Jane FosterCharacter guide · Natalie Portman

An unfamiliar world becomes a personal encounter.

Behind the name

Meet Jane Foster

Natalie Portman plays Jane Foster in Thor and its later follow-ups. The first film brings Thor to Earth, placing his arrival within the world of Jane and the people working around her. This profile follows Portman’s existing catalog records.

Official source · Disney+ ↗

Watch how she approaches the unexplained

Notice when Jane observes, asks for an explanation or challenges one. Those exchanges give the encounter between Earth and Asgard a human point of reference beyond the scale of the spectacle.

Your first watch

Where to start

Begin with Thor, then The Dark World. Use the Love and Thunder guide before moving into the later story so its new circumstances can arrive within the film.

01
Thor
2011 · Open the title guide ↗
02
Thor: The Dark World
2013 · Open the title guide ↗

Follow the screen credits

Catalog appearances

4 entries · release order

These are the existing catalog records, including supporting roles, cameos and other formats. This list is not a required watch order or proof that every appearance shares one continuity. Future entries may change.

2011

Thor
April 27, 2011

2013

Thor: The Dark World
October 30, 2013

2021

What If...?, Season 1
August 11, 2021 · Supporting

2022

Thor: Love and Thunder
July 6, 2022

Sources & context

About this profile

Profile information checked 2026-11-08. Viewing suggestions are editorial guidance. Appearance records and identity labels come from the existing catalog.

Disney+ · Official synopsis, director and cast ↗

TMDB · Natalie Portman portrait ↗

Background artwork: Thor. The portrait shows the performer.

How this catalog is put together ↗