Legends and Groundbreaker Honoree Scarlett Johansson’s Career: From Breaking Out in ‘Ghost World’ to Directing ‘Eleanor the Great’

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Some stars come out of nowhere, and others grow up in front of our eyes. Scarlett Johansson has been acting on screen since she was 9 years old. With a name worthy of a Henrik Ibsen character and a face that might have been Ingmar Bergman’s muse, she established herself as someone to watch as Thora Birch’s blasé best friend in “Ghost World” and confirmed her place as a serious actress opposite Bill Murray in Sofia Coppola’s “Lost in Translation.” For those who remember the early indie roles —