02abe90d1ee |title=Introducing ScarJost: Scarlett Johansson And Colin Jost Go Public |last=Sieczkowski |first=Cavan |date=December 1, 2017 |work=[[The Huffington Post]] |access-date=May 20, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180517210100/https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/scarlett-johansson-colin-jost-red-carpet-photos_us_5a21787be4b0a02abe90d1ee|archive-date=May 17, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> In May 2019, Johansson and Jost were engaged.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.people.com/movies/scarlett-johansson-colin-jost-engaged/ |title=Scarlett Johansson and SNL's Colin Jost Are Engaged After Two Years of Dating |work=[[People (magazine)|People]] |first=Karen |last=Mizoguchil |date=May 19, 2019 |access-date=May 20, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190520081855/https://people.com/movies/scarlett-johansson-colin-jost-engaged/ |archive-date=May 20, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref> They married in October 2020, at their New York home.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/scarlett-johansson-colin-jost-marry-private-ceremony-snl-black-widow-b1432035.html|title=Scarlett Johansson and Colin Jost wed in private ceremony|date=October 29, 2020|first=Clémence|last=Michallon|work=The Independent|access-date=October 29, 2020}}</ref> She gave birth to their son, Cosmo, in August 2021.<ref>{{cite news|last=VanHoose|first=Benjamin|last2=Leonard|first2=Elizabeth|url=https://people.com/parents/scarlett-johansson-colin-jost-welcome-first-baby-together/|title=Scarlett Johansson and Husband Colin Jost Welcome First Baby Together|work=People|date=August 18, 2021|access-date=August 18, 2021|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210818211717/https://people.com/parents/scarlett-johansson-colin-jost-welcome-first-baby-together/|archive-date=August 18, 2021}}</ref> {{As of|2018|10}}, Johansson resided in [[New York (state)|New York]] and [[Los Angeles]], California.<ref>{{cite magazine|last=David|first=Mark|title= Scarlett Johansson Snaps Up Secluded Home in New York State Celebrity Enclave|url=https://variety.com/2018/dirt/real-estalker/scarlett-johansson-snedens-landing-1202977564/|date=October 11, 2018|access-date=December 7, 2020|magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]}}</ref>
Johansson has criticized the media for promoting an image that causes unhealthy diets and eating disorders among women.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Weiner |first1=Jess |title=Body Peace Award: Scarlett Johansson |url=http://www.seventeen.com/health/advice/a6549/scarlett-johansson/ |access-date=October 7, 2017 |work=[[Seventeen (American magazine)|Seventeen]] |date=January 12, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171008075927/http://www.seventeen.com/health/advice/a6549/scarlett-johansson/|archive-date=October 8, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> In an essay she wrote for ''The Huffington Post'', she encouraged people to maintain a healthy body.<ref>{{cite news |last=Johansson |first=Scarlett |title=The Skinny |url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/the-skinny_b_186233 |access-date=October 9, 2017 |work=The Huffington Post |date=July 21, 2009 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170726001528/https://www.huffpost.com/entry/the-skinny_b_186233 |archive-date=July 26, 2017}}</ref> She posed nude for the March 2006 cover of ''[[Vanity Fair (magazine)|Vanity Fair]]'' alongside actress [[Keira Knightley]] and fully clothed fashion designer [[Tom Ford]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Table of Contents, March 2006 |work=[[Vanity Fair (magazine)|Vanity Fair]] |url=https://www.vanityfair.com/magazine/toc/contents-200603 |access-date=November 28, 2010 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101128025813/http://www.vanityfair.com/magazine/toc/contents-200603 |archive-date=November 28, 2010}}</ref> This sparked some controversy, as some believed the photo demonstrated that women are forced to flaunt their sexuality more often than men.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Dockterman |first1=Eliana |title=Keira Knightley Posed Topless to Show How She Looks Without Photoshop |url=http://time.com/3559286/keira-knightley-topless-photoshop/ |access-date=October 28, 2017 |work=[[Time (magazine)|Time]] |date=November 5, 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170313131738/http://time.com/3559286/keira-knightley-topless-photoshop/ |archive-date=March 13, 2017}}</ref>
