Jennifer Lawrence
Biography
Jennifer Shrader Maroney, born Jennifer Shrader Lawrence on August 15, 1990, is an American actress and producer. Born in Indian Hills, Kentucky, she has established herself as a prominent figure in the film industry, appearing in both action franchises and independent dramas. Recognized for her professional success, she was named the world's highest-paid actress in 2015 and 2016. Her work has contributed to films grossing over $6 billion worldwide. In 2013, she was included in Time magazine's list of the most influential people in the world. She is noted for being the first person born in the 1990s to win an acting Oscar, and she holds multiple accolades including a BAFTA Award, three Golden Globe Awards, and two Screen Actors Guild Awards.
Career overview
Jennifer Lawrence began her professional acting career as a teenager, initially securing guest roles in television productions. Her first major television role was as a main cast member on the sitcom The Bill Engvall Show, which aired from 2007 to 2009. She transitioned to film in 2008, making her debut with a supporting role in the drama Garden Party. Her early performances earned critical recognition, including the Marcello Mastroianni Award for her work in the film The Burning Plain. Following these early projects, she achieved a significant career breakthrough portraying a poverty-stricken teenager in an independent drama.
Throughout her career, Lawrence has balanced roles in large-scale action film franchises with performances in independent dramas. Her body of work includes 87 known credits in the entertainment industry. Due to the commercial performance of her filmography, which has grossed billions of dollars worldwide, she is frequently cited as one of the most successful actresses of her generation. Her contributions to cinema have been recognized by various major award bodies, solidifying her status as a versatile performer capable of navigating both mainstream blockbusters and smaller, character-driven narratives.
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- The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping (2026) as Katniss Everdeen
- Die My Love (2025) as Grace
- Die My Love (2025) Producer
- Variety & CNN Actors on Actors (2025) as Self
- Bread & Roses (2024) Producer
- Zurawski v Texas (2024) Executive Producer
- No Hard Feelings (2023) as Maddie Barker
- No Hard Feelings (2023) Producer
- Hollywood's Hard Hitters: Women in Action (2023) as Self
- Causeway (2022) as Lynsey
- Causeway (2022) Producer
- Don't Look Up (2021) as Kate Dibiasky
- Dark Phoenix (2019) as Raven Darkholme / Mystique
- Love, Antosha (2019) as Self
- Unbreaking America (2019) as Self
- Unbreaking America (2019) Writer
- Red Sparrow (2018) as Dominika Egorova
- mother! (2017) as Mother
- 100 Years (2017) as Narrator (voice)
- mother! The Downward Spiral (2017) as Self
- Quotidien (2016) as Self - Guest
- Chelsea (2016) as Self
- X-Men: Apocalypse (2016) as Raven / Mystique
- 鲁豫有约一日行 (2016)
- Passengers (2016) as Aurora Lane
- David Blaine: Beyond Magic (2016) as Self
- A Beautiful Planet (2016) as Self - Narrator (voice)
- Pawns No More: The Making of The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2 (2016) as Self (Katniss Everdeen)
- The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (2015) as Self
- Hot Ones (2015) as Self
- Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter (2015) as Self
- The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2 (2015) as Katniss Everdeen
- Joy (2015) as Joy
- Dior and I (2015) as self
- The Mockingjay Lives: The Making of the Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1 (2015) as Self - Katniss Everdeen
- Straight from the Heart: A Tribute to Philip Seymour Hoffman (2015) as Self
- The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (2014) as Self - Guest
- Late Night with Seth Meyers (2014) as Self
- Variety Studio: Actors on Actors (2014) as Self
- The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 (2014) as Katniss Everdeen
- X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014) as Raven / Mystique
- Chicken Shop Date (2014) as Self - Guest
- Chicken Shop Date (2014) as Self - Guest (archive footage)
- Serena (2014) as Serena Pemberton
- The Making of American Hustle (2014) as Self
- Surviving the Game: Making The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (2014) as Self - Katniss Everdeen
- The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (2013) as Katniss Everdeen
- American Hustle (2013) as Rosalyn Rosenfeld
- The Frame (2013) as Katniss Everdeen
- The Devil You Know (2013) as Young Zoe
- The Hunger Games (2012) as Katniss Everdeen
- Silver Linings Playbook (2012) as Tiffany Maxwell
- Wide-Awake (2012) as The Snake Charmer
- House at the End of the Street (2012) as Elissa Cassidy
- The World Is Watching: Making the Hunger Games (2012) as Self - Katniss Everdeen
- The Beaver (2011) as Norah
- Like Crazy (2011) as Sam
- Children of the Atom - Filming X-Men: First Class (2011) as Self
- X-Men: First Class (2011) as Raven / Mystique
- Conan (2010) as Guest
- Winter's Bone (2010) as Ree Dolly
- The Making of 'Winter's Bone' (2010) as Self
- Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen (2009) as Self - Guest
- Between Two Ferns with Zach Galifianakis (2008) as Self
- The Burning Plain (2008) as Young Mariana
- The Poker House (2008) as Agnes
- Garden Party (2008) as Tiff
- The Graham Norton Show (2007) as Self
- Keeping Up with the Kardashians (2007) as Self
- Chelsea Lately (2007) as Self (archive footage)
- The Bill Engvall Show (2007) as Lauren Pearson
- Germany's Next Topmodel (2006) as Self - Special Guest
- The Colbert Report (2005) as Self - Guest
- Medium (2005) as Young Allison
- Medium (2005) as Claire Chase
- Jimmy Kimmel Live! (2003) as Self - Guest
- Cold Case (2003) as Abby Bradford (2007)
- The Ellen DeGeneres Show (2003) as Self
- Monk (2002) as Mascot
- Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway (2002) as Self
- Entertainment Tonight (1981) as Self
- Saturday Night Live (1975) as Self - Host
- Saturday Night Live (1975) as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
- People's Choice Awards (1975) as Self - Presenter
- 60 Minutes (1968) as Self
- The Oscars (1953) as Self - Presenter
- Golden Globe Awards (1944) as Self - Nominee / Presenter
- What Happens at Night
- What Happens at Night Producer
- Why Don't You Love Me? as Claire
- Why Don't You Love Me? Producer
- Company Town as Caitlin
- One Month Mark
- One Month Mark Producer
- Untitled Jennifer Lawrence/Amy Schumer Project
- Untitled Jennifer Lawrence/Amy Schumer Project Writer
- The Wives
- The Wives Producer
- Untitled Miss Piggy Movie Producer