Natalie Portman: Blonde Beauty in Los Angeles!

Natalie Portman is casual chic in a black tee and jean shorts while leaving a friend’s house on Monday (September 24) in Los Angeles.

The 31-year-old actress showed off her new blonde hair, which she debuted over the weekend at an event for the L.A. Dance Project.

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“Natalie makes a beautiful blonde!” her hair colorist Tracy Cunningham told Us Weekly. “She needed to make the change for an upcoming movie role, and using Redken’s Blonde Dimensions we achieved a gorgeous, multi-dimensional golden blonde.”