Jennifer Shrader Maroney\u00a0(n\u00e9e\u00a0Lawrence, born August 15, 1990) is an American actress and producer. She has starred in both action film franchises and independent dramas, and her films have grossed over $6\u00a0billion worldwide. She was the\u00a0world’s highest-paid actress\u00a0in 2015 and 2016.<\/p>\n
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\u00a0The Bill Engvall Show\u00a0(2007\u20132009). In 2008, she made her film debut with a supporting role in the drama\u00a0Garden Party. She earned the\u00a0Marcello Mastroianni Award\u00a0for her performance in\u00a0The Burning Plain. Her breakthrough came with the role of a poverty-stricken teenager in the independent film\u00a0Winter’s Bone\u00a0(2010), for which she earned her first\u00a0Academy Award\u00a0nomination for\u00a0Best Actress. Lawrence achieved international stardom for portraying the mutant\u00a0Mystique\u00a0in the\u00a0X-Men\u00a0film series\u00a0(2011\u20132019) and\u00a0Katniss Everdeen\u00a0in\u00a0The Hunger Games\u00a0film series\u00a0(2012\u2013present). The latter franchise made her character the highest-grossing\u00a0action heroine\u00a0of all time.<\/p>\n
Lawrence collaborated with filmmaker\u00a0David O. Russell\u00a0on three films, which earned her\u00a0various accolades. For portraying a troubled young widow in the romance\u00a0Silver Linings Playbook\u00a0(2012), she won the\u00a0Academy Award for Best Actress, becoming the\u00a0second-youngest\u00a0winner in the category at age 22. Lawrence also won a\u00a0BAFTA Award\u00a0for her supporting role in the black comedy\u00a0American Hustle\u00a0(2013) and a\u00a0Golden Globe Award\u00a0for portraying businesswoman\u00a0Joy Mangano\u00a0in the biopic\u00a0Joy\u00a0(2015). She later starred in the sci-fi romance film\u00a0Passengers\u00a0(2016), the psychological horror film\u00a0Mother!\u00a0(2017), and the spy thriller\u00a0Red Sparrow\u00a0(2018) to varying critical and commercial success. After a hiatus, Lawerence returned to acting with the satirical dark comedy\u00a0Don’t Look Up\u00a0(2021). She has since starred in the dramas\u00a0Causeway\u00a0(2022) and Die My Love\u00a0(2025), and the comedy No Hard Feelings\u00a0(2023), all of which she co-produced.<\/p>\n
Outside of acting, Lawrence founded the Jennifer Lawrence Foundation in 2015, which advocates for the\u00a0Boys & Girls Clubs of America\u00a0and the\u00a0Special Olympics, and the production company\u00a0Excellent Cadaver\u00a0in 2018. She sang lead on the 2014 single “The Hanging Tree”, which charted worldwide. She is a\u00a0feminist\u00a0and advocates for women’s\u00a0reproductive rights. She is also an active member of the anti-corruption organisation\u00a0RepresentUs. She is married to gallery director\u00a0Cooke Maroney, with whom she has two children.<\/p>\n
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Jennifer Shrader Maroney\u00a0(n\u00e9e\u00a0Lawrence, born August 15, 1990) is an American actress and producer. She has starred in both action film franchises and independent dramas, and her films have grossed over $6\u00a0billion worldwide. She was the\u00a0world’s highest-paid actress\u00a0in 2015 and 2016. Lawrence began her career as a teenager with guest roles on television. Her first major […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","class_list":["post-28882","movie_engine_person","type-movie_engine_person","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"\n