Jena Malone is an American actress who has appeared in over 40 feature films since beginning her career as a child actor in 1996. She gained critical acclaim for her film debut in Anjelica Huston 's Bastard Out of Carolina (1996), followed by supporting parts in major studio films such as Contact with Jodie Foster (1997) and Stepmom with Julia Roberts (1998). She subsequently had roles in the cult film Donnie Darko , and the drama Life as a House (both 2001), before having starring roles in the independent American Girl (2002), the dark comedy Saved! (2004), and the drama The Ballad of Jack and Rose (2005).
Malone in 2013
She co-starred as Lydia Bennet in the 2005 adaptation of Pride & Prejudice before making her Broadway theater debut as Sister James in Doubt , in 2006. Subsequent film roles include supporting parts in the arthouse drama Lying , the biographical drama Into the Wild (2007), and the supernatural horror film The Ruins (2008). In 2011, she appeared in the action film Sucker Punch before being cast as Johanna Mason in The Hunger Games film series , appearing in a total of three films between 2013 and 2015. She also had roles in Nicolas Winding Refn 's controversial horror film The Neon Demon , and Tom Ford 's thriller Nocturnal Animals (both 2016). In 2021, she starred in Adopting Audrey .
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Year
Title
Artist
Director
Role
1995
"Childhood "
Michael Jackson
Nick Brandt
actress
2010
"Berkeley Girl"
Harper Simon
Benjamin Kutsko
actress
2011
"I Think Bad Thoughts"
Danko Jones
Diamond Brothers
actress
2011
"Electric Love"
Dirty Vegas
James Gooding
actress
2011
"Time"
Sky White Tiger
Frank G. DeMarco
actress
2012
"True Vulture"
Death Grips
Galen Pehrson
voices, additional sound design
2013
"I Don't Recall"
Lavender Diamond
Jena Malone
director
2014
"Harlem River"
Kevin Morby
Adarsha Benjamin
actress
2014
"Dead Rabbit Hopes"
The Shoe
Alia Penner
singer, actress
2014
"Broken Hearted Love Song"
The Shoe
Benjamin Kutsko
singer, actress
2014
"His Gorgeousness"
The Shoe
Aliya Naumoff
singer, actress
2014
"Encino"
Henry Wolfe
Benjamin Kutsko
actress
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^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa "Jena Malone Filmography" . AllMovie . Retrieved June 20, 2019 .
^ Brunett, Adam (July 22, 2004). "Donnie Darko: The Director's Cut: The Strange Afterlife of an Indie Cult Film" . Indie Wire . Archived from the original on April 2, 2019.
^ Holden, Stephen (October 26, 2001). "FILM REVIEW; Dyspeptic in Paradise, as Life Falls Apart; Then ..." The New York Times . Archived from the original on March 7, 2019.
^ a b c d Marnell, Blair (October 25, 2015). "Jena Malone Movies and TV Spotlight" . ComingSoon.net . Archived from the original on May 6, 2017.
^ Scheib, Ronnie (November 10, 2004). "Corn" . Variety . Archived from the original on June 20, 2019.
^ Ebert, Roger (June 9, 2005). "Howl's Moving Castle" . Chicago Sun-Times . Archived from the original on January 7, 2019.
^ Dargis, Manohla (March 25, 2004). "A 60's Holdout and His Daughter, Searching for an Epic" . The New York Times . Archived from the original on June 21, 2019.
^ Holden, Stephen (November 11, 2005). "Marrying Off Those Bennet Sisters Again, but This Time Elizabeth Is a Looker" . The New York Times . Archived from the original on April 6, 2019.
^ Thompson, Anne (May 22, 2006). "Rookie helmer slides into Fortnight" . The Hollywood Reporter . Archived from the original on August 5, 2007.
^ Chocano, Carina (June 6, 2008). "The Go-Getter" . Los Angeles Times . Archived from the original on January 20, 2016.
^ Harvey, Dennis (September 1, 2007). "Into the Wild" . Variety . Archived from the original on July 10, 2018.
^ Seitz, Matt Zoller (April 5, 2008). "Watch Out for That Malevolent Jungle Vine" . The New York Times . Archived from the original on January 30, 2018.
^ Lowe, Justin (January 23, 2012). " 'For Ellen': Sundance Film Review" . The Hollywood Reporter . Archived from the original on December 8, 2017.
