Jennifer Lawrence
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Jennifer Shrader Lawrence (born August 15, 1990) is an American actress who portrayed Katniss Everdeen in the The Hunger Games film.[1]
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Career
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Lawrence's most famous roles to date are in Winter's Bone and Silver Linings Playbook. She was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress for Winter's Bone, but ended up winning that same award for Silver Linings Playbook. She has starred in several other major films such as The Burning Plain, The Poker House, and X-Men: First Class.
She placed 10th in PopSugar's PopSugar 100 Top 10 Rising Stars released in June 2011.[2]
Role as KatnissEdit
Added by BrokenSphereLawrence's casting as Katniss was approved by author Suzanne Collins and director Gary Ross in defense of some speculation that she might be too old for the role.[3] For her audition she played the scene where she is pleading with her mother to speak after her father's death. On May 18, 2011, Entertainment Weekly revealed on their magazine cover the very first photo of her as Katniss Everdeen.[4] Lawrence almost dropped out of the film due to an injury on set, but handled it and continued to play Katniss. While goofing around on the set with co-star Josh Hutcherson, Lawrence accidentally kicked him in the head, giving him a concussion. However he downplayed its effects to continue filming.
It has been confirmed that Lawrence's vocals were used for the soundtrack of The Hunger Games film.
She was awarded "Best Female Performance" at the MTV Movie Awards for her role as Katniss.
External linksEdit
- Official website
- Jennifer Lawrence on Wikipedia
- Jennifer Lawrence at the Internet Movie Database
- Official Facebook page
ReferencesEdit
- ↑ Joshua Weinstein (03-16-2011). Exclusive: Jennifer Lawrence Gets Lead Role in 'The Hunger Games'. The Wrap. Retrieved on 03-16-2011.
- ↑ PopSugar 100: Your Top 10 Rising Stars!
- ↑ Brian Gallagher (03-18-2011). The Hunger Games Director Gary Ross Defends Jennifer Lawrence Casting. MovieWeb. Retrieved on April 26, 2011.
- ↑ This Week's Cover: First look at Jennifer Lawrence as Katniss in 'The Hunger Games' -- Exclusive. Entertainment Weekly. (05-18-2011). Retrieved on 05-19-2011.
