Line #39 Creator/JenaMalone


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3	Jena Malone (born November 21, 1984 in Sparks, Nevada) is an American actress and musician from Sparks, Nevada.
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5	She's best known as Rocket in ''Film/SuckerPunch'', Johanna Mason in the ''[[Film/TheHungerGames Hunger Games]]'' films, and Gretchen Ross in ''Film/DonnieDarko''.
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7	!!She appeared in:
8	* ''Series/ChicagoHope'' as Stacy Morrissey
9	* ''Film/{{Contact}}'' as young Ellie Arroway
10	* ''Series/HomicideLifeOnTheStreet'' as Debbie Straub
11	* ''Film/{{Stepmom}}'' as Anna Harrison
12	* ''Series/TouchedByAnAngel'' as Casey
13	* ''Film/LifeAsAHouse'' as Alyssa
14	* ''Film/DonnieDarko'' as Gretchen Ross
15	* ''Film/TheDangerousLivesOfAltarBoys'' as Margie Flynn
16	* ''Film/ColdMountain'' as the Ferry Girl
17	* ''Series/HitlerTheRiseOfEvil'' as Geli Raubal
18	* ''Film/{{Saved}}'' as Mary Cummings
19	* ''Anime/HowlsMovingCastle'' as Lettie (English dub)
20	* ''Film/PrideAndPrejudice2005'' as Lydia Bennet
21	* ''Film/IntoTheWild'' as Carine [=McCandless=]
22	* ''Theatre/{{Doubt}}'' as Sister James
23	* ''Film/TheRuins'' as Amy
24	* ''Series/LawAndOrder'' as Michelle Landon
25	* ''Film/TheMessenger2009'' as Kelly
26	* ''Film/TheSoloist'' as "Cheery Lab Tech"
27	* ''Film/SuckerPunch'' as Rocket
28	* ''WesternAnimation/RobotChicken'' as Boy George
29	* ''Series/HatfieldsAndMcCoys'' as Nancy [=McCoy=]
30	* ''Film/TheHungerGames'' as Johanna Mason
31	* ''Film/InherentVice'' as Hope Harlingen
32	* ''Film/BatmanVSupermanDawnOfJustice'' ([[ReCut Ultimate Edition]]) as Jenet Klyburn
33	* ''Film/TheNeonDemon'' as Ruby
34	* ''Film/{{Antebellum}}'' as Elizabeth
35	* ''Film/RebelMoon'' as Harmada
36	* ''Film/LoveLiesBleeding''
37	* ''Film/HorizonAnAmericanSaga''
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39	!!Tropes
40	* CareerResurrection: Her performance in ''Catching Fire'' provided a major boost for her career.
41	* DawsonCasting: Averted in ''Film/DonnieDarko'' where she was seventeen, the same age as Gretchen. But in ''Film/PrideAndPrejudice2005'' she was twenty playing Lydia at fifteen. ''Film/SuckerPunch'' is borderline, as Rocket's age isn't stated but she's implied to be a teenager.
42	* DeletedRole: She had a role in ''Film/BatmanVSupermanDawnOfJustice'', but all her scenes were cut from the theatrical release. They were restored in the extended version.
43	* FakeBrit: Plays Lydia in Joe Wright's version of ''Film/PrideAndPrejudice2005''.
44	* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Her characters are often this.
45	* OlderThanTheyLook: She's in her thirties but still looks quite young.
46	* ProductionPosse: She's worked with Creator/JoeWright, Creator/ZackSnyder and Creator/NicholasWindingRefn on multiple occasions.
47	* SheAlsoDid: Studied photography and co-produced ''American Girl''. She's also expressed an interest in directing.
48	* TypeCasting: Usually portrays teenage girls in problems or from dysfunctional families.
49	* WhatCouldHaveBeen: A few instances.
50	** Turned down auditioning for ''Film/AirForceOne''.
51	** Was originally set to play Emily in ''Film/{{Havoc}}'', but was replaced by Bijou Phillips.
52	** Auditioned for a role in ''Film/OneHundredAndTwentySevenHours''.

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