10 Facts You Don’t Know About ‘Jurassic World Rebirth’ Star and Fan Favorite Scarlett Johansson

Scarlett Johansson stars in Jurassic World Rebirth, the latest film in the dinosaur franchise.

Here are 10 things you probably don’t know about the 40-year-old actress.

1. Scarlett was born in Manhattan to architect dad Karsten Olaf Johansson, a native of Copenhagen, Denmark, and New Yorker producer mom Melanie Sloan.

The most important three minutes in Scarlett’s life? The three minutes she was born ahead of her twin brother, Hunter!

2. Johansson got her first taste of acting when she attended the Professional Children’s School in Greenwich Village. At age 8, she appeared in a 1995 skit on Late Night with Conan O’Brien.

3. Even though she had been in six films, Scarlett was given an “introducing” credit for playing Kristin Scott Thomas’ daughter in the 1998 Western The Horse Whisperer, starring Robert Redford.

4. Katy Perry paid “lip service” to Scarlett — the pop star penned her breakout hit song “I Kissed a Girl” after seeing a photograph of Johansson.

5. Producers say Scarlett was absolutely perfect for the lead role in the 2011 thriller The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo except for one thing … she’s too sexy! They eventually hired the alter-ego of Rooney Mara, who played the role.

6. Johansson got her most famous role as Black Widow in the Marvel Cinematic Universe when Emily Blunt was forced to pull out due to other obligations. Scarlett dyed her hair red in a bold bid to successfully win over director Jon Favreau. Having never set foot in a gym, she had five weeks to prepare for the physical role!

7. In 2020, Scarlett got a rare honor by being nominated for two Oscars: Best Supporting Actress for Jojo Rabbit and Best Actress for Marriage Story. Sadly, she went home empty-handed.

8. Scarlett is willing to doff her duds for a good role — she dared to bare her entire body as an alien hunter in 2013’s Under the Skin and showed skin in several other films.

9. Third time’s a charm? Johansson was married to Ryan Reynolds (2008–2011) and French journalist Romain Dauriac (2014–2017) before tying the knot with SNL star Colin Jost in 2020. She has daughter Rose Dorothy, 10, with Dauriac, and son Cosmo, 4, with Jost. As a child, Johansson had crushes on David Bowie and David Hasselhoff, her costar in 2004’s The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie.

10. Scarlett has a morbid fear of birds and cockroaches.