Jennifer Lawrence, born on August 15, 1990, in Louisville, Kentucky, is a celebrated American actress known for her versatility and box-office appeal. Her breakout came with a critically acclaimed performance in Winter’s Bone (2010), earning her an Academy Award nomination. She rose to global fame playing Katniss Everdeen in The Hunger Games series (2012–2015) and Mystique in the X-Men films (2011–2019).
Lawrence has won multiple prestigious awards, including three Golden Globes and an Oscar for Silver Linings Playbook (2012). She has continued to star in diverse roles, such as Joy (2015), Mother! (2017), and the satirical comedy Don’t Look Up (2021). In 2023, she led the comedy No Hard Feelings, for which she received a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy in 2024.
Jennifer Lawrence had a successful career with a net worth estimated to be around $160 million.
Here’s a glimpse into her filmography:
Early Career (2006-2010):
Company Town (2006): Television pilot (uncredited role)
Monk (2006): Television series (guest role)
Medium (2007): Television series (guest role)
The Bill Engvall Show (2007-2009): Television series (main role)
Garden Party (2008): Film debut
The Burning Plain (2008): Film role
Breakthrough and Rise to Fame (2010-2012):
Winter’s Bone (2010): Breakthrough role, earned critical acclaim and Academy Award nomination
X-Men: First Class (2011): Blockbuster superhero film, introduced her as Mystique
The Beaver (2011): Independent film
Like Crazy (2011): Romantic drama
The Hunger Games (2012): Blockbuster franchise, established her as a leading lady
Silver Linings Playbook (2012): Academy Award-winning performance
Continued Success and Diverse Roles (2013-present):
American Hustle (2013): Academy Award-nominated performance
X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014): Reprised role as Mystique
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1 (2014) and Part 2 (2015): Concluded the Hunger Games franchise
Joy (2015): Biographical drama
X-Men: Apocalypse (2016): Reprised role as Mystique
Passengers (2016): Sci-fi romance
Mother! (2017): Psychological horror
Red Sparrow (2018): Spy thriller
X-Men: Dark Phoenix (2019): Final appearance as Mystique
Don’t Look Up (2021): Satirical comedy-drama
Causeway (2022): Drama film
Jennifer Lawrence’s net worth is primarily attributed to her successful film career, lucrative endorsement deals, and strategic investments.
She has received multiple awards and nominations throughout her career, including an Academy Award, a British Academy Film Award, three Golden Globe Awards, four Critics’ Choice Awards and two Screen Actors Guild Awards.
After playing minor roles in several films and television shows, Lawrence starred in her first major role on the TBS sitcom The Bill Engvall Show (2007–2009), which earned her a Young Artist Award for Outstanding Young Performer in a TV Series.
In 2008, she won the Marcello Mastroianni Award at the 65th Venice International Film Festival for the drama The Burning Plain. For her breakout role as a poverty-stricken teenager Ree Dolly in the 2010 acclaimed independent coming-of-age mystery drama Winter’s Bone, 20-year-old Jennifer received her first nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role, becoming the second-youngest Best Actress nominee at the time. The film also garnered her Best Actress nominations from the Hollywood Foreign Press, BAFTA, SAG, and Critics’ Choice award ceremonies, and won a Breakthrough Performance Award from the National Board of Review.
In 2011, she received several nominations for her portrayal of Mystique in X-Men: First Class, including the People’s Choice and Teen Choice Awards ceremonies.
Lawrence won several awards for both her 2012 releases. For her performance in the comedy-drama Silver Linings Playbook, she won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Comedy, the SAG Award for Outstanding Lead Actress, and the Academy Award for Best Actress, becoming the second-youngest winner in the category.
The same year, she won the Saturn Award for Best Actress, the Empire Award for Best Actress, the MTV Movie Award for Best Female Performance, and the Critics’ Choice Movie Award for Best Actress in an Action Movie for portraying the heroine Katniss Everdeen in The Hunger Games.
The following year, her performance as a troubled wife in American Hustle (2013) won her the Golden Globe and BAFTA Award for Best Supporting Actress, and a Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture, and also garnered her the nominations for a Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress and the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress.
From 2013 to 2015, she received several awards and nominations for her performances in the other three films in The Hunger Games series, including the MTV Best Female Performance Award for Catching Fire, and three Critics Choice nominations for each films. The role of Katniss Everdeen made Guinness World Records to recognize Lawrence as the highest-grossing action heroine of all time.
Her reprisal of Mystique in X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014) earned her two People’s Choice Awards for Favorite Actress and Favorite Action Movie Actress.
In 2015, she starred as the Joy Mangano in the biopic Joy, which won her third Golden Globe Award in the Best Actress – Motion Picture Comedy or Musical category, and another Academy Award for Best Actress nomination, making her the youngest person to receive four Oscar nominations.