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This actress is slated to play Ruth Bader Ginsburg in movie about her life

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Natalie Portman

Natalie Portman. Image from Helga Esteb / Shutterstock.com

A new movie about Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s fight for gender equality will star Natalie Portman, the actress who won the academy award for her role as a ballet dancer in Black Swan.

The film, On the Basis of Sex, is targeted to begin production before the end of the year, report Deadline Hollywood and the Los Angeles Times.

Marielle Heller, who directed The Diary of a Teenage Girl is in negotiations to direct the movie.

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