Brie Larson
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Biography
Brie Larson (born Brianne Sidonie Desaulniers; October 1, 1989), is an American actress and filmmaker. She's best known for her role as Carol Danvers / Captain Marvel in Captain Marvel (2019) and reprise her role in other MCU films and series. She's also known for her roles as Elizabeth Zott in the miniseries Lessons in Chemistry (which she also executive produced), Tess in Fast X, Eva Ansley in Just Mercy, Jeannette Walls in The Glass Castle, Mason Weaver in Kong: Skull Island, Joy "Ma" Newsome in Room, Kim Townsend in Trainwreck, Amy Phillips in The Gambler, Monica Martello in Don Jon, Cassidy Roy in The Spectacular Now, Molly Tracey in 21 Jump Street, Helen in Rampart, Envy Adams in Scott Pilgrim vs. the World, Kate Gregson on Showtime's United States of Tara, Beatrice "The Bear" Leep in Hoot, and Emily Stewart on WB's sitcom Raising Dad.
She appeared as a regular in the 2001 sitcom Raising Dad and briefly dabbled with a music career, releasing the album Finally Out of P.E. in 2005. She played supporting roles in the comedy films 13 Going on 30 (2004), Hoot (2006), Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (2010), and 21 Jump Street (2012), and appeared as a sardonic teenager in the television series United States of Tara (2009–2011).
Her breakthrough came with a leading role in the acclaimed independent drama Short Term 12 (2013), and she continued to take on supporting parts in the romance The Spectacular Now (2013) and the comedy Trainwreck (2015). For playing a kidnapping victim in the drama Room (2015), she won the Academy Award for Best Actress.
The 2017 adventure film Kong: Skull Island marked her first big-budget release, followed by Free Fire, The Glass Castle, Unicorn Store, and Basmati Blues, the same year. She then starred as Carol Danvers / Captain Marvel in the 2019 Marvel Cinematic Universe superhero film Captain Marvel. She reprised her role in other MCU films including Avengers: Endgame, Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, Avengers: Quantum Encounter, and The Marvels, as well as in the series Ms. Marvel. She then starred in and executive produced the comedy-drama Apple TV+ miniseries Lessons in Chemistry (2023). She also starred in Fast X (2023).
She has co-written and co-directed two short films, and made her feature film directorial debut with the independent comedy-drama Unicorn Store (2017). For producing the virtual reality series The Messy Truth VR Experience (2020), she won a Primetime Emmy Award.
Known For
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Saturday Night Live
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
The Oscars
The League
Touched by an Angel
Honest Trailers
Carpool Karaoke: The Series
The Jonathan Ross Show
Ms. Marvel
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
Marvel Studios Assembled
Running Wild with Bear Grylls
A Little Late with Lilly Singh
Ghost Whisperer
Marvel Studios Legends
To Have & to Hold
NTSF:SD:SUV::
Community
Kroll Show
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
13 Going on 30
Fast X: Part 2
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World
Fast X
Digging for Fire
Avengers: Endgame
Between Two Ferns: The Movie
Avengers: Secret Wars
Scott Pilgrim Takes Off
Don Jon
United States of Tara
The Spectacular Now
Avengers: Doomsday
Kong: Skull Island
Trainwreck
21 Jump Street
The Gambler
Free Fire
Raising Dad
Just Mercy
Lessons in Chemistry
Fantastic Fungi
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of The Marvels
MPower
Captain Marvel
Unicorn Store
The Glass Castle
Room
The Marvels
Short Term 12
Production Credits
Originals for Netflix
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