Jennifer Shrander Lawrence also known as Jennifer Lawrence Maroney is a highly prominent American actress. Renowned for her versatility, the gifted actress can excellently take a variety of roles in both independent drama and action films. Her films have earned a total gross of more than $6 million globally. Off the screen Jennifer has an accessible and down to earth character.
Her notable maiden role is in the cable television comedy series The Bill Engvall Show (2007-2009). She made her debut role in film in the drama film Garden Party (2008). Subsequently, she featured in other drama films namely The Burning Plain (2008) and The Poker House (2008) winning awards in all the three for her outstanding performances.
Jennifer rose to fame in 2010 when she casted as a poor teenager in the film Winter’s Bone (2010). She attained widespread prominence following her roles in as a Mystique in the X-Men (2011-2019) and as Katniss Everdeen in The Hunger Games (2012-2015) film series.
Lawrence is the 2015 and 2016 world’s highest paid actress. She featured in the Forbes Celebrity 100 list from 2013 until 2016 and in the Time’s 100 world’s most influential people in 2013. In 2012 and 2015, she was named the Entertainment Weekly’s Entertainer of the Year.
Age and Birthplace
Born on 15 August 1990 in Indian Hills, Kentucky in the USA, Jennifer is 33 years old as of 2024.
Jennifer Lawrence Family
Parents and siblings
Jennifer is a fruit of love between Karen Lawrence (mother) and Gary Lawrence (father). Gary owned a construction company while Karen operated a children’s day camp named Camp Hi-Ho.
She has two older brothers Ben Lawrence and Blaine Lawrence. Ben is a partner in an IT services company while Blaine runs Camp Hi-Ho.
Husband and kids
Jennifer is happily married to Cooke Maroney, an American art gallery director since October 2019. They have a son named Cy Maroney born in February 2022.
Jennifer Lawrence Career
Early days
The American actress developed passion for acting in her childhood. Growing up in a Christian family, she began acting at age 9 in a church play based on the biblical Book of Jonah taking the role of a Ninevite prostitute. She would keep on participating in church plays as well as school musical events. At the age of 14 while on family vacation in New York, her talent was noted by a talent scout who organized for her auditions. Lawrence then signed with CESD Talent Agency.
Career start and breakthrough: 2006-2010
Jennifer kicked off her career in acting taking a minor role in television series Company Town (2006). She took guest roles in other television shows including Monk (2006) and Medium (2007). Her maiden feature in a series was on The Bill Engvall (2007-2009), a TBS comedy series in which she played defiant teenage daughter, Lauren. Following her exceptional performance in the series she was awarded a Young Artist Award in 2019.
Her first film feature was in drama film Garden Party (2008), playing the role of a Tiff, a disturbed teenager. Subsequently, she starred in other films including The Burning Plain (2008) with her role winning her the Marcello Mastroianni Award’s Best Emerging Actress. Lawrence as well appeared in the drama film The Poker House (2008) consequently winning an Outstanding Performance Award at the Los Angeles Film Festival.
Jennifer made her breakthrough following her role in Winter’s Bone (2010) with the film production winning the Grand Jury Prize at Sundance Film Festival. Lawrence as well received the National Board of Review Award. Moreover, she was nominated for the Golden Globe, SAG Academy Award for Best Actress awards and Best Actress Oscar Award.
Greater success and global stardom: 2011-2019
Lawrence earned greater success in 2011 for her role in the X-Men film series (2011-2019) and The Hunger Games (2012-2015). The latter yielding global earnings of over $690 million making it the highest grossing film starring a female lead. Consequently, this made Lawrence the all-time highest grossing action heroine with the film’s success elevating Jennifer to a worldwide superstar.
Additionally, her role as a disturbed young window in romantic comedy drama Silver Linings Playbook (2012) won her the Academy Award for Best Actress at only 22 making her the second youngest actress to win the Oscar award. She also won the Golden Globe and SAG Awards. In the same year, she also featured in a thriller film House at the End of the Street (2012).
Furthermore, her role in the black comedy won American Hustle (2013) won her the Golden Globe Award and BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role. In 2014, Lawrence appeared drama film Serena (2014).
Wavering career and break from film: 2016-2020
In 2016, Lawrence played in the X-Men: Apocalypse (2016) and in a science-fiction romance film Passengers (2016). She featured in horror film Mother! (2017), in the spy thriller Red Sparrow (2018) and in the fourth and final appearance in Dark Phoenix in 2019.
However Jennifer did not attain huge in her career as in the previous years. She consequently took a break from acting.
Return to acting: 2021-present
She returned to acting in 2021, playing in a black comedy film Don’t Look Up (2021) for Netflix. The film made a record-breaking 152 million hours in a week and is the second most-watched film inside 28 days of release.
Jennifer produced and acted an independent drama film Causeway (2022) as well as sex comedy film No Hard Feelings (2023).
Jennifer Lawrence Net Worth
The established American actress has an estimated net worth of $160 million as of 2024.