In September 2011, nude photographs of Johansson hacked from her cellphone were leaked online. Following an [[Federal Bureau of Investigation|FBI]] investigation, the hacker was arrested, pleaded guilty, and was sentenced to ten years in prison. Johansson said the pictures had been sent to her then-husband, Ryan Reynolds, three years before the incident.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/christopher-chaney-so-called-hollywood-hacker-gets-10-years-for-posting-celebrities-personal-photos-online/ |title=Christopher Chaney, so-called Hollywood hacker, gets 10 years for posting celebrities' personal photos online |publisher=[[CBS News]] |date=December 18, 2012 |access-date=October 11, 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151026073448/http://www.cbsnews.com/news/christopher-chaney-so-called-hollywood-hacker-gets-10-years-for-posting-celebrities-personal-photos-online/ |archive-date=October 26, 2015}}</ref> In 2014, Johansson won a lawsuit against French publisher [[JC Lattès]] over defamatory statements about her relationships in the novel ''The First Thing We Look At'' by [[Grégoire Delacourt]]. She was awarded $3,400; she had claimed $68,000.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://latimes.com/books/jacketcopy/la-et-jc-scarlett-johansson-wins-case-against-bestselling-french-novelist-20140707-story.html |title=Scarlett Johansson wins case against bestselling French novelist |date=July 7, 2014 |work=[[Los Angeles Times]] |access-date=October 10, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171010210430/http://www.latimes.com/books/jacketcopy/la-et-jc-scarlett-johansson-wins-case-against-bestselling-french-novelist-20140707-story.html |archive-date=October 10, 2017}}</ref>
==Other ventures==
===Philanthropy===
Johansson has supported various charitable organizations, including [[Aid Still Required]], [[Cancer Research UK]], [[Stand Up To Cancer]], Too Many Women (which works against breast cancer), and [[USA Harvest]], which provides food for people in need.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.aidstillrequired.org/programs/awareness-campaigns/ |title=Awareness Campaigns |publisher=[[Aid Still Required]] |access-date=October 9, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170618223911/http://www.aidstillrequired.org/programs/awareness-campaigns/ |archive-date=June 18, 2017 }}<br />{{Cite pr |url=https://standuptocancer.org/press/channel-4-cancer-research-uk-to-launch-stand-up-to-cancer-in-the-uk/ |title=Channel 4 & Cancer Research UK To Launch 'Stand Up To Cancer' In The UK |date=August 23, 2012 |publisher=[[Stand Up To Cancer]] |access-date=July 23, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190723210831/https://standuptocancer.org/press/channel-4-cancer-research-uk-to-launch-stand-up-to-cancer-in-the-uk/ |archive-date=July 23, 2019 |url-status=live }}<br />{{cite news |last1=Milligan |first1=Lauren |title=Too Many Women |url=http://www.vogue.co.uk/article/too-many-women-charity-gwyneth-sienna-scarlett |access-date=October 12, 2017 |work=[[Vogue (magazine)|Vogue]] |date=May 26, 2010 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171013013950/http://www.vogue.co.uk/article/too-many-women-charity-gwyneth-sienna-scarlett |archive-date=October 13, 2017 }}<br />{{cite web |title=Scarlett Johansson helps feed the hungry |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/id/41877811/ns/us_news-giving/t/scarlett-johansson-helps-feed-hungry/ |publisher=[[NBC News]] |access-date=October 11, 2017 |language=en |date=April 14, 2011 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171012045414/http://www.nbcnews.com/id/41877811/ns/us_news-giving/t/scarlett-johansson-helps-feed-hungry/ |archive-date=October 12, 2017 }}</ref> In 2005, Johansson became a global ambassador for the aid and development agency [[Oxfam]].<ref name="Oxfam">{{cite news |url=http://www.oxfam.org/en/news/ambassadors/scarlett_johansson |title=Scarlett Johansson, Oxfam Ambassador |archive-date=October 12, 2007 |publisher=[[Oxfam]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071012115042/http://oxfam.org/en/news/ambassadors/scarlett_johansson |date=July 2007 |access-date=February 12, 2008}}</ref> In 2007, she took part in the anti-[[poverty]] campaign [[ONE Campaign|ONE]], which was organized by [[U2]]'s lead singer [[Bono]].<ref name="localfav" /> In March 2008, a UK-based bidder paid £20,000 on an eBay auction to benefit Oxfam, winning a hair and makeup treatment, a pair of tickets, and a chauffeured trip to accompany her on a 20-minute date to the world premiere of ''[[He's Just Not That Into You (film)|He's Just Not That into You]]''.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/7295871.stm |title=Fan pays £20,000 to date Scarlett |date=March 14, 2008 |access-date=July 24, 2009 |publisher=[[BBC News Online]] |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090103011945/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/7295871.stm |archive-date=January 3, 2009}}</ref>
