Actors Who Went Through Extreme Transformations For Roles

Published on March 3, 2019 By James Spiro

Natalie Portman, Black Swan

For her role in Black Swan, Natalie Portman when through a punishing role as a ballerina suffering a nervous breakdown. At the age of 29, the actress lost 20 pounds eating nothing but carrots and almonds.

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Despite her Oscar win for the performance, Portman doesn’t have the greatest memories of the experience. ‘I thought I was going to die. It was the first time I understood how you could get so wrapped up in a role that it could sort of take you down.’