17 Celebrities Who Are Smarter Than You May Think

3. Natalie Portman

Known for saying that she’d rather be “smart than a movie star,” she is true to her word. She didn’t attend the premiere of Star Wars Episode 1: The Phantom Menace because she didn’t want to miss her high school exams. She earned a degree in Psychology from Harvard. While in school she co-authored two papers which were published in scientific journals. She also speaks several languages and attended graduate school in Israel.