The joyous evolution of Jennifer Lawrence: Her journey to movie stardom

Jennifer Lawrence has come a long way from her Oscar-nominated roll as Ree Dolly in Winter’s Bone.

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Jennifer Lawrence has come a long way from her Oscar-nominated roll as Ree Dolly in Winter’s Bone.

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Winter’s Bone (2010). Lawrence played Ree Dolly, a girl in search of her addict father in the meth-riddled Ozarks.

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X-Men: First Class (2011). Jennifer Lawrence attracted Hollywood’s attention and bagged the role of Mystique in the X-Men prequel.

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The Hunger Games (2012). Lawrence’s star rose to stratospheric hights after her iconic performance as Katniss Everdeen in an adaptation of Suzanne Collins’ hit novels.

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The House at the end of the Street (2012). This one was held back to capitalise on Lawrence’s star power. But the horror movie barely made a splash.

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Silver Linings Playbook (2012). Her sparkling performance in David O Russell’s film won her her first Oscar and began a great professional partnership.

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The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (2013). Katniss Everdeen returned in a bigger and grander sequel to the smash hit original.

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American Hustle (2013). Lawrence’s second collaboration with David O Russell earned her another Oscar nomination.

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X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014). A bigger star now, Lawrence’s Mystique had more screen time in the X-Men sequel and a larger character arc.

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Serena (2014). The second movie Lawrence tried to distance herself from. This one was worse because a talented director and her frequent co-star Bradley Cooper was also involved.

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The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 (2014). Lawrence returned to her star-making role in the first part of the epic finale of the Hunger Games series.

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The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2 (2015). Lawrence picked up the bow one last time in the last installment of her biggest movie series.

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Joy (2015). Lawrence’s third film with David O Russell proved that their partnership is one of the best ever. Once again, she was nominated for an Oscar.