JENNIFER LAWRENCE
Date of Birth: August 15, 1990
Born and raised in Louisville, Kentucky, Jennifer Lawrence began acting in film and television at the age of 14.
In 2010, she was named one of the New York Times' "50 People to Watch." Early TV credits include guest appearances on Monk, Cold Case and Medium. She went on to play a regular role on the third season of the TBS series The Bill Engvall Show.
In 2008 she played opposite Charlize Theron and Kim Basinger in Guillermo Arriaga's directorial debut The Burning Plain. The film premiered at the 65th Venice Film Festival, where Jennifer won the "Marcello Mastroianni Award for Best Young Actress or Actor."
She was nominated for an Oscar for her work in the indie drama Winter's Bone and has since played a role in The Beaver alongside Mel Gibson, directed by and also starring Jodie Foster. In 2011 she was cast in the coveted role of Katniss Everdeen in the screen adaptation of the best-selling young adult novel The Hunger Games (2012).
Other film credits include the lead role in Lori Petty's Poker House opposite Selma Blair, for which she was awarded the prize of "Outstanding Performance in the Narrative Competition" at the 2008 Los Angeles Film Festival. She also starred in Garden Party opposite Vinessa Shaw and played roles in Drillbit Taylor and Waverly Hills.