Natalie Portman gives birth to a son

Baby is actress' first child; father is a dancer she met on the set of 'Black Swan'

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Natalie Portman has given birth to her first child, a baby boy.

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updated 6/14/2011 8:56:55 PM ET

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It’s a boy for Oscar winner Natalie Portman.

The beautiful actress and her fiancé, dancer and choreographer Benjamin Millepied, whom she met on the “Black Swan” set, have welcomed their long-awaited arrival, People was first to report.

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No details were immediately available on when or where the couple’s child was born.

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Portman will no doubt be relieved over her baby’s birth, as she revealed to Access Hollywood in April she was experiencing some pregnancy pains.

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“My back is not feeling great right now, sitting for so long,” she told Access Hollywood as she promoted her then-current film, “Your Highness,” in New York City. “But everything’s really great otherwise.”

While the baby is here, it’s unlikely Portman has anything ready to go for her little one. She admitted she stuck to tradition when it came to babies’ births.

“I think it’s a Jewish thing to be kind of superstitious,” she told Access in April. “You don’t do any of the baby stuff before the baby arrives.”

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Portman has not yet revealed the name of her child, but she previously said she had no plans to name it after the famed statue she picked up earlier this year.

“Would it be too crazy to think you might name your baby Oscar?” a reporter asked backstage in the pressroom at Hollywood’s biggest night, the Oscars, back in February.

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“I think that’s probably, definitely out of the question, yeah,” Portman laughed.

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Megawatt smile
Portman arrives at the premiere of "No Strings Attached" in Los Angeles on Tuesday, Jan. 11, 2011. The film received mediocre reviews but did better than expected at the box office. (Matt Sayles / AP) Share Back to slideshow navigation

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Mismatched couple?
In 2011 comedy "No Strings Attached," Portman plays a doctor who tries to keep her relationship with Ashton Kutcher purely physical. The film topped the box office on its debut weekend, beating Seth Rogen's "The Green Hornet." (Paramount Pictures) Share Back to slideshow navigation
He does want to sleep with me
While accepting her best actress Golden Globe for "Black Swan," Portman thanked Millepied, who plays a small role in the film as a dancer with no sexual interest in the neurotic Nina. "It's not true! He totally wants to sleep with me!" she said. Her nervous laugh after delivering the joke was repeated and drawn out into a viral video that quickly made the rounds on the Internet. (Handout / Getty Images) Share Back to slideshow navigation
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Parents to be
Portman and Millepied arrive at the Golden Globe Awards on Jan. 16, 2011 in Beverly Hills, Calif. He was born in France and raised in Senegal, beginning ballet training at age 8 with his mother, herself a ballet dancer. He reportedly left the ballerina with whom he was living when he and Portman fell in love on "Black Swan." (Jason Merritt / Getty Images) Share Back to slideshow navigation
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Beauty in black and white
Natalie Portman won the best actress award at the Critics' Choice Awards on Jan. 14, 2011 in Los Angeles. She thanked "Black Swan" director Darren Aronofsky, joking "You made me very skinny and you ... made me fat," referring to the workouts she took on for the role and to her eventual pregnancy with and engagement to choreographer Benjamin Millepied. (Jason Merritt / Getty Images) Share Back to slideshow navigation

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Dark side
In 2010's "Black Swan," Portman plays nervous and naive ballerina Nina, who can play "Swan Lake's" innocent white swan easily, but struggles to understand the role of the sensual black swan. (Reuters) Share Back to slideshow navigation

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Bringing hope to the world
Portman speaks at the 25th anniversary of the Foundation for International Community Assistance in November 2010. She is an ambassador of hope for the group, which promotes the use of micro-finance to provide financial services to the world’s lowest-income entrepreneurs. Portman has visited FINCA programs in Ecuador, Guatemala, Mexico and Uganda and often speaks on its behalf. (Joe Corrigan / Getty Images for FINCA) Share Back to slideshow navigation
War story
In 2009's "Brothers," Portman plays a mom and wife who's suddenly left a widow, or so she believes. But her husband, played by Tobey Maguire, makes an unexpected return, only to find that his brother (Jake Gyllenhaal) has fallen for Portman's character. (Lionsgate) Share Back to slideshow navigation
Giving out the gold
Ben Stiller, dressed as Joaquin Phoenix, presented an award with Portman at the 2009 Academy Awards. (Kevin Winter / Getty Images) Share Back to slideshow navigation

