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Brie Larson Biography, Age, Career, Marital Status, Salary and Net Worth
Who is Brie Larson?
Brianne Sidonie Desaulniers professionally known as Brie Larson is a famous American actress and filmmaker. She is known for her supporting roles in comedies as a teenager. Since then she has expanded to leading roles in independent films and blockbusters. She is a recipient of various accolades including an Academy Award, and a Golden Globe Award. and a Primetime Emmy Award. Time magazine also named her one of the most influential people in the world in 2019.
She became the youngest student to be admitted to a training program at the American Conservatory Theater at age six. Later in 1988, she began her acting career with a comedy sketch on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. She appeared as a regular in the 2001 sitcom Raising Dad and briefly dabbled with a music career releasing her album Finally Out of P.E. in 2005. Subsequently, she has played supporting roles in the comedy films such as Hoot (2006), Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (2010), 21 Jump Street (2012), and United States of Tara (2009-2011).
Her breakthrough came with a leading role in the acclaimed independent drama Short Term 12 (2013). Also The Spectacular Now (2013) and the comedy Trainwreck (2015). For her role as a kidnapped victim in the drama Room (2015), she won the Academy Award for Best Actress. Kong: Skull Island (a 2017 adventure film), marked her first big-budget release.
After this, she starred as Carol Danvers/ Captain Marvel in the 2019 Marvel Cinematic Universe superhero films Captain Marvel and Avengers: Endgame. She has co-written, co-directed, and made her feature film directorial debut with the independent comedy-drama Unicorn Store (2017). For producing The Messy Truth VR Experience (a virtual reality series 2020), she won a Primetime Emmy Award.
How Old Is Brie Larson?
She is 32 years old as of April 2022, having been born on October 1, 1989, in Sacramento, California, U.S. Larson shares her birthdate with celebrities such as; Anayah Rice, FGTeeV Chase, Olivia Dunne, Mackenzie Grimsley, Luna Blaise, and many more.
Brie Larson Family
Who are Brie Larson’s Parents?
She was born to Sylvain Desaulniers (Father) and Heather Desaulniers (Mother)
Does Brie Larson have Siblings?
She has a younger sister by the name of Milaine Desaulniers who is an American actress.
Brie Larson Education
She was mostly home-schooled. At age six she auditioned for a training program at the American Conservatory Theater.
Brie Larson’s Marital Status
She is currently dating Elijah Allan-Blitz (born on February 18, 1987) an American actor, musician, and an Emmy Award-winning film director.
Brie Larson Kids
She does not have any kids currently. In case of new news regarding this matter, we will update it here as soon as possible.
Brie Larson Career
A Career from 2001 to 2008
Her first major role came in the WB sitcom Raising Dad, as the younger daughter of Bob Saget‘s character. The sitcom aired for one season during the 2001-02 television schedule. Next, she was hired for the ABC sitcom Hope & Faith, but she and other cast members were replaced after an unpaired pilot. She starred alongside Beverly Mitchell in 2003, in the Disney Channel film Right on Track. And has played minor roles in the 2004 comedies Sleepover and 13 Going on 30. After failing to get cast in the 2003 film as Wendy Darling, she wrote and recorded a song titled “Invisible Girl” which received airplay on KIIS-FM.
Soon after, she signed a record deal with Tommy Mottola of Casablanca Records, at the time, she and Lindsay Lohan were the only artists signed by the label. She released the album Finally Out of P.E. in 2005, for which she also co-wrote songs with other songwriters, including Blair Daly, Pam Sheyne, Lindy Robbins, and Holly Brook. One of her singles “She Said” was listed by Billboard in their weekly listings of the most-played videos on the channel. It also peaked at No. 31 on the Billboard Hot Singles Sales. She was cast alongside Logan Lerman and Cody Linley in 2006, in the comedy film Hoot. The following year in 2007, she had a small part in the Amber Heard-starring drama Remember the Daze. Brie also worked as a club DJ.
