Jennifer Shrader
Lawrence (born August 15, 1990) is an American actress. Her first major role
was as a lead cast member on TBS' The Bill Engvall Show (2007–2009) and she
subsequently appeared in the independent films The Burning Plain (2008) and
Winter's Bone (2010), for which she received nominations for the Academy Award,
Golden Globe Award, Satellite Award, and Screen Actors Guild Award for Best
Actress. At age 20, she was the second-youngest actress ever to be nominated
for the Academy Award for Best Actress. At age 22, her performance in Silver
Linings Playbook (2012) earned her a Golden Globe Award and a second Academy
Award nomination, amongst other accolades, making her the youngest person to be
nominated for two Academy Awards for Best Actress.[4]
Lawrence is also
known for playing Raven Darkhölme/Mystique in the 2011 film X-Men: First Class.
In 2012, she achieved international recognition starring as the heroine Katniss
Everdeen in The Hunger Games, an adaptation of Suzanne Collins' best-selling novel
of the same name. Her performance in the film garnered her notable critical
praise and marked her as the highest-grossing action heroine of all time.[5][6]
Lawrence's performances thus far have prompted Rolling Stone to call her
"the most talented young actress in America".
