The star of the prequel “X-Men” not only played in several works but already at the age of 20 she managed to get the first Oscar and several prestigious awards as the best actress. Biography, the path to fame, the personal life of Jennifer Lawrence – we will talk about all this in our article.
Date of birth: August 15, 1990
Zodiac sign: Leo
Height: 171
Birthplace: Kentucky, USA
Profession: actress
Marital status: married
Biography of Jennifer Lawrence
Winner of an Oscar, three Golden Globe Awards, a BAFTA Award, two Screen Actors Guild Awards, and a Saturn Award – all these are the merits of the popular American actress Jennifer Lawrence.
The Future of Cinema was born on August 15, 1990, in Louisville, Kentucky, USA. Jennifer was born to construction worker Gary Lawrence and camp worker Karen Lawrence. She has two older brothers, Ben and Blaine.
Already at the age of 14, Jennifer firmly decided to become an actress. She asked her parents to take her to New York to find an agent there. Agencies highly appreciated the talents of the girl and began to offer work.
First roles and the path to success
Jennifer’s debut as an actress took place at the age of 16. The first works with her participation were the picture “City Company”, the series “Detective Monk” and “The Billy Ingval Show”, as well as the film “Garden Party”.
Lawrence’s career landmark was the title role in The House of Poker, for which she received a prize at the 2008 Los Angeles Film Festival. After that, Jen starred as Katniss Everdeen in the blockbuster The Hunger Games. This film brought the girl not only popularity, but also the first millions of fees – for the first part, the actress received half a million dollars, and for the second – 20 times more.
Miss Highest Paid
The final installment of The Hunger Games: Mockingjay was split into two films that were released in 2014 and 2015. The franchise at that time became one of the most successful projects in Hollywood, and Lawrence herself received the title of the highest-paid actress according to Forbes.
Interestingly, when she received an offer to play Katniss, Jennifer initially refused. She was afraid to become an actress of one role. However, after three days of deliberation, the star changed her mind and agreed. As you can see, not in vain.
First Oscar
At the age of 20, Jennifer was nominated for an Oscar for her role in the drama film Winter’s Bone. However, the statuette was taken by Natalie Portman. However, it doesn’t matter. The actress won her first Academy Award for her role in My Boyfriend Is a Crazy.
Jennifer starred in a successful comedy in parallel with her work on The Hunger Games. Bradley Cooper became the partner of the actress, and the picture itself was presented in seven Oscar nominations. True, the award went only to Lawrence – for the best female role.
In 2016, Jennifer again got into the number of Academy nominees for her role as a single mother in the comedy Joy. True, this time the figurine went into the hands of Brie Larson for the drama “Room”.
“X-Men” and the first bed scene
Another important moment in the career of Jennifer Lawrence was the work in the X-Men: First Class franchise, in which she got the role of Mystique – Raven Darkholme. The film strengthened the position of the actress in the cinema and made her even more famous.
In 2016, Jen continued to work on the X-Men: Apocalypse project. At the same time, she played in the film “Passengers” in the company of actors Chris Pratt and Michael Sheen. This work has become special for Lawrence because it was in it that she first starred in the bed scene.
The last films of the actress were the film “Red Sparrow”, in which she played the role of the Russian spy Dominika Egorova, as well as the final part of “X-Men: Dark Phoenix” for her heroine. The picture, by the way, received bad reviews and failed at the box office.
Jennifer is currently working on a film adaptation of Hannah Kent’s novel Funeral Rites. In 2020, several films with the participation of the girl will also be released – the biopic “Feud” and the drama “East of Paradise”.
Personal life
During the filming of X-Men: First Class, a passion flared between Jennifer and her colleague Nicholas Hoult. So, the actors started an affair, but two years later they broke up.
Upon returning to the set to work on X-Men: Days of Future Past, Jen and Nicholas got back together. True, at the end of the project, their love went out again. In August 2013, the actors broke off their relationship, allegedly due to too different schedules.
The actress seems to be greedy for filming partners. Lawrence has been in a relationship with director Darren Aronofsky since September 2016. With her lover, the star was brought together by work in the film “Mom”. A year later, celebrities announced a breakup and noted that they would remain friends.
In 2018, a new story began in Jennifer’s personal life – she began dating Cook Maroney, director of an art gallery. The couple got engaged in February 2019 and got married in October.
Interesting facts about Jennifer Lawrence
- Jennifer has English, German, Irish and Scottish roots.
- In order to start acting in films, the celebrity graduated from high school as an external student. Jennifer studied at Kammerer High School.
- At the age of 16, she auditioned for the role of Serena van der Woodsen in the series Gossip Girl, but in the end, the job went to Blake Lively.
- I never trained as an actress professionally.
- Loves horses and equestrian sports.
- For her role in Winter’s Bones, Lawrence learned how to fight, chop wood, and skin squirrels.
- Jennifer Lawrence doesn’t like dieting.
- For the role of Katniss, the actress dyed her hair brown.
- Likes to read the classics. On the set of the movie My Boyfriend Is a Crazy, I read Anna Karenina.
- He likes to drink beer and does not mind watching a striptease.