In January 2014, Johansson resigned from her Oxfam position after criticism of her promotion of SodaStream, whose main factory was based in [[Mishor Adumim]], an [[Israeli settlement]] in the [[West Bank]]; Oxfam opposes all trade with such Israeli settlements.<ref name="Sky.com" /><ref name="NewYorkTimes">{{cite web |url=http://thelede.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/01/23/scarlett-johanssons-sodastream-endorsement-deal-conflicts-with-charity-work-aid-group-says |title=Scarlett Johansson's SodaStream Endorsement Deal Conflicts With Charity Work, Aid Group Says |date=January 23, 2014 |work=[[The New York Times]] |access-date=January 27, 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140125232511/http://thelede.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/01/23/scarlett-johanssons-sodastream-endorsement-deal-conflicts-with-charity-work-aid-group-says/ |archive-date=January 25, 2014}}</ref> Oxfam stated that it was thankful for her contributions in raising funds to fight poverty.<ref name="oxfam">{{cite press release |url=http://oxf.am/wdo |title=Oxfam accepts resignation of Scarlett Johansson |publisher=Oxfam |date=January 30, 2014}}</ref><ref name="blogs.telegraph.co.uk">{{Cite news |author1=O'Neil, Brendan |url=http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/brendanoneill2/100257423/three-cheers-for-scarlett-johanssons-stand-against-the-ugly-illiberal-boycott-israel-movement/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140303230945/http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/brendanoneill2/100257423/three-cheers-for-scarlett-johanssons-stand-against-the-ugly-illiberal-boycott-israel-movement/ |archive-date=March 3, 2014 |title=Three cheers for Scarlett Johansson's stand against the ugly, illiberal Boycott Israel movement |work=[[The Daily Telegraph]] |date=January 30, 2014 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Together with her ''Avengers'' costars, Johansson raised $500,000 for the victims of [[Hurricane Maria]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Orange |first1=B. Alan |title=Marvel All-Stars Raise $500,000 for Puerto Rico Hurricane Relief |url=https://movieweb.com/marvel-cast-scarlett-johansson-our-town-puerto-rico-relief/ |publisher=[[MovieWeb]] |access-date=February 24, 2018 |date=November 7, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180225064827/https://movieweb.com/marvel-cast-scarlett-johansson-our-town-puerto-rico-relief/|archive-date=February 25, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>
In 2018, she collaborated with 300 women in Hollywood to set up the [[Time's Up (organization)|Time's Up]] initiative to protect women from harassment and discrimination.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Zimmerman |first1=Amy |title='Time's Up on Silence': How Hollywood Women Are Fighting Back in 2018 |url=https://www.thedailybeast.com/times-up-on-silence-how-hollywood-women-are-fighting-back-in-2018 |access-date=March 3, 2018 |work=[[The Daily Beast]] |date=January 3, 2018 |language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180110084540/https://www.thedailybeast.com/times-up-on-silence-how-hollywood-women-are-fighting-back-in-2018|archive-date=January 10, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> Johansson took part in the [[2018 Women's March|Women's March]] in Los Angeles in January 2018, where she spoke on topics such as abuses of power, sharing her own experience. She received backlash for calling out fellow actor [[James Franco]] on [[James Franco#Sexual misconduct accusations and lawsuit|allegations of sexual misconduct]] as in the past she had defended working with [[Woody Allen]] amid an accusation by his daughter [[Dylan Farrow]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/scarlett-johansson-under-fire-for-attacking-james-franco-at-womens-march-after-defending-woody-allen|title=Scarlett Johansson under fire for attacking James Franco at Women's March after defending Woody Allen|work=Fox News|date=January 21, 2018|access-date=March 3, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.news.com.au/entertainment/celebrity-life/scarlett-johansson-cops-a-backlash-over-woody-allen-comments/news-story/ffd26f7b0f70a275aa8f20f07e52220f|title=Scarlett Johansson cops a backlash over Woody Allen comments|work=News.com.au|date=January 23, 2018|access-date=March 3, 2018}}</ref>
