
Brie Larson
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Biography
Brie Larson (born Brianne Sidonie Desaulniers; October 1, 1989), is an American actress and filmmaker. She's best known for her role as Carol Danvers / Captain Marvel in Captain Marvel (2019) and reprise her role in other MCU films and series. She's also known for her roles as Elizabeth Zott in the miniseries Lessons in Chemistry (which she also executive produced), Tess in Fast X, Eva Ansley in Just Mercy, Jeannette Walls in The Glass Castle, Mason Weaver in Kong: Skull Island, Joy "Ma" Newsome in Room, Kim Townsend in Trainwreck, Amy Phillips in The Gambler, Monica Martello in Don Jon, Cassidy Roy in The Spectacular Now, Molly Tracey in 21 Jump Street, Helen in Rampart, Envy Adams in Scott Pilgrim vs. the World, Kate Gregson on Showtime's United States of Tara, Beatrice "The Bear" Leep in Hoot, and Emily Stewart on WB's sitcom Raising Dad.
She appeared as a regular in the 2001 sitcom Raising Dad and briefly dabbled with a music career, releasing the album Finally Out of P.E. in 2005. She played supporting roles in the comedy films 13 Going on 30 (2004), 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 (2009–2011).
Her breakthrough came with a leading role in the acclaimed independent drama Short Term 12 (2013), and she continued to take on supporting parts in the romance The Spectacular Now (2013) and the comedy Trainwreck (2015). For playing a kidnapping victim in the drama Room (2015), she won the Academy Award for Best Actress.
The 2017 adventure film Kong: Skull Island marked her first big-budget release, followed by Free Fire, The Glass Castle, Unicorn Store, and Basmati Blues, the same year. She then starred as Carol Danvers / Captain Marvel in the 2019 Marvel Cinematic Universe superhero film Captain Marvel. She reprised her role in other MCU films including Avengers: Endgame, Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, Avengers: Quantum Encounter, and The Marvels, as well as in the series Ms. Marvel. She then starred in and executive produced the comedy-drama Apple TV+ miniseries Lessons in Chemistry (2023). She also starred in Fast X (2023).
She has co-written and co-directed two short films, and made her feature film directorial debut with the independent comedy-drama Unicorn Store (2017). For producing the virtual reality series The Messy Truth VR Experience (2020), she won a Primetime Emmy Award.
Known For

The Graham Norton Show

The Kelly Clarkson Show

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

The Oscars

Saturday Night Live

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

The League

Touched by an Angel

Carpool Karaoke: The Series

The Jonathan Ross Show

Honest Trailers

Ms. Marvel

The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson

Marvel Studios Assembled

Running Wild with Bear Grylls

A Little Late with Lilly Singh

Ghost Whisperer

Marvel Studios Legends

To Have & to Hold

NTSF:SD:SUV::

Kroll Show

Community

MPower

Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings

13 Going on 30

Fast X: Part 2

Scott Pilgrim vs. the World

Fast X

Digging for Fire

Avengers: Endgame

Between Two Ferns: The Movie

Avengers: Secret Wars

The Infinity Saga

Scott Pilgrim Takes Off

Don Jon

United States of Tara

The Spectacular Now

Avengers: Doomsday

Kong: Skull Island

The Gambler

21 Jump Street

Trainwreck

Raising Dad

Free Fire

Just Mercy

House Broken

Captain Marvel

The Glass Castle

Lessons in Chemistry

Fantastic Fungi

The Marvels

Short Term 12

Room

Unicorn Store

Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of The Marvels
Production Credits
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