Jena Malone
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Malone at San Diego Comic Con in 2013.
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| Born | November 21, 1984 Sparks, Nevada, U.S.[1] |
| Occupation | Actress, musician |
| Years active | 1996–present |
Jena Malone (/məˈloʊn/; born November 21, 1984) is an American actress and musician. She made her movie debut with the film Bastard Out of Carolina (1996) and has appeared in films including Ellen Foster (1997), Contact (1997), Stepmom (1998), Donnie Darko (2001), Saved! (2004), Pride & Prejudice (2005), Into the Wild (2007), The Ruins (2008), Sucker Punch (2011) and The Hunger Games film series (2013–15). Malone is also an experimental musician who has released music both under her own name and as The Shoe. Her next film, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, is scheduled to be released on March 25, 2016.
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Early life and education
Malone was born in Sparks, Nevada, to Deborah "Debbie" Malone and Edward Berge.[2] She was raised by her mother and her mother's girlfriend at the time, whom she has called "Godmom."[3] Her paternal grandfather was Karl Berge, of the Karl's Silver Club casino.[4][5][6][7][8][9] Her father is of part Norwegian descent; she also has Irish ancestry.[10] By the time she was 9 years old, she had already lived in 27 different locations.[11] Malone began taking an interest in acting after watching her mother, who was involved in community theatre.[12] In 1995, she moved to Las Vegas, and later persuaded her mother to move to Los Angeles, California in order to pursue a career in acting.[13] In Los Angeles, California, Malone has stated that she and her mother struggled with money. Malone was home-schooled from sixth to eighth grade. She attended the Professional Children's School, for the ninth grade in New York,[13] and quit it after a year, when she became legally emancipated, in January 2000.[14][15] At some point she later obtained her General Educational Development (GED).[16] She has one younger sister, Madison Mae Malone (born 1997).
Acting career
Malone progressed to professional acting with the 1996 film Bastard Out of Carolina.[17] She was nominated at the 1996 Independent Spirit Awards for Best Debut Performance[18] and at the 3rd Screen Actors Guild Awards for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries for her role in the film. From there, her roles have grown to include several Hollywood features. In 1997, she was nominated for a Golden Globe Award in the category Best Actress in a Miniseries or Television Film, for her role in Hope.
After working on various TV projects, and as a supporting actress in films such as Contact and Stepmom, Malone had her first cinematic leading role in the 2001 cult hit Donnie Darko as Gretchen Ross, the new girl in town who becomes the girlfriend of Jake Gyllenhaal's title character.
Malone co-produced the 2002 film American Girl, a drama in which she also acted. In the 2004 film Saved!, she got top billing in her first role as the primary star. In 2005, she played the spoiled fifth Bennet daughter Lydia in the film Pride and Prejudice. In 2006, she made her professional stage debut in the Broadway production of the Tony Award–winning play Doubt.
In 2007, it was announced that Malone was releasing her first single on The Social Registry, a New York City experimental music label. A number of tracks were posted to her MySpace page.[19] Pitchfork Media has described Malone's music as "pretty out-there – bedroom electronics, spaced-out keyboards, and Malone's spare vocals."[20] Malone's more recent musical work is performed as/with The Shoe.[21]
Malone appeared in the horror film, The Ruins, which was released on April 4, 2008, and co-starred Shawn Ashmore, Laura Ramsey, and Jonathan Tucker. She played Lavinia in an off-Broadway revival of Eugene O'Neill's play Mourning Becomes Electra in 2009.
In 2011, Malone played the role of Rocket in Zack Snyder's Sucker Punch, which flopped at the box office and caused the actress to consider focusing on her photography and band, Shoe. It was after the huge success of her next role in The History Channel's miniseries Hatfields and McCoys that Malone's passion for acting returned.[22] In 2012, Malone also starred in a series on the YouTube channel Wigs entitled Dakota[23] portraying the title character. She also played the role of Carson McCullers in the film Lonely Hunter, directed by Deborah Kampmeir.[24]
Malone played Johanna Mason in three out of four films in The Hunger Games franchise, Catching Fire, Mockingjay – Part 1, and Mockingjay – Part 2.[25] It has also been announced that she has been cast in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, also directed by Zack Snyder.[26][27] In February 2015, she was cast alongside Keanu Reeves in Nicolas Winding Refn's thriller film The Neon Demon.[28]
Photography
In November 2014, Malone exhibited 39 photographs that she took in Myanmar in the summer of that year.[29][30] The exhibition, which ran from November 21 to November 28, 2014, was called "The Holy Other."[29][30] It took place at MAMA, an art gallery owned by her personal friend Adarsha Benjamin in Downtown Los Angeles.[29][30] Proceeds were donated to Girl Determined, a non-profit organization which benefits girls' education in Myanmar.[30]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Bastard Out of Carolina | Ruth Anne 'Bone' Boatwright | |
