Jennifer Lawrence is one of the most successful and popular actresses of our time. She has starred in some of the biggest films of the past decade, including the Hunger Games franchise, Silver Linings Playbook, American Hustle, and mother!. She is also an Academy Award winner, having taken home the Best Actress Oscar for her role in Silver Linings Playbook.
In this comprehensive biography, we will take a look at Jennifer Lawrence’s life and career, from her early days as a struggling actress to her current status as one of the most in-demand stars in Hollywood. We will also examine some of the key roles that have made her one of the most popular actresses of her generation.
Table of Contents:
1. Early Life and Career
2. The Hunger Games
3. Silver Linings Playbook
4. American Hustle
5. mother!
6. Other Notable Films
7. Academy Award Winner
8. Personal Life
9. Philanthropy
10. Legacy
Early Life and Career
Jennifer Lawrence was born on August 15, 1990, in Louisville, Kentucky. She is the youngest of three children. Her mother, Karen, is a children’s camp manager, and her father, Gary, is a construction worker.
Lawrence has said that she was “self-educated” and that her parents never pushed her to achieve academically. She has also said that she was “always very independent, always had [her] own things going on.”
As a child, Lawrence took part in local theater productions. She has said that acting was always her “dream job.” When she was 14, she moved to New York City to pursue her dream.
Lawrence’s first professional acting role was in the film, Company Town. She played a teenage prostitute. The film, which was set in a small town in Louisiana, was never released.
After a few more small roles, Lawrence landed her first major role in the film, The Bill Engvall Show. She played a high school student who was also a single mother. The show was short-lived, but it did give Lawrence her first taste of success.
The Hunger Games
In 2012, Lawrence starred in the film adaptation of the popular book series, The Hunger Games. She played Katniss Everdeen, a young girl who is forced to compete in a televised fight to the death.
The film was a huge success, grossing over $700 million at the box office. It launched Lawrence into the stratosphere of Hollywood stardom.
Silver Linings Playbook
In 2013, Lawrence starred in the film Silver Linings Playbook. She played Tiffany, a young widow who develops a relationship with a man (Bradley Cooper) who is suffering from bipolar disorder.
The film was a critical and commercial success, grossing over $200 million at the box office. Lawrence’s performance earned her an Academy Award for Best Actress, making her the second-youngest actress to ever win the award.
American Hustle
In 2013, Lawrence also starred in the film American Hustle. She played Rosalyn, the wife of con artist Irving Rosenfeld (played by Christian Bale).
The film was a critical and commercial success, grossing over $250 million at the box office. Lawrence’s performance earned her a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress.
mother!
In 2017, Lawrence starred in the film mother!. She played a woman whose life is turned upside down when strange people start showing up at her home.
The film was a critical and commercial failure, grossing just over $17 million at the box office. However, Lawrence’s performance was praised by many critics.
Other Notable Films
In addition to the films mentioned above, Lawrence has also starred in such films as Winter’s Bone (2010), X-Men: First Class (2011), X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014), Joy (2015), Passengers (2016), and Red Sparrow (2018).
Lawrence has said that she is “pickier” now when it comes to choosing roles. She has also said that she is interested in producing and directing in the future.
Academy Award Winner
As mentioned above, Jennifer Lawrence won the Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance in Silver Linings Playbook. She is the second-youngest actress to ever win the award.
Personal Life
Jennifer Lawrence has been in a relationship with director Darren Aronofsky since 2016. The couple has one child together, a son named Jack, who was born in 2018.
Lawrence has said that she is “very private” when it comes to her personal life. She has also said that she does not like to talk about her relationships in the press.
Philanthropy
Jennifer Lawrence is a supporter of several charities and causes. She is a board member of the Boys & Girls Clubs of America. She has also donated money to the Make-A-Wish Foundation and the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.
In 2015, Lawrence founded the Jennifer Lawrence Foundation. The foundation supports several causes, including arts education and hunger relief.
Legacy
Jennifer Lawrence is one of the most popular and successful actresses of our time. She has starred in some of the biggest films of the past decade, and she is also an Academy Award winner. Lawrence is sure to leave a lasting legacy in the world of film.