===Politics===
===Politics===
[[File:Scarlett Johansson at Women's March on Washington (cropped).jpg|thumb|upright|Johansson at the [[2017 Women's March]]]]
Johansson is registered as an [[Independent (voter)|independent]]<ref name="T-IND">{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/1577733/Scarlett-Johansson-supports-Barack-Obama.html|title=Scarlett Johansson supports Barack Obama|last=Elsworth|first=Catherine|date=February 5, 2008|work=The Daily Telegraph |location=UK |accessdate=January 8, 2014 }}</ref> and campaigned for [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic candidate]] [[John Kerry]] in the [[United States presidential election, 2004|2004 United States presidential election]]. About [[George W. Bush]]'s 2004 reelection, she said, "[I am] disappointed. I think it was a disappointment for a large percentage of the population."<ref name="cmusic2">{{cite news|title=Johansson: Americans disappointed by Bush's re-election|publisher=ContactMusic|url=http://www.contactmusic.com/new/xmlfeed.nsf/mndwebpages/johansson%20americans%20disappointed%20by%20bushs%20re-election|date=August 23, 2005|accessdate=January 8, 2014}}</ref> Johansson also campaigned for Democratic candidate [[Barack Obama]]:<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.usatoday.com/life/people/2008-01-30-celebrity-politics_N.htm|title=Primary time for celebs: Star power floods political arena|work=USA Today|date=January 30, 2008|accessdate=January 8, 2014|first=Gary|last=Strauss}}</ref> Her efforts included appearances in [[Iowa]] during January 2008, where her efforts were targeted at younger voters;<ref name="DTKJ">{{cite news|url=http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/01/15/politics/uwire/main3718699.shtml|title=Impact of Student Voters Questioned|last=Johnson|first=Katelyn|date=January 15, 2008|publisher=[[Daily Trojan]]|accessdate=January 8, 2014}}</ref> an appearance at [[Cornell College]];<ref>{{cite news|title=Political discourse is too one-sided|work=The Cornellian|volume=129|issue=2|accessdate=July 25, 2009|url=http://www.thecornellian.com/archives/viewarticle.php?viewID=1010}}{{Dead link|date=December 2021 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> and a speaking engagement at [[Carleton College]] in [[Northfield, Minnesota]] on [[Super Tuesday, 2008]].<ref name="MIND">{{cite web|url=http://minnesotaindependent.com/3082/scarlett-johansson-sprinkles-a-little-stardust-at-carleton|title=Scarlett Johansson sprinkles a little stardust at Carleton|last=Fecke|first=Jeff|date=February 5, 2008|publisher=[[Minnesota Independent]]|accessdate=January 8, 2014}}</ref> Johansson appeared in the 2008 music video for [[The Black Eyed Peas]] front man [[will.i.am]]'s song, "[[Yes We Can (will.i.am song)|Yes We Can]]", directed by [[Jesse Dylan]], a song inspired by Obama's speech following the [[New Hampshire primary, 2008|2008 New Hampshire primary]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://uk.reuters.com/article/idUKN0519585420080207|title=Musicians rock for Barack on Super Tuesday|work=Reuters|date=February 5, 2008|accessdate=January 8, 2014}}</ref> On February 7, 2012, Johansson and [[Anna Wintour]] hosted a fashion launch of pro-Obama clothing, bags and accessories, with proceeds going to the President's re-election campaign.<ref>[http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/295274/20120208/obama-runway-win-2012-fashion-line-features.htm "Obama 'Runway to Win' 2012 Photos: Fashion Line Features Marc Jacobs, Derek Lam"] ''[[International Business Times]]'', February 8, 2012</ref> She addressed voters at the [[2012 Democratic National Convention|Democratic National Convention]] on September 6, 2012, calling for President Obama's reelection and for more engagement from young voters.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0912/80868.html|title=Scarlett Johansson DNC speech (text, video)|agency=Politico|date=September 6, 2012|accessdate=January 8, 2014}}</ref>
 
