Ivy League Role Models

Not all celebs are like Miley and Lindsay. Some take life a little more seriously and have studied at the best schools in the nation.

Actress Natalie Portman, getting a lot of Oscar buzz for her role in "Black Swan," is a Harvard grad. The 29-year-old actress is pictured at the 67th Venice Film Festival at the Palazzo del Casino on Sept. 1, 2010, in Italy.

"Harry Potter" actress Emma Watson, seen here at the "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1" world premiere in London on Nov. 11, 2010, is a sophomore at Brown University and claims she is "addicted to learning."

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"The Office" actor John Krasinski, seen here revealing nominations for the 67th Annual Golden Globe Awards on Dec. 15, 2009, is an honors graduate of Brown, where he studied English literature.

John Legend arrives at the 38th Annual American Music Awards on Sunday, Nov. 21, 2010 in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello) — AP Photo

John Legend, seen arriving at the 38th Annual American Music Awards on Sunday, Nov. 21, 2010, in Los Angeles, is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania. The 32-year-old singer-songwriter studied English and reportedly met Kanye West through his college roommate, who is West's cousin.

Actor David Duchovny, pictured at a movie premiere in Los Angeles, Monday, Oct. 15, 2007, is a double Ivy Leaguer. The "Californication" star earned an undergraduate degree at Princeton and a master's in literature at Yale.

Actress Claire Danes, seen backstage at the Directors Guild of America Awards on Saturday, Jan. 31, 2009, completed two years at Yale University pursuing a degree in psychology but never finished.

Actress Elizabeth Shue started school at Wellesley College and later transferred to Harvard University where she studied political science.

Actress Sanaa Lathan poses for a portrait Monday, Jan. 30, 2006, in New York. Lahan, who earned an English degree at the University of California at Berkeley, earned a master's in drama from Yale.

British actress Kate Beckinsale, seen at a screening at Grauman's Chinese Theater in Los Angeles, spent three years at Oxford and took part in a study abroad program in Paris.

Actress Jodie Foster, who was s a movie star in her teens, holds a literature degree from Yale. She is seen here at a special screening of the film "Red" in Los Angeles, Monday, Oct. 11, 2010.

Oscar winner Matt Damon studied English at Harvard University before dropping out to pursue acting full-time.

Actress Amanda Peet was bitten by the acting bug while studying history at Columbia University in New York.

Actor Ed Norton, right, shakes hands with San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, May 14, 2008. He holds a B.A. in history from Yale and graduated in 1991.

Actor Paul Giamatti arrives at the premiere of the feature film "Barney's Version" in Los Angeles on Saturday, Nov. 6, 2010. The 43-year-old actor majored in English at Yale, and went on for a master's at the Yale University School of Drama.

Actress Rashida Jones arrives at the Artists for Haiti Benefit on Jan. 28, 2010. She graduated from Harvard University in 1997.

Actor Ron Livingston arrives for "The Contender" party after the live finale of the reality television show, Tuesday, May 24, 2005, at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas. He attended Yale University that he earned his B.A. degree in theater and English literature.

Joy Bryant, a cast member in "Parenthood," poses for photographers at the premiere screening of the television show, Monday, Feb. 22, 2010, in Los Angeles. She attended Yale on a full academic scholarship.

Maggie Gyllenhaal earned a B.A. in English from Columbia University in New York and studied drama at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts in London.

Maggie's younger brother, Jake Gyllenhaal, currently making a splash in the movie "Love and Other Drugs," also attended Columbia but dropped out after two years. One of his professors was Uma Thurman's father.

Actress Ashley Judd is seen talking to the media at the 2010 White House Correspondents' Dinner at the Washington Hilton on Saturday, May 1, 2010, in Washington. The actress, who graduated from the University of Kentucky 17 years after she first enrolled, recently earned a master's in public administration from Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Governance.

Oscar-winning actress Meryl Streep, pictured at the Vanity Fair Oscars party on March 7, 2010, graduated from Vassar College and the Yale School of Drama. She has been nominated for an Oscar 16 times and won twice.

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Conan O'Brien, host of the new "Conan" show on TBS, speaks during his debut on Monday, Nov. 8, 2010. He attended Harvard University, where he was president of the Harvard Lampoon, a humor magazine.

Model and actress Brooke Shields, who began hr career as a child, juggled acting roles and premieres with full-tie studies at Princeton University.

Wentworth Miller arrives at the annual FOX All-Star Television Critics Association party at the Santa Monica Pier in Santa Monica, Calif. on Monday, July 23, 2007. The British-born actor holds an English literature degree from Princeton.

Actress Elizabeth Banks attends the "127 Hours" film premiere at Chelsea Clearview Cinema on Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2010, in New York. Banks graduated magna cum laude from the University of Pennsylvania.

Anna Paquin arrives at the 62nd Primetime Emmy Awards on Sunday, Aug. 29, 2010, in Los Angeles. The "True Blood" actress, who grew up in New Zealand, attended Columbia University, where she was a classmate of actress Julia Stiles.

Actress Julia Stiles attends the Labyrinth Theatre Company's 7th annual Celebrity Charades in New York, on Monday, Dec. 7, 2009. Acting since she was 11, Stiles temporarily interrupted her career to earn an English degree from Columbia University.

Actor Jimmy Smits attends the Jackie Robinson Foundation annual awards dinner, Monday, March 3, 2008, in New York. The 55-year old New York native earned a bachelor's degree from Brooklyn College in 1980 and his master's from Cornell University in 1982.

Rachel Dratch arrives at the New York premiere of the film "Hairspray," Monday, July, 16, 2007. The actress graduated from Dartmouth College with a degree in drama and psychology.

Actor Tommy Lee Jones attends the 2007 National Board of Review of Motion Pictures Awards Gala presented by Bulgari at Cipriani's 42nd Street, Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2008, in New York. Jones was a scholarship student at Harvard University where he roomed with future Vice President and Nobel laureate Al Gore.

James Franco, who is the subject of some Oscar buzz for his performance in the movie "127 Hours," earned an English degree from UCLA. He now is enrolled in the graduate film program at NYU and the graduate program for fiction writing at Columbia.

Actor Matthew Fox arrives at the Hollywood Foreign Press Association's Installation Luncheon on July 28, 2010, in Beverly Hills, Calif. He attended Columbia University, where he played football and majored in economics.

Lisa Kudrow, best known for playing Phoebe on "Friends," isn't as spacey as that character. She earned a degree in psychology from Vasser College.