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| Birth Name(s) : Jena Malone |
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Full Jena Malone Biography
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 film including Donnie Darko (2001), Saved! (2004), and Stepmom (1998).
Malone was born in Sparks, Nevada, and lived in 27 different locations by the age of nine, including Lake Tahoe, Nevada. Malone was raised by her mother, Deborah, and her mother's girlfriend, whom Jena calls "Godmom". She began taking an interest in acting after watching her mother, who was involved in community theatre. She briefly moved to Las Vegas, hated it, and persuaded her mother to move on to Los Angeles.
Malone made the jump to professional acting with the 1996 film Bastard Out of Carolina. She was nominated for the Independent Spirit Award for Best Debut Performance and a Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance in a TV Movie or Miniseries for this role. From there, her roles grew in stature, including 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 being homeschooled, she briefly attended the Professional Children's School in New York, but did not last long. In January 2000, Malone won legal emancipation from her mother, barring her from interfering with her career and earnings; Malone has said that her mother "mismanaged" some of her earnings.
Malone was a co-producer for the 2002 film American Girl, a drama which she also acted in. She was due to feature in the film Vinyl, but had to withdraw due to filming conflicts, and was replaced by Michelle Trachtenberg. 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.
Malone has completed the horror film The Ruins along with Shawn Ashmore, Johnathan Tucker, and Laura Ramsey which is due for release on April 4th, 2008. |
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