Washington DC, Oct. 27 -- Actor Natalie Portman has opened up about the lasting impact of being sexualised as a child star in Hollywood, revealing that she consciously cultivated a "good girl" image as a way to protect herself from unwanted attention, according to Page Six.

In an interview, the Oscar-winning actor said she made a deliberate effort to establish an identity that contrasted with the sexualised image associated with some of her early roles.

Portman began her film career with projects featuring dark themes, including the 1994 thriller 'Leon: The Professional', 'Heat' and 'Beautiful Girls'. As she navigated the pressures of the industry at a young age, she and her parents worked to separate her on-screen persona from her real...