Jennifer Lawrence

Jennifer Lawrence is an American actress who was a only child until her mother remarried to Gary Lawrence and gained 2 older brothers and a sister with him. (film)|movie adaptation]] of The Hunger Games.

Career
Lawrence's most famous role to date is in , for which she received a nomination for the. She has starred in several other major films such as ', ', and .

She placed 10th in 's PopSugar 100 Top 10 Rising Stars released in June 2011.

Role as Katniss


Lawrence's casting as Katniss was approved by author Suzanne Collins and director Gary Ross in defense of some speculation that she might be too old for the role. For her audition she played the scene were Katniss must say her goodbyes to Prim in the justice building.On May 18, 2011, Entertainment Weekly revealed on their magazine cover the very first photo of her as Katniss Everdeen. Lawrence also almost dropped out of the film due to an injury on set, but handled it and continued on to play Katniss. While goofing around on the set with co-star Josh Hutcherson, Lawrence accidentally kicked him in the head, giving him a concussion.As a revenge, Hutcherson placed a dummy into Lawrence's bathroom in her bathroom and just like he pictured it, she wet her pants. However he downplayed its effects to continue filming.

It has been confirmed that Lawrence's vocals will be used for the soundtrack of the Hunger Games film.