Jena Malone
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| Born | Jena Malone November 21, 1984 Sparks, Nevada, U.S.A. |
| Years active | 1996 — present |
Jena Malone (born November 21, 1984) is an American actress, primarily in independent films. She made her screen debut with the movie Bastard Out of Carolina (1996), and has appeared in films including Donnie Darko (2001), Saved! (2004), Stepmom (1998) and Into the Wild (2007).
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[edit] Biography
[edit] Early life
Malone was born in Sparks, Nevada,[1] and lived in 27 different locations by the age of nine, including Lake Tahoe, Nevada.[2] Malone was raised by her mother, Deborah, and her mother's girlfriend, whom she calls "Godmom".[3] She began taking an interest in acting after watching her mother, who was involved in community theatre.[4] She briefly moved to Las Vegas, hated it, and persuaded her mother to move on to Los Angeles.[5]
[edit] Career
Malone made the jump to professional acting with the 1996 film Bastard Out of Carolina.[6] She was nominated for the Independent Spirit Award for Best Debut Performance[7] and a Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance in a TV Movie or Miniseries for this role. From there, her roles have grown to include 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 home schooling, she briefly attended the Professional Children's School in New York, but did not last long.[5] In January 2000, Malone won legal emancipation from her mother, to bar maternal interference with her career and earnings; Malone has said that her mother "mismanaged" some of her earnings.[8]
Malone co-produced the 2002 film American Girl, a drama in which she also acted. She was due to feature in the film Vinyl,[9] but had to withdraw due to filming conflicts, and was replaced by Michelle Trachtenberg.[10] 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,[11] 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."[12]
Malone appeared in the horror film The Ruins, which was released on April 4, 2008 and co-starred Shawn Ashmore, Laura Ramsey, and Jonathan Tucker.
[edit] Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1996 | Bastard Out of Carolina | Ruth Anne 'Bone' Boatwright | |
| Hidden in America | Willa | (TV-Movie) | |
| 1997 | Contact | Young Ellie | |
| Ellen Foster | Ellen Foster | (TV-Movie) | |
| Hope | Lilly Kate Burns | (TV-Movie, Golden Globe Nomination) | |
| 1998 | Stepmom | Anna Harrison | |
| 1999 | For Love of the Game | Heather Aubrey | |
| The Book of Stars | Mary McGuire | ||
| 2000 | Cheaters | Jolie Fitch | (TV Movie) |
| 2001 | The Ballad of Lucy Whipple | California Morning 'Lucy' Whipple | (TV-Movie) |
| Donnie Darko | Gretchen Ross | ||
| Life as a House | Alyssa Beck | ||
| 2002 | The Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys | Margie Flynn | |
| Hitler: The Rise of Evil | Geli Raubal | ||
| The Badge | Ashley Hardwick | ||
| American Girl | Rena Grubb | (also co-producer) | |
| 2003 | The United States of Leland | Becky Pollard | |
| Cold Mountain | Ferry Girl | ||
| 2004 | Corn | Emily Rasmussen | (also Associate Producer) |
| Saved! | Mary | ||
| Howl's Moving Castle | Lettie | (voice) | |
| 2005 | The Ballad of Jack and Rose | Red Berry | |
| Pride and Prejudice | Lydia Bennet | ||
| 2006 | Lying | Grace | |
| Container | The Woman/Speaker (voice) | ||
| 2007 | Four Last Songs | Frankie | |
| The Go-Getter | Joely | ||
| Into the Wild | Carine McCandless | ||
| 2008 | The Ruins | Amy |
[edit] Awards
| Year | Award | Category | Result | Role |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | CableACE Award | Best Actress in a Movie or Miniseries | Nominated | Ruth Anne 'Bone' Boatwright in Bastard Out of Carolina |
| Independent Spirit Award | Best Debut Performance | Nominated | ||
| Satellite Awards | Best Performance by an Actress in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made For Television | Nominated | ||
| Screen Actors Guild Awards | Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a TV Movie or Miniseries | Nominated | ||
| Young Artist Award | Best Performance in a TV Movie/Mini-Series - Young Actress | Won | ||
| YoungStar Award | Best Performance by a Young Actress in a Made For TV Movie | Nominated | ||
| 1998 | Saturn Award | Best Performance by a Younger Actor/Actress | Won | Young Ellie in Contact |
| Golden Globe Award | Best Performance by an Actress in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for TV | Nominated | Lilly Kate Burns in Hope | |
| YoungStar Award | Best Performance by a Young Actress in a Miniseries/Made-for-TV Movie | Nominated | ||
| Young Artist Award | Best Performance in a TV Movie/Pilot/Mini-Series - Leading Young Actress | Won | Ellen Foster in Ellen Foster | |
| 1999 | Blockbuster Entertainment Award | Favorite Supporting Actress - Drama | Nominated | Anna Harrison in Stepmom |
| Young Artist Award | Best Performance in a Feature Film - Leading Young Actress | Won | ||
| YoungStar Award | Best Performance by a Young Actress in a Drama Film | Won | ||
| 2000 | Blockbuster Entertainment Award | Favorite Supporting Actress - Drama/Romance | Nominated | Heather Aubrey in For Love of the Game |
| Young Artist Award | Best Performance in a Feature Film - Supporting Young Actress | Nominated | ||
| YoungStar Award | Best Young Actress/Performance in a Motion Picture Drama | Nominated | ||
| 2001 | DVD Exclusive Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Won | Mary McGuire in The Book of Stars |
| 2004 | Sonoma Valley Film Festival | Imagery Honors | Won | -- -- |
| 2005 | Satellite Awards | Best Actress in a Motion Picture, Comedy or Musical | Nominated | Mary in Saved! |
| 2008 | Screen Actors Guild Awards | Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture | Nominated | Carine McCandless in Into the Wild shared with rest of cast |
[edit] References
- ^ Jena Malone bio: Into the Wild Actor
- ^ LA Weekly. Jena at 15. Retrieved on June 17, 2006.
- ^ Malone discussed this on a March 2004 appearance on Loveline
- ^ 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
- Jena Malone at MySpace