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The city that never sleeps
In 2009, Portman starred in "New York, I Love You," a collective work of 11 short films about the city. It's the second in a series called the "Cities of Love" franchise. 2006's "Paris, je t'aime" was the first. (Vivendi Entertainment) Share Back to slideshow navigation

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Putting her best foot forward
Portman was a vegetarian since childhood and became a vegan in 2009, reportedly after reading Jonathan Safran Foer's book, "Eating Animals." The year before that, she launched a line of vegan footwear, seen here. (Astrid Stawiarz / Getty Images) Share Back to slideshow navigation
Losing her head
Portman played the famous Anne Boleyn and Scarlett Johansson her lesser-known sister Mary in 2008's "The Other Boleyn Girl," based on Philippa Gregory's novel. (Columbia Pictures) Share Back to slideshow navigation
Bluer than blue
In 2007, Portman starred with Norah Jones in "My Blueberry Nights," the first English feature film directed by Hong Kong filmmaker Wong Kar Wai. Portman plays a poker player who's lost all her money gambling. (The Weinstein Company) Share Back to slideshow navigation
Going ape
In 2007, Portman teamed up with wildlife expert Jack Hanna to make "Gorillas on the Brink," a TV special about the plight of gorillas in Rwanda. (Animal Planet) Share Back to slideshow navigation
Double role
Portman plays two characters in 2007's "Goya's Ghosts," set in Spain in the 1700s. She portrays both a young model and her lookalike, a prostitute. (Samuel Goldwyn Films) Share Back to slideshow navigation
World of 'Wonder'
Portman plays an employee in a magical toy store run by Dustin Hoffman in 2007's "Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium." She told the press she was excited to make a movie for children. (Fox-Walden) Share Back to slideshow navigation
Rap it up
In 2006, Portman spoofed herself in an SNL Digital Short on "Saturday Night Live." She turns her good-girl image on its ear by playing herself as an angry gangsta rapper, saying when she was at Harvard she did drugs constantly and cheated on every test.

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Who needs hair?
Portman wasn't afraid to shave her head for 2006's "V for Vendetta," an adaptation of the comic book series of the same name. Her character joins an underground anti-government group. Jerusalem-born Portman has been quoted as saying "being from Israel was a reason I wanted to do this because terrorism and violence are such a daily part of my conversations since I was little." (Warner Bros.) Share Back to slideshow navigation
Close to you
Portman and Clive Owen starred in 2004's "Closer," often mentioned as one of the actress' best films. Both Owen and Portman were nominated for supporting-acting Oscars for their roles. Neither won, but they did win Golden Globes. (Columbia Pictures) Share Back to slideshow navigation
Smile for the cameras
Portman poses for pictures during the New York premiere of "Garden State" in 2004. (Stephen Lovekin / FilmMagic) Share Back to slideshow navigation

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'Garden State'
Portman, Peter Sarsgaard, left, and Zach Braff, right, starred in 2004's "Garden State." Portman's character was an epileptic and a pathological liar. Braff wrote and directed the film, which had only a limited release in theaters but gained more attention on DVD. (Fox Searchlight) Share Back to slideshow navigation
Giving birth at Wal-Mart
Portman starred in the 2000 film "Where the Heart Is," based on the best-selling Billie Letts novel. She plays Novalee Nation, who is abandoned by her boyfriend at a Wal-Mart and decides to live there, even giving birth to her baby in the store. (20th Century Fox) Share Back to slideshow navigation

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Luke, I am your mother
Portman gained real fame in 1999 when she played Queen Padme Amidala in the first of the three "Star Wars" prequels, "The Phantom Menace." Her marriage to Anakin Skywalker, who later becomes Darth Vader, produces twins Luke and Leia, but she dies giving birth to them. (20th Century Fox) Share Back to slideshow navigation
You are so 'Beautiful'
In 1996's "Beautiful Girls," Portman plays a young girl who describes herself as "an old soul." Matt Dillon, Timothy Hutton and Rosie O'Donnell also star. (Everett Collection) Share Back to slideshow navigation
Working with Woody Allen
Portman also had a role in the 1996 Woody Allen film "Everyone Says I Love You." (Everett Collection) Share Back to slideshow navigation

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Getting her start
Natalie Portman was just 13 when she made her feature film debut, as a child who befriends a middle-aged hitman (Jean Reno) in 1994's "Leon: The Professional." Born Natalie Hershlag, she took her grandmother's maiden name, Portman, for her stage name. (Columbia Pictures) Share Back to slideshow navigation

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