Brie Larson (b. 1989)
Alias:
Brianne Sidonie Desaulniers
بری لارسون
貝兒娜森
Birthplace:
Sacramento, California, USA
Born:
October 1, 1989
Brie Larson (born Brianne Sidonie Desaulniers; October 1, 1989), is an American actress and filmmaker. She's best known for her role as Carol Danvers / Captain Marvel in Captain Marvel (2019) and reprise her role in other MCU films and series. She's also known for her roles as Elizabeth Zott in the miniseries Lessons in Chemistry (which she also executive produced), Tess in Fast X, Eva Ansley in Just Mercy, Jeannette Walls in The Glass Castle, Mason Weaver in Kong: Skull Island, Joy "Ma" Newsome in Room, Kim Townsend in Trainwreck, Amy Phillips in The Gambler, Monica Martello in Don Jon, Cassidy Roy in The Spectacular Now, Molly Tracey in 21 Jump Street, Helen in Rampart, Envy Adams in Scott Pilgrim vs. the World, Kate Gregson on Showtime's United States of Tara, Beatrice "The Bear" Leep in Hoot, and Emily Stewart on WB's sitcom Raising Dad. She appeared as a regular in the 2001 sitcom Raising Dad and briefly dabbled with a music career, releasing the album Finally Out of P.E. in 2005. She played supporting roles in the comedy films 13 Going on 30 (2004), Hoot (2006), Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (2010), and 21 Jump Street (2012), and appeared as a sardonic teenager in the television series United States of Tara (2009–2011). Her breakthrough came with a leading role in the acclaimed independent drama Short Term 12 (2013), and she continued to take on supporting parts in the romance The Spectacular Now (2013) and the comedy Trainwreck (2015). For playing a kidnapping victim in the drama Room (2015), she won the Academy Award for Best Actress. The 2017 adventure film Kong: Skull Island marked her first big-budget release, followed by Free Fire, The Glass Castle, Unicorn Store, and Basmati Blues, the same year. She then starred as Carol Danvers / Captain Marvel in the 2019 Marvel Cinematic Universe superhero film Captain Marvel. She reprised her role in other MCU films including Avengers: Endgame, Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, Avengers: Quantum Encounter, and The Marvels, as well as in the series Ms. Marvel. She then starred in and executive produced the comedy-drama Apple TV+ miniseries Lessons in Chemistry (2023). She also starred in Fast X (2023). She has co-written and co-directed two short films, and made her feature film directorial debut with the independent comedy-drama Unicorn Store (2017). For producing the virtual reality series The Messy Truth VR Experience (2020), she won a Primetime Emmy Award.