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Jena Malone Profile |
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Birth Date: November 21, 1984
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Birth Place: Lake Tahoe, Nevada, USA
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Birth Name: Jena Malone
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Height: 5'7"
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Biography |
Jena Malone is an American actress.
Malone was born and raised in the region of Lake Tahoe,
Nevada, where she lived until she was 10. 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. Starting off with music videos and commercials, she
made the jump to feature films with the 1996 film Bastard
Out of Carolina. She won 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 won a Golden Globe for Best
Supporting Actress in a 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 was a co-producer for the 2002 film American Girl, a
teen comedy 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 is currently studying photography and living in Lake
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Other
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Won legal emancipation from her mother, who is now barred
from interfering with Jena's career and earnings. [January
2000]
Filed suit against mother Debbie, charging mismanagement of
her earnings, failure to pay taxes, and seeking emancipation
[1999]
Plans to study photography at a community college in
northern California beginning in the fall 2002.
Half-sister, Madison Mae, born August 1997.
Briefly attended the Professional Children's School in
Manhattan.
lived in Lake Tahoe until age 10
Mom's name is Debbie (born 1962)
Shares a birthday with Björk, Goldie Hawn, Rachel Rogers,
Nicollette Sheridan, & Juliet Mills
Was originally set to play Emily in Havoc (2005), but was
replaced by Bijou Phillips.
Starred as Susan Sarandon's daughter in Stepmom, and then
starred alongside Susan Sarandon's real daughter, Eva
Amurri, in Saved!. |
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