Jennifer Lawrence

Jennifer Shrader Lawrence (born August 15, 1990) is an American actress who portrays Katniss Everdeen in the 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.

On the 25/02/2013 Lawrence reviced an oscar for her role in.

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 where she is pleading with her mother to speak after her father's death. On May 18, 2011, Entertainment Weekly revealed on their magazine cover the very first photo of her as Katniss Everdeen. Lawrence almost dropped out of the film due to an injury on set, but handled it and continued 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. However he downplayed its effects to continue filming.

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

She was awarded "Best Female Performance" at the MTV Movie Awards for her acting as Katniss.