Scarlett Johansson Has Only Just Begun To Steam Up The Silver Screen.

According to a poll in FHM magazine, Scarlett Johansson is the world's sexiest woman. Readers voted the actress ahead of last year's number one, Angelina Jolie and Jessica Alba on the annual 100 Sexiest Women in the World list. Johansson says, "One of the best things for a woman to hear is that she is sexy. I'd like to thank FHM's readers for the huge compliment."

Scarlett Johansson is an American actress and singer who rose to fame with her role in 1998's The Horse Whisperer but became a star in the 2003 film "Lost in Translation", starring opposite Bill Murray.

In The Horse Whisperer she was cast as Grace MacLean, a young girl who suffers a tragic equestrian accident in The Horse Whisperer, Scarlett Johansson was generally acknowledged as the most promising part of an otherwise unenthusiastically received film. The 13-year-old actress picked up a Hollywood Reporter Young Star Award for her work.

However, she actually launched her acting career with roles in independent films such as "Manny & Lo"and later pteded for several costume dramas, it the films “Girl With a Peal Earring” and "The Prestige." She has also cooperated several times with the legendary writer-director Woody Allen, playing lead roles in his films "Match Point" and "Scoop."

The following year she was named the face of L'Oreal and also had roles in The Black Dahlia and was the leading lady in Bob Dylan's music video "When the Deal Goes Down."

In Brian De Palma's The Black Dahlia, a film noir about the life and grisly death of Elizabeth Ann Short, shot in Los Angeles and Bulgaria. Johansson has noted that she was a De Palma fan and had wanted to work with him on the film, even though she thought that she was "physically wrong" for the part. CNN.com noted that Johansson "takes to the pulpy period atmosphere as if it were oxygen.”

In July 2005, Johansson starred with Ewan McGregor in Michael Bay's The Island, making her debut as a female lead in a mainstream action film. In the same year, she starred in the Woody Allen-directed drama Match Point.

Johansson next appeared in 2007's The Nanny Diaries, starring alongside Laura Linney, and 2008's The Other Boleyn Girl, opposite Natalie Portman and Eric Bana.

On May 20, 2008, Johansson debuted as a vocalist on her first album, Anywhere I Lay My Head, with cover versions of Tom Waits songs.

In Woody Allens newest film, “Vicky Cristina Barcelona," which debuted at the Cannes Festival. Scarlett gives a very sexy kiss to co-star Penelope Cruz. Of which, Scarlett says, “kissing Penelope Cruz was the least sexy thing you can ever imagine". She said: "There were about 60 crewmen sitting around eating salami sandwiches! It's really the least sexy thing you can ever imagine!"

Despite the denial, the movies raunchy seen has created a tidal wave of memorabilia and autograph seekers, so much so, that memorabilia and collectible shops are having difficulty keeping stocked. Which is familiar for Johansson since her autographs and memorabilia have been highly prized for years but Penelope Cruz memorabilia has received an unexpected boost in popularity.

Johansson has some new projects in various stages of production. She will also portray Mary, Queen of Scots in a film scheduled to begin production in March 2008 and appears as a pilates instructor in He's Just Not That Into You, with Drew Barrymore, Jennifer Aniston, Jennifer Connelly, Kevin Connolly, Ginnifer Goodwin, and Justin Long.

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