87 Facts About Jennifer Lawrence

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Jennifer Lawrence appeared in Times 100 most influential people in the world list in 2013 and the Forbes Celebrity 100 list from 2013 to 2016.

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Jennifer Lawrence moved to Los Angeles and began her acting career with guest roles on television.

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Jennifer Lawrence made her film debut with a supporting role in the drama Garden Party, and had her breakthrough playing a poverty-stricken teenager in the independent mystery drama Winter's Bone.

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Jennifer Lawrence's career progressed with starring roles as the mutant Mystique in the X-Men film series and Katniss Everdeen in The Hunger Games film series.

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Jennifer Lawrence received various accolades for her three collaborations with filmmaker David O Russell.

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Jennifer Lawrence won the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role for playing an unpredictable wife in the black comedy American Hustle.

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Jennifer Lawrence received Golden Globe Awards for both of these films, and for her portrayal of businesswoman Joy Mangano in the biopic Joy.

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Jennifer Lawrence returned with the streaming films Don't Look Up and Causeway.

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Jennifer Lawrence is a feminist and advocates for women's reproductive rights.

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Jennifer Lawrence formed the production company Excellent Cadaver in 2018.

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Jennifer Lawrence is an active member of the nonpartisan nonprofit anti-corruption organization RepresentUs and has served as a spokesperson in its videos about protecting democracy.

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Jennifer Shrader Lawrence was born on August 15,1990, in Indian Hills, Kentucky, to Gary, a construction company owner, and Karen, a summer camp manager.

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Jennifer Lawrence's mother raised her to be "tough" like her brothers, and would not allow her to play with other girls in preschool, as she deemed her "too rough" with them.

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Jennifer Lawrence was educated at the Kammerer Middle School in Louisville.

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Jennifer Lawrence did not enjoy her childhood due to hyperactivity and social anxiety, and considered herself a misfit among her peers.

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Jennifer Lawrence has said that her anxieties vanished when performing on stage and that acting gave her a sense of accomplishment.

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Jennifer Lawrence has an injured tailbone as a result of being thrown from a horse.

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Jennifer Lawrence had her first acting assignment at age nine, playing a prostitute in a church play based on the Book of Jonah.

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Jennifer Lawrence was 14 and on a family vacation in New York City when she was spotted on the street by a talent scout, who arranged for her to audition for talent agents.

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Jennifer Lawrence's mother was not keen on her pursuing an acting career, but she briefly moved her family to New York to let Lawrence read for roles.

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Jennifer Lawrence said her early experiences were difficult because she felt lonely and friendless.

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Jennifer Lawrence signed with CESD Talent Agency, which convinced her parents to let her audition for roles in Los Angeles.

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Jennifer Lawrence dropped out of school at 14 without receiving a General Educational Development or diploma.

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Jennifer Lawrence has described herself as "self-educated" and said that her career was her priority.

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Jennifer Lawrence began her acting career with a minor role in the TV pilot Company Town, which was never sold.

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Jennifer Lawrence followed it with guest roles in several television shows, including Monk and Medium.

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Jennifer Lawrence received her first part as a series regular on the TBS sitcom The Bill Engvall Show, in which she played Lauren, the rebellious teenage daughter of a family living in suburban Louisville, Colorado.

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In 2009 Jennifer Lawrence won a Young Artist Award for Outstanding Young Performer in a TV Series for the role.

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Jennifer Lawrence made her film debut in the 2008 drama film Garden Party, in which she played a troubled teenager named Tiff.

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Jennifer Lawrence then appeared in director Guillermo Arriaga's feature film debut The Burning Plain, a drama narrated in a hyperlink format.

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Jennifer Lawrence was cast as the teenage daughter of Kim Basinger's character, who discovers her mother's extramarital affair.

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Jennifer Lawrence shared the role with Charlize Theron, who played the older version of her character.

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Jennifer Lawrence's performance earned her the Marcello Mastroianni Award for Best Emerging Actress at the 2008 Venice Film Festival.

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Stephen Farber of The Hollywood Reporter opined that Jennifer Lawrence "has a touching poise on camera that conveys the resilience of children".

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Jennifer Lawrence won an Outstanding Performance Award at the Los Angeles Film Festival for her performance in the film.

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Jennifer Lawrence traveled to the Ozarks a week before filming began to live with the family on whom the story was based, and in preparation for the role, she learned to fight, skin squirrels, and chop wood.

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Jennifer Lawrence's eyes are a roadmap to what's tearing Ree apart.

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In 2011, Jennifer Lawrence took on a supporting role in Like Crazy, a romantic drama about long-distance relationships, starring Anton Yelchin and Felicity Jones.

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Jennifer Lawrence then appeared again with Yelchin in Jodie Foster's The Beaver, alongside Foster and Mel Gibson.

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Jennifer Lawrence portrayed the shapeshifting mutant Mystique, a role played by Rebecca Romijn in the earlier films.

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In 2012, Jennifer Lawrence starred as Katniss Everdeen in The Hunger Games, an adaptation of the first book in author Suzanne Collins' Hunger Games trilogy.

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Jennifer Lawrence agreed to the project after her mother convinced her to take the part.

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Jennifer Lawrence practiced archery, rock and tree climbing, and hand-to-hand combat techniques, and other physically demanding activities for the role.

