Jennifer Lawrence Movies: Top 10 Roles From ‘The Hunger Games’ to ‘Silver Linings Playbook’

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‘The Hunger Games’ movies (2012-15)

‘The Hunger Games’ movies (2012-15)
‘The X-Men’ movies (2011-16)
‘Passengers’ (2016)
‘Joy’ (2015)
‘Serena’ (2014)
‘American Hustle’ (2013)
‘Silver Linings Playbook’ (2012)
‘House at the End of the Street’ (2012)
‘Winter’s Bone’ (2010)
‘The Bill Engvall Show’ (2007-09)

The adaptation on this young adult series would launch Jennifer Lawrence into movie stardom making her a household name. To date the role of Katniss Everdeen, which she played in four different “Hunger Games” movies, is Lawrence’s most prominent. Click through our photo gallery highlighting all of Jennifer Lawrence’s greatest movies.

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Mystique was originally played by Rebecca Romijn in the “X-Men” franchise but was only a featured role. Jennifer Lawrence took over the character in the 2010s, giving the character new life as we learned more about her backstory with Professor X (James McAvoy) and Magneto (Michael Fassbender). Lawrence has played Mystique thrice now: “X-Men: First Class” (2011), “X-Men: Days of Future Past” (2014) and “X-Men: Apocalypse” (2016).

Due to be released December 21, “Passengers” is Jennifer Lawrence’s first foray into the world of science-fiction. She plays Aurora Lane in the spaceship drama that also stars Chris Pratt and is directed by Morten Tyldum.

Jennifer Lawrence's third film with Bradley Cooper and David O. Russell was also the first time she portrayed a real person: Joy Mangano, inventer of the Miracle Mop. For her efforts she would win her third Golden Globe (Comedy), and was also nominated for her fourth Oscar, losing to Brie Larson ("Room").

Jennifer Lawrence reunited with frequent collaborator Bradley Cooper in this Depression-era love story about a the owner timber empire (Cooper) who puts his company at risk when he marries Serena (Lawrence). The film is often overlooked by Lawrence fans as it came out the same year as blockbusters “The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1” and “X-Men: Days of Future Past.”

In the second outing with David O. Russell and Bradley Cooper, Jennifer Lawrence plays the unpredictable Rosalyn Rosenfeld and stole almost every scene she appeared in, proving she could hold her own with a cast of heavy hitters including Christian Bale, Amy Adams and Jeremy Renner. The role earned her a Golden Globe (Supporting), a SAG Award (Ensemble), and a BAFTA Award. She was also nominated for her third Oscar, but lost Best Supporting Actress to Lupita Nyong’o ("12 Years a Slave").

Jennifer Lawrence plays Tiffany, a girl with depression problems who forces Pat (Bradley Cooper) to bond with her. This was Lawrence’s first outing with writer/director David O. Russell and proved to be a huge awards success landing her Best Actress victories at the Oscars, Golden Globes and SAG Awards as well as her first BAFTA nomination.

Jennifer Lawrence's first foray into the horror/thriller genre, “House at the End of the Street,” was released shortly after "The Hunger Games." The poorly reviewed flick also starred Max Thieriot and Elisabeth Shue.

The role of Ree would land Jennifer Lawrence nominations at the Oscars, Golden Globes and SAG Awars (Natalie Portman won for "Black Swan"). But without this independent film that put Lawrence on the map, most of the blockbuster films on this list wouldn't have been possible.

This TBS family sitcom only lasted three seasons and was largely ignored, but it was Jennifer Lawrence's first role of any significance. She portrayed Lauren Pearson, the teenage daughter of Bill Engvall’s family counselor dad.

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