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Jena Malone

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Jena Malone

Born November 21, 1984 in Sparks, Nevada, USA72 films

Jena Malone (born November 21, 1984) is an American actress, musician, and photographer. She made her film debut in Bastard Out of Carolina (1996) and has appeared in films including Ellen Foster (1997), Contact (1997), Stepmom (1998), For Love of the Game (1999), Donnie Darko (2001), Life as a House (2001), Saved! (2004), Pride & Prejudice (2005), Into the Wild (2007), The Ruins (2008), Sucker Punch (2011), The Hunger Games film series (2013–15), The Neon Demon (2016), Nocturnal Animals (2016), and Antebellum (2020).

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Malone is also an indie pop musician who has released music both under her own name (as "Jena Malone and Her Bloodstains") and as one-half of the duo The Shoe.

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Into the Wild posterFirst watchInto the Wild20077.8as Carine McCandless / Additional Narration (voice)After graduating from Emory University in 1992, top student and athlete Christopher McCandless abandons his possessions, gives his entire $24,000 savings account to charity, and hitchhikes…View film

Essential films

Ranked by acclaim and reach
Donnie Darko poster7.8Donnie Darko2001Pride & Prejudice poster8.1Pride & Prejudice2005The Hunger Games: Catching Fire poster7.4The Hunger Games: Catching Fire2013Nocturnal Animals poster7.4Nocturnal Animals2016The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 poster6.8The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 12014The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2 poster6.9The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 22015Contact poster7.5Contact1997One Battle After Another poster7.3One Battle After Another2025

Filmography

72 films as actor
  1. TBAThe MoversKay
  2. TBABuffJoss
  3. TBAMoon PeopleDr. Jennifer Foster
  4. 2027Pendulum
  5. 2026SylviaSylvia
  6. 2025One Battle After AnotherGreeting Code (voice)
  7. 2025Heroic DoseJena
  8. 2024Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 1'Ellen' Harvey
  9. 2024Love Lies BleedingBeth
  10. 2024Little DeathJessica Klein
  11. 2023Rebel Moon - Part One: A Child of FireHarmada
  12. 2023ConsecrationGrace
  13. 2022Adopting AudreyAudrey
  14. 2022SwallowedAlice
  15. 2020StardustAngie Bowie
  16. 2020LoreleiDolores
  17. 2020AntebellumElizabeth
  18. 2019The PublicMyra
  19. 2017AngelicaConstance
  20. 2017Bottom of the WorldScarlett
  21. 2017LovesongMindy
  22. 2016Nocturnal AnimalsSage Ross
  23. 2016The Neon DemonRuby
  24. 2016The Caged PillowsEdiza
  25. 2015The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2Johanna Mason
  26. 2015The RustedKaren
  27. 2015Time Out of MindMaggie
  28. 2014Inherent ViceHope Harlingen
  29. 2014The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1Johanna Mason
  30. 2014Memory 2.0Sophie
  31. 201410 Cent PistolDanneel
  32. 2013The Hunger Games: Catching FireJohanna Mason
  33. 2013Center JennyNark Vision1
  34. 2013The WaitAngela
  35. 2012In Our NatureAndie
  36. 2012The Painted LadyPainted Lady
  37. 2012DakotaDakota
  38. 2012For EllenSusan
  39. 2011Sucker PunchRocket
  40. 2011David GoldbergVida
  41. 2010Five Star DaySarah Reynolds
  42. 2010RachelRachel
  43. 2009The MessengerKelly
  44. 2009The SoloistCheery Lab Tech
  45. 2008The RuinsAmy
  46. 2008LyingGrace
  47. 2007Into the WildCarine McCandless / Additional Narration (voice)
  48. 2007The Go-GetterJeoly
  49. 2007Four Last SongsFrankie
  50. 2006ContainerThe Woman / Speaker (voice)
  51. 2005Pride & PrejudiceLydia Bennet
  52. 2005The Ballad of Jack and RoseRed Berry
  53. 2004CornEmily Rasmussen
  54. 2004Saved!Mary Cummings
  55. 2004Break UpGirl
  56. 2003Cold MountainFerry Girl
  57. 2003The United States of LelandBecky Pollard
  58. 2002The BadgeAshley Hardwick
  59. 2002The Dangerous Lives of Altar BoysMargie Flynn
  60. 2002American GirlRena Grubb
  61. 2001Life as a HouseAlyssa Beck
  62. 2001The Ballad of Lucy WhippleCalifornia Morning "Lucy" Whipple
  63. 2001Donnie DarkoGretchen Ross
  64. 2000CheatersJolie Fitch
  65. 1999For Love of the GameHeather
  66. 1999The Book of StarsMary McGuire
  67. 1998StepmomAnna Harrison
  68. 1997Ellen FosterEllen Foster
  69. 1997HopeLilly Kate Burns
  70. 1997ContactYoung Ellie
  71. 1996Bastard Out of CarolinaRuth Anne 'Bone' Boatwright
  72. 1996Hidden in AmericaWilla