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Later in 2012, Jennifer Lawrence played Tiffany Maxwell, a troubled young widow, in David O Russell's romantic comedy-drama Silver Linings Playbook.

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Jennifer Lawrence found herself challenged by Russell's spontaneity as a director, and described working on the project as the "best experience of [her] life".

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In January 2013, Jennifer Lawrence hosted an episode of the NBC late-night sketch comedy Saturday Night Live.

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Jennifer Lawrence then reprised the role of Everdeen in The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, the second installment in the Hunger Games series.

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Jennifer Lawrence did little research for the role, and based her performance on knowledge of the era from films and television shows she had watched.

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Geoffrey Macnab of The Independent found Jennifer Lawrence to be "brilliant", "funny and acerbic" in her part, and highlighted an improvised scene in which she aggressively kisses her husband's mistress on the lips.

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Jennifer Lawrence played Serena Pemberton in Susanne Bier's depression-era drama Serena, based on the novel of the same name by Ron Rash.

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Jennifer Lawrence then reprised the role of Mystique in X-Men: Days of Future Past, which served as a sequel to both X-Men: The Last Stand and X-Men: First Class.

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Jennifer Lawrence worked with David O Russell for the third time on the biopic Joy, in which she played the eponymous character, a troubled single mother who becomes a successful businesswoman after inventing the Miracle Mop.

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Jennifer Lawrence said their friendship made it easier for them to disagree, because people fight when they really love each other.

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Jennifer Lawrence began 2016 by providing the narration for A Beautiful Planet, a documentary film that explores Earth from the International Space Station.

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Jennifer Lawrence played Mystique for the third time in X-Men: Apocalypse.

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Helen O'Hara of Empire deemed it a letdown from the previous installments of the series and criticized Jennifer Lawrence for making her character too grim.

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Jennifer Lawrence was paid $20 million to star in the science fiction romance Passengers, and received top billing over co-star Chris Pratt.

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Jennifer Lawrence played a young wife who experiences trauma when her home is invaded by unexpected guests.

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Jennifer Lawrence spent three months rehearsing the film in a warehouse in Brooklyn, despite her reluctance to rehearsals in her previous assignments.

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Jennifer Lawrence felt unsatisfied with her films, wanted to avoid media scrutiny, and focused on domestic activities during this period.

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Jennifer Lawrence earned a fifth Golden Globe nomination for the film.

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Jennifer Lawrence starred in Lila Neugebauer's independent drama Causeway, playing a soldier suffering from a brain injury.

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Jennifer Lawrence produced the film under her company Excellent Cadaver, which she had formed in 2018.

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Under Excellent Cadaver, Jennifer Lawrence produced Bread and Roses, a documentary film from director Sahra Mani about Afghan women under Taliban rule.

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Jennifer Lawrence has said she finds acting "stupid" in comparison to life-saving professions like doctors, and therefore does not believe in being "cocky" about her accomplishments.

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Jennifer Lawrence has played roles in both high-profile, mainstream productions and low-budget independent films, and appeared in a range of film genres.

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Jennifer Lawrence did not study acting and has not been involved in professional theater.

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Jennifer Lawrence has said she bases her acting approach on her observations of people around her.

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Jennifer Lawrence said in 2010 that she did not "invest any of [her] real emotions" or take home any of her characters' pain.

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Jennifer Lawrence frequently wears Dior to red carpet events such as film premieres and award ceremonies.

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Jennifer Lawrence wore a custom Dior bridal gown on her wedding day.

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Jennifer Lawrence identifies as a feminist, a concept she argues should not intimidate people "because it just means equality".

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Jennifer Lawrence was raised a Republican and voted for John McCain in the 2008 presidential election, but has since been critical of the party.

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Jennifer Lawrence strongly opposed Donald Trump's presidency, stating in 2015 that his election would "be the end of the world".

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Jennifer Lawrence endorsed Joe Biden in the 2020 presidential election.

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Jennifer Lawrence joined the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in 2011.

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Jennifer Lawrence has lent her support to several charitable organizations, such as the World Food Programme, Feeding America, and the Thirst Project.

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Jennifer Lawrence organized an early screening of The Hunger Games: Catching Fire to benefit Saint Mary's Center, a disabilities organization in Louisville, and raised more than $40,000 for the cause.

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Jennifer Lawrence partnered with the charity broadcast network Chideo to raise funds for the 2015 Special Olympics World Summer Games by screening her film Serena.

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In 2015, Jennifer Lawrence teamed with Hutcherson and Hemsworth for Prank It FWD, a charitable initiative to raise money for the nonprofit organization DoSomething.

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Jennifer Lawrence is a board member of RepresentUs, a nonprofit seeking to pass anti-corruption laws in the United States.

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In 2018, Jennifer Lawrence spoke out in support of retaining ranked-choice voting in Maine.

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In February 2022, Jennifer Lawrence gave birth to their son, Cy.

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Jennifer Lawrence was one of the victims of the 2014 celebrity nude photo leak, in which several private nude pictures of her were hacked and posted online.

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Jennifer Lawrence further said her pictures had been intended for Hoult during their relationship, and that unlike other victims of the incident, she did not plan to sue Apple Inc.

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Jennifer Lawrence won an Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance in Silver Linings Playbook.

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Jennifer Lawrence won a BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role for American Hustle.