Jena Malone has appeared on several TV shows .
She made her acting debut in the television film Bastard Out of Carolina ( 1996 ) ; subsequently , Malone has starred in a number of mainstream films including Ellen Foster ( 1997 ) , Contact ( 1997 ) , Stepmom ( 1998 ) , Donnie Darko ( 2001 ) , Life as a House ( 2001 ) , Hitler : The Rise of Evil ( 2003 ) , Saved ! (