Anecdotes

She was cast as Natasha Romanoff in Iron Man 2 (2010) after Emily Blunt dropped out due to other commitments.

Auditioned for the role of Lisbeth Salander in Millénium : Les Hommes qui n'aimaient pas les femmes (2011). However, she did not get the role because she was considered too attractive for this. Rooney Mara was cast instead.

Is three minutes older than her twin brother Hunter Johansson. She says these three minutes are the most important in her life.

Suffers from a morbid fear of birds (ornithophobia) and cockroaches (katsaridaphobia).

Had to have several stunt doubles whilst filming Avengers : L'Ère d'Ultron (2015) due to her pregnancy.

Highest-grossing actress of all time and 10th highest grossing actor of all time, bringing in $3.327 billion to the box office. In 2016 alone, she added $1.2 billion to that record which can possibly move her up to the top three highest grossing actors of all time. She was the highest grossing actor of the year.

Very close friends with her co-star, Chris Evans, with whom she has appeared in nine films: The Perfect Score (2004), Le journal d'une baby-sitter (2007), Avengers (2012), Captain America : Le Soldat de l'hiver (2014), Avengers : L'Ère d'Ultron (2015), Captain America: Civil War (2016), Avengers: Infinity War (2018), Captain Marvel (2019) and Avengers: Endgame (2019).

Applied to New York University's Tisch School of the Arts for the fall 2003 semester, but was not accepted. The rejection allowed her to focus on her career, which blossomed soon after.

She was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6931 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California on May 2, 2012. At the ceremony were her mother Melanie Sloan, grandmother, sister Vanessa Johansson and her Avengers (2012) co-star Jeremy Renner.

On December 14, 2010, her husband Ryan Reynolds filed for divorce, citing irreconcilable differences.

She learned on the program Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. (2012) that her maternal great-grandfather's brother, Mosze Szlamberg, was killed in the Holocaust in Poland, along with at least two of his children, Zlata and Mandlit.

Has another sister named Fenan. She was adopted by Johansson's mother Melanie Sloan from Ethiopia in May 2010.

In 2010, she won a Tony Award for Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Play after making her Broadway debut in Arthur Miller's "A View from the Bridge".

Her great-uncle, 1st Lt Philip Schlamberg, US Army Air Force, was a P-51 Mustang pilot with the 15th Fighter Group at Iwo Jima in World War II and died over Japan on August 14, 1945, the day the Japanese surrendered.

Italian artist Francesco Clemente included a portrait of Scarlett in his deck of 78 custom-painted tarot cards, with her portrayed as the Queen of Swords.

Named "Hollywood's Most Natural Beauty" by a survey of make-up artists. (2006)

In 2006, she was earning $2 million per year representing L'Oreal cosmetics.

Dislikes the nickname, ScarJo that is commonly used by the media in reference to her.

Looney Tunes Show (2011) created a character called Starlet Johansson in Casa de Calma (2011) who resembles her.

Replaced Brazilian Gisele Bündchen as the face of "Dolce & Gabbana" perfumes. (2009)

She auditioned for the roles of Judy Shepherd in Jumanji (1995) and Claire Colburn in Rencontres à Elizabethtown (2005). Both roles went to Kirsten Dunst instead.

Received an "introducing" credit for L'homme qui murmurait à l'oreille des chevaux (1998) although this was her seventh feature film.

Her older sister Vanessa Johansson is also an actress.

Auditioned for a role in À nous quatre (1998), which finally went to Lindsay Lohan.

She was offered the role of Evey in V pour Vendetta (2005), which went to Natalie Portman.

Scarlett is the 12th person to be nominated for two Oscars in the acting category the same year, none of them won both, seven of them won at least one and five of them lost both. All five who lost are actresses. Scarlett is one of the five.

Scarlett's mother, Melanie Sloan, who is from the Bronx, is from an Ashkenazi Jewish family (from Poland, Belarus and Russia). Scarlett's father, Karsten Johansson, is Danish (his own paternal grandfather was Swedish, while his other family is Danish).

Has appeared on screen with Chris Evans more than any other leading man thus far.

Ex-girlfriend of Jared Leto (2004-2005).

In 2006, she signed an endorsement deal with cosmetics brand L'Oreal for $4,000,000.

First role (uncredited) was in a skit, during the first year of Late Night with Conan O'Brien (1993), at age 8. She relived this moment during an interview with Conan on July 12, 2005, twelve years later. Also in the skit was 11-year-old Melissa Claire Egan.

She was offered the role of Lois Lane in Superman Returns (2006), which went to Kate Bosworth.

In 2008, a UK-based bidder paid £20,000 British pounds on an eBay auction to benefit Oxfam, winning a pair of tickets to accompany Johansson on a 20-minute date to the world premiere of the film Ce que pensent les hommes (2009).

She appeared with Samuel L. Jackson in eight films: The Spirit (2008), Iron Man 2 (2010), Avengers (2012), Captain America : Le Soldat de l'hiver (2014), Avengers : L'Ère d'Ultron (2015), Avengers: Infinity War (2018), Captain Marvel (2019) and Avengers: Endgame (2019).

Her ex-husband, Ryan Reynolds was named as the "Sexiest Man Alive" by People magazine (2010) during the same time that Johansson was named as "Babe of the Year" by GQ magazine.

Lives in ultra trendy Los Angeles neighborhood, Los Feliz. Giovanni Ribisi, Bo Barrett, Brad Pitt, Chris Pine, Ryan Reynolds, Mark Ruffalo, Kristen Stuart, Michael Cera and Robert Pattinson are among the other actors who also call Los Feliz home.

Raised money for international relief organization Oxfam by auctioning off two tickets for Ce que pensent les hommes (2009) on eBay, giving the winning bidders the opportunity to mingle with her. By January 2014, she has severed her connection with Oxfam. (mars 2008)

Prepared for her role in Lost in Translation (2003) by residing on Hokkaido with then-boyfriend Faiz Ahmad.

Is an alumna of the Lee Strasberg Institute such as actors Frank Miranda, Mickey Rourke, Rosario Dawson, Dennis Hopper, Julia Roberts.

She recorded the single "Before My Time" to the documentary film Chasing Ice (2012) and the song was eventually nominated for Best Original Song at La 85e cérémonie des Oscars (2013). Subsequently, she was approached to perform the song at the show, but was prevented to do so, due to her commitments with "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof" on Broadway.

Celebrated her 20th birthday at Disneyland on November 22, 2004.

Featured in "The Beauty Book for Brain Cancer", a 312-page coffee-table book by photographer Darren Tieste. The book features photos of celebrities, musicians and models who donated their time to bring attention to brain cancer. Scarlett Johansson was also chosen to be on the cover of the book (2011).

Married her fiancé of four months, Ryan Reynolds at Clayoquot Wilderness Lodge in Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada. (27 septembre 2008)

Has appeared in advertising campaigns for Calvin Klein, L'Oreal and Louise Vuitton. In 2009, she was also the face of Dolce & Gabbana make-up.

Is the first woman to play Kaa the python, in Le Livre de la jungle (2016).

Invited to join the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) in June 2004.

Has a cat named Trooper and a chihuahua named Maggie.

She was offered the role of Lindsey Farris in Mission: Impossible III (2006), which went to Keri Russell.

Along with her siblings, attended the Junior School at the Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre as a young actor taking classes in acting, singing and dancing.

Was in a relationship with Josh Hartnett (2005-2007).