Jena Malone
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| Jena Malone | |
| Birth name | Jena Malone |
| Born | November 21, 1984 (age 22) Lake Tahoe, Nevada |
| Notable roles | Stepmom (1997) Donnie Darko (2001) Saved! (2004) |
Jena Malone (born November 21, 1984) is an American actress. She is widely known for starring in a large number of independent films. She made her film debut with a critically acclaimed performance in Bastard Out of Carolina (1996).
Malone is perhaps currently best known for her roles in Donnie Darko (2001), Saved! (2004), and Stepmom (1997).
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[edit] Biography
[edit] Early life
Malone was born in Lake Tahoe, Nevada, and lived in 27 different locations by the age of nine.[1] Malone was raised by mother and her mother's lover, who Jena calls her "Godmom". Malone discussed this on a March 2004 appearance on Loveline. She began taking an interest in acting after watching her mother, who was involved in community theatre.[2] She briefly moved to Las Vegas, hated it, and persuaded her mother to move on to Los Angeles.[3]
[edit] Career
Malone made the jump to professional acting with the 1996 film Bastard Out of Carolina.[4] She was nominated for the Independent Spirit Award for Best Debut Performance[5] and a Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance in a TV Movie or Miniseries for this role. From there, her roles grew in stature, including several Hollywood features. In 1997, she was nominated for a Golden Globe, Best Actress in a Mini-Series or TV Movie, for her role in Hope. After several years of being homeschooled, she briefly attended the Professional Children's School in New York, but did not last long.[3] In January 2000, Malone won legal emancipation from her mother, barring her from interfering with her career and earnings; Malone has said that her mother "mismanaged" some of her earnings.[6]
Malone was a co-producer for the 2002 film American Girl, a drama which she also acted in. She was due to feature in the film Vinyl,[7] but had to withdraw due to filming conflicts, and was replaced by Michelle Trachtenberg.[8] She had her first starring role in the 2004 film Saved!. In 2006, she made her professional stage debut in the Broadway production of the Tony Award winning play Doubt.
In 2007, it was announced that she was releasing her first single on Social Registry, a New York City experimental music label. A number of tracks were posted to her Myspace page,[9] and the first single, a 7" vinyl record featuring two tracks, is scheduled for release in 2007. Pitchfork Media has described her music as "pretty out-there-- bedroom electronics, spaced-out keyboards, and Malone's spare vocals."[10]
[edit] Selected filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Lying | Grace | |
| 2005 | Pride and Prejudice | Lydia Bennet | |
| 2005 | The Ballad of Jack and Rose | Red Berry | |
| 2004 | Howl's Moving Castle | Lettie | (voice) |
| 2004 | Saved! | Mary | |
| 2004 | Corn | Emily Rasmussen | |
| 2003 | Cold Mountain | Ferry Girl | |
| 2003 | The United States of Leland | Becky Pollard | |
| 2002 | American Girl | Rena Grubb | (also co-producer) |
| 2002 | The Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys | Margie Flynn | |
| 2001 | Life as a House | Alyssa Beck | |
| 2001 | Donnie Darko | Gretchen Ross | |
| 2000 | Cheaters | Jolie Fitch | (TV Movie) |
| 1999 | For Love of the Game | Heather Aubrey | |
| 1998 | Stepmom | Anna Harrison | |
| 1997 | Contact | Young Ellie | |
| 1996 | Bastard Out of Carolina | Ruth Anne 'Bone' Boatwright |
[edit] References
[edit] Footnotes
- ^ LA Weekly. Jena at 15. Retrieved on June 17, 2006.
- ^ YM. Meet Pride & Prejudice's Jena Malone. Retrieved on June 17, 2006.
- ^ a b Indexed. Jena Malone, 2003. Retrieved on June 17, 2006.
- ^ About.com. Jena Malone on "Saved!". Retrieved on June 17, 2006.
- ^ LA Weekly. A Childhood in Hollywood. Retrieved on June 17, 2006.
- ^ FindArticles. Jena Malone: Emancipated at 15, can she do the same for the movies?. Retrieved on June 17, 2006.
- ^ MTV.com. Jena Malone: Diss Belief?. Retrieved on June 17, 2006.
- ^ Dark Horizons.com. News Bites: Monday, June 7th 2004. Retrieved on June 17, 2006.
- ^ Myspace: Jena Malone. URL accessed 17 February 2007.
- ^ Pitchfork Media: "Actress Jena Malone Records Social Registry 7"." Amy Phillips. URL accessed 17 February 2007.
[edit] External links
- Jena Malone at the Internet Movie Database
- Jena Malone at TV.com
