Jennifer Lawrence HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA - JUNE 04: Jennifer Lawrence attends the premiere of 20th Century Fox's "Dark Phoenix" at TCL Chinese Theatre on June 04, 2019 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Rich Fury/Getty Images) (Rich Fury)
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Hunger Games heroine Jennifer Lawrence is turning 31 August 15. In honor of the actor’s birthday, here is a breakdown of some of Lawrence’s best roles to date.
1. Ree Dolly in Winter’s Bone
Eleventh Annual AFI Awards - Presentation LOS ANGELES, CA - JANUARY 14: Actresses Jennifer Lawrence and Lauren Sweetser pose with "Year of Excellence" awards for "Winter's Bone" at the Eleventh Annual AFI Awards presentation at the Four Seasons Hotel on January 14, 2011 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images for AFI) (Frazer Harrison/Getty Images for AFI)
Back in 2010, Jennifer Lawrence stared in Winter’s Bone, a film adapted from a novel of the same name. Lawrence’s performance as Ree Dolly, a teenager tasked with finding her father in the Ozarks of Mississippi, earned the actor an Oscar nomination.
2. Tiffany Maxwell in Silver Linings Playbook
85th Annual Academy Awards - Show HOLLYWOOD, CA - FEBRUARY 24: Actress Jennifer Lawrence accepts the Best Actress award for "Silver Linings Playbook" during the Oscars held at the Dolby Theatre on February 24, 2013 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images) (Kevin Winter/Getty Images)
In one of her first major hits, Jennifer Lawrence plays the role of Tiffany Maxwell in the iconic Silver Linings Playbook. Lawrence’s character is paired with Pat, as played by Bradley Cooper, in this romantic dramedy that earned Lawrence an Oscar and a Golden Globe.
3. Mystique in X-Men: Days of Future Past
20th Century Fox Panel - Comic-Con International 2013 SAN DIEGO, CA - JULY 20: (L-R) Actor Nicholas Hoult, actress Jennifer Lawrence and actor Michael Fassbender speak at the 20th Century Fox "X-Men: Days of Future Past" panel during Comic-Con International 2013 at San Diego Convention Center on July 20, 2013 in San Diego, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images) (Kevin Winter/Getty Images)
Jennifer Lawrence has taken on the role of X-Men’s Mystique in a trio of films. But, it is her performance in X-Men: Days of Future Past that stands out from the rest. With a Rotten Tomatoes score of 90%, the film remains the highest reviewed movie within the X-Men series.
4. Rosalyn Rosenfeld in American Hustle
20th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards - Press Room LOS ANGELES, CA - JANUARY 18: (L-R) Writer-director David O. Russell, actors Amy Adams, Colleen Camp, Alessandro Nivola, Jennifer Lawrence, Michael Pena, Elisabeth Rohm, Jeremy Renner and Paul Herman, winners of the Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture award for 'American Hustle,' pose in the press room during the 20th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards at The Shrine Auditorium on January 18, 2014 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images) (Ethan Miller/Getty Images)
In American Hustle, a film based on a 1970s FBI sting operation, Lawrence plays the wife of a blackmailed con artist played by Christian Bale. The role earned Jennifer Lawrence a Golden Globe and an Oscar nomination.
5. Katniss Everdeen in Hunger Games trilogy
'The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2' World Premiere In Berlin BERLIN, GERMANY - NOVEMBER 04: (L-R) Producers John Kilik, Nina Jacobson, actors Jena Malone, Liam Hemsworth, Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, director Francis Lawrence, actors Willow Shields, Donald Sutherland, Elisabeth Banks, Sam Caflin,Natalie Dormer, Julianne Moore and Stanley Tucci attend the world premiere of the film 'The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2' at CineStar on November 4, 2015 in Berlin, Germany. (Photo by Andreas Rentz/Getty Images) (Andreas Rentz/Getty Images)
Jennifer Lawrence has been in critical darlings, fan favorites and every other kind of film imaginable. That being said, there is one role that stands out from among the rest. Lawrence’s portrayal of Katniss Everdeen within the Hunger Games trilogy placed the actor’s popularity into the proverbial stratosphere. Based on a series of young adult novels, the Hunger Games films would go on to earn a whopping combined box office gross of $2,968,191,442. As reported by Deadline, a prequal to the Hunger Games trilogy is set to begin production in 2022.
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