Natalie Portman surprises with 'wild' career backup if not an actress

Natalie Portman revealed her alternate career path if she would not be an actress.

In a recent interview with Entertainment Weekly on Lady in the Lake premiere, the 43-year-old American actress shared her career plan B.

"I think I’d be like Jane Goodall, living with animals in the wild," the May December actress told the publication, referring to the avowed Zoologist.

In the limited series, Portman stars alongside Moses Ingram, who plays Cleo Johnson.

"It had two such incredible female roles, both women looking for their freedom in this incredible world of the 1960s in Baltimore, beautifully realised by all of our designers," she said of the interconnected but different stories of the two women.

"[Series creator] Alma Har'el is just someone I admire so much. Her heart and her talent exceeded any expectations I had of her," she added.

In the series, set in the 1960s, starring and executive produced by Portman, the actress played Maddie, a housewife who decides to leave all she's ever known to work as a reporter and uncover the truth of an unsolved murder.

Additionally, Lady in the Lake is slated to premiere on July 19 on Apple TV+.