EXCLUSIVE: James Woods is sued for $3 million by 64-year-old Bernie Sanders supporter charging that she received death threats after the actor mistakenly identified her as a NAZI supporter in his tweet

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James Woods is being sued for mistakenly identifying a Bernie Sanders supporter as the woman who gave a Nazi salute at a Donald Trump rally in Chicago last year.

Now, Portia Boulger, 64, is demanding the actor pay $3 million in damages for the death threats she received as a result of his tweets.

On March 11 last year, then-candidate Donald Trump held a campaign rally in Chicago. That evening, a local newspaper posted a photo to its Twitter account of a woman at the rally, wearing a Trump T-shirt and giving a Nazi salute. 

James Woods is being sued for a tweet mistakenly identifying a Bernie Sanders supporter as another woman who gave a Nazi salute at a Donald Trump rally in Chicago last year

Several Twitter users re-tweeted the photo, mistakenly identifying the woman as Boulger, including Woods. 

Twitter user @new_debis, who uses the hashtag #AlwaysTrump, posted Boulger's picture. 'It appears Portia works for Bernie. Promoting violence at Trump Rally,' she said.

Another user, @brassidio, wrote, 'Hitler was a National Socialist. It's unsurprising to see a Socialist giving a Nazi salute. #PortiaBoulger #trump.'

Boulger's court documents, seen exclusively by DailyMail.com, explain: 'At about 10:12 a.m. on Saturday March 12, 2016, Mr. Woods' verified Twitter account tweeted the same picture of the woman giving the Nazi salute at the rally; with a picture of and caption relating to Ms. Boulger, identifying her as a leader of 'women for Bernie' and Ohio grassroots organizer.

Woods tweeted the photo of a woman wearing a Trump t-shirt and giving a Nazi salute - he claimed she was 64-year-old Bernie Sanders supporter, Portia Boulger, but she was later identified as Trump supporter, Birgitt Peterson, 69, of Yorkville, Illinois

His tweet read, 'So called #Trump "Nazi" is a #BernieSanders agitator/operative?' implying that she had given the salute purely to stir up trouble at the rally 

Other twitter users called Woods out on his mistake, with one account, Hispanics 4 Trump tweeting: '@RealJamesWoods REALLY? ... HOW BLIND ARE YOU?' 

The 'Staw Dogs' actor did not immediately remove the post but eventually tweeted: 'I have an opportunity to clarify something I challenged immediately when it hit Twitter. Portia A Boulger was NOT the "Nazi salute lady"' 

'Mr. Woods' tweet read: 'So-called #Trump 'Nazi' is a #BernieSanders agitator/operative?''

Donald Trump Jr. then re-tweeted and responded to Woods saying, 'Big Surprise. However, the media will never run this.'

Shortly after it was revealed that Boulger was not the woman in the photo but Trump supporter  Birgitt Peterson, 70, from Yorkville, Illinois. 

Despite the news, Woods, 69, did not immediately remove his post, which was re-tweeted more than 5,000 times.

Boulger's counsel demanded the tweet be deleted and that Woods apologize for the 'false and defamatory' claim that she was in fact the woman giving the Nazi salute. But Woods' lawyers fired back saying he had done nothing wrong. 

Woods  eventually tweeted: 'I have an opportunity to clarify something I challenged immediately when it hit Twitter. 

Portia Boulger is suing Woods for defamation, harm to her reputation and emotional distress. She is seeking $1 million in compensatory damages plus $2 million in punitive damages

Boulger, from Chillicothe, Ohio, is a union carpenter by trade, who works part time as a teacher for at-risk children. She was most recently campaigning for Senator Bernie Sanders

'Portia A. Boulger was NOT the 'Nazi salute lady'.

'Ms. Boulder [sic] has reached out to me and asked me to use my many followers to stop people from harassing her. I am more than happy to do so.' & 'Though she supports @BernieSanders, I am happy to defend her from abuse. I only wish his supporters would do the same for other candidates.'

But Boulger claims the second and third tweets are false, as she 'never asked him to reach out to his many followers to stop people from harassing her', she only expected a retraction and an apology. 

Her suit explains that she received hundreds of threatening messages and death threats as a result of Woods' social media posts.

Boulger, an activist for 'progressive causes' and the Democratic Party, is suing Woods is Ohio Federal Court

According to court documents obtained exclusively by DailyMail.com, 'At about 10:12 a.m. on Saturday March 12, 2016, Mr. Woods' verified Twitter account tweeted the same picture of the woman giving the Nazi salute at the rally; with a picture of and caption relating to Ms. Boulger, identifying her as a leader of 'women for Bernie' and Ohio grassroots organizer

Examples of such messages include: 'Hi C**t. Just wanted to let you know the internet knows you're the 'f**king bleeding c*m oozing twat that was found giving a hitler salute and pretending to be a trump supporter'.

And, 'Hope you get c*nt cancer and die. What's wrong? Can't you win, honestly? You f**king coward! I hope you go to one of your f**king rallies and get raped by a gaggle of thugs with AIDS!'

Portia Boulger, from Chillicothe, Ohio, is a union carpenter by trade, who works part time as a teacher for at-risk children. She has been an activist for 'progressive causes' and the Democratic Party for several decades, and was most recently campaigning for Senator Bernie Sanders.

Boulger is suing Woods for defamation, harm to her reputation and emotional distress in Ohio Federal Court. She is seeking $1 million in compensatory damages plus $2 million in punitive damages.