BEIJING, Feb. 15 -- Natalie Portman says she fulfilled a long-standing ambition by shaving her head for the thriller "V for Vendetta."

Natalie Portman stars as Evey & Hugo Weaving stars as V in "V for Vendetta"

      "I was really excited to get to shave my head ¡ª it's something I'd wanted to do for a while and now I had a good excuse," Portman told reporters at the Berlin International Film Festival.

    However, "I wasn't used to being looked at so much," the 24-year-old actress said. "Walking down the street, I can usually blend in, and people really stare at you when you're a girl with a shaved head."

    The film, directed by James McTeigue, screened Monday in Berlin. Written by Andy and Larry Wachowski, "V for Vendetta" is set in a future Britain run by a fascist dictatorship.

    Portman's character, Evey, is saved from an attack by a masked anarchist known only as V, played by Hugo Weaving, and becomes a comrade in his struggle against the regime.

    Portman received an Oscar nomination for her role in 2004's "Closer."

(Source: Shenzhen Daily/Agencies/Photo: movies.yahoo.com)

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