Jennifer Shrader Lawrence (born August 15, 1990) is an American film and television actress. She had lead roles in TBS 's The Bill Engvall Show and in the independent films The Burning Plain and Winter's Bone , for which she received nominations for the Academy Award , Golden Globe Award , Satellite Award , and the Screen Actors Guild Award . At age 20, she was the second youngest actress ever to be nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress . She is also known for playing Mystique in X-Men: First Class . In 2012, Lawrence achieved wider recognition starring as the heroine Katniss Everdeen in The Hunger Games , an adaptation of Suzanne Collins ' best-selling novel of the same name . Her performance in the film garnered her notable critical praise and marked her as the highest grossing action heroine of all time. Lawrence's performances thus far have prompted Rolling Stone to define her as "the most talented young actress in America."
Lawrence lived in New York City for the first few years of her career, but now resides in Santa Monica , California. She likes to paint, knit sweaters and scarves, surf, and play the guitar. She has been dating English actor Nicholas Hoult since 2011.