| 1997 | Contact | Young Ellie Arroway | |
| 1998 | Stepmom | Anna Harrison | |
| 1999 | The Book of Stars | Mary McGuire | |
| 1999 | For Love of the Game | Heather Aubrey | |
| 2001 | Donnie Darko | Gretchen Ross | |
| 2001 | Life as a House | Alyssa Beck | |
| 2002 | The Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys | Margie Flynn | |
| 2002 | The Badge | Ashley Hardwick | |
| 2002 | American Girl | Rena Grubb | Also co-producer |
| 2003 | The United States of Leland | Becky Pollard | |
| 2003 | Cold Mountain | Ferry Girl | |
| 2004 | Saved! | Mary Cummings | |
| 2004 | Corn | Emily Rasmussen | |
| 2005 | The Ballad of Jack and Rose | Red Berry | |
| 2005 | Howl's Moving Castle | Lettie (voice) | English dub |
| 2005 | Pride & Prejudice | Lydia Bennet | |
| 2006 | Container | The Woman / Speaker (voices) | |
| 2006 | Lying | Grace | |
| 2007 | Four Last Songs | Frankie | |
| 2007 | The Go-Getter | Joely | |
| 2007 | Into the Wild | Carine McCandless | |
| 2008 | The Ruins | Amy | |
| 2009 | The Messenger | Kelly | |
| 2009 | The Soloist | Cheery Lab Tech | |
| 2010 | Five Star Day | Sarah Reynolds | |
| 2010 | Rachel | Rachel | Short film |
| 2011 | I Think Bad Thoughts | Jena | Short film |
| 2011 | Sucker Punch | Rocket | |
| 2011 | David Goldberg | Vida | Short film |
| 2012 | For Ellen | Susan | |
| 2012 | In Our Nature | Andie | |
| 2013 | The Painted Lady | The Painted Lady | Short film |
| 2013 | Teenage | American Girl (voice) | Documentary |
| 2013 | The Wait | Angela | |
| 2013 | The Hunger Games: Catching Fire | Johanna Mason | |
| 2014 | 10 Cent Pistol | Danneel | |
| 2014 | Time Out of Mind | Maggie | |
| 2014 | Inherent Vice | Hope Harlingen | |
| 2014 | The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1 | Johanna Mason | Cameo |
| 2014 | Memory 2.0 | Sophie | Short film |
| 2015 | Angelica | Constance | |
| 2015 | The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2 | Johanna Mason | |
| 2016 | Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice | Post-production | |
| 2016 | The Neon Demon | Rudy | Filming |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Hidden in America | Willa | Television film |
| 1996 | Chicago Hope | Stacy Morissey | Episode: "Sweet Surrender" |
| 1997 | Hope | Lilly Kate Burns | Television film |
| 1997 | Ellen Foster | Ellen Foster | Television film: Hallmark Hall of Fame |
| 1998 | Homicide: Life on the Street | Debbie Straub | Episodes: "Kellerman, P.I.: Part 1", "Kellerman, P.I.: Part 2" |
| 1999 | Touched by an Angel | Casey | Episode: "Hearts" |
| 2000 | Cheaters | Jolie Fitch | Television film |
| 2001 | The Ballad of Lucy Whipple | California Morning 'Lucy' Whipple | Television film |
| 2003 | Hitler: The Rise of Evil | Geli Raubal | Television miniseries |
| 2008 | Law & Order | Michelle Landon | Episode: "Lost Boys" |
| 2011 | Robot Chicken | Boy George / Singer (voices) | Episode: "Beastmaster and Commander" |
| 2012 | Hatfields & McCoys | Nancy McCoy | Television miniseries |
| 2012 | Dakota | Dakota | 3 episodes |
Theatre
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Doubt | Sister James | Broadway |
| 2009 | Mourning Becomes Electra | Lavinia Mannon | Off-Broadway |
Awards and nominations
References
- ↑ Jena Malone bio: Into the Wild Actor
- ↑ http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2839653/Jena-Malone-s-father-Edward-reveals-forgiven-him.html
- ↑ Malone discussed this at a March 2004 appearance on Loveline
- ↑ http://www.kolotv.com/home/headlines/Sparks-Si8lver-Club-Reborn-As-Bourbon-Square-218036141.html
- ↑ https://twitter.com/malonejena/status/499950317660688384
- ↑ https://www.facebook.com/jena.malone/photos/a.185012064998455.1073741826.158548537644808/345489032284090/ "My grandfather Karl Berge opened up a casino called Karl's Silver Club in Sparks, ... This slot machine was made in his image in 1983, the year before I was born. "
- ↑ http://www.oktoberfestnv.com/about
- ↑ https://www.cardcow.com/167542/karls-silver-club-hotel-casino-sparks-nevada/
- ↑ http://www.kolotv.com/home/headlines/Sparks-Si8lver-Club-Reborn-As-Bourbon-Square-218036141.html
- ↑ http://www.dagbladet.no/2013/11/13/kultur/film/hunger_games/jena_malone/30305606/
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- ↑ Richard Kern: Jena Malone, 2003. Index Magazine, 2008, retrieved June 16, 2011
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- ↑ Myspace: Jena Malone. URL accessed February 17, 2007.
- ↑ Pitchfork Media: "Actress Jena Malone Records Social Registry 7"." Amy Phillips. URL accessed February 17, 2007.
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- ↑ "Dakota": Episode 1 of 3 -- "Down $770"
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- ↑ 29.0 29.1 29.2 Joanna Robinson, Hunger Games Star Jena Malone on Inspiring Girls Everywhere to Catch Fire, Vanity Fair, November 21, 2014
- ↑ 30.0 30.1 30.2 30.3 'Outlook Beverly Hills', The Beverly Hills Courier, Volume XXXXVIIII, Number 46, November 21, 2014, p. 22
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