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Natalie Portman Pregnant, Engaged to Benjamin Millepied: Report

Natalie Portman is shown in a scene from "Black Swan." (Fox Searchlight) Fox Searchlight


NEW YORK (CBS) "Black Swan" actress Natalie Portman is engaged to choreographer Benjamin Millepied and the two are expecting their first child together, People magazine has reported.

The 29-year-old actress met the ballet dancer and choreographer while training for her role as a ballerina on the edge in the new cinematic thriller by director Darren Aronofsky.

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Portman's performance in the movie is generating Oscar buzz and already has earned her nominations for a Golden Globe and a Screen Actors Guild award.

According to People, the baby is due in 2011 and is the first for the actress.

Jerusalem-born Portman grew up in Syosset, N.Y., and earned a degree from Harvard University in 2003.

Millepied, born in France in 1977, is a world-famous choreographer and principal dancer with New York City Ballet.

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