Johansson was registered as an [[Independent (voter)|independent]], at least through 2008,<ref name="T-IND">{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/1577733/Scarlett-Johansson-supports-Barack-Obama.html |title=Scarlett Johansson supports Barack Obama |last=Elsworth |first=Catherine |date=February 5, 2008 |work=[[The Daily Telegraph]] |access-date=May 9, 2010 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090507231600/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/1577733/Scarlett-Johansson-supports-Barack-Obama.html |archive-date=May 7, 2009}}</ref> and campaigned for [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic candidate]] [[John Kerry]] in the [[2004 United States presidential election]].<ref name="localfav" /> When [[George W. Bush]] was re-elected in 2004, she said she was disappointed.<ref name="cmusic2">{{cite news |title=Johansson: Americans disappointed by Bush's re-election |publisher=[[Contactmusic.com]] |url=http://www.contactmusic.com/new/xmlfeed.nsf/mndwebpages/johansson%20americans%20disappointed%20by%20bushs%20re-election |date=August 23, 2005 |access-date=July 18, 2006 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060421221952/http://www.contactmusic.com/new/xmlfeed.nsf/mndwebpages/johansson%20americans%20disappointed%20by%20bushs%20re-election |archive-date=April 21, 2006}}</ref>
 
In January 2008, her campaign for Democratic candidate [[Barack Obama]] included appearances in [[Iowa]] targeted at younger voters,<ref name="DTKJ">{{cite news |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/01/15/politics/uwire/main3718699.shtml |title=Impact of Student Voters Questioned |last=Johnson |first=Katelyn |date=January 15, 2008 |publisher=[[CBS News]] |access-date=May 9, 2010 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101121194245/http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/01/15/politics/uwire/main3718699.shtml |archive-date=November 21, 2010}}</ref> an appearance at [[Cornell College]],<ref>{{cite web |title=Actress Scarlett Johansson appears |url=http://webapps.cornellcollege.edu/events/2008/01/02/1319/ |publisher=[[Cornell College]] |access-date=March 31, 2014 |date=January 2008 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150717222140/http://webapps.cornellcollege.edu/events/2008/01/02/1319/ |archive-date=July 17, 2015}}</ref> and a speaking engagement at [[Carleton College]] in [[Northfield, Minnesota]], on [[Super Tuesday, 2008]].<ref name="MIND">{{cite web |url=http://minnesotaindependent.com/3082/scarlett-johansson-sprinkles-a-little-stardust-at-carleton |title=Scarlett Johansson sprinkles a little stardust at Carleton |last=Fecke |first=Jeff |date=February 5, 2008 |work=[[The Minnesota Independent]] |access-date=July 20, 2010 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100714152502/http://minnesotaindependent.com/3082/scarlett-johansson-sprinkles-a-little-stardust-at-carleton |archive-date=July 14, 2010}}</ref> Johansson appeared in the music video for rapper [[will.i.am]]'s song, "[[Yes We Can (will.i.am song)|Yes We Can]]" (2008), directed by [[Jesse Dylan]]; the song was inspired by Obama's speech after the [[New Hampshire primary, 2008|2008 New Hampshire primary]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://uk.reuters.com/article/idUKN0519585420080207 |title=Musicians rock for Barack on Super Tuesday |work=[[Reuters]] |date=February 5, 2008 |access-date=July 25, 2009}}</ref> In February 2012, Johansson and [[Anna Wintour]] hosted a fashion launch of pro-Obama clothing, bags, and accessories, the proceeds of which went to the President's re-election campaign.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/295274/20120208/obama-runway-win-2012-fashion-line-features.htm |title=Obama 'Runway to Win' 2012 Photos: Fashion Line Features Marc Jacobs, Derek Lam |work=[[International Business Times]] |date=February 8, 2012 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120210094536/http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/295274/20120208/obama-runway-win-2012-fashion-line-features.htm |archive-date=February 10, 2012}}</ref> She addressed voters at the [[2012 Democratic National Convention|Democratic National Convention]] in September 2012, calling for Obama's re-election and for more engagement from young voters.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0912/80868.html |title=Scarlett Johansson DNC speech (text, video) |agency=[[Politico]] |date=September 6, 2012 |access-date=September 7, 2012 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140906004540/http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0912/80868.html |archive-date=September 6, 2014}}</ref> She encouraged women to vote for Obama and condemned [[Mitt Romney]] for his opposition to [[Planned Parenthood]].<ref>{{cite news |author=Spillius, Alex |title=US election: Scarlett Johansson urges women to vote for Barack Obama |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/us-election/9612344/US-election-Scarlett-Johansson-urges-women-to-vote-for-Barack-Obama.html |work=[[The Daily Telegraph]] |date=October 16, 2012 |access-date=October 9, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170111095022/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/us-election/9612344/US-election-Scarlett-Johansson-urges-women-to-vote-for-Barack-Obama.html |archive-date=January 11, 2017}}</ref>
 
