Jennifer Lawrence first appeared in the American mystery comedy-drama television series ‘Monk’ in 2006. The following year, she became a part of the American supernatural drama television series ‘Medium’ where she grabbed the role of Young Allison / Claire Chase.’ She starred in 2 episodes and parted ways from the show in 2008. Lawrence went on to make her big-screen debut in the 2008 American drama film ‘Garden Party’ directed by Jason Freeland. The film holds a 15% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes. That same year, she also starred in the Guillermo Arriaga-directed American drama film ‘The Burning Plain.’ The film received negative reviews from critics and failed to perform at the box office. She next starred as ‘Ree Dolly’ in the American coming-of-age mystery drama film ‘Winter's Bone’ directed by Debra Granik. The film garnered much praise from critics and received 4 ‘Academy Award’ nominations, including ‘Best Actress’ for Lawrence. The following year, she portrayed ‘Raven Darkhölme / Mystique’ in the American superhero film ‘X-Men: First Class’ directed by Matthew Vaughn. The film opened to a positive reception and grossed over $353.6 million on a budget of $140–160 million.
In 2012, she grabbed the role of ‘Katniss Everdeen’ in the Gary Ross-directed American dystopian action film ‘The Hunger Games.’ The film was praised by critics and was a major commercial success, grossing over $694.4 million on a budget of $78 million. That same year, she also portrayed Tiffany Maxwell’ in the American romantic comedy-drama film ‘Silver Linings Playbook’ directed by David O. Russell. The film opened to critical acclaim and performed well at the box office, managing to gross over $236.4 million on a $21 million budget. Lawrence also won several awards, including the ‘Academy Award’ and ‘Golden Globe Award,’ for her performance in the film. She was next seen in films like ‘The Hunger Games: Catching Fire’ (2013), ‘American Hustle’ (2013), ‘X-Men: Days of Future Past’ (2014), ‘The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1’ (2014), ‘The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2’ (2015), ‘Joy’ (2015), ‘X-Men: Apocalypse’ (2016), ‘Passengers’ (2016), ‘Mother!’ (2017), ‘Red Sparrow’ (2018), ‘Dark Phoenix’ (2019), and ‘Don't Look Up’ (2021). Lawrence last appeared in the 2022 American psychological drama film ‘Causeway’ directed by Lila Neugebauer. The film received an 89% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes.