Mumakore ekuma1997, Portman akatamba chinzvimbo chaAnne Frank mumutambo weBroadway weThe Diary of Anne Frank. Yakanga iri mushure ma1996's Beautiful Girls kuti Portman akakura asingadi kubvuma mabasa apo hunhu hwake hwaive hwevakomana vechidiki. Muhurukuro neThe Guardian, munyori wezvinhu Simon Hattenstone akabvunza Portman kana aiziva kuti nekuda kwavo aive "anopenga kurota kwepaophile", izvo Portman akapindura kuti "zvakawanda zvisarudzo zvangu zvakadzingwa mushure me1999's ensemble firimu Beautiful Heart?... yakandityisa kuti zera rake raive risina kukodzera. Muna 1997, Portman akatamba chinzvimbo chaAnne Frank mune yeBroadway kuchinjiswa kweThe Diary of Anne Frank.
kupera kwa1999