She said she never saw herself as a great turner, or able to master some of the Black Swan’s tricky footwork. “It has every single ballet step in the book,” Miller says of the iconic ballet. “In White ...

Upon reflection, Smile 2 has a lot in common with Darren Aronofsky 's Oscar-winning Black Swan, both following an artist ...

Nina (Portman) is a ballerina in a New York City ballet company ... play both the White Swan with innocence and grace, and the Black Swan, who represents guile and sensuality.

In February 2011, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences named the pregnant Black Swan ballerina Best Actress. Millepied escorted the tearful winner to the stage to accept her award—and ...

She said she never saw herself as a great turner, or able to master some of the Black Swan’s tricky footwork. “It has every single ballet step in the book,” Miller says of the iconic ballet.