We still have a ton of public appearance photos of recent years (and particularly last month’s Oscars!) to sort through and add to the site, hence the lack of updates. Please be patient with as we currently have other projects to tend to as well.

Meanwhile, Natalie Portman was photographed yesterday, March 5 2009 at ‘A Powerful Noise’ Live in New York, NY. The gallery has been updated with our first 26 136 medium- and hi-res photos of Natalie at the event; hopefully, we’ll have more photos and additional information soon. Check back with us for updates!

New Photo Albums:

• Appearances in 2009 > ‘A Powerful Noise’ Live on Mar 5

“The earth doesn’t know there’s been a financial crisis. It’s still warming at an unsustainable rate.”
- former President Bill Clinton at the Second Clinton Global Initiative

Thank heavens for new appearances! Yesterday, February 13 2009, Natalie Portman attended the Second Clinton Global Initiative Opening Plenary Session, titled “Making a Difference on Campus: A Call to Action” at the University of Texas in Austin, TX. The gallery has been updated with the first 14 medium-res photos of Natalie at the event; as always, more will be added as I find them. For more information on what was said at last night’s session, have a look at this article about the event from the AP Texas News.

Update Feb 15: The gallery has been updated with another six medium-res photos of Natalie at the event. You’ll recognize her dress from her November 15 2007 ‘Today Show’ appearance. Also, check out a video clip from the event, courtesy of NECN.com, in which Natalie discusses her motivations behind her drive for change:

New Photo Albums:

• Appearances in 2009 > Second Clinton Global Intiative Opening Plenary Session on Feb 13

Some will surely recall Natalie and actress Rashida Jones’ FunnyOrDie.com puppies and kitties PSAs from some time back. Now, the duo has appeared once more in a third FOD mock PSA, this time promoting world peace in the Holiday season — with chickens. Stay tuned for screen caps of all three clips at our gallery! In the mean time, check out the chicken “PSA” at FunnyOrDie.com, and don’t forget Natalie and Rashida Jones’ two earlier PSA spoofs, either:

Off-site Video Links:

• Natalie Portman & Rashida Jones Mock PSA 1 — Puppies
• Natalie Portman & Rashida Jones Mock PSA 2 — Kitties
• Natalie Portman & Rashida Jones Mock PSA 3 — Chickens

Things are a bit slow with Natalie today, so I thought I’d update with this nice little mention award-winning French actress Marion Cotillard makes of Natalie’s vegan shoe collection for Té Casan in the September/October 2008 issue of French magazine Néoplanète. From Magnifique Marion Cotillard:

Actress Natalie Portman worked with eco-chic shoe brand Té Casan, 100% vegetal and guaranted without animal material. Could you, in the future, work with an eco brand?
That’s not a priority. But I admire Natalie’s commitment a lot. If I had to do something remarkable for the planet, I’d buy fields where are grown OMG (transgenic plants). Once bought, I’d redistribute them to farmers who would commit themselves to grow in danger local vegetables!

Another two Natalie Portman presidential election PSAs have surfaced online, in which she encourages viewers to exercise their power and vote in the upcoming U.S. presidential election. The PSAs were shot while Natalie was visiting her grandmother in Cincinnati, OH. In the first PSA, Natalie discusses the importance of voting early, of which you can find more information at www.voteforchange.com, while the second PSA concerns who gets her vote, i.e. Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama. Check them out!

In other news, Just Jared reports Natalie was recently back in Paris to shoot a perfume commercial. We have no further details on this yet, but we’ll keep you posted, as always.

On October 16, Natalie was spotted at the “Vote Early, Rock Late” Barack Obama rally in Cincinnati, Ohio. Many thanks to mizary for sending in the first hi-res photo! Hopefully more will surface online soon.

Update: I have yet to find any professional photography from this event, but the gallery has nevertheless been updated with a handful of more lovely medium- and hi-res photos of Natalie at the event, courtesy of Flickr users MoToriTron and itsmarykate. If you have any Natalie photos to share from this event, please do not hesitate to get in touch! Thank you.

New Photo Albums:

• “Vote Early, Rock Late” Barack Obama Rally on Oct 16

Several news sources are reporting Natalie will be holding a speech tomorrow at a Barack Obama presidential campaign rally in Toledo, Ohio. Hopefully, we’ll have photos from the event soon (especially since we didn’t get any of her appearance at the Los Angeles Obama fundraiser some days back)! From Cleveland.com:

Barack Obama’s presidential campaign is getting some help in the Toledo area this weekend from Star Wars‘ Queen Amidala. Actress Natalie Portman is scheduled to speak tomorrow morning at an Obama rally at Lourdes College in suburban Sylvania.

Update Oct 11: I’ve received word from Eric, a local in Sylvania, that this event has unfortunately been cancelled. Sorry, guys!

Ahoy, Los Angeles fans of Natalie! Tomorrow, Natalie Portman will be joining Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton and Eric Garcetti, President of the Los Angeles City Council to advocate Democratic Presidential candidate Barack Obama as the most environmentally friendly choice for President. From Ecorazzi.com:

Tomorrow afternoon, Natalie Portman will join Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton and Eric Garcetti (President of the Los Angeles City Council) in addressing a large celebrity crowd gathered to support Barack Obama as the best Presidential candidate for the environment.

Called “ANGELENOS GO GREEN FOR OBAMA”, the event will be the first major political fundraiser to be both zero-waste and carbon neutral. Green highlights include fully compostable platware and flatware, organic food and drink served by top LA chefs, and a local offsetting of CO2 emissions through organizations such as TreePeople and The Climate Registry.

Jon Bon Jovi and Richie Sambora are listed to perform. Tickets are available from AngelenosGoGreenforObama.org.

Naturally, we’ll keep you posted if any photos or other material surface from the event!