Jena Laine Malone (/ˈdÊ'É›nÉ™ məˈloÊŠn/; born November 21, 1984) is
an American actress, musician, and photographer. She began her career
as a child actor, and became known for her roles in both independent
films and mainstream blockbuster features. Her accolades include two
Screen Actors Guild Award nominations, a Golden Globe Award
nomination, and a Saturn Award.A native of Sparks, Nevada, Malone
spent her early life there and in Las Vegas, while her mother acted in
local theater productions. Inspired to become an actress herself,
Malone convinced her mother to relocate to Los Angeles. After
auditioning for several projects, Malone was cast by Anjelica Huston
in her television film Bastard Out of Carolina (1996), for which she
earned numerous accolades, including Screen Actors Guild and
Independent Spirit Award nominations. She subsequently obtained roles
in the major studio productions Contact (1997) and Stepmom (1998), for
the former of which she earned a Saturn Award for Best Performance by
a Younger Actor.Malone appeared in the independent psychological
thriller Donnie Darko (2001), which became a cult film, as well as the
drama Life as a House, and the miniseries Hitler: The Rise of Evil
(2003). She subsequently starred in the dark comedy Saved! (2004)
before being cast as Lydia Bennet in Joe Wright's adaptation of Jane
Austen's Pride & Prejudice (2005). Malone continued to appear in both
independent and mainstream features throughout the 2000s, with
supporting roles in the dramas The Ballad of Jack and Rose (2005),
Into the Wild (2007), and the horror film The Ruins (2008). In the
late 2000s Malone ventured into music, releasing a single as Jena
Malone and the Blood Stains in 2007. The following year she began
performing street shows with a musical project called The Shoe, which
features Malone performing with various instruments contained in a
steamer trunk.
an American actress, musician, and photographer. She began her career
as a child actor, and became known for her roles in both independent
films and mainstream blockbuster features. Her accolades include two
Screen Actors Guild Award nominations, a Golden Globe Award
nomination, and a Saturn Award.A native of Sparks, Nevada, Malone
spent her early life there and in Las Vegas, while her mother acted in
local theater productions. Inspired to become an actress herself,
Malone convinced her mother to relocate to Los Angeles. After
auditioning for several projects, Malone was cast by Anjelica Huston
in her television film Bastard Out of Carolina (1996), for which she
earned numerous accolades, including Screen Actors Guild and
Independent Spirit Award nominations. She subsequently obtained roles
in the major studio productions Contact (1997) and Stepmom (1998), for
the former of which she earned a Saturn Award for Best Performance by
a Younger Actor.Malone appeared in the independent psychological
thriller Donnie Darko (2001), which became a cult film, as well as the
drama Life as a House, and the miniseries Hitler: The Rise of Evil
(2003). She subsequently starred in the dark comedy Saved! (2004)
before being cast as Lydia Bennet in Joe Wright's adaptation of Jane
Austen's Pride & Prejudice (2005). Malone continued to appear in both
independent and mainstream features throughout the 2000s, with
supporting roles in the dramas The Ballad of Jack and Rose (2005),
Into the Wild (2007), and the horror film The Ruins (2008). In the
late 2000s Malone ventured into music, releasing a single as Jena
Malone and the Blood Stains in 2007. The following year she began
performing street shows with a musical project called The Shoe, which
features Malone performing with various instruments contained in a
steamer trunk.
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