From church plays to Hollywood stardom: Jennifer Lawrence

Born in Kentucky in 1990, Jennifer Lawrence, with her experience in church plays, decided to become an actress at the age of 14 and applied to a talent hunter. 

Lawrence, who graduated from high school two years early and started her acting career, has made films that have grossed more than $5.5 billion in total in her career. Jennifer Lawrence, who was chosen as the world's highest-paid actress in 2015 and 2016, and even named among the most influential names in the world by Time magazine, is celebrating her 32nd birthday this year. Here are the highlights from the career that went from church plays to Hollywood stardom:

1. Jennifer Lawrence was born on August 15, 1990 in Kentucky, USA.

2. Jennifer Lawrence is the child of an "English, German, Irish and Scottish" family.

3. Jennifer Lawrence's father, Gary, is a construction worker and mother, Karen, is a homemaker. Jennifer has two brothers, Ben and Blaine.

4. Jennifer Lawrence is known by the nickname "Tomboy" as a child. During school, Lawrence's teachers did not allow her to play with other girls due to her very tough nature.

5. Jennifer Lawrence had a family owned horse farm as a child. Lawrence, who often spent time with horses here, owned a pony named Muffin. Muffin is known as Jennifer Lawrence's best childhood friend.

6. Jennifer Lawrence performed in church plays and school musicals with the support of her parents throughout her childhood.

7. Jennifer Lawrence, a cheerleader from her childhood, was an athletic kid in high school who was interested in field hockey, volleyball, basketball and softball. Oddly enough, Lawrence took part in the men's teams that her father coached at the sporting events she attended.

8. Jennifer Lawrence, who had a very successful education life, graduated from high school in two years with a 3.9 GPA. Jennifer Lawrence said she wanted to be a doctor when she grew up.

9. Jennifer Lawrence, who was on vacation in New York with her family, was discovered by a talent scout when she was just 14 years old. Lawrence, who would later move to Los Angeles, would get the foundations of her acting career by guesting on television shows.

10. After graduating from high school two years early, Jennifer Lawrence took the offer of a talent scout and moved to Los Angeles. Lawrence got her first major role as a lead role on the sitcom (sitcom) The Bill Engvall Show.

11. Jennifer Lawrence played the role of Tiff in the 2008 independent feature film "Garden Party". After 2 years, the successful actress played a young man who was freed from poverty in the independent drama "Winter's Bone".

12. Attracting attention with her successful acting and beauty, Jennifer Lawrence accepted the offer of director Matthew Vaughn and acted in X-Men: First Class. Jennifer Lawrence, who took the lead role in the movie released in 2011, gave life to the character of Mystique.

13. Jennifer Lawrence, who rose to the top of fame with the movie X Men: First Class, played the character of Katniss Everdeen in the highest-grossing action movie of all time, The Hunger Games. Released in 2012, the movie has a box office revenue of $695 million.

14. Jennifer Lawrence, who portrayed a depressive and bipolar widow in the romantic comedy My Light of Hope, won the "Best Female Academy Award" for her successful performance.

15. Jennifer Lawrence, who became popular with her performance in the movie My Light of Hope, won the "BAFTA AWARD" for the best actress in a supporting role, playing a troubled wife in the movie "American Hustle" after a year.

16. Jennifer Lawrence was the world's highest paid actress from 2015-1016. Films starring Lawrence have grossed more than $5.5 billion worldwide.

17. Jennifer Lawrence is among the most talked about actresses in America with her successful acting and rapidly rising career. Lawrence is on the "100 Most Influential People in the World" list published by Time magazine in 2013.

18. Jennifer Lawrence, after 15 years: Medium, The Bill Engvall, Love Fever, Drillbit Taylor, Joy, Deceit, X Men: Days of Future Past, The Hunger Games, X Men: First Class, X Men: Apocalypse. starred in the movie.

19. Jennifer Lawrence has 1.75 meters height, 61 kg weight and blue eye color. The body measurements of the beautiful actress, who is among the natural blondes, are known as 88-65-92.5 cm.

20. Jennifer Lawrence, who got engaged to famous art gallery director Cooke Maroney in February, got married on October 20, 2019 with a magnificent wedding event held in Rhode Island, USA. Lawrence's wedding was marked by America's most famous artists.

September 2022

Jennifer Lawrence has made candid statements about both motherhood and marriage.

Actress Jennifer Lawrence, who was happily in a relationship with the art gallery operator Cooke Maroney, whom she married in a secret wedding with her family and close friends in Rhode Island in the New England region of the USA in October 2019, gave birth to her first baby in February. The gender, name and exact date of birth of Lawrence's baby, who was reported to have given birth in Los Angeles, were not disclosed.

HERE'S HER CHILD'S NAME

Lawrence, who previously appeared in productions such as the 'X-Men series', 'The Hunger Games', 'My Light of Hope' and 'Joy', was on the cover of American Vogue. Talking about her career, motherhood and marriage, Jennifer Lawrence also shared the name of her son. The famous actress, who was happy to be a mother for the first time, announced that her child's name was "Cy". 32-year-old Jennifer Lawrence stated that they named her son after being inspired by the American artist Cy Twombly.

'Maybe I love him as much as my cat'

Speaking about the subject, the world-famous actress said, "It's scary to talk about motherhood. Everyone has a completely different experience. Some of my friends said that I might not like motherhood at first."