Life and work
Scarlett Johansson is an American actress. Born: 22 November 1984. Citizenship recorded in the biographical source: United States.
Actor · 1984–
Scarlett Johansson
Scarlett Johansson is an American actress. Born on 22 November 1984, this profile follows Scarlett Johansson through existing screen stories and their real settings. The connected credits include The Man Who Wasn’t There (2001), Lost in Translation (2003), Iron Man 2 (2010) and Her (2013). The location trail reaches Musso & Frank Grill, Park Hyatt Tokyo and Shibuya Crossing, with existing stories in Tokyo. Each stop belongs to a particular work and moment, keeping the creative credit beside the place that gives the story its geography. Explore the films and programmes below to move between performances, collaborators and settings, and use each location’s own story for the documented connection. These are work locations; a credit alone does not establish a personal visit to every mapped stop. The credit and location sources remain alongside each story for further reading.
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The Man Who Wasn’t There · Musso & Frank Grill
Scarlett Johansson is credited as cast member on The Man Who Wasn’t There. The work’s existing location story leads to Musso & Frank Grill. Musso & Frank Grill is documented as a location associated with The Man Who Wasn’t There (2001). The pin identifies the site; individual shots and interior sets can differ.
Lost in Translation · Park Hyatt Tokyo
Scarlett Johansson is credited as cast member on Lost in Translation. The work’s existing location story leads to Park Hyatt Tokyo. The Park Hyatt’s high floors, bar and windows create the suspended city where Bob and Charlotte can see Tokyo without yet belonging to it.
Lost in Translation — credits ↗︎Lost in Translation — location reference ↗︎
Iron Man 2 · Randy’s Donuts
Scarlett Johansson is credited as cast member on Iron Man 2. The work’s existing location story leads to Randy’s Donuts. Randy’s Donuts is documented as a location associated with Iron Man 2 (2010). The pin identifies the site; individual shots and interior sets can differ.
Her · Santa Monica Pier
Scarlett Johansson is credited as cast member on Her. The work’s existing location story leads to Santa Monica Pier. The Santa Monica Pier appears among the film’s recognisable local settings. It offers a public waterfront counterpoint to the enclosed spaces of Theodore’s daily life.
Her — credits ↗︎Santa Monica Pier ↗︎Grease · Leo Carrillo State Park ↗︎
THE PLACES BEHIND THE STORY
A life on the map.
Explore 10 connections. Each connection links to its evidence; outlined circles mark approximate areas, not exact buildings or camera positions.
Musso & Frank Grill ↗︎
A screen location
Musso & Frank Grill is documented as a location associated with The Man Who Wasn’t There (2001). The pin identifies the site; individual shots and interior sets can differ.
6667 Hollywood Boulevard
Open street map ↗︎Randy’s Donuts ↗︎
A screen location
Randy’s Donuts is documented as a location associated with Iron Man 2 (2010). The pin identifies the site; individual shots and interior sets can differ.
805 W Manchester Boulevard
Open street map ↗︎Santa Monica Pier ↗︎
Filming location · the waterfront
The Santa Monica Pier appears among the film’s recognisable local settings. It offers a public waterfront counterpoint to the enclosed spaces of Theodore’s daily life.
200 Santa Monica Pier
Open street map ↗︎Walt Disney Concert Hall ↗︎
Filming location · the city’s curves
Walt Disney Concert Hall is one of the real Los Angeles landmarks incorporated into the film’s future city. Its exterior geometry sits naturally inside that imagined skyline.
111 S Grand Avenue
Open street map ↗︎Dockweiler State Beach ↗︎
Filming location · the beach date
Theodore’s beach outing with Samantha was filmed at Dockweiler. The film’s convenient rail arrival belongs to its imagined future, not a direct station-to-sand connection.
12000 Vista del Mar, Playa del Rey
Open street map ↗︎Park Hyatt Tokyo ↗︎
Lost in Translation — Park Hyatt Tokyo
The Park Hyatt’s high floors, bar and windows create the suspended city where Bob and Charlotte can see Tokyo without yet belonging to it.
3-7-1-2 Nishi-Shinjuku, Tokyo
Open street map ↗︎Shibuya Crossing ↗︎
Lost in Translation — Shibuya Crossing
Shibuya Crossing externalises Charlotte’s sensory overload: coordinated movement at a scale that makes a solitary figure feel both lost and held.
2 Chome-24 Shibuya, Tokyo
Open street map ↗︎Jōgan-ji Temple ↗︎
Lost in Translation — Jōgan-ji Temple
Jōgan-ji provides the route’s contemplative counter-rhythm, separating spiritual quiet from the hotel’s polished isolation.
1-2-12 Honcho, Nakano, Tokyo
Open street map ↗︎Daikanyama ↗︎
Lost in Translation — Daikanyama
Daikanyama widens the World into a lower, slower Tokyo of streets, shops and conversation away from the major crossings.
Daikanyamacho, Shibuya City, Tokyo
Open street map ↗︎Kabukichō ↗︎
Lost in Translation — Kabukichō
Kabukichō gives the night chapters their density of signs, music and chance encounters without treating the district as anonymous neon.
