Brie Larson

Brianne Sidonie Desaulniers born October 1 1989 known professionally as Brie Larson is an American actress She played supporting roles in comedies as a teenager and has since expanded to leading roles in independent films and blockbusters Her accolades include an Academy Award a Golden Globe Award and a Primetime Emmy Award Time magazine named her one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2019 At age six Larson was the youngest student admitted to a training program at the American Conservatory Theater and she began her acting career in 1998 with a comedy sketch on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno She appeared as a regular on the sitcom Raising Dad 20012002 She pursued a music career releasing the album Finally Out of PE 2005 She subsequently had supporting roles in the comedy films 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 20092011 Larsons breakthrough came as a social worker in the independent drama Short Term 12 2013 along with supporting roles in the comingofage romance The Spectacular Now 2013 and the comedy Trainwreck 2015 She gained wider recognition for her performance as a kidnapping victim in the drama Room 2015 for which she received the Academy Award for Best Actress She ventured into blockbusters with the monster film Kong Skull Island 2017 and by starring as Carol Danvers Captain Marvel in the Marvel Cinematic Universe beginning with Captain Marvel 2019 Larson returned to television to star in the miniseries Lessons in Chemistry 2023 for which she earned a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress Larson has cowritten and codirected two short films and made her feature film directorial debut with the independent comedydrama Unicorn Store 2017 For producing the virtual reality series The Messy Truth VR Experience 2020 she won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Interactive Program A gender equality activist and an advocate for sexual assault survivors Larson is vocal about social and political issues Description above from the Wikipedia article Brie Larson licensed under CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia