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Jennifer Lawrence is an American actress and producer who has a net worth of $180 million.
Jennifer Lawrence is one of the most successful and highest-paid actresses of her generation. After breaking through with an Academy Award-nominated performance in 2010’s “Winter’s Bone,” Lawrence became an international superstar as Katniss Everdeen in “The Hunger Games” franchise and Mystique in the “X-Men” movies. She won the Academy Award for Best Actress for “Silver Linings Playbook” at age 22, making her the second-youngest Best Actress winner in Oscar history, and subsequently received additional nominations for “American Hustle” and “Joy.” Her films have collectively generated more than $6 billion at the worldwide box office.
Jennifer Shrader Lawrence was born on August 15, 1990, in Louisville, Kentucky. She is the youngest of three children and grew up with two older brothers. Her father, Gary, owned a construction company, while her mother, Karen, managed a summer camp.
In 2014, Lawrence was one of numerous celebrities whose private photographs were stolen through a hacking scheme and distributed online without consent. She publicly described the incident as a sexual violation rather than a celebrity scandal.
Jennifer Lawrence’s rise from independent-film actress to one of Hollywood’s highest-paid stars occurred remarkably quickly.