A Career from 2009 to 2014
She began playing Kate Gregson in 2009 in the Showtime comedy-drama series the United States of Tara. In 2009 also, she starred alongside Rooney Mara in Tanner Hall. Betsy Sharkey of the Los Angeles Times commended Larson for providing “one of the film’s funniest bits”. Later that year, she played in two other films; a scatterbrained cheerleader in House Broken and a popular high schooler in Just Peck.
In 2010 at the Williamstown Theatre Festival, she appeared in a stage production of Thornton Wilder’s play Our Town. It featured her in the role of Emily Webb, a precocious young girl, and was directed by Nicholas Martin. In the film, Larson has featured in Noah Baumbach’s comedy-drama Greenberg and Edgar Wright’s comedy Scott Pilgrim vs. the World. In the latter film, she performed the song “Black Sheep” with the band Metric. Next, she played in the drama Rampart (2011) as a daughter of a corrupt cop (played by Woody Harrelson).
Career Continuation
Larson expanded into filmmaking by co-writing and co-directing the short film The Arm in 2012, with Jessie Ennis and Sarah Ramos. She featured in the critically panned drama The Trouble with Bliss as a seductive teenager. After which she played Molly, a high school student in 21 Jump Street co-starring alongside Jonah Hill and Channing Tatum. 21 Jump Street proved to be Larson’s most widely seen film with a worldwide gross of over $200 million. Her breakthrough came in 2013 when she starred in Destin Daniel Cretton’s critically acclaimed drama Short Term 12, which marked the first leading role of her career.
The film featured her as Grace an emotionally distressed supervisor of the institution. Her performance was critically acclaimed as she received a nomination for the Independent Spirit Award for Best Female Lead. In 2013 also, she had supporting roles in two romantic dramas, Don Jon and The Spectacular Now. The Gamble a 2014 crime drama, based on the 1974 film of the same name, featured Brie as a literature student who has an affair with her professor (played by Mark Wahlberg) a gambling addict.
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A Career from 2015 to Present
In 2015, she had three film releases. Her first appearance was in Digging for Fire, the second one was Trainwreck, and the third one she starred in Room. Room was critically acclaimed as she won several awards including the Academy Award for Best Actress, as well as a Golden Globe, and a BAFTA in the same category. Following the success of Room, she landed a leading role in Free Fire (2016) an action-comedy about a shootout in a warehouse. In 2017, she starred alongside Tom Hiddleston and Samuel L. Jackson in Kong: Skull Island. Shot in Vietnam, the film features her as a photojournalist in the 1970s. Kong: Skull Island was a commercial success as it grossed over $566 million worldwide.
Also in 2017, she portrayed Jeannette Walls in The Glass Castle. After a year-long absence from the screen, she starred as Carol Danvers / Captain Marvel in the Marvel Cinematic Universe superhero film Cptain Marvel (2019). This marked Marvel Studio’s first female-led film. She reprised the role of Captain Marvel in Avengers: Endgame. Endgame grossed $2.79 billion worldwide to rank as the highest-grossing film of all time and Captain Marvel became the first female-led superhero film to gross over $1 billion worldwide. In 2019 also, she starred in Just Mercy, starring alongside Michael B. Jordan and Jamie Foxx. In 2020, she appeared in an episode of The Messy Truth VR Experience, for which she won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Original Interactive Program.
A Career at Upcoming Projects
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She will reprise her role as Captain Marvel in the superhero sequel The Marvels. She also has three upcoming projects for streaming television. Larson will serve as a producer and star as Victoria Woodhull in an eponymous biopic produced by Amazon Studios. Also, she will star in an Apple TV+ drama series based on the life of CIA officer Amaryllis Fox. And the Netflix film Lady Business is about challenges faced by female entrepreneurs. It was revealed on April 9, 2022, that she had joined the cast of the tenth Fast & Furious film.
Brie Larson Height and Measurements
Adding up to her well-curved and beautiful body, she stands at a height of 5ft 7inches (1.7m) and an approximate weight of 58kg (128lbs)
Brie Larson’s Salary and Net Worth
She has an annual salary of $2 million and a net worth of $25 million.