Claim: North is the film debut of Scarlett Johansson.

Scarlett Johansson -LRB- -LSB- dʒoʊˈhænsən -RSB- born November 22 , 1984 -RRB- is an American actress , model , and singer . She made her film debut in the fantasy comedy North -LRB- 1994 -RRB- . Johansson subsequently starred in Manny & Lo -LRB- 1996 -RRB- , and garnered further acclaim and prominence with roles in The Horse Whisperer -LRB- 1998 -RRB- and Ghost World -LRB- 2001 -RRB- . She shifted to adult roles with her performances in Girl with a Pearl Earring -LRB- 2003 -RRB- and Lost in Translation -LRB- 2003 -RRB- , for which she won a BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role .   Her subsequent films included A Love Song for Bobby Long -LRB- 2004 -RRB- , Match Point -LRB- 2005 -RRB- , The Island -LRB- 2005 -RRB- , The Black Dahlia -LRB- 2006 -RRB- , The Prestige -LRB- 2006 -RRB- , The Other Boleyn Girl -LRB- 2008 -RRB- , Vicky Cristina Barcelona -LRB- 2008 -RRB- , He 's Just Not That Into You -LRB- 2009 -RRB- , Don Jon -LRB- 2013 -RRB- , Her -LRB- 2013 -RRB- , Under the Skin -LRB- 2013 -RRB- , Lucy -LRB- 2014 -RRB- , The Jungle Book -LRB- 2016 -RRB- , and Ghost in the Shell -LRB- 2017 -RRB- . Since 2008 , Johansson has also portrayed the Marvel Comics character Black Widow in the Marvel Cinematic Universe . She won the Tony Award for Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Play for her performance in the 2010 Broadway revival of A View from the Bridge . As a singer , Johansson has released two albums , Anywhere I Lay My Head -LRB- 2008 -RRB- and Break Up -LRB- 2009 -RRB- .   Johansson is considered one of Hollywood 's modern sex symbols , and has frequently appeared in published lists of the sexiest women in the world . , she is the highest-grossing actress of all time in North America , with her films making over $ 3.6 billion . In 2016 , she was the highest-grossing actress , with a $ 1.2 billion total for the year .