Explaining on Instagram: "At just 16 years old, Natalie Portman was cast as Padmé Amidala in Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace (1999), stepping into one of the most high-profile roles in modern cinema. Despite her age, she was tasked with portraying a character who carried immense political authority, serving as the Queen of Naboo while navigating galactic conflict. Portman balanced the demands of the massive production with her real-life education, famously completing schoolwork on set