^ Holden, Stephen (December 6, 2012). " 'In Our Nature,' Directed by Brian Savelson" . The New York Times . Archived from the original on June 21, 2019.
^ "Center Jenny (2013) - Cast & Crew on MUBI" .
^ Williams, Maxwell (December 17, 2016). "Liz Goldwyn Launches Podcast That is Naughty by Nature" . Cultured Magazine . Archived from the original on June 22, 2019. Retrieved June 22, 2019 .
^ Catsoulis, Jeannette (January 31, 2014). "A Study of Sublimated Grief" . The New York Times . Archived from the original on February 1, 2014.
^ Lane, Anthony (December 8, 2014). "Swinging Seventies" . The New Yorker . Archived from the original on February 25, 2019.
^ Osborn, Alex (March 10, 2016). "Batman v Superman: Jena Malone's Role Accidentally Revealed" . IGN . Retrieved March 11, 2016 .
^ Robey, Tim (July 7, 2016). "The Neon Demon is the most offensive film of the year - and not because of the necrophilia" . The Telegraph . Archived from the original on March 31, 2019.
^ Yamato, Jen (August 28, 2014). "Jena Malone, Douglas Smith Lead 'Bottom Of The World'; Nick Braun Heads To 'Stanford'; David Coussins Joins 'Good Kids' " . Deadline Hollywood . Archived from the original on September 11, 2014. Retrieved June 21, 2019 .
^ N'Duka, Amanda (February 13, 2019). "Jena Malone & Pablo Schreiber Star In 'Lorelei' From 'The Florida Project' Producers" . Deadline Hollywood . Archived from the original on February 13, 2019. Retrieved June 21, 2019 .
^ Wiseman, Andreas (April 16, 2019). "Eric Lange, Jena Malone, Jack Huston, More Join Janelle Monáe In Lionsgate Race Relations Pic From 'Get Out' & 'BlacKkKlansman' Outfit QC Entertainment" . Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved May 16, 2019 .
^ Moreau, Jordan (October 28, 2020). " 'Stardust' Trailer: Johnny Flynn Transforms Into David Bowie in Upcoming Drama" . Variety . Retrieved October 29, 2020 .
^ Gallupo, Mia (January 17, 2023). "Momentum Pictures Lands Queer Indie Horror 'Swallowed' " . The Hollywood Reporter . Archived from the original on March 5, 2023. Retrieved October 2, 2023 .
^ Gleiberman, Owen (February 10, 2023). " 'Consecration' Review: Jena Malone in a Convent Thriller With Scattershot Demons" . Variety . Retrieved February 10, 2022 .
^ Sharf, Zack (February 9, 2022). " 'Rebel Moon' First Look: Zack Snyder Debuts Concept Art From His 'Star Wars'-Inspired Netflix Epic" . Variety . Retrieved February 10, 2022 .
^ Patten, Dominic; D'Alessandro, Anthony (December 6, 2023). "Sundance Unveils Packed 2024 Lineup That Includes A.I., Pedro Pascal, Kristen Stewart, Satan, Devo & Steven Yeun" . Deadline . Retrieved December 7, 2023 .
^ Kroll, Justin (June 27, 2022). "Dave Franco, Katy O'Brian, Ed Harris And Jena Malone Join Kristen Stewart In 'Love Lies Bleeding' For A24" . Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved March 22, 2023 .
^ D'Alessandro, Anthony (August 31, 2022). "Kevin Costner's Western Epic Horizon Adds Jena Malone, Alejandro Edda, Tatanka Means & Michael Rooker" . Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved August 31, 2022 .
^ Goodfellow, Melanie (July 31, 2024). " 'Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter 2' To Premiere At Venice Film Festival" . Deadline . Retrieved July 31, 2024 .
^ a b c d e f g "Jena Malone Credits" . TV Guide . Retrieved June 22, 2019 .
^ Thorne, Will (February 27, 2020). "Haley Joel Osment, 'Hunger Games' Alum Jena Malone and Clara Wong Join 'Goliath' Final Season (EXCLUSIVE)" . Variety .
^ Del Rosario, Alexandra (October 1, 2020). " 'Army Of The Dead: Lost Vegas': Netflix Anime Series Adds Joe Manganiello, Christian Slater, Vanessa Hudgens & More" . Deadline. Archived from the original on October 3, 2020. Retrieved October 2, 2020 .