Johansson publicly endorsed and supported [[Manhattan Borough President]] [[Scott Stringer]]'s 2013 run for New York City Comptroller by hosting a series of fundraisers.<ref>{{cite web |author=Colvin, Jill |url=http://www.dnainfo.com/20120313/manhattan/scarlett-johansson-host-another-fundraiser-for-scott-stringer |title=Scarlett Johansson to Host Another Fundraiser for Scott Stringer |work=[[DNAinfo]] |date=March 13, 2012 |access-date=October 9, 2017 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120418000031/http://www.dnainfo.com/20120313/manhattan/scarlett-johansson-host-another-fundraiser-for-scott-stringer |archive-date=April 18, 2012}}</ref> To encourage people to vote in the [[2016 United States presidential election|2016 presidential election]], in which Johansson endorsed [[Hillary Clinton]],<ref>{{cite news |url=https://hollywoodlife.com/2016/10/11/scarlett-johansson-supports-hillary-clinton-voting-candidate-president/ |title=Scarlett Johansson Voting For Hillary Clinton: She Has Stamina, Integrity & Is Very Clever |work=Hollywood Life |date=October 11, 2016 |access-date=September 23, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180923162547/https://hollywoodlife.com/2016/10/11/scarlett-johansson-supports-hillary-clinton-voting-candidate-president/|archive-date=September 23, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> she appeared in a commercial alongside her Marvel Cinematic Universe co-star [[Robert Downey Jr.]], and [[Joss Whedon]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Scarlett Johansson, Hollywood's 'collective wisdom,' Hillary Clinton support mocked in new ad |url=http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/oct/3/scarlett-johansson-hollywoods-collective-wisdom-hi/ |access-date=October 15, 2017 |work=[[The Washington Times]] |date=October 3, 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171016013758/http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/oct/3/scarlett-johansson-hollywoods-collective-wisdom-hi/ |archive-date=October 16, 2017}}</ref> In 2017, she spoke at the [[2017 Women's March|Women's March on Washington]], addressing [[Presidency of Donald Trump|Donald Trump's presidency]] and stating that she would support the president if he works for women's rights and stops withdrawing federal funding for [[Planned Parenthood]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=McNamara |first1=Mary |title=Women's marches live updates: Millions march in L.A. and around the world following Trump's inauguration |url=https://latimes.com/nation/la-na-pol-womens-march-live-scarlett-johansson-to-donald-trump-i-1485026397-htmlstory.html |access-date=October 8, 2017 |work=[[Los Angeles Times]] |date=January 21, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170420110844/http://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-pol-womens-march-live-scarlett-johansson-to-donald-trump-i-1485026397-htmlstory.html |archive-date=April 20, 2017}}</ref> In the [[2020 Democratic Party presidential primaries|2020 Democratic presidential primaries]], Johansson endorsed [[Elizabeth Warren]], referring to Warren as "thoughtful and progressive but realistic".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://people.com/movies/scarlett-johansson-supports-elizabeth-warren-2020-election/|title=Scarlett Johansson Supports Elizabeth Warren for President: She's 'Thoughtful and Progressive'|date=September 4, 2019|publisher=People|last=Fernandez|first=Alexis|access-date=January 21, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200217194407/https://people.com/movies/scarlett-johansson-supports-elizabeth-warren-2020-election/|archive-date=February 17, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref>
 