Kabukicho, Shinjuku City, Tokyo
Open street map ↗︎IN THE STORY1984-11-22
Born 22 November 1984
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WORKS
Culture, connected.
Follow the work through its real places.
The Man Who Wasn’t There
Joel and Ethan Coen
Lost in Translation ↗︎
Lost in Translation
Iron Man 2
Jon Favreau
Her ↗︎
Spike Jonze
KEEP EXPLORING
Cities and Worlds.
Los Angeles ↗︎
Follow a scene into the hills. A song onto the Strip. A story all the way to the ocean.
Tokyo ↗︎
Hotel windows, crossings, record districts and late-night counters. Discover Tokyo through rhythm rather than postcard shorthand.
Lost in Translation ↗︎
Insomnia: ride the Park Hyatt lift down into a Tokyo you cannot read, then a day alone in Kyoto.
Her ↗︎
Skyway: walk the future Los Angeles Spike Jonze joined from real LA and Shanghai’s Pudong; drag the seam between the two cities, lay raised walkways between real towers until the traffic below vanishes, and write to Dockweiler beach in someone else’s hand.
PEOPLE IN THE STORY
Creative connections.
Follow collaborators through their work and the real places tied to it.
Gwyneth Paltrow ↗︎
Gwyneth Paltrow is an American actress, entrepreneur, writer and singer. Born on 27 September 1972, this profile follows Gwyneth Paltrow through existing screen stories and their real settings. The connected credits include Se7en (1995), The Talented Mr. Ripley — Rome (1999), Iron Man (2008) and Iron Man 2 (2010). The location trail reaches Alexandria Hotel, Piazza Navona and Pantheon, with existing stories in Rome. Each stop belongs to a particular work and moment, keeping the creative credit beside the place that gives the story its geography. Explore the films and programmes below to move between performances, collaborators and settings, and use each location’s own story for the documented connection. These are work locations; a credit alone does not establish a personal visit to every mapped stop. The credit and location sources remain alongside each story for further reading.
Robert Downey Jr. ↗︎
Robert Downey Jr. is an American actor. Born on 4 April 1965, this profile follows Robert Downey Jr. through existing screen stories and their real settings. The connected credits include Less Than Zero (1987), Chaplin (1992), Zodiac (2007) and Iron Man (2008). The location trail reaches The MacArthur · Park Plaza, Transamerica Pyramid and Union Square, with existing stories in San Francisco. Each stop belongs to a particular work and moment, keeping the creative credit beside the place that gives the story its geography. Explore the films and programmes below to move between performances, collaborators and settings, and use each location’s own story for the documented connection. These are work locations; a credit alone does not establish a personal visit to every mapped stop. The credit and location sources remain alongside each story for further reading.
Stan Lee ↗︎
Stan Lee was an American comic book writer, editor, publisher, and producer. Born on 28 December 1922, this profile follows Stan Lee through existing screen stories and their real settings. The connected credits include Iron Man 2 (2010) and Iron Man 3 (2013). The location trail reaches Randy’s Donuts and TCL Chinese Theatre. Each stop belongs to a particular work and moment, keeping the creative credit beside the place that gives the story its geography. Explore the films and programmes below to move between performances, collaborators and settings, and use each location’s own story for the documented connection. These are work locations; a credit alone does not establish a personal visit to every mapped stop. The credit and location sources remain alongside each story for further reading.
Amy Adams ↗︎
Amy Adams is an American actress. Born on 20 August 1974, this profile follows Amy Adams through existing screen stories and their real settings. The connected credits include Catch Me If You Can (2002) and Her (2013). The location trail reaches Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel, Ambassador Hotel — former site and Santa Monica Pier. Each stop belongs to a particular work and moment, keeping the creative credit beside the place that gives the story its geography. Explore the films and programmes below to move between performances, collaborators and settings, and use each location’s own story for the documented connection. These are work locations; a credit alone does not establish a personal visit to every mapped stop. The credit and location sources remain alongside each story for further reading.
Joaquin Phoenix ↗︎
Joaquin Phoenix is an American actor. Born on 28 October 1974, this profile follows Joaquin Phoenix through existing screen stories and their real settings. The connected credits include Her (2013). The location trail reaches Santa Monica Pier, Walt Disney Concert Hall and Dockweiler State Beach. Each stop belongs to a particular work and moment, keeping the creative credit beside the place that gives the story its geography. Explore the films and programmes below to move between performances, collaborators and settings, and use each location’s own story for the documented connection. These are work locations; a credit alone does not establish a personal visit to every mapped stop. The credit and location sources remain alongside each story for further reading.
Frances McDormand ↗︎
Frances McDormand is an American actress. Born on 23 June 1957, this profile follows Frances McDormand through existing screen stories and their real settings. The connected credits include Almost Famous (2000) and The Man Who Wasn’t There (2001). The location trail reaches Ambassador Hotel — former site and Musso & Frank Grill. Each stop belongs to a particular work and moment, keeping the creative credit beside the place that gives the story its geography. Explore the films and programmes below to move between performances, collaborators and settings, and use each location’s own story for the documented connection. These are work locations; a credit alone does not establish a personal visit to every mapped stop. The credit and location sources remain alongside each story for further reading.