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Jennifer Lawrence

Actor, ProducerBorn August 15, 1990 (35 years)
Jennifer Shrader Lawrence (born August 15, 1990) is an American actress and producer. She is known for starring in both action film franchises and independent dramas, and her films have grossed over $6 billion worldwide. The world's highest-paid actress in 2015 and 2016, she appeared on Time's 100 most influential people in the world list in 2013 and the Forbes Celebrity 100 list from 2013 to 2016. Her accolades include an Academy Award, a British Academy Film Award, three Golden Globe Awards, and a Peabody Award.

Lawrence began her career as a teenager with guest roles on television. Her first major role was as a main cast member on the sitcom The Bill Engvall Show (2007–2009). She made her film debut with a supporting role in the drama Garden Party (2008). She had her breakthrough playing a poverty-stricken teenager in the independent film Winter's Bone (2010). Lawrence gained stardom portraying the mutant Mystique in the X-Men film series (2011–2019) and Katniss Everdeen in The Hunger Games film series (2012–2015). The latter made her the highest-grossing action heroine.

Lawrence collaborated with filmmaker David O. Russell on three films, all of which garnered her significant recognition. For portraying a troubled young widow in the romance Silver Linings Playbook (2012), she won the Academy Award for Best Actress, becoming the second-youngest winner in the category at age 22. Lawrence won the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role for playing an unpredictable wife in the black comedy American Hustle (2013). She also received Golden Globe Awards for both, and for portraying businesswoman Joy Mangano in the biopic Joy (2015). A series of mixed reviews and media scrutiny of her role choices led to a small break from acting. Lawrence returned with the black comedy Don't Look Up (2021), after which she produced and starred in the drama Causeway (2022) and the comedy No Hard Feelings (2023). In 2025, she received renewed critical attention for her lead role in the psychological drama Die, My Love.

Lawrence is a feminist and advocates for women's reproductive rights. In 2015, she founded the Jennifer Lawrence Foundation, which advocates for the Boys & Girls Clubs of America and the Special Olympics. She is also an active member of the anti-corruption organisation RepresentUs. Lawrence formed the production company Excellent Cadaver in 2018.

Known For

  • The Hunger Games
  • Silver Linings Playbook
  • The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
  • The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1
  • Passengers
  • The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2
  • Don't Look Up
  • Mother!
  • X-Men: First Class
  • No Hard Feelings
  • Joy
  • Winter's Bone
  • Red Sparrow
  • American Hustle
  • X-Men: Apocalypse
  • X-Men: Days of Future Past
  • House at the End of the Street
  • Die My Love
  • Causeway
  • X-Men: Dark Phoenix
  • Like Crazy
  • The Beaver
  • Serena
  • The Burning Plain

Featured Videos

    Filmography

    2026
    2025
    Die My Love · as Grace
    2023
    No Hard Feelings · as Maddie Barker
    2022
    Causeway · as Lynsey
    2021
    Don't Look Up · as Kate Dibiasky
    2019
    X-Men: Dark Phoenix · as Raven Darkholme / Mystique
    2018
    Dior: Joy · as Woman
    2018
    Red Sparrow · as Dominika Egorova
    2017
    Mother! · as Mother
    2016
    Passengers · as Aurora Lane
    2016
    X-Men: Apocalypse · as Raven / Mystique
    2016
    The FalconCast Awards · as Mystique
    2015
    Joy · as Joy
    2015
    2014
    2014
    Serena · as Serena Pemberton
    2014
    X-Men: Days of Future Past · as Raven / Mystique
    2014
    SNL Shorts · as Danielle
    2013
    American Hustle · as Rosalyn Rosenfeld
    2013
    The Hunger Games: Catching Fire · as Katniss Everdeen
    2013
    The Devil You Know · as Young Zoe
    2013
    The Frame (TV Series) · as Katniss Everdeen
    2012
    Wide-Awake · as The Snake Charmer
    2012
    Silver Linings Playbook · as Tiffany Maxwell
    2012
    House at the End of the Street · as Elissa Cassidy
    2012
    The Hunger Games · as Katniss Everdeen
    2011
    Like Crazy · as Sam
    2011
    X-Men: First Class · as Raven / Mystique
    2011
    The Beaver · as Norah
    2010
    Conan (2010) (TV Series) · as Guest
    2010
    Winter's Bone · as Ree Dolly
    2008
    The Burning Plain · as Young Mariana
    2008
    Garden Party · as Tiff
    2008
    The Poker House · as Agnes
    2007
    Not Another High School Show · as Frantic Girl
    2007
    The Bill Engvall Show (TV Series) · as Lauren Pearson
    2005
    Medium (TV Series) · as Claire Chase
    2003
    Cold Case (TV Series) · as Abby Bradford (2007)
    2002
    Monk (TV Series) · as Mascot

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