In December 2020, three members of the [[Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights]], an Egyptian civil rights organization, were released from prison in [[Egypt]], after Johansson had described their detention circumstances and demanded the trio's release.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/egypt-civil-rights-scarlett-johansson-eipr-leaders-release-free-karim-ennarah/ |title=Egypt frees civil rights leaders in "extremely odd" move, and many are thanking Scarlett Johansson |website=CBS News |date=December 4, 2020 }}</ref>
 
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==See also==
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Scarlett Johansson
Scarlett Johansson by Gage Skidmore 2019.jpg
Scarlett Johansson in 2019
Born (1984-11-22) November 22, 1984 (age 40)
New York, USA
OccupationActress, singer, model
Years active1994 - present
Height160 cm (5 ft 3 in)
Spouse(s)Ryan Reynolds
(m. 2008–2011, divorced)
Romain Dauriac (m. 2014–2017)
Children2

Scarlett Johansson (born November 22, 1984) [1] is an American actress, model and singer. She is best known for her roles in the movies The Avengers, Lost in Translation, Girl With a Pearl Earring, Match Point, and The Prestige.

Early life[edit]

Scarlett Johansson was born in New York City, New York on November 22, 1984. Her father, Karsten Johansson, is a Danish-born architect originally from Copenhagen,[2] and her paternal grandfather, Ejner Johansson, was a screenwriter and director. Her mother, Melanie Sloan, a producer, comes from an Ashkenazi Jewish family from the Bronx.[3][4][5] Melanie's ancestors emigrated to New York from Minsk, Tsarist Russia.[6] She has an older sister, Vanessa, also an actress; an older brother, Adrian; a twin brother, Hunter (who appeared with her in the film Manny & Lo);[7] and an older half-brother, Christian, from her father's first marriage.[8]

Personal life[edit]

Politics[edit]

Johansson is registered as an independent[9] and campaigned for Democratic candidate John Kerry in the 2004 United States presidential election. About George W. Bush's 2004 reelection, she said, "[I am] disappointed. I think it was a disappointment for a large percentage of the population."[10] Johansson also campaigned for Democratic candidate Barack Obama:[11] Her efforts included appearances in Iowa during January 2008, where her efforts were targeted at younger voters;[12] an appearance at Cornell College;[13] and a speaking engagement at Carleton College in Northfield, Minnesota on Super Tuesday, 2008.[14] Johansson appeared in the 2008 music video for The Black Eyed Peas front man will.i.am's song, "Yes We Can", directed by Jesse Dylan, a song inspired by Obama's speech following the 2008 New Hampshire primary.[15] On February 7, 2012, Johansson and Anna Wintour hosted a fashion launch of pro-Obama clothing, bags and accessories, with proceeds going to the President's re-election campaign.[16] She addressed voters at the Democratic National Convention on September 6, 2012, calling for President Obama's reelection and for more engagement from young voters.[17]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ "Scarlett Johansson Biography (1984-)". FilmReference.com. Retrieved October 15, 2012.
  2. ↑ "'I'm not anything like her...'". The Irish Times. April 27, 2012. Archived from the original on April 27, 2012. Retrieved January 8, 2014.
  3. ↑ "Scarlett Johansson's a Jew, too". JTA. March 23, 2008. Archived from the original on December 24, 2018. Retrieved January 8, 2014.
  4. ↑ Young, Neil (January 6, 2004). "A period film made by someone who hates period films –Peter Webber on Girl with a Pearl Earring". Neil Young's Film Lounge. Retrieved January 8, 2014.
  5. ↑ Weiss, Anthony (April 7, 2006). "The Scarlett Grandma". The Jewish Forward. Archived from the original on January 20, 2008. Retrieved January 8, 2014.
  6. ↑ "Scarlett Johansson Hopes to Star as Russian Spy Again". RA Novosti. April 17, 2012. Retrieved January 8, 2014.
  7. ↑
  8. ↑ Millar, John (December 22, 2005). "My roll in the hay with Jonathan was agony". Daily Record. Retrieved January 8, 2014.
  9. ↑ Elsworth, Catherine (February 5, 2008). "Scarlett Johansson supports Barack Obama". The Daily Telegraph. UK. Retrieved January 8, 2014.
  10. ↑ "Johansson: Americans disappointed by Bush's re-election". ContactMusic. August 23, 2005. Retrieved January 8, 2014.
  11. ↑ Strauss, Gary (January 30, 2008). "Primary time for celebs: Star power floods political arena". USA Today. Retrieved January 8, 2014.
  12. ↑ Johnson, Katelyn (January 15, 2008). "Impact of Student Voters Questioned". Daily Trojan. Retrieved January 8, 2014.
  13. ↑ "Political discourse is too one-sided". The Cornellian. Vol. 129, no. 2. Retrieved July 25, 2009.[permanent dead link]
  14. ↑ Fecke, Jeff (February 5, 2008). "Scarlett Johansson sprinkles a little stardust at Carleton". Minnesota Independent. Retrieved January 8, 2014.
  15. ↑ "Musicians rock for Barack on Super Tuesday". Reuters. February 5, 2008. Retrieved January 8, 2014.
  16. ↑ "Obama 'Runway to Win' 2012 Photos: Fashion Line Features Marc Jacobs, Derek Lam" International Business Times, February 8, 2012
  17. ↑ "Scarlett Johansson DNC speech (text, video)". Politico. September 6, 2012. Retrieved January 8, 2014.

External links[edit]

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