List of Brie Larson performances

Larson at an event for Captain Marvel in 2018

Brie Larson is an American actress and filmmaker. Her first screen appearance was in a comedy sketch at age eight in a 1999 episode of The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. Following several television appearances, including as a main cast member in the short-lived sitcom Raising Dad (2001), Larson played minor roles in the 2004 comedy films Sleepover and 13 Going on 30. In 2005, she released a studio album named Finally Out of P.E., in which her single “She Said” peaked at number 31 on the Billboard Hot Singles Sales chart.

Larson's first major film role was in the teen comedy Hoot (2006) and she went on to gain wider recognition for playing the daughter of Toni Collette's character in the Showtime comedy-drama series United States of Tara (2009–2011). She took on supporting roles of the love interest in the comedies Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (2010) and 21 Jump Street (2012), and played the troubled daughter of Woody Harrelson's character in the drama Rampart (2011).[1] Her breakthrough came in 2013 when she starred as the distraught supervisor of a foster-care home in Destin Daniel Cretton's independent drama Short Term 12.[2] Following more supporting roles in the romance The Spectacular Now (2013) and the comedy Trainwreck (2015), Larson won the Academy Award for Best Actress for playing a young mother held in captivity in the independent drama Room (2015).[3]

In 2017, Larson expanded to big-budget films with the adventure film Kong: Skull Island, which grossed over $560 million worldwide,[4][5] and made her solo directorial debut with the coming of age comedy film Unicorn Store, in which she also starred.[6] Larson went on to play Carol Danvers in Captain Marvel and Avengers: Endgame, both 2019 superhero films set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.[7] Both films rank as the top-grossing films of 2019; the former is the first female-led superhero film to earn over $1 billion and the latter is the second highest-grossing film of all time.[8][9] After a hiatus, Larson had a supporting role in the action film Fast X and led the Apple TV+ period drama miniseries Lessons in Chemistry (both 2023). Her performance in the latter earned her nominations for a Golden Globe Award and a Primetime Emmy Award.[10][11]

  1. ^ Simon, Rachel (October 18, 2013). "'Short Term 12's Brie Larson Was Secretly In All Of Your Favourite Movies". Bustle. Archived from the original on December 12, 2013. Retrieved December 12, 2013.
  2. ^ Weisman, Jon (October 9, 2013). "10 Actors to Watch: Brie Larson Breaks Out With 'Short Term 12'". Variety. Archived from the original on December 13, 2013. Retrieved December 11, 2013.
  3. ^ Robehmed, Natalie (February 28, 2016). "Forbes 30 Under 30 Brie Larson Wins Best Actress Oscar". Forbes. Archived from the original on February 14, 2018. Retrieved February 14, 2018.
  4. ^ "'Kong: Skull Island' review: Big budget buys dazzling effects and a really good movie too". The Chicago Tribune. March 8, 2017. Archived from the original on May 25, 2017. Retrieved May 30, 2017.
  5. ^ "Kong: Skull Island (2017)". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on December 24, 2014. Retrieved August 12, 2017.
  6. ^ Riley, Jenelle (August 15, 2017). "Brie Larson on Her Directorial Debut 'Unicorn Store,' Premiering at Toronto Film Festival". Variety. Archived from the original on February 15, 2018. Retrieved February 15, 2018.
  7. ^ Hughes, Mark (February 26, 2019). "'Captain Marvel' Soaring Toward Possible $150 Million Domestic Opening". Forbes. Archived from the original on March 1, 2019. Retrieved March 1, 2019.
  8. ^ "All Time Box Office: Worldwide Grosses". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on January 2, 2010. Retrieved May 6, 2019.
  9. ^ Bowenbank, Starr (April 4, 2019). "Captain Marvel Is the First Female-Led Superhero Movie to Make $1 Billion Worldwide". Elle. Archived from the original on April 4, 2019. Retrieved April 5, 2019.
  10. ^ Hipes, Patrick (December 11, 2023). "Golden Globe Nominations: 'Barbie', 'Oppenheimer' Top Movie List; 'Succession' Leads Way In TV". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on December 24, 2023. Retrieved December 11, 2023.
  11. ^ Gonzalez, Shivani (July 17, 2024). "Emmy Nominees 2024: The Complete List". The New York Times. Retrieved July 17, 2024.