Brie Larson

Brianne Sidonie Desaulniers, known professionally as Brie Larson, (born in Sacramento, California, October 1, 1989) is an American actress.

She played Molly in the 2012 movie version of 21 Jump Street. She also played Envy in Scott Pilgrim vs. the World. Larson won the Academy Award for Best Actress for her role as Ma in the 2015 movie Room. Brie Larson is Captain Marvel.

 Awards and nominations
Brie Larson has received many awards and nominations. She began acting at age eight, and followed it with minor supporting roles in various movies. Her breakthrough came with her leading performance in the 2013 coming-of-age drama film Short Term 12, for which she was nominated for the Independent Spirit Award and a Critics' Choice Award.

She garnered widespread acclaim for her performance as Joy "Ma" Newsome in the 2015 drama Room, for which she won the Academy Award for Best Actress, the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama, the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role, the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role, and the Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Actress.

 Filmography 

 Movies 
YearTitleRoleNotes1999Special DeliveryLittle Angel200413 Going on 30Six Chick2004SleepoverElizabeth "Liz" Daniels2005MadisonRacing Girl2006HootBeatrice "The Bear" Leep2007Farce of the PenguinsI Need a Z-Pack PenguinVoice2008Remember the DazeAngie Ford2008The BabysitterAllison2009House BrokenSusan "Suzy" Decker2009Just PeckEmily Donaldson2009Tanner HallKate2010GreenbergSara2010Scott Pilgrim vs. the WorldNatalie V. "Envy" Adams2011TreatmentFranny2011WeightingCo-director and co-writer2011SmorgasbordCiara2011RampartHelen201221 Jump StreetMolly Tracey2012The Trouble with BlissStephanie Jouseski2012The ArmCo-director and co-writer2013Bitter OrangeMyrtle2013Don JonMonica Martello2013Short Term 12Grace Howard2013The Spectacular NowCassidy2014The GamblerAmy Phillips2015Digging for FireMax2015TrainwreckKim Townsend2015RoomJoy "Ma" Newsome2016Free FireJustine2017Kong: Skull IslandMason Weaver2017The Glass CastleJeanette Walls2017Unicorn StoreKit2017Basmati BluesLinda2019Captain MarvelCarol Danvers2020Untitled Victoria Woodhull filmVictoria Woodhull Announced March 2017

 Television 
YearTitleRoleNotes1998The Tonight Show with Jay LenoRoadkill Easy Bake Oven / Girl Scout2 episodes1998To Have & to HoldLily Quinn2 episodes1999Touched by an AngelRachelEpisode: "Into the Fire"1999PopularRobin RobinEpisode: "Fall on Your Knees"2000Then Came YouYoung AllisonEpisode: "Then Came Aidan's Ex"2000SchimmelSamanthaPilot2001 - 2002Raising DadEmily Stewart22 episodes2003Right on TrackCourtney EndersFilm2003Hope & FaithSydney ShanowskiUnaired pilot2008Ghost WhispererKrista EisenburgEpisode: "Slam"2009The BurgHipster GirlEpisode: "Change"2009 - 2011United States of TaraKatherine "Kate" Gregson36 episodes2011The LeagueAshley2 episodes2012NTSF:SD:SUV::KaterinEpisode: "The Real Bicycle Thief"2012Entry LevelLauraPilot2013Kroll ShowCollege Girl2 episodes2013 - 2014CommunityRachel3 episodes2015Comedy Bang! Bang!HerselfEpisode: "Brie Larson Wears a Billowy Long-Sleeve Shirt and White Saddle Shoes"2016Saturday Night LiveHostEpisode: "Brie Larson/Alicia Keys"

References

Category:American Academy Award winning actors
Category:Golden Globe Award winning actors
Category:American television actors
Category:American movie actors
Category:Actors from Sacramento, California
Category:1989 births
Category:Living people