Natasha Romanoff (Marvel Cinematic Universe)

Natalia Alianovna Romanoff, more commonly known as Natasha Romanoff, is a fictional character primarily portrayed by Scarlett Johansson in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) media franchise—based on the Marvel Comics character of the same name—sometimes known by her alias, Black Widow. She appears in the movies Iron Man 2 (2010), The Avengers (2012), Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014), Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015), Captain America: Civil War (2016), Avengers: Infinity War (2018), Avengers: Endgame (2019), and Black Widow (2021), as well as in the Disney+ animated series What If...? (2021) voiced by Lake Bell.

Romanoff is depicted as an expert spy and hand-to-hand combatant, trained in the Red Room from childhood to be a KGB assassin. This brought her under S.H.I.E.L.D.'s radar, and Clint Barton is sent to kill her but instead spared her life and recruited her into the organization.

When Nick Fury activates the Avengers Initiative, she becomes a founding member. Following the fallout related to the Sokovia Accords, Romanoff became a fugitive and eventually reunites with her adopted family, including sister Yelena Belova, and they work together to destroy General Dreykov's Black Widow program. After Thanos erases half of all life, Romanoff leads the Avengers for five years until sacrificing herself to obtain the Soul Stone, successfully helping the Avengers restore trillions of lives across the universe.

Appearances

Movie appearances


Year	Movie	Portrayed by
2010	Iron Man 2	Scarlett Johansson
2012	The Avengers
2014	Captain America: The Winter Soldier
2015	Avengers: Age of Ultron
2016	Captain America: Civil War
2018	Avengers: Infinity War
2019	Avengers: Endgame
2021	Black Widow

Television appearances


Year	Television series	Seasons	Episodes	Portrayed by
2021-present	What If...?	3	24	Lake Bell (voice)