Top Jennifer Lawrence Quotes
“My career is one thing in my life that I don’t plan.”— Jennifer Lawrence
“Without my family I would be nothing.”— Jennifer Lawrence
“I want a pizza with my face on it.”— Jennifer Lawrence
“We hould totally make out right now.”— Jennifer Lawrence
“I wasn’t pretty enough to play the popular girl, I wasn’t mousy enough to be the mousy girl, so I never fit in. And so I’d get close, but I never got anywhere, and it was really painful.”— Jennifer Lawrence
“I grew up in Kentucky, but I did not grow up like that. I had heat, and I didn’t have to shoot my dinner or anything.”— Jennifer Lawrence
“When you don’t have anybody to take care of you, then you could go both ways: You could do whatever you want, or you could take charge and be your own parent.”— Jennifer Lawrence
“You don’t want your relationship to be in the press, but at the same time, and this is only a theory, the more you try and keep it secret, the more the media tries to crack it open.”— Jennifer Lawrence
“In a short amount of time, I’ve lived so much, had so many experiences and met so many different types of people and even lived in so many countries. If I had been in school, I’d be learning about the world from books.”— Jennifer Lawrence
“It’s my body, and it should be my choice, and the fact that it is not my choice is absolutely disgusting.”— Jennifer Lawrence
“Better passion and death than any more of these’isms’. No more of the old purpose done up in aspic. Better passion and death.”— Jennifer Lawrence
“Being inappropriate comes easy to me.”— Jennifer Lawrence
“Knowledge is honestly everything. It’s not just books and staying behind a desk and having a diploma. There’s also traveling and knowledge about people, and what I do and scripts and books.”— Jennifer Lawrence
“People treating you differently, when you don’t feel any different, is really alienating.”— Jennifer Lawrence
“I have an old soul. I don’t know any real-life lingo, so I have to take it from movies.”— Jennifer Lawrence
“I think women can be just as sexist. Women can be misogynistic, too – more so, they have more freedom to do it.”— Jennifer Lawrence
“I need to just find my own peace.”— Jennifer Lawrence
“I was raised to have value for money, to have respect for money, even though you have a lot of it.”— Jennifer Lawrence
“I’m a big believer in accepting yourself the way you are and not really worrying about it.”— Jennifer Lawrence
“When I’m not working, I am the laziest person. I can literally lie on a couch and watch television for 15 hours.”— Jennifer Lawrence
“It’s interesting that there’s so many different sides of this: Women get frustrated that we don’t get paid enough; and then the Republicans or the CEOs that are men say, “Well, it’s because women take off time for maternity leave.””— Jennifer Lawrence
“Seeing what is wrong and how it could be made right propels us into action, but in that action we often leave other people behind and don’t give ourselves enough time to be present, or to stop and reflect. Leaders have to get comfortable with pausing in that uncomfortable gap.”— Jennifer Lawrence
“I’m very, very thirsty for knowledge. Just because I’m good at something and have found success doesn’t mean I’m done. I’m not even close to being done. I don’t know if I ever will be done learning.”— Jennifer Lawrence
“I never leave my house. Then I don’t have to put a bra on, and I don’t have to change my pants.”— Jennifer Lawrence
“A bad word that I can’t say that starts with f.”— Jennifer Lawrence
“Be strong. Don’t be a follower. Always do the right thing.”— Jennifer Lawrence
“I never studied acting, yet the first time I auditioned and did a cold reading, I surprised everyone for my honesty and limpidity. They told me I could play any role because I have no walls, I don’t put anything between me and the character I have to play.”— Jennifer Lawrence
“In real life, bad things happen and they’re not funny, and then bad things happen and they can be funny. When you’re unhappy you don’t go an entire time without laughing. You don’t go your whole life without laughing. It’s just life.”— Jennifer Lawrence
“As soon as somebody farts around me, I think it’s hilarious. This is something my brothers did that now the boys at work are obsessed with. You cup it, and then you throw it in someone’s face and say, ‘Take a bite out of that cheeseburger!’”— Jennifer Lawrence
“It’s just so bizarre how in this world if you have asthma, you take asthma medication. If you have diabetes, you take diabetes medication. But as soon as you have to take medicine for your mind, it’s such a stigma behind it.”— Jennifer Lawrence
“Teenagers only have to focus on themselves – its not until we get older that we realize that other people exist.”— Jennifer Lawrence
“You have a choice. You don’t have to be a person who spreads negativity and lies for a living. You can do something good. You can be good. Let’s just make that choice and – it feels better.”— Jennifer Lawrence
“Even as far back as when I started acting at 14, I never considered failure.”— Jennifer Lawrence
“I can’t even describe to anybody what it feels like to have my naked body shot across the world like a news flash against my will. It just makes me feel like a piece of meat that’s being passed around for profit.”— Jennifer Lawrence
“Everyone’s brain works in a different way. I didn’t feel smart in school; I just didn’t get it. I thought I was an idiot. Until I got out.”— Jennifer Lawrence
“I hate saying, ‘I like exercising’ – I want to punch people who say that.”— Jennifer Lawrence
“Things can happen to you, but they don’t have to happen to your soul.”— Jennifer Lawrence
“I learned that you can’t have any expectations with life. You never know what’s going to happen.”— Jennifer Lawrence
“I’ve never considered failure.”— Jennifer Lawrence
“It’s better to look strong and healthy.”— Jennifer Lawrence
“People call me fat, but I don’t care. I don’t want to starve myself cause I am beautiful the way I am.”— Jennifer Lawrence
“I was having chest pains. Photoshop made it glamorous.”— Jennifer Lawrence
“Well, at least I had on underwear.”— Jennifer Lawrence
“I’m dead sober. This is just me.”— Jennifer Lawrence
“I don’t trust a girl who doesn’t have any girlfriends.”— Jennifer Lawrence
“A powerful woman is someone who exudes confidence and can be tough but fair and kind. And also knows how to get what she wants.”— Jennifer Lawrence
“Eating is one of my favorite parts of the day.”— Jennifer Lawrence
“In Hollywood, I’m obese. I’m considered a fat actress. I eat like a caveman. I’ll be the only actress who doesn’t have anorexia rumours! I’m never going to starve myself for a part. I’m invincible. I don’t want little girls to be like, “Oh, I want to look like Katniss, so I’m going to skip dinner.””— Jennifer Lawrence
“I have the street smarts and survival skills of, like, a poodle.”— Jennifer Lawrence
“I’m excited to be seen as sexy. But not slutty.”— Jennifer Lawrence